An Inconvenient Truth opens today in MA. Here are the showtimes in the 0213-to-the-8:AMC Loews Harvard Square 510 Church Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138Showtimes: 12:15, 1:30, 2:30, 4:05, 5:00, 6:30, 7:45, 9:00, 10:15, 11:20Or in … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2006
Globe trashes 15% rule
Following up on the Herald editorial from the other day, today's Globe has the following to say about the now-famous 15% rule:Who or what, exactly, is the Democratic Party? That's a good question, and an important one. The answer from the … [Read more...]
Kate’s invaluable convention guide
Dear Democrats,As is my custom, this is the special Convention Issue of the Democratic Dispatch. This year is different from other years. There is more information on procedure than I might normally include, because there have … [Read more...]
I am voting for Gabrieli on the 1st ballot at the convention – the sequel!!
I wrote earlier in the week on this topic and explained my logic. A recent (5/31 or 6/1) editorial from the Boston Phoenix makes a similar case. It is worth a read and I have pasted it below for your convenience. Best, … [Read more...]
Scot Lehigh: What You “Should” Want From Convention
MCAS Short Answer Section1. Read the following passageScot Lehigh writes in today's Globe:Here's what the far-sighted among you should be hoping for at tomorrow's convention: candidates who refuse to tell you exactly what you want to hear; … [Read more...]
Predictions and The Expectations Game
So, it's finally here. The moment we've all been waiting for. And it's time for my predictions and thoughts on what happens if I'm right.1. No matter what happens in the Gov. race, as long as Gabrieli gets on the ballot, … [Read more...]
QUESTION: Should the CONVENTION buy INSURANCE for the PRIMARY?
SIDE NOTE: I've seen many complaints about the request for a vote on a "first" ballot. And that that request is "misleading".Would you prefer the script be changed to "last", "only" or remain "first"?It seems to me that "first" in … [Read more...]
It’s just your word?
This may sum up the present problem with the Democratic party: Glenn Johnson writes the following quote by Phil Johnston concerning the caucuses and convention:"No one is formally committed in this process," said Johnston, the party … [Read more...]
Reilly’s Robots! Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!
Just got a robo-call from the Reilly campaign, (with a Caller ID block), telling me Reilly NEEDS my vote because there will only be one ballot. It played up Deval's delegate count as the reason.But my vote is locked for Deval on the … [Read more...]
Words and deeds: Gabrieli said Dems must avoid “debilitating primary”
I've come to accept the DSC rules interpretation that caused so much fuss a few months ago. The definition of "elected" delegates is one that I can live with. However there was certainly an impression that Gabrieli was "gaming the … [Read more...]