http://wnymedia.net Buffalo and Western New York's online news resource Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a while, it stopped being parody, and practically became a carbon copy of the Dr. Beck Feelings Hour: [HTML1] http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/jon-stewart-channels-glenn-beck/ Tom Tancredo is one of the most detestable xenophobes ever to have darkened the halls of congress.  Lou Dobbs has got nothing on this guy. It's also quite ironic, given the fact that Tancredo's last name ends in a vowel. The other day, Daily Kos' Markos Moulitsas was debating Tancredo on ... http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/more-like-this-please/ Brian Davis has rapidly become the most hilarious elected official in all of western New York. No one else can match his level of personal and professional failures and breaches of ethics. When the FBI and DA's office comes to hunt you down at your work because they "just want to ... http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/law-order-spu/ In Albany, they argue that it costs too much money to go to Albany to hear the governor talk about spending less money. Why do we need a state senate, again? http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/albany/ [HTML1] http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/friday-open-thread/ On November 5th at 7pm in the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, the Buffalo Spree will host a panel discussion entitled, "Journalism on the brink: When the daily paper becomes the daily blog, who wins and who loses?" The event is free and open ... http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/thursday-loudmouths-convention/ The Democrats in this town had better start getting their shit together and start working together, otherwise they're going to have a lot worse nights than last night as time goes on.  The rift between HQ Democrats and the Byron Brown Democrats has reached idiotic levels.  Political power is not ... http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/deep-thought-18/ Last night, legislative and sheriff's candidates paid fealty to the lord of Erieshire Manor.  But here's a question: which do you think Chris Collins would prefer? a) a 15-member Democratic legislature; or b) Mark Poloncarz in a second term as Comptroller, poised to possibly challenge him for CE in 2011? I think Kadet's ... http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/collins-election-night/ When turnout is 24%, there is a mandate for only one thing: apathy. P.S.:  If you don't vote, don't complain. http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/twenty-four-percenters/ Moderate Republicans, seeking to avoid Scozzafavation, are now figuratively paying protection money to Sarah Palin to keep her from summoning her minions to Hoffmanize future races. http://wnymedia.net/wnymedia/buffalopundit/2009/11/protection-money/