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  • February 23, 2019

Spinning for the Republican

October 4, 2006 By joeltpatterson Leave a Comment

Just woke up and watched NECN's 6:30 AM report on last night's debate.  John Moroney is spinning hard for the Republican:  "Kerry Healey did what she needed to do.  She gave a strong performance."No, she didn't.  She … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: healey-necn-spin-debate-moroney

Time to Stop Abuse of CORI

September 24, 2006 By joeltpatterson 17 Comments

A while back, Kristen Lombardi of the Boston Phoenix documented abuses of the CORI system to keep track of criminal records.  There is pattern of misuse that wastes the time of police and employers by smearing the reputations of … [Read more...]

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What Makes The Globe’s Front Page?

August 13, 2006 By joeltpatterson 3 Comments

Not on the front page is the headline "Killer Coke story outrages Patrick camp" with this opening:The gubernatorial campaign of Deval Patrick and a key supporter yesterday expressed outrage over a disclosure that advisers to rival Thomas F. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, globe, massachusetts, media

Deval’s Vision of Hope for Education

August 8, 2006 By joeltpatterson 5 Comments

It's fair to say that after our recreational governors, many schools in Massachusetts need help.  Some buildings need repair or replacement, many children need early education and full-day kindergarten, and our public higher education … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, education, governor, union, vote-9.19.2006

Frank Phillips Again Selectively Filtering the Facts

August 7, 2006 By joeltpatterson 7 Comments

In an interview, Patrick argued that he took his progressive values into the corporations where he worked, and implemented significant changes, such as reforming lending practices at Ameriquest, pushing Texaco to quit an industry advocacy … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ameriquest, coca-cola, coke, deval-patrick, frank-phillips, globe, media

Globe Filters Truth

August 3, 2006 By joeltpatterson 12 Comments

The person quoted is Wendy Murphy.Wendy Murphy, a professor at the New England School of Law and a strong advocate for using litigation to advance women's equality, said Patrick's joining the Fly Club opens a fair inquiry into "his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick, globe, media-bias, reilly, wendy-murphy

Jeff Jacoby, GOP Waterboy At Your Service!

July 19, 2006 By joeltpatterson 2 Comments

The Big Dig is indeed a monument to O'Neill. It captures perfectly the costly big-government sloppiness for which he was the poster child. Only in the public sector, where market discipline is nonexistent and financial losses are the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: big-dig, jacoby, jeff-jacoby, massachusetts, tip-oneill

“This Is A Beautiful, Democratic Republic.”

July 4, 2006 By joeltpatterson Leave a Comment

Perfect Evidence, an episode of This American Life, contains the story of four Chicago teenagers wrongfully convicted for murder.  After 15 years in prison, DNA evidence set them free and convicted the real killers.    Omar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: constitutional-rights, courts, july4

$15 million = 150 extra cops for Boston’s tough neighborhoods

June 9, 2006 By joeltpatterson 10 Comments

Or 150 extra teachers to provide smaller classrooms and more personal attention to students who are behind grade level.Or 150 extra nurses to provide health care.Or 150 social workers to help sort out the problems of children who suffer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: antigabrieli, gabrieli-wealth-inequity-patrick-complainers, propatrick

New Kind of Politics

June 3, 2006 By joeltpatterson 9 Comments

Deval used his speech to explain how his campaign had given every delegate an envelope.  When I opened mine, I found a list of registered voters who live on my block.  He's encouraging us to talk to our neighbors about politics … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: deval-patrick-grassroots-convention-change, vote-9.19.2006

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