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I just can’t get worked up about Reed Hillman

July 6, 2007 By David

There's another story in today's Globe about the nomination of Reed Hillman to be US Marshal for Massachusetts.  Senators Kennedy and Kerry are still dead-set against it; apparently a small group of Dems in the state legislature has … [Read more...]

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Hillman tapped

June 30, 2007 By HeartlandDem

Well, is it a "terrible nomination" or evidence of politics as usual? In March, US District Court Judge William Young blasted the service as a "second rate" agency because of political patronage appointees and called on Congress to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hillman, senator-kennedy, senator-kerry, us-marshall

Healey Announces Hillman is Superman!!

October 3, 2006 By political-inaction

In the debate Kerry Healey just announced that her running mate, Reed Hillman, visited all 361 cities and towns in the state. She went on to say how remarkable a feat it was.Remarkable indeed. There are only 351 cities and towns in the … [Read more...]

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Horsin’ around

June 19, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Hillman to Worcester T&G:"A friend asked me, 'If your grandfather and father were horse thieves, would you be a horse thief?' I told, him, no, I’d be a Democrat," Hillman said, according to the paper.Now, before everyone gets their … [Read more...]

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Hillman … now Travaglini?

March 25, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

Well, this sounds bad, too:Months before he helped pass tougher OUI laws on Beacon Hill, Senate President Robert E. Travaglini intervened on behalf of a convicted drunken driver and habitual traffic offender who allegedly lied about being a … [Read more...]

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Herald: Hillman backed pardon for drunk driver, cop assaulter

March 23, 2006 By David

Today the Herald reports on the fact that Reed Hillman, Kerry Healey's new running mate, tried (unsuccessfully) to secure a pardon for one James Mitchell, a Palmer resident who once ran for the state Senate and whose criminal record … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: healey, hillman, lg, massachusetts

Hillman’s peccadillos outweigh St. Fleuriasco

March 11, 2006 By Charley on the MTA

I don't have much to say about Reed Hillman's record as head of the State Police. The facts are pretty much laid out on the table: the policies against pregnant women doing much of anything were blatantly sexist and discriminatory. It is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: hillman, lg, massachusetts, patrick, reilly, st.-fleur

Separated at birth?

March 9, 2006 By David

I couldn't help noticing a certain similarity between our newest entrant into the Lieutenant Governor's race and a character in one of my favorite TV shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer.The figure on the left is one of "The Gentlemen," from an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: buffy, hillman, massachusetts, vote-9.19.2006

The morning dish

March 9, 2006 By David

Some headlines in today's papers that are worth your perusal:Reed Hillman, to be formally introduced today as Kerry Healey's running mate, was the head of the State Police during a particularly unfortunate episode in which pregnant troopers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: galluccio, hillman, lg, massachusetts, reilly, vote-9.19.2006

Hillman – I KNEW it!

March 8, 2006 By David

Kerry Healey has chosen ex-Rep. and ex-head of the State Police Reed Hillman as her running mate.  As soon as Hillman's name appeared out of nowhere, I figured he was the odds-on favorite.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: governor, healey, hillman, lg, massachusetts, vote-9.19.2006

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