Today’s Globe details Martha’s fall from grace. At Vitales’s arraignment yesterday the A.G. tried to file an “18-page summary of the case”.
Martha tried to do this last week. Three days before the Mass house re-elected sal DiMasi.
A arraignment summary in a Superior Court criminal matter is not routine. It is not rare either. It just ain’t done. In arguing against the filing of the memorandum Viate’s lawyer said the statement, containing allegations heard by a grand jury this fall, would harm “uncharged, unindicted people.”
It purpose was obviously to grand stand and make noise on matters outside of what it proper for a prsosecutor.
Remember, Martha has to show that Vitale worked more than 50 hours as a lobbyist. She is entitled to see what he has done as a lobbyist. She has to prove her case.
She is not entitled however, to exploit the information she has to affect the political process and prejudice a jury pool. If the evidence shows enough information to indict, then indict. If you don’t want to indict even with the evidence then don’t and explain why. Don’t throw this crap out there.
But what does Martha do? She runs out yelling “wait til I tell you this!” When she should shut up.
The system is set up so the information will come out during the process. Eventually we are all going to hear about Sal’s e-mails and petro’s meeting etc. I can’t wait. But I will wait. And so should Martha. Why does she need me and you to see it now?
It is not against the law for a politician to outright lie to the press and public. And, unless illegal, it is not the job of the prosecutor to go out of her way to tell the world.
There is a federal investigation going on which centers around Vitale. Is Martha hurting that case by this transparent self-indulgent crap?
Her sophomoric attempt to ingratiate herself to the unsuspecting public gets an F in Ernie’s book for prosecutorial ethics.
I thought you were different Martha, I should have known when you called all the press and TV cameras in to your office to scream about some Patrick administration web site that needed to be tweaked. A private phone call would have done Martha. Very uncool.
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If you are a white guy; and
you have tix to the inauguration; and
you were not in a fox hole with Obama or one of his closest friend; and
you know a black guy that would like to go to the inauguration; and
he can get there and has a place to stay; and
you don’t give him your ticket;
then you’re a dick.
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This fire truck thing will be interesting to watch play out. Is it an issue that has enough legs to affect the mayor’s race?
Maintenance and upgrades are two very different things. Inspections and general maintenance and upkeep are also two different things.
I say it doesn’t stick to Menino like some are hoping.
But he still has to be concerned about Sam Yoon. The Herald explained it well on Sunday. Yoon pulls a Mel King and Flaherty comes in third. Yoon ain’t Mel King. Mel King is a smart guy.
But Yoon still he screws up your plans Michael.
Flaherty in the race hurts Menino. But Flaherty will lose with or without Yoon.
Michael, make your deal now. You don’t run for Mayor. You endorse Menino. Menino endorses you and gives you his troops for D.A. against Search and Avoid Conley.
Better bring Angelo Scacia in on this. He would love to see Conley go down. As you know.
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I don’t know where to begin when writing about Tim Cahill and the neighbor/friend/Bob Crane creation/bond salesman by the name of Kelly who put the bug in his friend’s ear to run for Norfolk County Treasurer. For Kelly, Cahill parlaying that into state treasurer was like hitting a million dollar scratch ticket.
So I won’t. For now.
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Jags said, “Screw it. I can’t take these people anymore.”
“What did he mean by that?”, said the guy in the whale pants. Class of ’75.
farnkoff says
Michael Sullivan/Patrick Fitzgerald playbook.
farnkoff says
Anyone?
cannoneo says
Our very own smalltown buffoons obsessed with being big-time. The kind that want a BCS-level coach without ambition.
johnk says
BC fired him because he went on an interview for the NY Jets position. He just didn’t inform BC and he has a multi-year contract. So they told him if he interviews then he’s fired.
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p>I’m not a BC sports fan, but good for BC. These coaches just disregard contracts. Hopefully more schools follow suit.
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p>Whale pants w/pink Izod shirt, always a nice combo.
david says
Struck me as bizarre. They fired the guy because he took a job interview? Honestly, that seems a tad parochial.
stomv says
they have dreams of being an Oklahoma or Nebraska or USC in football. It. Just. Can’t. Happen.
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p>Mean time, they’re paying their guy a mil less than comparable college coaches, a guy who they got from the NFL, a guy who’s coaching at a mid-rate BCS football school and doesn’t have a lifetime contract, and they don’t even want him to interview?
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p>It was bush league on BC’s part, and they’ve ensured that they’re going to get nothing but ‘content’ coaches to apply… which means they’ll almost never break 8-4, and that includes 3 easy non conference games.
goldsteingonewild says
Reportedly:
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p>1. Athletic Director hears from a reporter that Coach Jags is interviewing with NY Jets
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p>2. AD asks Jags. Jags: nothing to it.
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p>3. Turns out: he lied. Maybe he parsed in Clintonian way. Jags was heading down there to interview, but had NOT yet interviewed.
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p>4. Jets source tells AD: He IS coming here for an interview. AD pissed about the lie. But lie hasn’t yet been “consummated,” hence the “if you interview, you’ll be fired” ultimatum.
david says
That’s what strikes me as weird. If you talk to someone else about a better job, you’re fired from your current one? In what universe is that normal?
gary says
At Lehman, in the months leading up to its bankruptcy, guys were let go if they interviewed, OR if they moved their Lehman holdings to cash.
david says
jaybooth says
Lay them off with full bennies and a nice severance?
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p>You can’t just terminate someone without a paper trail.. I mean maybe a football coach but you can’t get away with it with standard white collar jobs.
eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says
likes poeple to stick to their word.
A universe where reasonable people and institutions rely on someone’s word when preparing for future events.
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p>a world where commitments mean something.
david says
and he leaves early to go to the Jets, then sue him. That’s what courts are for.
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p>But firing him just for interviewing? That’s weird.