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By Jill Colvin 5/02 3:12pm

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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn unveiled a campaign app outside of the Midtown Apple store. (Photo: Jill Colvin)

Christine Quinn Thinks Scheduling Overlap Questions Are Hilarious

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn laughed off suggestions Thursday that she had purposely scheduled a press conference to rain on an opponent’s endorsement parade–the second time she’s been accused of using the tactic in recent months.

“We should be so well-organized to figure everything out on that level!” said Ms. Quinn, bursting into awkward, raucous laughter when Politicker asked about the timing of her Thursday press conference unveiling a new mobile app for her campaign.

(Her cackle is a particularly well-known response mechanism in city politics.) Read More

By David Freedlander 8/03/12 11:26am

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Romney Pounces On Jobs Report, While Dems Turn Attention To GOP Recovery Plans

The July jobs report came out at 8:30 this morning. By 8:57, the Mitt Romney’s campaign fired out a press release slamming Barack Obama for overseeing a rise in the unemployment rate.

“Today’s increase in the unemployment rate is a hammer blow to struggling middle-class families,” Mr. Romney said.  Yesterday I launched my Plan for a Stronger Middle Class that will bring more jobs and more take home pay. My plan will turn things around and bring the economy roaring back, with twelve million new jobs created by the end of my first term. President Obama doesn’t have a plan and believes that the private sector is ‘doing fine.’ Obviously, that is not the case. We’ve now gone 42 consecutive months with the unemployment rate above eight percent. Middle class Americans deserve better, and I believe America can do better.” Read More