For now, I think I have to come down on the side of Phil Balboni in this. In the "Beat the Press" post, the distinction was made between "performing" journalism, and being a journalist. Dictionary definitions, aside, I believe that being a … [Read more...]
Archives for October 13, 2007
Carmona not glue: Sox open thread
Ran out of Carmona/Mom threw out the glue ...Man, that is a nasty sinker. Not much idea where it's going, though.... Ouch. Peralta crushed that one. … [Read more...]
Calling for Tsongas (MA-05-centric Open Thread)
Spent some time today calling unenrolleds for Tsongas. Didn't speak to anyone who admitted to supporting Ogo. I'll take that as a good sign.Side question: I had the predictable complaint from someone who said they were on the Do … [Read more...]
Senator Obama Comments on Abraham Lincoln
At a town meeting in New Hampshire recently, Senator Obama answered a question on who is his favorite President. His answer received a sound round of applause and provides excellent insight into the characteristics Senator Obama … [Read more...]
Bloggers as journalists — or playing them on TV
I've been mulling last night's Beat the Press story about our being tossed out of the NECN debate. And one of the things that continues to puzzle me is the attitude of Phil Balboni, the president of NECN. Here's what he had to … [Read more...]
Idon’tknowski said SCHIP was harmful before he said it wasn’t. Or something.
The Jim Idon'tknowski comedy routine gets funnier every day. The latest: Team Ogo has threatened to sue five TV stations that are set to run an ad about SCHIP taken out by the SEIU. The beef: the ad is "deliberately deceptive" … [Read more...]
Is Boston getting serious about bicycles?
Is this for real? It's a promising start. … [Read more...]
Keller pere and fils make the Globe
Barney Keller's dad managed to make himself the story by not disclosing his paternal relationship to Ogo's spokesman on the air until this week.With a competitive congressional race in progress, WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller has … [Read more...]
What is Wrong With the Herald?
Okay, I already think I know the answer to that question. But, really, do the facts matter at all over there? The first sentence of an editorial in today's Herald says,So one day a British judge is banning the distribution of Al … [Read more...]
Al Gore: Should be President, not a Laureate
Al Gore seems to be the latest expression of our friends' desire to join our anger at the antics of America's leaders. Like us, they want our leadership to stop behaving like addled brats in a nursery. And with the prizes in … [Read more...]