Recently, our former governor took a job as a "global ambassador" for the Boston 2024 Partnership. Although he's now "volunteering" and not taking the $7,500 a day compensation package, I'm sure he'll get a very generous expense account to … [Read more...]
Boston 2024 Tells Supporters to “Get Inspired” by Watching a Leni Riefenstahl Film
Boston 2024 hasn't been having the best PR lately, and today (or, now, yesterday) was no different. At 2:20 in the afternoon, Boston 2024 tweeted out a link to a list of the "10 best" Olympic movies, telling supporters to watch them and … [Read more...]
Marty Walsh told USOC that there is “no real opposition” to Boston’s Olympic bid
When several reporters had FOIA-ed Marty Walsh's email communications with Boston 2024, the Mayor's Office told them that no such emails exist. Well, a couple months later, they finally found them. Maybe they were hiding under a … [Read more...]
Will the Olympic Bid Have to Face Democracy This Fall? City Councilor Files for Four Ballot Questions
I've been disappointed that, so far, we've seen more outspoken skepticism about Boston's Olympic bid from Republican electeds than Democratic electeds in the state. It felt weird actually agreeing with Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) the other … [Read more...]
24 Reasons Why Boston 2024 is a Raw Deal
There are many reasons to oppose Boston's Olympics bid. But here are 24 to start. (1) Fool Me Once: The Boston 2024 Olympics bid has been developed behind closed doors by an unelected group of CEOs and corporate lobbyists. Despite its … [Read more...]
What Does the Globe Poll Really Say about Support for Boston 2024?
On Friday, the Boston Globe released the first post-USOC announcement poll about how people in Boston and Massachusetts as a whole feel about the city's 2024 Olympic bid. This poll has been widely cited as saying that the people in the city … [Read more...]
No, Marty, You’ve *Already* Rammed the 2024 Olympic Bid Down Our Throats
Yesterday, in his fittingly closed-to-the-public press conference on the city's Olympic bid, Marty Walsh remarked, "Are we going to ram it down people's throats? Absolutely not." The problem is that he's already done so. Yes, the bid may … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Delegation Says No to the Cromnibus
Last night, the House passed the so-called "CRomnibus"--part continuing resolution, part omnibus bill, part Pentagon slush fund, part austerity, and part rollback of the regulatory state. Although they are far from the only toxic pieces … [Read more...]
Show Us Your Polls, Marty
As was written on BMG the other day, Boston 2024 had its first public appearance on Monday, and the reviews aren't great. One of the most frequently cited parts of Boston Globe's "Off the Page" forum on Monday was when Juliette Kayyem … [Read more...]
How did the MA Delegation vote on the NDAA?
On Wednesday, Democrats and Republicans decided that they could stop pretending to care about deficits and pass a bunch of corporate tax breaks.(8 of the 9 representatives from MA joined, the exception being Mike Capuano who was not in … [Read more...]