So, it seems the KillerCoke guy is here. The flyers discussed here (follow the links) now seem to be being distributed.It would seem that these flyers violate not only OCPF regulations, but also the basic political campaign laws, which … [Read more...]
Archives for August 10, 2006
Joan Vennochi’s curious Killer Coke column
Joan Vennochi's Thursday column, entitled "Killer Coke's charges go flat," is quite the fascinating combination of target-hitting and boat-missing. Consider:Remember the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth? In August 2004, that group … [Read more...]
Andrea Silbert on the Marriage Amendment
Pressing the fleshSilbert says ditch the amendmentMany strong supporters of same-sex marriage seem to be wavering on the issue of killing the current initiative petition for a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage by any means … [Read more...]
The Reilly Factor & Killer Coke
(I posted this as a comment previously on Tuesday night / early Wednesday morning, but have decided to post it again as a diary, in response to the news: http://www.thephoeni... that came out 6 hours later... demanding an investigation FROM … [Read more...]
The Nation Covers Killer Coke
A useful piece from The Nation published in May, "The Case Against Coke," offers background on The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke, Ray Rogers, the the company's activities in Colombia, India and Indonesia, among other places.Here are the … [Read more...]
Lamont + 24 bombing suspects*
[*Headline changed: discussion below]Jacob Weisberg of Slate, a tough critic of President Bush over the years, posted this piece before the British arrested 21 men they accused of plotting to blow up 10 airplanes...His analysis will … [Read more...]
Israel as an underdog
True? Most of the DFA group didn't think so.Let me lay out where I'm coming from on this because I realize it's counter-intuitive. We all grew up wathcinging images in the 1980s of Palestinian youth throwing rocks at … [Read more...]
Hey bloggers: Union support for Wilson for state Auditor is growing!
"Back in 1989, Rand Wilson worked hard to support us during our three month strike to stop the telephone company from balancing skyrocketing health care benefit costs on our backs. And he has stood by Local 2222 members in every … [Read more...]
Reed and Rocinante Wend Their Weary Way
A shout out to Reed Hillman who hit the half-way point about 10 days ago in his quest to visit every city and town in the Commonwealth. Kerry Healey Out of Touch has been making merciless fun of the effort, and recently posted a draft … [Read more...]
It’s not all about the Governor
For those who are interested in what's happening out here in the Far Left corner of the Bay State, I've posted a report on a very successful forum hosted by the local chapter of PDM. Here in the Berkshires, there are four (count 'em, 4!) … [Read more...]