So we've got Charlie Baker speaking at a big fundraiser for Bill "kooky lawn sign" "I AM NOT A BIRTHER" Hudak. We've got him speaking at a fundraiser for Brad "Censured!" Marston. Hey, maybe Charlie's just going all-in for every … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s parade of losers
CARLY FIORINA (CA-SEN). Fiorina's political career began when she was forced out of Hewlett Packard. When news of her firing departure broke, HP's stock surged. Shares of HP (Research) jumped 6.9 percent in heavy trading on the … [Read more...]
And speaking of cheaters, how about that Brad Marston?
In my last post, I mentioned Charlie Baker's fascination with a "small businessman" who, according to allegations leveled by the AG's office and his former partner, scammed not only his employees but his entire company, spending thousands … [Read more...]
Baker campaign “happy to provide a platform” for alleged cheater
Republicans like to talk a lot about business. Charlie Baker says he's a businessman, and he has business guys talk at his rallies about how bad taxes and regulation are and how they're killing business. Just about every … [Read more...]
MA a winner in “Race to the Top” funding [updated]
AP reports: The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" grant competition. Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, … [Read more...]
“That’s almost as long a pause as in the Nixon tapes”
That's Jim Braude's hilarious comment, delivered on last night's Broadside after he played the following excerpt from his radio show. The topic: whether Charlie Baker - who, by a delightful coincidence, lives in the MA-06 … [Read more...]
Boston Archdiocese blocks access to critical bloggers
There's a great story by Lisa Wangsness in today's Globe about the Boston Archdiocese's adoption of the age-old solution to people who express critical opinions: try to silence them. The Archdiocese of Boston, under attack by anonymous … [Read more...]
The closing of Wonderland, and the Globe’s front page
So as we know, the Wonderland dog racing track closed down last week, and either 85 or 150 jobs were lost as a result. I spoke to the head of MA's Rapid Response unit, Ken Messina, on Friday, and he told me that his agency has been … [Read more...]
“The race ‘will be won or lost on the airwaves.'”
Thus spake Sir Charlie in a fundraising email, as reported by today's interesting Globe story about the fundraising of the various candidates for Governor. That quote tells you a lot about Charlie Baker's strategy, which appears to … [Read more...]
As Wonderland closes, jobs numbers still don’t add up
Compare this: Wonderland Greyhound Park closed after 75 years, laying off 150 workers. with this: Wonderland Park, the former greyhound racing facility in Revere, abruptly closed yesterday and laid off 85 employees.... Same story, same … [Read more...]
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