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- Fri 24 May 12:59 PMGomez calls Markey "pond scum," doubles down on Swift-boating, assault weapons, Markey-is-ineffective attacks
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by fenway49 - Fri 24 May 10:25 AMEmerson College poll has Markey up 12 (45-33)
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by fenway49 - Fri 24 May 8:30 AMSheriff Koutoujian will run for Congress if Markey wins Senate race
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by oceandreams - Thu 23 May 11:46 PMAnd now a message from bulls##t mountain
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by kbusch - Thu 23 May 3:30 PMState Senate Votes Are Online
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by pauldcraney - Thu 23 May 1:24 PMThousands falling through the cracks in the DDS system
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by dave-from-hvad - Thu 23 May 10:42 AMLynch joins rest of N.E. delegation in voting against pro-Keystone XL bill
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by fenway49 - Thu 23 May 10:08 AMGomez Refuses to Release his 2005 Tax Returns
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by johnk - Wed 22 May 3:44 PMMy post disappeared!
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by fenway49 - Wed 22 May 3:41 PMGlobe calls Gomez out for his dishonest, whining ad
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by fenway49
- Fri 24 May 12:59 PMGomez calls Markey "pond scum," doubles down on Swift-boating, assault weapons, Markey-is-ineffective attacks
Bob_Neer
Core Lecturer in History at Columbia University. I teach a year-long Contemporary Civilization political philosophy survey course for the college Core Curriculum, and a course on the global history of the U.S. military for the History Department.
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I promoted it (1 Reply)
And it vanished. Very strange. I just promoted it again.
Angry about a unblocked toilet and an accurate facade assessment, too (0 Replies)
According to the small claims court records and lawsuit for payment. Perhaps he is a “victim Republican” who uses fake outrage for political gain. Small children also are legendary for their use of this tactic.
Woo hoo (0 Replies)
Two OT wins in a row. Go Bruins!
Gabriel Gomez, tax expert (0 Replies)
No doubt the conservation easement tax expert Gabriel Gomez has a lot of insight to offer about how to fudge one’s tax returns and get away with it. Should he even be running for office, do you think, or opening a tax shelter consultancy?
Scott Brown helped rig the system (1 Reply)
He hurt the little guy with his votes and the philosophy he advanced. That is why he is working for Fox now: the best friend of large corporations.
I agree with Shep and Porcupine (0 Replies)
This is sleazy conduct akin to Romney’s 47% of America are moochers philosophy. It doesn’t speak well to the character of an aspiring leader. But that is precisely what appeals to much of the Republican base in Massachusetts: a deeply disaffected group. The view of much of this constituency, and perhaps of Gomez as well, is that people have only the minimum legally required obligation to each other, and the devil take the hindmost. By that standard, Gomez has done nothing wrong and even arguably something right.
Sounds right to me (1 Reply)
Why should Massachusetts have to accept the body?
Gomez is running as a Yankees fan? (0 Replies)
First I had heard of it. Good luck to him with that.
It is true there is a Yankees-ish tinge to the attitudes of many MA Republicans, but I wouldn’t describe it as more than than. Just waywardness, at worst. Most MA Republicans are Red Sox fans to the best of my knowledge.
That is the point! (1 Reply)
The FDA says it is fine for everyone without a prescription, like aspirin. The Obama administration stepped in for political reasons (although of course they deny it, which no one believes, not even a federal judge). The judge told them politics has no place in this kind of decision, and ordered them to follow science. That is the decision they are going to spend our money to appeal.
Spoken like an ideologue (1 Reply)
Or are you proposing age restrictions for aspirin, too? Because if taken improperly, or by people with certain medical conditions, that too can cause serious injury. Medical experts say this medicine is safe. The only reason to limit its availability is the religion-based arguments of far right wing: the same people who voted for Romney just a few months ago.
Even his writing sings (0 Replies)
He’s just that talented!
A wrong now righted (1 Reply)
I don’t think anyone was around for a while to FP. Although David did rec it. … Anyway, a job well done.
Credibility is a dynamic force (1 Reply)
It ebbs and flows. In any event, EBIII is very well informed. He is not taking a vacation now because of any substantive commentary but because of personal invective. In any event, as David writes we have nurtured the fledgling and are eager to see it fly. Maybe his new venture will resemble this one, which he has often praised: http://thetrialofwhiteybulger.com
Those comments have been removed (1 Reply)
Thanks for helping keep BMG civil!
I haven't noticed this (0 Replies)
But I sent a note to our webmaster to see what the system monitors might say. As to traffic, it has been normal the past few weeks at around 28,000-39,000 unique visitors per week according to Google Analytics.
Heh, Yes Ortiz blew it (0 Replies)
Idiotic not to Mirandize him. He is a US citizen and a local criminal, not a Taliban fighter captured on a battlefield in Afghanistan.
Karl Rove got crushed in 2012 (1 Reply)
So that approach might not be best advised for a national stage. But that does not preclude the correct observation that Obama is starting out his second term with a big loss inflicted by his own party because of their unwillingness to drop the anti-democratic super-majority Senate rules.
Great post (0 Replies)
Well said. Blogs have a responsibility to keep an eye on the corporate media as they attempt to exploit this tragedy for their own purposes. That will start in due course.
Best wishes Rob (0 Replies)
And to the members of your family, and of course more generally to all of the victims of today’s atrocity.
Sounds like it should be derailed (0 Replies)
If he has sold off the good name of the state’s prosecutorial office to a debt collection agency. The Globe article doesn’t really delve into the most interesting element of the story, however: what do the DA’s offices do with the money they earn from selling their name to third parties?