Lois Herrera – Stop the bullying! respectforall@schools.nyc.gov

Lois Herrera, Chief Executive Officer, Office of Safety and Youth Development, NYC BOE.  The mission of the Office of Safety and Youth Development is to help schools to create and maintain a safe, orderly and supportive school environment for students.  Currently, Ms. Herrera oversees the areas of safety, security, attendance and student support programs. Prior to becoming CEO, NYC Schools […]

Ted Potrikus – Brick and mortar retail

Ted Potrikus is the President and CEO of the New York City Retail Council.  He oversees its government relations and member service offerings, as well as its business affairs. He joined the Retail Council in 1989 as director of public affairs and was promoted in 1996 to vice president. He was promoted in 2000 to senior vice president and director of […]

Edward Klein – Attorney General Sessions write in for Alabama Senate?

Edward Klein is a well-known editor and #1 best selling book author New YorkTimes list – writer and public speaker with a distinguished career in American journalism.  After serving an apprenticeship as a copy boy for the New York Daily News – he went on to earn a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism – he joined Newsweek […]

Steven Hall – Russian’s goal to discredit US elections

Steven Hall retired from the Central Intelligence Agency in 2015 after 30 years of running and managing intelligence operations in Eurasia and Latin America.  Mr. Hall finished his career as a member of the Senior Intelligence Service, the small cadre of officers who are the senior-most leaders of the CIA’s Clandestine Service.  Most of Mr. Hall’s career was spent abroad, overseeing […]

Stephen Bannon – A man with a mission

Stephen Bannon is an American media executive, political activist, and former investment banker, who is executive chairman of Breitbart News. He served as the White House Chief Strategist in the administration of US President Donald Trump during the first seven months of his term. In this capacity, he attended the Principals Committee of the U.S. National Security Council.  In August […]

Dr. Peter Michalos – I smell ruthenium-106 in the air!

Dr. Peter Michalos attended medical school at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and graduated in 1986 serves with 29 years of experience.  Dr. Peter Michalos MD is a board certified physician who has served in the past as Chief of Surgery and President of the medical staff of his community Hospital. He has worked in Rikers Island maximum security as a physician in […]

Commissioner Mark Peters – Public Housing and lead paint. False reports

Commissioner Mark Peters appointed DOI Commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio in January 2014.  As DOI Commissioner, Mr. Peters leads an agency with oversight of more than 300,000 City employees in 45-plus City agencies and dozens of Boards and Commissions, and includes the Office of the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District, which monitors the […]

Congressman Peter King – New York got screwed in tax bill

Congressman Peter King – a Republican – is serving his twelfth term in the U.S. House of Representatives – last re-elected with 68.5% of the vote – – the highest margin of any Congressional candidate on Long Island.  Congressman King is a leading authority on terrorism and cybersecurity.  Congressman King is a member of the Homeland Security Committee and Chairman of the […]

Barry Slotnick – Senator Menendez should have never gone to trial

Barry Slotnick is a defense attorney among this country’s most celebrated.  Mr. Slotnick’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, civil litigation, disciplinary proceedings, high net-worth matrimonial matters and white collar defense.  He is a former Associate Appeals Agent for the Selective Service Commission and was Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of New York. He is also a past executive secretary […]

Attorney General Josh Hawley – Running for U.S. Senate, Missouri 2018

Attorney General Josh Hawley is a conservative constitutional attorney, he was elected as the 42nd Attorney General for the State of Missouri on Nov. 8, 2016 and is the first Republican Attorney General in Missouri since 1993.  He is running for the US Senate in 2018.  After law school, he earned clerkships at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth […]

United States Senator Pat Toomey – Fresh off press.. the tax bill

United States Senator Pat Toomey is the Republican –   junior United States Senator for Pennsylvania – in office since 2011.  Prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate – Toomey served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s 15th congressional district from 1999 to 2005.  In the U.S. Senate – Toomey serves on the Committee on Banking – Housing – and […]

Professor Nicholas Roy – Drones at your door sooner than you think

Professor Nicholas Roy, MIT is an American aerospace engineer, focusing on robotics, machine learning, autonomous systems, planning and reasoning, human-computer interaction and micro air vehicles and also principles of autonomy and decision-making; real-time systems and software, robotics: science and systems, currently the R.L. Bisplinghoff Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  His research goals are to build […]

Ambassador Patrick Theros – Princes held at the Ritz

Ambassador Patrick Theros was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1963 to 1999. Key positions he held in the Foreign Service include Ambassador to the State of Qatar – 1995–1998; Deputy Coordinator for Counterterrorism – responsible for the coordination of all U.S. Government counter-terrorism activities outside the United States – 1993–1995; Political Advisor to the Commander in Chief – Central Command – […]

Chairman Tom Perez – Tuesday’s elections harbinger of midterms?

Chairman Tom Perez is the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee since February 2017.  Chairman Perez was the United States Secretary of Labor from 2013 to 2017. In March 2013, he was nominated by President Barack Obama to be the United States Secretary of Labor, replacing outgoing Secretary Hilda Solis. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 18 and sworn in on […]

Congressman Gus Bilirakis – Honor our veterans

Congressman Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., represents Florida’s 12th congressional district. He is vice chair of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. He is also co-chair of the Military Veterans Caucus and chairman of the Republican Policy Committee Veterans’ Affairs Task Force.  The Congressman’s father, Congressman Mike Bilirakis was an ardent supporter of Veterans.     “As we celebrate Veterans Day this weekend, […]

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. – Carry guns across state lines… no deal

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance – Jr. – inaugurated as the District Attorney of New York County on January 2010. He has been overwhelming re-elected ever since including in 2017.  District Attorney Vance enhanced the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office as a national leader in criminal justice by expanding the offices’ expertise on an array of 21st-century crimes – including identity theft […]

New York State Senator Michael Gianaris – If you are elected a Democrat, should vote as a Democrat

New York State Senator Michael Gianaris – Astoria Queens was elected to the State Senate in 2010 after serving in the State Assembly for ten years.   The Senator is the Chair of the New York State Democratic Senate Campaign Committee – and oversees all committee activities.  Senator Gianaris is a leading reformer.   The Senator’s career in public service began as an aide […]

Hank Sheinkopf – Tuesday’s elections driven by local issues..

Hank Sheinkopf is a public relations powerhouse and master of communications strategy. An early creator of integrated strategic campaigns using all forms of media – Sheinkopf has won national and international awards for his radio and TV productions. Sheinkopf worked as a meat cutter and a police officer before being introduced to political consulting as a union organizer. Sheinkopf founded Sheinkopf […]

Ambassador John Bolton – Trump’s trip to reassure allies in North Korea’s path

Ambassador John Bolton is the chairman of the Gatestone Institute, a non-partisan, not-for-profit international policy council and think tank is dedicated to educating the public about what the mainstream media fails to report.  Ambassador Bolton was the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2005 -2006.  Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Bolton served as Under Secretary of State for […]

Dick Morris – Obama holdovers still plague Trump

Dick Morris is arguably one of most prominent American political consultant, Dick Morris is credited almost universally with piloting Bill Clinton to a stunning comeback re-election victory in 1996 after the president lost Congress to the Republicans two years before.  Called “the most influential private citizen in America” by Time magazine, Morris also has handled the winning campaigns for more than 30 […]

Ray Kelly – Terrorism is part of modern life. If you see something say something.

Former New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was the longest serving Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in its history and the first person to hold the post for two non-consecutive tenures. A lifelong New Yorker – Kelly had spent 47 years in the NYPD.   Kelly was a Marine Corps Reserve Colonel – Director of Police under the […]

Rikki Klieman – Sexual harassment starts at the top. Should end at the top.

Rikki Klieman is a television anchor – legal analyst – trial attorney – actor and best-selling author.  She has earned a sterling reputation as one of the nation’s most celebrated lawyers and legal authorities.   Rikki is a Contributor/Legal Analyst for CBS This Morning.  She has also appeared as a legal analyst on NBC’s Nightly News – CBS Evening News – ABC – […]

Gary Krupp – Vatican signing off on micro cities for refugees

Gary Krupp is the Founder and President of Pave The Way Foundation (PTWF) – a not-for-profit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between the worlds diverse faiths. His renown as one of the world’s most influential lay-persons is often highlighted in the world media.  At the Vatican – he is known as Commendatore Gary Krupp – Knight Commander of the Pontifical […]

Patrick Millsaps – Not everyone in Hollywood is a creep. Most but not everyone.

Patrick Millsaps is an American film producer and the founder and CEO of Londonderry, a parent company that finances films and makes equity investments in companies involved in the entire supply chain of the production of film, television and new media. Londonderry was founded to provide a greater number of substantive opportunities for women in the industry. Prior to his work in […]

Rebecca Harary – Homeless not being addressed. Vote City Council November 7, 2017

Rebecca Harary is the Republican candidate for the for the open seat in the 4th City Council District on the East Side.  Ms. Harary is the Republican, Reform, Libertarian, Women’s Equality and the Stop de Blasio lines.  Ms. Harary identifies herself as a “Mike Bloomberg Republican.” An accomplished problem solver who transcends party labels, Rebecca has an excellent chance of capturing […]

Ed Mullins – The NYPD had text book response to terrorist act

Ed Mullins – President Sergeants Benevolent Association – has been a member of the New York City Police Department since January 1982. On July 1 – 2002 – he was elected President of the Sergeants Benevolent Association by an overwhelming majority of its members. As President of the SBA – one of New York City’s most visible labor unions – and one of the […]

Randy Mastro – Constitutional Convention will set you free. Vote yes November 7, 2017

Randy Mastro is a Partner in the New York Office at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P. Mr. Mastro also serves as Co-Chairman of Litigation Practice and Crisis Management Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, L.L.P. also serves on the Management and Executive Committees.  In 1998 he served as New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Operations. In that capacity, he was responsible […]

Reverend Michel Faulkner – Minority vote, key to victory

Reverend Michel Faulkner, is the Republican candidate for New York City comptroller in 2017. Growing up in Washington, D.C., he was an all-star football player that became a freshman All-American and four-year starter at Virginia Tech.  After college, Michel played one season (1981-82) with the New York Jets in the NFL.  In 1988, Michel and his family moved to New […]

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt – Savings billions for U.S. business

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt,  is the former Republican Attorney General of Oklahoma and is the current Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appointed by Donald Trump.  Pruitt represented Tulsa and Wagoner Counties in the Oklahoma Senate from 1998 until 2006. In 2010, Pruitt was elected Attorney General of Oklahoma. In that role, he was the self-described “leading advocate against […]