Motley Moose – Archive

After receiving a 30-day suspension for wearing a Nazi armband, a cabbie has decided to speak out about his suspension and profess his belief in national socialism.  In the interview with WCBS, Gabriel Diaz claims that Hitler’s record is distorted, that Nazism is not a racist ideology, that he is not an anti-Semite and denies the Holocaust, among other things.

This comes in an attempt to raise money for the state Republican Party by using two high profile candidates in this year’s New York City elections.  One of the candidates, Anthony Weiner, is pretty much dead in the water.  He’s lagging well behind in the polls and will not make the Democratic runoff that will follow the primary.  The other is former governor Eliot Spitzer, who is running for comptroller and currently leading in his race.

The mailing’s basic premise is that because these two men did icky things, and because the Democratic Party is considerably stronger than the Republican Party in New York, all Democrats are icky and you, the recipient, should send money to help Republicans.

These 180 House members (179 Republicans and 1 Democrat) deserve to have their name emblazoned upon the wall of shame for opposing the expanded Sandy relief package that passed the House of Representatives this evening:

New York State is on the verge of becoming the first state to pass new, and stricter, gun control legislation after last month’s massacre in Newtown, CT.  It looks likely to head to a vote either today or tomorrow, with Governor Andrew Cuomo waiving the usual three-day waiting period before legislation can be voted upon.  According to the details reported in The New York Times, the legislation will:

1. Ban any magazine that contains more than 7 rounds (current limit is 10)
2. Expand background checks to include most private sales and ammunition sales
3. Establish statewide handgun license database
4. Require mental health professionals to report any individual deemed dangerous and such persons firearms license could then be revoked
5. Mandatory sentence of life without parole for anyone convicted of killing a first responder

Explaining his support for the legislation:

Senator Jeffrey D. Klein of the Bronx, the leader of an independent faction of Democrats that has allied with the Republicans to control the Senate, said: “I think when all is said and done, we’re going to pass a comprehensive gun bill today. And I think it’s important, and this is an issue that shows we can work together, Democrats and Republicans.”

“Republicans, it’s very clear, wanted harsher criminal penalties for illegal guns, which is something I agree with,” Mr. Klein added, “but on the other hand we’re also going to ban assault weapons and limit the number of rounds in a magazine. So I think putting those two things together makes it a better bill.”

Full text is here.

An interesting thing happened this past week.  After running into a flock of geese and losing power a US Airways Airbus A320 – flight 1549 – ditched in the Hudson River.  All 155 passengers and crew survived.

Last night, flight 1549 flew one last time.

What is most interesting about this incident is the positive impact the accident has had on the US population.