Scott Brown's "Thank God" gaffe, which has been panned across the newsosphere today, is leading to bizarre behavior from Republicans (including Brown himself). Case in point: Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) … [Read more...]
Archives for October 6, 2011
200+ locations and facebook pages for the Occupy protests says Daily Kos
Here is a link to the interactive map You can plug in your zip code, and the nearest Occupy together site will be shown. SEIU is funding this fancy website work. But then, SEIU and quite a few other unions, including the Boston Labor … [Read more...]
Scott Brown on “Thank God”: just kidding
Are you noticing a pattern here? I am. Twice in recent weeks, Scott Brown has been caught in an embarrassing situation. First, it was his star advisor, Eric Fehrnstrom, tweeting under the fake "CrazyKhazei" Twitter account. And now, … [Read more...]
MA regulators barred sale of Apple stock to public in 1980 as too risky
This is a pretty awesome find by the Wall Street Journal. We dug into the archives for The Wall Street Journal’s story on December 12, 1980, the day of Apple’s hotly anticipated IPO.... Apple made less than $100 million from selling stock … [Read more...]
10 years in Afghanistan: Take action to BRING THEM HOME
Today, I joined a bipartisan group of colleagues in marking 10 years of the long, bloody, costly War in Afghanistan---the longest war in American history. 1,780 soldiers have lost their lives. Husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, … [Read more...]
MassEquality Supports Occupy Boston
The LGBT community is disproportionately represented among those who are victims of the nation’s ongoing economic crisis. We are the un- and underemployed. We are the un- and underinsured. We are the homeless and under-housed. And we are … [Read more...]
Back in the day, Scott Brown lamented that women are “concerned with the way I look”
Scott Brown is justly taking a lot of heat today for injecting the issue of physical appearance - specifically, that of the frontrunner in the Democratic MA-Sen primary - into the Senate race. It's especially ironic because, 20-some years … [Read more...]
Boston telecom workers support Boston occupation
IBEW Local 2222 members voted at their monthly meeting on Oct. 5 to support the occupations opposed to corporate greed in New York and Boston's financial districts. Labor support for the occupations has been growing. On Oct. 4, the … [Read more...]
Bad reviews pouring in of Scott Brown’s “Thank God” moment
National media figures are weighing in on Scott Brown's "Thank God" moment on the radio this morning in which he apparently cast aspersions on Elizabeth Warren's physical appearance. So far, not looking good. Taegan Goddard (Political … [Read more...]
Would Senator Hedlund rely on videos to learn about the tea party?
Republican State Senator Bob Hedlund commented on the Occupy Wall Street protests on his radio show thusly: “Making your voice heard is only meaningful if the voice says something intelligent and a lot of these kids don’t know why they’re … [Read more...]