Following up on my Friday post about schoolkids trying to make Franklin the state inventor, Jon at Bostonist.com rags on Alex Beam for his faux-crankiness about making basketball the state sport.It's fantastic to give kids this kind of … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2, 2006
May Day models of unity: immigration rally and Sox-Yanks
In the afternoon I walked around Post Office Square for a while with an SEIU-led rally, which combined the broader themes of the day with a specific brief against the depredations of UNICCO, the huge janitorial services company. A couple of … [Read more...]
Murray campaign hits 10,000 signatures; helpfully provides an update on everyone else
Our own Smart, Sexy & Liberal had the story first (and, incidentally, is the undoubted winner of the "most intriguing handle" award), and now it's official: Lt. Gov. candidate Tim Murray has announced that he has collected the required … [Read more...]
Another tasty tidbit from the Healeygate videotape
The Herald's big story about Kerry Healey, abortion on demand for 16-year-olds, and her campaign's embarrassing denial of her flip-flopping on the issue until they were confronted with the videotape is the talk of the local blogosphere, … [Read more...]
The Colbert Rapport (NPC Bush Bash 2006)
Colbert not only called out King George and his lackeys on their irresponsible and downright fascist policies, he did it just seconds after the King himself walked from the podium. Colbert ripped the gloves off for this fight, which is … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey’s disastrous couple of days
Wow. Heads must be spinning over at Healey headquarters. In the span of about 48 hours, Kerry Healey has gone from being someone who could well keep the Governor's office in GOP hands to someone who could well come in a distant … [Read more...]
I’m The Decider
Baghdad city policeman sitting pretty little targets in a rowSee how they die when the shrapnel flies see mothers cryI'm Lying...I'm Ly-ing...I'm Lying...I'm Ly-ingYellow cake uranium, imaginary WMD'sDeclassifying facts, exposing secret … [Read more...]
Silbert Announces Jobs and Economic Development Plan
Also, it appears that she has seen Tim Murray's commuter rail wifi proposal and raised him: she proposes investing in statewide wifi. Touche, Mr. Murray, touche! (Seriously, both great ideas and both ought to be implemented in this most … [Read more...]
Kerry Healey Can’t Handle 3 Dems
The first TV debate of the Governors' race is coming up on May 18th. Patrick, Reilly, Gabrieli, and Mihos, will be there... but not Kerry Healey. The Globe reports:Four of the candidates for governor are scheduled to participate … [Read more...]