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Tag Archives: Joe Battenfeld
Tom Menino’s Snow Job
The Boston Herald nails Mistah Mayah on Page One today. Columnist Joe Battenfeld’s piece has the damning details. (As with snowflakes, no two campaign contributions are alike.) . . . Read the rest at It’s Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town.
Gov. Patrick’s Driving Ban Didn’t Keep This Carr Off The Road
First, a personal note: V-I-C-T-O-R-Y, victory victory that’s our cry! The hardlyreading staff went out earlier yesterday to find some actual newspapers – and we actually did. As we carried them triumphantly back to the Two-Daily Town Global Worldwide Headquarters, we discovered … Continue reading
Leone’s Share Of Sunday’s U.S. Senate Coverage
The Boston Herald got the jump on the latest candidate to consider jumping into the U.S. Senate race to replace clearly departed John Kerry (D-Empty Seat). Joe Battenfeld’s column today: Leone could be spoiler in race Three’s a crowd for Lynch, Markey … Continue reading
Baker’s ‘Doesn’t’ In U.S. Senate Speculation
Lots of political prognostication in the local dailies today about who might do what in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat about to be vacated by John Kerry (D-Am I Secretary of State Now?). Start with the the Boston … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Weld, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Charlie Baker, Ed Markey, Frank Phillips, Hillary Chabot, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Joe Battenfeld, John Kerry, Kerry Healey, Michael Levenson, ML Strategies, Scott Brown, Stephen Lynch, The Newseum, Tom Menino
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Boston Herald Jumps The Shark (Taxachusetts Edition)
The front pages of today’s local dailies almost – but don’t quite – say it all in their coverage of a looming tax hike in Massachusetts. The Boston Globe’s Page One (via the Newseum’s Today’s Front Pages) appears measured and slightly … Continue reading
Boston Herald: Scott Brown For Governor?
Up until now, conventional wisdom in the Bay State held that Scott Brown (R-Tickle Me Grover) had first GOP dibs on the U.S. Senate seat soon to be vacated by John Kerry (D-So Long, Suckers), while Good (Next) Time Charlie … Continue reading
It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Herald: City Haul In Menino’s Absence)
It’s now three weeks Boston Mayor Tom Menino’s been in the hospital with a Whitman’s Sampler of symptoms, and not surprisingly, political maneuvering is the order of the day (although anyone who bets against Menino running again doesn’t really care … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston mayoral race, Brian McGrory, Great Mentioner, IGTLTDT, Joe Battenfeld, Peter Gelzinis, Tom Menino
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Brian Maloney Middlesex Truck & Coach Edition)
Two different worlds, we live in two different worlds . . . See IGTLTDT for details.
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Brian Maloney, Joan Vennochi, Joe Battenfeld, Middlesex Truck & Coach
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Elizabeth Warren(ing) Concern
The Elizabeth Warren (D-High Cheekbones) Dustup is starting to look like a major mismatch. From today’s Boston Herald column by Joe Battenfeld: Elizabeth Warren brings no peace to Dems Elizabeth Warren’s stumbling efforts to douse the firestorm surrounding her claims of … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Battenfeld, Letters to the Editor, Native American
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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Tim Cahill Indictment Edition)
When we last left Tim Cahill, he was the delusional Massachusetts Treasurer who seemed to think he could run for governor as an independent and actually win. Now he’s just indicted. From Tuesday’s Boston Globe: Timothy Cahill indicted in corruption … Continue reading →