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Pope-a-Scope In The Boston Dailies
Boston being the Cathaholic hub that it is, the hardreading staff is not surprised at the hallelujah chorus in today’s local papers. Start with the Boston Herald, which doesn’t measure its coverage of newly minted Pope Francis I, it weighs … Continue reading
Bay State GOP Has A (Corned) Beef With Bay State Dems
From our Late to the (St. Pat’s Day) Party desk First it was the gays and lesbians who couldn’t march in the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade. Now it’s the Republican U.S. Senate hopefuls who can’t attend the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day … Continue reading
Habemus Papam (Jesuits Rule! Edition)
The hardlearning staff, being a double-Jebbie (Fordham Prep class of ’67, Xavier University class of ’71), couldn’t be more pleased with new Pope Francis I, Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina. Not that it really matters to us: Our Catholicism lapsed … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Pope, Cathaholics, double-Jebbie, Fordham Prep, Jesuit, Pedro Arrupe, Pope Francis 1, Xavier University
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Let The Wild Bay State Senate Rumpus Begin! (Dems Go Airborne Edition)
The scramble for the U.S. Senate set vacated by Secretary of State John Kerry (D- Hey Theresa – I Have My Own Plane Now) has officially hit third gear with the release of TV spots by the Democratic primary contenders. … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlton Heston, Ed Markey, Newtown, NRA, Stephen Lynch, U.S. Senate race
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Herald Schools Globe On Ed Chief Exit
From our Hark! The Herald! desk This is one story our feisty local tabloid has owned. From Chris Cassidy’s Boston Herald report (the online version) . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
The Latest Elizabeth Warren Pow Wow Yow Joke
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal at Saturday’s Gridiron Club dinner, which proves each year that the Beltway-industrial complex is one rolling cocktail party for politicians and the news media. Via Politico’s Playbook (sorry no link – we’re still iPadlocked): “Great to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bobby Jindal, Elizabeth Warren, Gridiron dinner, India, Indian
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Free The Bobby Allyn One! Hardwrecking Staff Unfair To NYT Reporter!
Yesterday the hardworking staff unfairly piled on New York Times freelancer Bobby Allyn, who was the object of one of the paper’s corrections. (Sorry no link – we’re iPadlocked.) In doing so, we violated rule number one of journalism mishaps: … Continue reading
Herald’s Gelzinis: Cahill A Good Guy. Globe’s Vennochi: Good Law, Bad Case
Two different – but not necessarily contradictory – takes in the local dailies about former Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill’s close call with the law over financial shenanigans in the Bay State’s 2010 gubernatorial race. First up: Joan Vennochi’s column in Thursday’s Boston Globe: With … Continue reading
Correction o’ the Day (NYT Doozie Edition)
From Friday’s New York Times Corrections: NATIONAL An article on Feb. 19 about the debate over a $2.6 billion effort to build two bridges linking Kentucky and southern Indiana contained a number of errors. That number being seven – count ’em, seven – … Continue reading
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