What was proposed as a “sanctuary city” to Mayor Joe Ganim was spun into a “Welcoming City” that now includes a municipal Park City identification card that can access city services, register a child for school, obtain a library card, cash a check, file a complaint with the police department “regardless of the individual’s immigration […]
Entries Tagged as 'Donald Trump'
Does Ganim’s “Welcoming City” Provide The Right Balance?
May 30th, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Politics, News and Events
Book Discussion, June 10, Bridgeport Public Library, CT Characters
May 26th, 2017 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Library, News and Events
Hey, let’s talk … about the time I waited out Linda Blair’s bladder for an interview, crashed mobster Frank Piccolo’s wake, sent reluctant Police Chief Joe Walsh a singing telegram for an interview. And much much more. Saturday, June 10, 2pm third floor Community Room of the Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street, Downtown. We’ll […]
Tags: Donald Trump·Joe Ganim
Will Donald Appoint Lieberman The Nation’s Top Dick?
May 19th, 2017 · 26 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
There was a time Joe Lieberman was the guy you wanted your candidate for public office around. A photo opp, endorsement, handshake and quote box for a mailer. He was sensible, independent-minded, thoughtful, not a whack-job liberal Dem. He was our state attorney general who knocked off incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker in 1988, […]
Tags: Bill Clinton·Colin McEnroe·Donald Trump·George Bush·Hartford Courant·Joe Lieberman·John McCain·Lowell Weicker·Ned Lamont·Sarah Palin
‘Welcome To The Non-Sanctuary City’
May 15th, 2017 · 36 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Development and Zoning, News and Events
The full City Council Monday night is scheduled to vote on a resolution “requesting that the City of Bridgeport be declared a “WELCOMING CITY,” something of a compromise after Mayor Joe Ganim balked at declaring the Park City also a “sanctuary city” in deference to Donald Trump’s threat he’d withhold money to communities and states […]
Tags: AJ Perez·Donald Trump·Joe Ganim
Blumenthal: Trump Fired Comey For Being Potential Target In Russian Collusion Probe
May 9th, 2017 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Donald Trump loved it when FBI Director James Comey last November unprecedentedly inserted himself into a federal election that benefited Trump regarding Hillary Clinton’s emails, but now that Comey was closing in on Trump campaign operatives’ cozy relationship with Russia’s effort to promote Trump’s election, he’s not so happy. Thus, he fired him. U.S. Senator […]
WPLR’s Chaz&AJ Dish On Connecticut Characters–Trump, Rowland, Ganim, Linda Blair
April 19th, 2017 · No Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Always remarkable moments appearing live in studio with WPLR’s Chaz&AJ, the highest-rated radio show in Connecticut. We talked Donald Trump, Joe Ganim, John Rowland, even Linda Blair’s bladder. What, you haven’t read about that yet in my new book Connecticut Characters? What are you waiting for? The boys even hit the delay button for something […]
Join Us For Discussion, Connecticut Characters, Saturday, 2 PM, Bridgeport Public Library
June 9th, 2017 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Library, News and Events
Let’s share some stories, the good, bad and ugly. That’s what we’ll do this Saturday, 2pm in the third floor community room of the Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street Downtown, in a discussion about my book Connecticut Characters, Personalities Spicing Up The Nutmeg State. What’s on the agenda? Actress Linda Blair, the late mobster […]
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Tags: Billy Chase·Donald Trump·Joe Ganim