In case you wanted to see the actual cartoons that sparked the recent protests, and a whole host of other images of Mohammed through the ages, here is a mirror to the extensive Zombietime Mohammed archive. Face-of-Muhammed.blogspot.com … [Read more...]
Archives for February 8, 2006
Healey’s kickoff speech
Adam Reilly has helpfully posted the full text of Kerry Healey's speech at the official kickoff for her campaign for Governor.My take: nicely packaged Republican rubbish. It's an excellent example of the fallacy that Republicans have … [Read more...]
PRESS RELEASE FROM REILLY CAMPAIGN: BIG TIME STUFF I TELL YA
FROM MY EMAIL INBOXA PRESS RELEASEIN GLORIOUS ALLCAPSACOLORSTARRING CHARLTON HESTON ... AS TOM REILLY"I have a great deal of respect for Lieutenant Governor Healey and look forward to a spirited campaign on our records, our ideas, and our … [Read more...]
A little perspective on Obama and the Dems
All right, maybe I was a little harsh on Obama.So, just to show I can play both sides of this game, let's play a little headline juxtaposition:New York Times:Some Democrats Are Sensing Missed OpportunitiesThat's bad! :(Political forecaster … [Read more...]
1st Bristol results
The current 1st Bristol district was drawn in 2001. In 2002 and 2004, Michael Coppola ran unopposed, so yesterday's was the first contested election in this district. However, the 1st Bristol district drawn in the early 90s was fairly … [Read more...]
One Party State
A bit of old news from Cambridge: multi-term City Councillor Marjorie Decker has decided to focus on school -- she is a student at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government -- and will not contest fellow multi-term City Councillor Anthony … [Read more...]
Healey’s in… surprise, surprise!
Kerry Healey's officially in the Governor's race, and she's already playing the "tax-and-spend" card. Who'd have seen that coming?Globe blurbI guess my question would be whether she's playing her wild card too soon. It's not like her main … [Read more...]
Non-story of the week
Yesterday's Globe brought us this ridiculous story that is apparently supposed to call into question Deval Patrick's finances. According to the story, the Atlanta bank holding a mortgage on the Patricks' Milton home delayed filing the … [Read more...]
Correction of the week
From today's NY Times:Because of an editing error, a recipe last Wednesday for meatballs with an article about foods to serve during the Super Bowl misstated the amount of chipotle chilies in adobo to be used. It is one or two canned … [Read more...]
Sounds like a Senator
You know, I'm not quick to judge a guy who went from community organizing on the South Side of Chicago to the US Senate, but has Barack Obama just been a teensy bit over-sold? From the big fat sound-'n'-fury-signifying-nothing article on … [Read more...]