September 23, 2006Lawyers laud ruling on arrest video: Police ordered Leominster woman to remove footage from Web siteBy Richard NangleTELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFFrnangle@telegram.comLawyers for a Leominster woman accused of illegally … [Read more...]
Archives for September 23, 2006
JOHNSTON AHEAD OF CURVE
As the days march on and Healy's " Karl Rove Staratgic Plan" unfolds..it is clear to me that Dem party Chair Phil Johnston got it just right and had the guts to say it!The Healy strategy is clear..raise fear..dwell on division and hate..and … [Read more...]
Mass. GOP candidates: a mötley crüe
Aside from Kerry Healey and Reed Hillman, who is it, again, that is setting the standard for the state Republican party?This buffoon, for one: Ken Chase, one of only four statewide GOP candidates this cycle (Healey, Hillman, and Attorney … [Read more...]
If Healey brings up Johnston in the debate
I think it's a great opportunity for Deval to be able to bring up the point that this is all just the politics as usual, that people have become so frustrated with in Massachusetts. It's simply a matter of pointing out that at no point, did … [Read more...]
New boss — same as the old boss?
How 'bout nobody calls the shots -- not the old lunch-bucket Democratic "machine" and not a new liberal Democratic "machine"? How bout we keep focusing on the fact that "engaging new voters" does not mean "bullying people who don't … [Read more...]
How the Votes Were(n’t) Counted
Lack of adequate trainingAlmost 1/4 of the precincts didn't intend to hand count the write-in votes at all. Due to our efforts at Sonia's office - getting volunteers to talk to polling place wardens about it, and in several cases … [Read more...]
Nasty Healey rumor circulating within Dem party
Rumor has it that Kerry Healey is seeking the governorship only to use it as a stepping stone to a Supreme Court nomination once Mitt Romney is elected President. Sources have told DemsForHealey that given the deep experience she has as a … [Read more...]
Just how sleazy was that AMG tax break, again?
The tax break at issue is called the Economic Development Incentive Program, or EDIP, under which companies receive significant breaks on the taxes they would otherwise have to pay in exchange for locating their businesses in certain … [Read more...]
Graft, corruption in federal (and Mass.) Reading First program
September 23, 2006Report Says Education Officials Violated RulesBy SAM DILLONThe New York TimesDepartment of Education officials violated conflict of interest rules when awarding grants to states under President Bushs billion-dollar … [Read more...]
Poor Kerry Healey – new Mihos ad (with poll)
Did anyone see the new Christy Mihos ad on televison last night?I admit to turning on Channel 4 news to enjoy the report on the new poll that puts Patrick ahead of Kerry Murphy Healey by 39 points.But that got bumped to second place, when … [Read more...]