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Monthly Archives: September 2009
Get With The Programming
So the Fox News Channel runs an ad in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post “in which Fox accused its competitors of missing the story of the so-called antitax protests in Washington last Saturday,” … Continue reading
Ad o’ the Day™
On a sidewalk poster in Copley Square: Safer Streets™ Helping to bring the city’s crime rate to its lowest point in decades. That’s a trademark of Mayor Thomas Menino. Thomas Menino – TM – get it? Too cute by half, Mayor … Continue reading
Fat Is The New Tobacco
The Boston Globe’s estimable Alex Beam picked up on the Next Big Thing For Us To Demonize earlier this week, chronicling federal efforts to levy sin taxes on fast food and soda pop. It’s not just big government that is … Continue reading
Senate Air Strikes
To review: Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Ted Kennedy) launches an ad campaign one day before he announces his run for the Senate seat left vacant by Kennedy’s death. Boston Celtics co-owner, former Bainiac, and Mitt Romney ATM Steve Pagliuca (D-GOP) launches … Continue reading
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Ads ‘n’ Ends
Item: Mike Capuano Grabs the Mike Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley may have jumped the gun in the race to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat, but Rep. Michael Capuano (D-Ted Kennedy) has fired the first shot. Capuano simultaneously launched his … Continue reading
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Prelim Fever Grips Hub!
In monetary terms, this year’s Boston mayoral race is a lot like the American League East. Incumbent Tom Menino is the big-spending Yankees, City Councilor Michael Flaherty is the almost-as-big-spending Red Sox, and everyone else – represented by City Councilor … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston mayoral race, Kevin McCrea, Michael Flaherty, Sam Yoon, Tom Menino
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Fred Cusick, R.I.P.
I’ve been a hockey fan all my life, which, admittedly, is odd for a guy who never learned to ice skate. (Full disclosure: I also never learned to ride a bike. I grew up in Manhattan. I learned to ride … Continue reading
Nutshell Library: Boston Mayoral Race Edition
What you need to know about the current state of the Boston mayoral race: 1) Here’s what Mayor Thomas M. Menino told the Boston Globe about the runaway Emaul-gate at City Hall, in which public records were treated like Kleenex, … Continue reading
WTF, U.S. Open Edition, Part 2
How great was this year’s U.S. Open? First, prohibitive favorite Serena Williams melted down like Chernobyl in the women’s semifinal, which ushered in Komeback Kid Kim Clijsters’ women’s final win over crafty Caroline Wozniacki. Then prohibitive favorite Roger Federer melted … Continue reading
Menino’s E-mauls
Boston mayor Tom Menino is in double trouble: His administration’s e-mails are AWOL, and the Boston Globe editorial board thinks City Hall is FUBAR. Start with the elusive e-mails. As Sunday’s Globe reported: Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s administration, prompted by … Continue reading
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