“Let’s go jail a few of them.” – Ellis Henican

The Stock Act – legislation to bar members of Congress from Insider Trading – passed the Senate in a 96 to 3 vote. It still needs to pass the House.

But, aren’t members of Congress already subject to insider trading laws?
 

Ellis Henican with Anthony Randazzo, Elizabeth MacDonald and Judge Napolitano on Fox Business Channel’s “Freedom Watch” – Feb 2, 2012.

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“I still have not met a single person who loves Mitt Romney. I’m convinced there is inadequate enthusiasm for him – he is going to lose in November.”  – Ellis Henican

Henican hosting the Alan Colmes Show – January 31, 2012:

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“This is fake outrage. Are you shocked that people with alot of money try to influence government? Washington is not broken – it is bought.” – Ellis Henican

Obama’s re-election campaign identified its top fundraisers including former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine and two fundraisers linked to Solyndra LLC, the California solar company that received a $528 million federal loan and then later declared bankruptcy.

Ellis Henican and Liz Trotta on Fox Business Channel’s ‘Lou Dobbs Tonight’ – February 1, 2012

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“Let’s see how well Mitt Romney is able to present himself as the Main Street hero versus the Wall Street manipulator.” Ellis Henican

Ray Bertolino, radio host and News Director at WHPC, has interviewed some of the great names in entertainment, news, and politics. This week Ray talked with Ellis Henican about the Florida presidential primary and the crazy ups and down each candidate in the Republican race has experienced. Then they switched it up and talked football – Henican’s New Orleans Saints, the New York Giants, Eli Manning and the Superbowl.

Listen here:

According to a study in the journal “Psychological Science”, children with lower intelligence are more likely to grow into racially prejudiced adults.

That’s just dumb….

SMARTEN UP

1. Crazy liberals

2. Closed-minded conservatives

3. Mushy moderates

4. Wild-eyed radicals

5. Apathetic jerks

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“Study on prejudice, low IQ just plain dumb”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, January 29, 2012

Who’s prejudiced and who’s dumb?

According to a study in the journal “Psychological Science”, children with lower intelligence are more likely to grow into racially prejudiced adults.

So are those with conservative upbringings. “Socially conservative ideologies tend to offer structure and order,” lead author Gordon Hodson writes in a report that’s generating howls of uproar this weekend. “Unfortunately, many of these features can also contribute to prejudice.”

Is he saying conservative people are bigoted and stupid?

Sure sounds that way. The popular LiveScience blog put this headline on Dr. Hodson’s research: “Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice.”

Take that, George Will!

It’s one thing to say that people from socially conservative backgrounds are more likely to hold socially conservative views. That’s not science. That’s truism.

It’s quite another, in such sweeping terms, to call conservatives dumb. What about William Buckley? What about Friedrich Hayek? Those guys may be dead now. Their ideas might sometimes be called disagreeable. But no one ever said they were dumb.

Life experience teaches that smart people and dumb people show up on all sides of the political spectrum. It’s just that our pointed political conversation refuses to acknowledge that.

To hear the Republican presidential debates in Florida and the State of the Union address in Washington was to hear two sides talking at each other, with hardly any mutual respect. There’s a talk-show host who’s made quite a good living calling liberalism a mental illness. There are people on the left who are certain no one with half a brain is on the right.

Tell me that’s not another kind of prejudice.

SMARTEN UP

1. Crazy liberals

2. Closed-minded conservatives

3. Mushy moderates

4. Wild-eyed radicals

5. Apathetic jerks

THE NEWS IN SONG:

A little more each day…

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo

“Erase Racism”

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ASKED AND UNANSWERED:

How different would the Florida primary be if so many Long Islanders hadn’t plopped down there? Would Newt really be romping?…Want a seal in the state Assembly? We’re probably getting another one for Elmont and Valley Stream…Should we care that LIRR is now the number 2 commuter railroad in America? Does our tumble from the top just mean Metro-North has more crowded trains?… Are Suffolk County workers enjoying their new mandatory pay-deferent program? Is the penny-pinching spreading to elected officials, whose participation is voluntary? If they all sign up, it’ll save an extra $2 million…You see that bug-eyed guy alleging stealing from a Wading River farm stand? Are video security cameras turning minor crimes into major news events?…Are Susan Pemberton and Cynthia Sibert about to mount the victims-were-so-dumb-they-deserved-it defense? The Nassau County women are accused of stealing the IDs of unsuspecting people who answer Craig’s List ads…Does it really take legislation to make the night dark? It may in East Hampton, where light-loving businesses have just been given another three months to comply with the town’s 2006 “dark skies” law…Now that Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Roman Catholic Church has been promoted by the Pope to “basilica,” will  Monsignor Jeffrey Madley get a promotion too? Wait, he’s already a monsignor. That’s high already.

LONG ISLANDER OF THE WEEK:

ZACHARY BORST

No one can say for sure whether Zachary Borst is the next Steven Spielberg or even the next Donny Deutsch. But the 26-year-old aspiring filmmaker from Merrick sure is opening big. His prize-winning Chevrolet commercial will be seen by 170 million people glued to the Super Bowl. I dare you to say his work doesn’t hold up against the best in the business of any age at any price. His sleight-of-hand Camaro concept is decidedly youth-focused. And isn’t that the demographic all those grown-up creative types are desperate to reach these days? Touchdown, Zach!

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“Some people will be offended and others will find reason to dredge up ridicule and abuse, but it sure is nice when someone finds love they want to make a life out of.” – Ellis Henican

How can you not feel happy for Barney Frank and his long-time partner Jim Ready?

The Ellis Henican Show:

“I wouldn’t say Obama himself is such a polarizing figure. He’s more of a conciliator type personality. A lot of people on the left say that he gives in too much.” – Ellis Henican

A Gallup poll shows that President Obama is one of the most polarizing presidents in history with 80% of democrats approving of the job he’s doing while only 12% of republicans agree.

With so much  partisan commentary  fueling the polarization – is the media partly to blame?

Ellis Henican with Clayton Morris and David Webb (Founder of Tea Party 365) on Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends.”

“We’re trying to create an equitable testing environment for all students.” – Laura Wilson – founder of Graph It Forward Today

SAT, ACT…Standardized Exams determine whether and where you go to college and, in many cases, what kind of future you will have. Increasingly it seems that kids from upper class families – families that can afford these prep courses – seem to have a big advantage. Graph it Forward Today (GIFT) is finding ways to even the college entrance playing field.

Listen to Laura Wilson (Graph it Forward Today)  on the Ellis Henican Show:

“If you are the moderator of a big debate, I think you want to open quizzing the biggest candidate on what is the topic that most people are talking about – the most incendiary topic there is.” – Ellis Henican

“You should not do what (John) King did when Newt attacked him. It made King look weak. But, there was nothing wrong with the question.” – Ellis Henican

Listen to Ellis Henican with Scott Cox on KERN Radio (1/23/12):