And now another treasure from Italy not seen in any museums, but certainly zipping all around them. Cozy and adorable although at first glance for us Americans, they're freakishly small. As I took in great works of the last couple … [Read more...]
Archives for April 21, 2007
Obama at B.U. wows, woos students
He definitely connected with his audience, and he worked some themes that were reminiscent of the recent Massachusett's governors race. Like Deval Patrick, he appealed to hope and asked the members of the audience to make his campaign … [Read more...]
NBC’s “Bleeds it leads” Branding Exercise
The hilariousness of NBC's flailing efforts to defend its exploitation of the Virginia Tech murders to make money demands some comment. What was the news value of broadcasting Seung-Hui Cho's emotional plea for a national ban on private … [Read more...]
Oh no Niki — Tsongas boots one on health care?
Maybe Lynne's reading too much into one quote from Niki Tsongas on health care. I sure hope so:I attended the GLAD (Greater Lowell Area Democrats) breakfast today, where candidates Niki Tsongas, David O'Brien, Barry Finegold, and Jamie … [Read more...]
Vermont Senate votes for impeachment
Sure, it's a symbolic gesture, but I think it's not totally meaningless: The Vermont Senate yesterday voted to call for the impeachment of the President. VT's US Congressional delegation (Welch, Leahy and Sanders) demurred:"Before we talk … [Read more...]