Question for the legally inclined: Does the FCC take complaints on proven false advertisement? … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2007
“That’s a huge deal”
"... Presumably an impeachable offense, immoral as hell ... so who did it?" So says Tucker Carlson of the allegations of Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst. Remember the phony "Italian intelligence memo" that alleged an attempt by Iraq to buy … [Read more...]
Neocons Applaud Vietraq Surge
Since today seems to be Gawk at the Journalistically Incontinent here at BMG, I thought it might be helpful to share the current excited NeoCon assessment about how splendidly the Vietraq "surge" is going: "Friends, Enemies and Spoilers: … [Read more...]
PROGRAM ALERT – “The Mormons” on PBS Monday 9:00 PM
UMass divests from Sudan
In a move that should be an example to all other public (and private) institutions in the country, UMass has announced that it will divest from Sudan due to the genocide in Darfur.The Globe has it here.BOSTON --The University of … [Read more...]
Widmer on the “importance” of the tax panel
Speaker DiMasi's star appointee to the corporate tax panel doesn't think too highly of his assigned task.The June 15 deadline is too soon, according to one member of panel, Michael Widmer, head of the business-backed Massachusetts Taxpayers … [Read more...]
Kerry Approval Jumps Back Up in Massachusetts
[First, a cheap plug for my blog Senate 2008 Guru: Following the Races.]Back when it was unclear whether or not John Kerry would enter the 2008 Presidential race, his approval languished.Survey USA:11/22/06: 48-50 (-2 net approval)12/20/06: … [Read more...]
Patrick takes action on foreclosures
This just in:In an ongoing response to the state's foreclosure crisis, Governor Deval Patrick today directed Commissioner of Banks Steven L. Antonakes to seek delays from mortgage lenders, on a case-by-case basis, for any Massachusetts … [Read more...]
“There are grounds for wondering whether the Republican party will survive this dilemma.”
The above is the conclusion to a piece by a well-known political commentator. The "dilemma" described by the author is the fact that, on the one hand, the country has turned decisively against the war in Iraq and by significant … [Read more...]
Lowell Sun covers MA-05 health care brawl (very well!)
Dick Howe points us to this Lowell Sun article on the recent discussion of health care in the MA-05 race. It's a very well-researched article: Chockful of relevant and telling quotes from the various candidates; some brief but useful … [Read more...]
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