The laws range from little-to-nothing in Alaska and Vermont, to an almost ABSOLUTE PROHIBITION in New York, Chicago and D.C., which are three cities with either the top, or close to the top, of the highest violent crime rates in the … [Read more...]
Archives for May 7, 2007
Toast: Cooking so slowly …
... it thinks it's still bread. No Jon, I don't think that NH GOP voters are actually impressed by Mitt Romney's transparent pandering. I think they're momentarily bamboozled, or so desperate for a "Conservative" that they'll settle for ol' … [Read more...]
How About an Open Seat Race for Boston City Council This Fall?
stay tuned ... one week to go before the filing deadline … [Read more...]
The Globe’s Gaffe Gaffe
I can't say it's the stupidest thing I've ever read in the Globe, but journalistically speaking, it is one of the stupider things I've read. The article, written by Steve LeBlanc, is Patrick asking commissioners, top managers to submit … [Read more...]
Thanks Charley for Your Recent LaGuer Thread
I really appreciated your recent post on the LaGuer case. You have been one the few people in the media (there are others) to take the extremely troubling revelations about the case to heart and then be willing to speak up. As for your … [Read more...]
Diversity in the Justice Department
I rarely post two entries on one day, especially at BMG, but this is especially frightening. I got this link via Talking Points Memo. The I-Team has learned that since 2003...the criminal section within the Civil Rights Division has not … [Read more...]
sco interviews Niki Tsongas
sco's interview with MA-05 candidate Niki Tsongas is up at .08 Acres. Give it a read.You will notice that Tsongas' health care talking points have not changed, nor been fleshed out at all. For instance, sco asks "What would you like to see … [Read more...]
A Call For Help
I'm writing a paper for my civil rights class on the rise of netroots and its effects on today's civil rights movements and grassroots organization. I figured I'd post an open call for what everyone thinks about the rise of netroots, blogs … [Read more...]
SJC upholds libel verdict against the Herald and reporter Dave Wedge
The Supreme Judicial Court today unanimously upheld a $2 million libel verdict against the Boston Herald and its reporter Dave Wedge. This is the case in which Wedge wrote several stories about Superior Court Judge Ernest B. Murphy, … [Read more...]
Department of Defense on the Job
The Associated Press brings us an update from the front lines of war against terror. An odd-looking Canadian coin with a bright red flower was the culprit behind a U.S. Defense Department false espionage warning earlier this year about … [Read more...]