Ninety percent of all the sons in all the world who ever survived childhood followed (if they knew them) into their fathers profession. This has been true for farmers, soldiers, grocers, truckers, engineers and baseball players. And this is … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2014
By the way, Ed Markey still wants your money
It's been a while since I've complained about Ed Markey's absurdly aggressive, scare-mongering fundraising emails. So, here's the latest installment, from my inbox this morning. From: Ed Markey <info@edmarkey.com> Subject: I need … [Read more...]
Does it matter if Baker’s fish story is fake?
As reporter after reporter fails to turn up anything to substantiate Charlie Baker's now-famous (even made MSNBC) story about the huge New Bedford fisherman who dissolved in tears upon relating the story of his sons and their foregone … [Read more...]
Joke Revue: Supreme Court Backs Koch Plan to Fire Cash from Cannon at Voters
Borowitz: Kochs Approve Plan to Fire Cash from Cannon at Voters NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report)—The billionaire Koch brothers have approved a controversial plan to shoot cash from cannons directly at voters heading into polling places on … [Read more...]
Getting Out the Vote – It’s now or never
I was going going door to door earlier this week and met a voter who was definitely planning on voting for the Democratic ticket. I reminded him that election day was coming up on Tuesday and gave him the opening and closing times. He … [Read more...]
Fall River Herald News Lets Polluter Front Group Deny Climate Science
Last week the Fall River Herald News and sister paper the Taunton Gazette published an op-ed column denying manmade carbon pollution causes global warming. I submitted the following letter to the editor in response: Tom Harris and Bob … [Read more...]
Don’t like the way things are going? Vote United Independent
My name is Angus Jennings, I’m a professional planner with a specialty in housing & economic development. I’ve worked about half my career in Massachusetts town halls, and half my career as a consultant running my own small business. … [Read more...]
Thomas Menino, 1942-2014.
Sad news over the WCVB twitter feed, Boston has lost one of her finest sons and benefactors. Mayor Tom Menino was one of the happiest politicians I ever met, and someone who clearly felt blessed to have the job he did and treasured every … [Read more...]
Next Week, Everyone Will Have Seen It Coming
Next Wednesday, the world view of every single political commentator will have been proven right about the 2014 elections. Here's a timely reminder from Bill James (via Joe Posnanski) that it's all BS: [BS] has tremendous advantages … [Read more...]
Go fish! Baker baits the media
Charlie Baker's tears have launched a fishing expedition for the old man and the sea: the subject of his moving story. So far, nothing, which doesn't help the Republican (the story is "real to me," he says, a somewhat egotistical standard). … [Read more...]
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