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  Brock Pierce Jesse Ventura, who became governor of Minnesota as a Reform Party candidate in a surprise upset in 1998, held a media event at White Bear Lake, Minnesota with Brock Pierce, 2020 Independent Presidential Candidate, praising third party candidates.   Brock Pierce With Jesse Ventura    Pierce is currently on the ballot in 16 states, including Minnesota. Pierce is a former child actor who appeared in “Mighty Ducks:" “D2: The Mighty Ducks” and "First Son" and is now a wealthy crypto entrepreneur turned politician.   His website is Brock Pierce for President. Pierce is currently on the ballot in 16 states, including NY.

Cory Booker On The View Sen. Cory Booker explains his endorsement of Joe Biden, saying he “has the best chance" of beating President Trump. Booker explains why he's backing the former vice president, saying he “has the best chance of not only beating Donald Trump, but of beginning to heal the country.” "As I look at the future, I know that Joe Biden is the best position of the people in that race," Booker tells the hosts, just one day after endorsing Biden. "I'm excited about the prospect that he could help unify the Democrats ... and actually be the leader that can reach out to independents, to moderate Republicans." On his critiques of Biden early in the race, Booker says he’d “support the candidate that can best beat Donald Trump and I’m doing exactly that.” Adding, “He ain’t perfect, but I think he’s the guy that’s going to help us to create a more perfect union.” “I respect Bernie, love Bernie, and will continue to work with ...

Daniel J. O'Donnell Story By James Edstrom -- I received this yesterday. Let me tell you about Daniel J. O'Donnell. I have lived in New York my whole life. I know real New Yorker's. I know good politicians as I know many of them personally. Danny is one of the great ones. He has done so much for New York and when I heard he wanted to run for Public Advocate to replace Tish James, I knew this was the perfect job for him. He helped make New York the center for gay rights. His Marriage Equality Act changed everything for LGBTQ and his anti bullying legislation that makes schools responsible for fighting harassment. All New Yorker's need to support Daniel J. O'Donnell for Public Advocate. This is the right man for the job. Please join the fight to get Danny elected. If you can, make a DONATION HERE . FROM DANIEL J. O'DONNELL It's right there in the title: Public Advocate. Not special interest advocate, corporate advocate, or even the mayor's ...

**** VOTE NO ON TISH JAMES FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL Story By: James Edstrom **** Governor Andrew M. Cuomo We have done a lot of research. Having been a New Yorker all my life, I know the Cuomo family from many years of attending parties with them and photographing them. I like some of Cynthia Nixon's talk, but we just do not think she can do the walk. We also like Andrew Cuomo's talk and we know he can do the walk. Andrew Cuomo's dad Mario Cuomo was a gentleman and a very smart man. The guy had class. Andrew's mom Miltilda Cuomo was truly New York's first lady. She always sent me thank you letters that she wrote herself and I had many conversations with her and Mario over the years. They are a good family. But this is not why I think we need to vote Andrew Cuomo back in office. We have a crazy man AKA Donald Trump in the White House, a man who I have known personally for 30 years. Trump is after New York City even know it is his home ...

Cynthia Nixon Sex & The City Star Cynthia Nixon has officially announced today she is mounting a Democratic primary challenge against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Announcing her bid on Monday, Nixon said that she presents a “strong progressive alternative” to Cuomo, who she called a “centrist and Albany insider.” “Cuomo’s time in office has been defined by a string of indictments for corruption, his failure to fix the New York City subway, and his support for a backroom deal which handed Republicans control of the state Senate, resulting in the failure of numerous pieces of progressive legislation,” Nixon said in a statement. EDITORS NOTE: Interesting. I like her. I see her all the time on the streets of New York. She is a real New Yorker. Nothing fake about Cynthia Nixon. She will walk down 14th street in floppy clothes, shop in our stores and I watch her looking sad as she is looking at all the homeless scattered about. As a photographer who has photo...

Hillary Clinton Senator Harry Reid Senator Harry Reid was snapped at a Hillary Clinton Rally at IBEW Local 357 Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada the other day. Hillary looked stunning and was a pure fashion icon. Get out and vote, we must elect Hillary Clinton for president. Photos By: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch

Michelle Obama At Democratic Convention (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) Thank you all. Thank you so much. You know, it’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since I first came to this convention to talk with you about why I thought my husband should be president. (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) Remember how I told you about his character and convictions, his decency and his grace, the traits that we’ve seen every day that he’s served our country in the White House? (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) I also told you about our daughters, how they are the heart of our hearts, the center of our world. And during our time in the White House, we’ve had the joy of watching them grow from bubbly little girls into poised young women, a journey that started soon after we arrived in Washington. OBAMA: When they set off for their first day at their new school, I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls, just 7 and 10 years old, pile into those black SUVs with all those big men w...

Bernie Sanders At DNC Convention "Good evening. How great it is to be with you tonight. Let me begin by thanking the hundreds of thousands of Americans who actively participated in our campaign as volunteers. Let me thank the 2 1/2 million Americans who helped fund our campaign with an unprecedented 8 million individual campaign contributions – averaging $27 a piece. Let me thank the 13 million Americans who voted for the political revolution, giving us the 1,846 pledged delegates here tonight – 46 percent of the total. And delegates: Thank you for being here, and for all the work you’ve done. I look forward to your votes during the roll call on Tuesday night. And let me offer a special thanks to the people of my own state of Vermont who have sustained me and supported me as a mayor, congressman, senator and presidential candidate. And to my family – my wife Jane, four kids and seven grandchildren –thank you very much for your love and hard work on this cam...

Donald J. Trump -- Man Of A Thousand Faces Donald J. Trump The Donald J. Trump for President Rally at South Point Arena at South Point Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada had a huge turnout. Photos By: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch

Rand Paul Senator Rand Paul And Kelley Ashby Senator Rand Paul and Kelley Ashby visit The Late Show With Stephen Colbert yesterday in New York City. Photos By: Diego Corredor/MediaPunch

GOP Candidates The Venetian Las Vegas Building Exteriors were photographed at dawn before the CNN GOP Debate at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sin City really rolled out the red carpet for this event. Once again famed Vegas photog Erik Kabik showed how The Venetian looks stunning! Photo By: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch

**** ROCK LEGEND SUPPORTS BERNIE SANDERS **** Neil Young Donald Trump's presidential announcement really caught the attention of the world on Tuesday, but not all of them were Trump supporters. The Donald's use of Neil Young's "Rockin' In The Free World" did not go un-noticed by the singer himself, who declared he's no fan of Trump. "Donald Trump was not authorized to use 'Rockin' In The Free World' in his presidential candidacy announcement," said a statement from Young's management company. "Neil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of Bernie Sanders for President of the United States of America." MESSAGE FROM NEIL YOUNG SENT TO TIMES SQUARE GOSSIP  "Rockin' in the Free World" was used in an announcement for a U.S. presidential candidate without my permission. A picture of me with this candidate was also circulated in conjunction with this annou...

Richard Dreyfuss On PoliticKING Larry King Guest Richard Dreyfuss explains his movement to bring American civics back into the classroom and why he doesn't vote. DREYFUSS: So all the guys that are in Congress now, the Young Turks, and the Republican party, they never took civics. They never studied the Constitution, they never studied the Bill of Rights, and that’s why they say such stupid things. There’s two points I want to make here: First, Inarguable points. No one in this country understands the stories on the front page of any newspaper in this country. No one. We don’t understand the bail out, Wall Street, foreign policy, the fed, the prime mortgage controversy, the bank-- we don’t understand any story on the front page. Two: Western kids are now joining ISIS. KING: Not in multitudes. DREYFUSS: Well, it starts with a trickle. Why? Because even though it sounds crazy, it’s the only spiritual movement being talked about in the media. No one...

Larry King With Tavis Smiley Below is a transcript of a short clip from PoliticKING with Larry King. This week’s guest, Tavis Smiley, sounds off on his opinion of Hillary Clinton running for president in 2016. KING: Will Bush-Clinton be a same-old same-old. SMILEY: Oh it could never be the same-old, same-old. This is going to be, if it turns out to be there. KING: Yea SMILEY: I think these are still both foregone conclusions though, I think they’re foregone conclusions. KING: About the nominations even? SMILEY: Yeah well I think they’re - they’re certainly both going to run but I think we’re getting ahead of ourselves if we think that they’re necessarily going to be the two nominees. I think there’s a chance that might not happen number one. But secondly, I just think it’s a huge mistake, and I love Hillary Clinton she’s a personal friend, I think I can say that, but I think it’s a huge mistake for the Democratic Party t...

**** BATTLE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE BEGINS **** Erik Bottcher With Jean Shifiroff And JD Thompson Erik Bottcher and philanthropist Jean Shafiroff were photographed at The Ready for Hillary event at 42 West in New York City recently. Erik Bottcher has recently joined the staff of Corry Johnson, City Council Member. Ready for Hillary is the super PAC urging Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016. We happen to agree. We need Hillary Clinton for our next President. You can find out more on this Super PAC HERE .  The event had a huge show of support from the LGBT community who hosted the event. The event was chaired by Lane Hudson and Peter Yacobellis, and had a quartet of high-profile special guests pushing a second run by the former FLOTUS (First Lady Of The United States) and Senator.

John And Margo Catsimatidis I am not going to get into a whole political exchange here. John Catsimatidis should be the Republican pick. John Catsimatidis is a real New Yorker. Having known the Catsimatidis family for many years, the generosity this family has shown to New Yorkers is beyond reproach. I can only tell you what I have seen. There has been many charity events that I have attended, and I would always ask the publicist or host why this huge table is empty? Who brought a table and did not even show. So many times the answer was The Catsimatidis family. I was always told that they knew they could not show, but they brought the table anyway to support the good cause and donated it back to the charity. I knew way before everyone else that John Catsimatidis would run this election. I had discussions with him at mutual friends private dinners and I was really impressed at his love for the city. John Catsimatidis and his wife Margo always got a glow in thei...

**** BELOVED NEW YORKER THROWS HIS HAT IN RING FOR MAYOR **** John Catsimatidis Flanked By Family And Supporters Powerhouse and beloved New York businessman John Catsimatidis officially announced today he is running for mayor of the Big Apple.  Surrounded by his family and many supporters, Catsimatidis gave a passionate and heartfelt speech about his amazing rags to riches true life story. The billionaire chairman and CEO of Red Apple Group and Gristedes, told a throng of press how he came to America from Greece at six months old and became a successful executive at more than a dozen thriving companies. Catsimatidis has an impressive resume and tremendous reputation and he says he wants to give back again to New York and make sure all residents have the same success he's had in life. The ability to reach across party lines, Catsimatidis is running as a Republican, but calls himself a Clinton Democrat. Given the success Mayor Mike Bloomberg has had runni...

**** ELECTION COVERAGE **** Barack Obama Eva Longoria Eva Longoria helped support the Barack Obama Grassroots Rally in Las Vegas, Nevada the other day. Photos By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

****  THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION **** Paul Ryan And Mitt Romney Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan held a Campaign Rally at Henderson Pavillion yesterday,in Henderson, Nevada. Photo By: RD / Kabik / Retna Digital

**** THIS AND THAT LIES MADE PAUL RYAN LOSE  Bitching By: James Edstrom **** Lair Paul Ryan Experience and truths made Joe Biden the winner in the Vice Presidential debate the other night. As I watch the clips like everyone else, over and over again, you can see that Paul Ryan has no answers and Joe Biden had the truth. When Paul Ryan was pushed on so many things, he could not answer. He would only say we will do this and that and could not tell us how.  The media is still talking about Joe Biden laughing and interrupting, but so much of what Paul Ryan said was just plain laughable. He has no answers and his running mate Mitt Romney has none either. If I was debating Paul Ryan, I would have acted just like Joe Biden. He is a Republican punk who has no idea what the truth is and is blindly following the Republican party. Paul Ryan like Mitt Romney is just a lair, plain and simple and Joe Biden took the punk out. The reason Joe Bi...