ONE LAST MISSTEP FOR NY’S ACCIDENTAL GOVERNOR

“A Guv full of gaffes, from start to finish”,  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 26, 2010  Why not leave the same way you arrived? That’s the David Paterson approach. He stumbled into office in an uproar, and he’s stumbling out in one now, as people still shake their heads at his accidental governorship. Who was that…

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WIKI GONE WILD

“WikiLeaks—Inspired language”,  Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, December 19, 2010  It isn’t just WikiLeaks. 1. WikiMeeks: Digital fan club for Democratic congressman in Queens 2. WikiShrieks: Crowd-sourced compendium of 1970s horror queens 3. WikiStreaks: Peer-to-peer platform for the promotion of naked, outdoor running 4. WikiBeaks: Can you spot the celebrity nose job? 5. WikiGleeks: Worldwide hangout zone…

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NY GOVERNOR WHINES – IT WASN’T ME

“Paterson pours on the whine”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 17, 2010  He’s really Governor Whiney now. You’d think that David Paterson would express some appreciation — perhaps even a little relief — as he screeches to the end of his brief and accidental governorship. Appreciation because no one ever seriously thought of him as…

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COPYRIGHT IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Does the Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004 sufficiently meet the demands of the digital age?   Ellis Henican headed to Washington DC to moderate a lively discussion that addressed this question, and many other critical legislative and regulatory issues. The Copyright Clearance Center-sponsored event wondered out loud whether government policies are properly managing rights…

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$250,000 AND STILL FEELING BROKE

“$250,000? Not rich by NY standards” , Newsday, December 12, 2010  You know we sound like whiners to the rest of America, complaining that a $250,000 New York income isn’t the same as being rich. “Oh, poor babies,” they’re grumbling in Tucson and Topeka, usually with theatrical eye-rolling for emphasis. And these outside-looking-in people do kinda…

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WILL DEMOCRATS’ ANGER END OBAMANOMICS

Ellis Henican faced Stuart Varney and Co. on the Fox Business Channel (12/10/10).  Democrats are angry. Is it political suicide to vote down the Bush Tax Cut compromise? Ellis argued that Republicans have enough votes to pass the tax bill even if politicians on the left vote against it.     E-mail ellis@henican.com. Follow him at…

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