Walsh earlier statement on mailer. “I condemn these kinds of personal negative attacks,” Walsh said in a statement. “This mailer, and the attacks on my opponent’s family, are out of bounds. John is my friend and there is no place in this … [Read more...]
Archives for October 22, 2013
The Annie Dookhan/Aaron Hernandez Post I Deleted Today Plus Thoughts on the Mayor’s Debate
So this morning I posted the most intelligent stuff ever written then I accidentally deleted it. I know. What a shmoe. So here is my recreation along with random thoughts on tonight's debate. Go ahead, try and tell me that John Connolly … [Read more...]
Boston Mayoral Debate Round II–Live Blog/Open Thread
Here we go. UPDATE (by David): Here's the video, if you missed it earlier. Video streaming by Ustream … [Read more...]
Baker on minimum wage: “Taxpayers should fill the burden”
On Boston Herald Radio last week, GOP gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker affirmed his support for enabling some of the largest and most profitable corporations in the world to continue paying substandard wages and depending on taxpayers … [Read more...]
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Why is the "recent posts" page all but empty? … [Read more...]
Congressman Capuano Joins the Ever Expanding Walsh Endorsement List
Congressman Mike Capuano has added his voice and support to the Marty Walsh for Mayor campaign. This in an email I received from the Congressman today: Yesterday I endorsed Marty Walsh for Mayor of Boston. As a former mayor, I do not … [Read more...]
The Tea Party and the GOP: From Rescue to Wreck
In the immediate aftermath of the 2010 mid-term elections, Peggy Noonan, tireless cheerleader for all things conservative, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, “The Tea Party to the Rescue” In it Noonan gushed effusively as to how … [Read more...]
LOCAL DOG GIVES NOD TO WALSH
Jamaica Plain - At a hastily assembled press conference this morning, my dog, "Doctor", announced his support for Rep. Martin Walsh's bid for the Boston mayoralty. Explaining his surprise endorsement, the popular local … [Read more...]
Big rally against surveillance in DC this weekend
There will be the biggest ever rally against the NSA down in DC this coming Saturday at 12pm-3pm - over 3,000 4,000 people have already signed up. I'll be heading down there Saturday morning, and it would be great if BMGers would be willing … [Read more...]
Turnout in CD5 Revisited
Last week did some analysis to get a sense of where the votes were in the 5th CD Primary and how they did compared to earlier this year in the Senate election. That post compared the CD5 turnout last week against the Democratic votes in the … [Read more...]