Who do you think is at the top of Joe Lieberman's "people who have made my life miserable" list? After Ned Lamont, that is. I'd think a pretty decent guess would be Ralph Nader. Nader, of course, is the guy who refused to … [Read more...]
Archives for August 11, 2006
Holy sh*t!! Vennochi finds Reilly campaign’s fingerprints all over Killer Coke
Globe op-ed columnist Joan Vennochi shows the newsroom guys how it's done. Check this out:[Last week], top Reilly campaign operatives discussed, via e-mail, how to "map out shadow plans for our friend at Killer Coke." The "friend" is … [Read more...]
An article every blogger should read
The most recent issue of the New Yorker contains an article by Nicholas Lehman that suggests that journalistic standards are lacking in the blogosphere. I'm dying to hear what others think of the piece..................... … [Read more...]
Gabrieli’s Finger in the (Cape) Wind?
So, after seeing Chris Gabrieli's new Cape Wind position, I assumed he no longer had questions about the leasing of the land. Likewise, I assumed that he felt that the state has gotten a good deal. I had to assume these things … [Read more...]
We Get Shot Up for Boston
David, Charley and I took dozens of shots for BMG last week. All in a good cause: we were subjects for local photographer -- and owner of Porter Square coffee bar ZING! inside Porter Square books -- Mark Ostow. Click here to see his work. … [Read more...]
Terrorism Snoozefest
The recent arrests are a stark reminder that this nation is at war with Islamic fascist-ist who will use any means ta...to destroy those of us who love freedom. To hurt our nation. obviously we are still not completely safe, … [Read more...]
Howie Carr on the sorry plight of Kerry Healey
Howie Carr has penned another vitriol-filled column today. (Geez, does this guy like anyone?) And, as is sometimes the case, it contains some grains of truth.His point: when your boss is running for president, it can be really … [Read more...]
Look at Me! I am Important! Deval is God! Joan Vennochi Stinks! (with Poll)
So Joan Vennochi wrote a column about the Deval and the one-man Killer Coke crusade yapping about his role with Coke. David wrote a thorough critique of the column. In the column she.. 1. Points out the SwiftBoat vets against Kerry as … [Read more...]
Conversation and the Blogosphere
In my book Conversation: A History of a Declining Art, I quote a number of writers who argue that the blogosphere stokes political polarization, so I expected that my book would be attacked by many bloggers who think the blogosphere … [Read more...]
As goes Connecticut …
... so goes the nation. Maybe.Even before Ned Lamont's stunning victory over Joe Lieberman, it was pretty clear that Connecticut is one of the major battlefields for control of Congress. Connecticut has three relatively moderate Republican … [Read more...]