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Blue Mass Group and Blogger Ethics

December 16, 2008 By beachmom

I thought these attacks were simply a tactic used by the Ed O'Reilly campaign, except they are still popping up like today.  So now I throw up my hands and figure I will throw the question to the community.  And to be clear, being … [Read more...]

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John Kerry officially named Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

December 15, 2008 By beachmom

His statement in full: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thirty seven years after testifying in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a young soldier returning from Vietnam, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) today was named the Committee's … [Read more...]

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Al Gore endorses John Kerry with poignant ad

August 25, 2008 By beachmom

There are no exaggerations in that ad!  It is a lesser known fact that John Kerry's first foray as an activist was not to protest the Vietnam War.  It was when he participated in the very first Earth Day in 1970, in Massachusetts, … [Read more...]

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The Pentagon agrees: Kerry was right about terrorism.

August 19, 2008 By beachmom

This is what Kerry has talked about in length, for a very long time: Writes the Pentagon report: "The struggle against violent extremists will not end with a single battle or campaign. Rather, we will defeat them through the patient … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 2004-presidential-election, john-kerry, pentagon, robert-gates, terrorism

Ed O’Reilly and the Debates: A Timeline (UPDATE 2)

August 18, 2008 By beachmom

June 7, 2008 was a great day for Ed O'Reilly.  That was the day Ed got enough votes at the Mass. Dem. Convention to get on the ballot.  I'm sure after that moment of glory, Ed would be quick to start demanding some debates with … [Read more...]

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Stunning video of a high foreclosure neighborhood in New Bedford, MA

August 6, 2008 By beachmom

This puts into pictures what the phrase "high foreclosure neighborhood" means: I know that it is human nature to look at what has not been done, as in what the Democrats in Congress have not accomplished, but the Housing bill just passed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: foreclosures, john-kerry, new-bedford

HIV travel ban lifted. Bush/McCain hedge on final step.

July 31, 2008 By beachmom

The Los Angeles Times reports: President Bush signed a sweeping measure Wednesday that provides $48 billion to combat AIDS and other diseases globally and that also ends a long-standing U.S. ban on foreign visitors and immigrants who are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: aids, barack-obama, george-bush, gordon-smith, hiv, john-kerry, john-mccain, pepfar

John Kerry to appear on Face the Nation Sunday

July 5, 2008 By beachmom

Sens. John Kerry, Lindsey Graham on CBS' "Face the Nation" The topics this weekend on CBS' "Face the Nation" will be Iraq, Iran, the war on terror and this year's presidential campaign. The guests will be Sen. John Kerry, who supports … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, john-kerry, john-mccain, swift-boat-veterans-for-truth, wesley-clark

Obama & Kerry deal Halliburton major blow; Prez OKs closing KBR tax loophole

June 19, 2008 By beachmom

First, a recap of how this all went down.  It started with  this story in the Boston Globe: Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore Shell companies in Cayman Islands allow KBR to avoid Medicare, Social Security … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, george-w.-bush, halliburton, john-kerry, kbr, veterans-care

Sen Kerry gets “burned up” grilling Sec. Peters about MA transportation

October 19, 2007 By beachmom

At the time of the Minnesota Bridge disaster, Ms. Peters appeared on the News Hour with Jim Lehrer to talk about what the federal government intended to do in the wake of this tragedy.  It is really astounding to see her stick … [Read more...]

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