A couple quick notes from new speaker Bob DeLeo’s first appearance before the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning.
DeLeo tried hard to reinforce the “hamburger guy” image he’s crafting for himself, mentioning that he still goes to the post office himself and does his own errands in Winthrop and Revere. Congrats on that count, [...]
Entries from March 31st, 2009
DeLeo Cracks Wise, Pans Earmarks
March 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Politics
Tags:Bob DeLeo·Legislature·Politics as Bloodsport·Sal DiMasi
Another Bum Added to Long List of Bums
March 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Politics
Today, Joe Malone uncorks the wildest early-morning attack on Beacon Hill since Joe Malone hurled a banana at a Fox morning show anchor through the window of a moving car (true story).
To wit, he blames state auditor/former heavyweight boxer Joe DiNucci for the MBTA’s bloated benefits. Throw the bums out! Sure, why not?
Malone is, of course, upstaged by [...]
Patrick’s New Headache
March 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Media, Politics
Dealing with the press is, doubtlessly, a pain in the ass job. It’s not just because the relationship between politicians and the press is, necessarily, an oppositional one. It’s also you’re up against deadlines and egos and, oftentimes, the fog of a brutal hangover.
But managing a press shop is also the easiest job in the [...]
Tags:Demagoguery·Deval Patrick
Werewolves (And Vampires?) of Boston
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
Today’s Globe takes a stab at relating to the youth of today. Which is to say, today’s Globe name-checks Twilight and the Facebook and Mean Girls while explaining how vampire hysteria came to overrun Boston Latin.
Also, there are Facebooking, gun-toting werewolves involved. Somehow.
The journalistic coup de grace has to be this here gem of sociological [...]
It’s Huge!
March 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Media
If today’s Herald headline – “Wheelchair vamp dwarf porn is big business online” – isn’t a contender for headline of the year, I don’t know what is.
Another Savior Sunk
March 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Politics
Here’s a quick update for the Barrowites out there who are still counting on gambling to pull Massachusetts out of this fiscal death spiral we’re all enjoying.
Today’s Journal has a story about a bloody cage brawl that’s erupting between one of the world’s biggest casino operators, MGM Mirage, and the formerly-wealthy emirate of Dubai. The pair [...]
Tags:Casinos·Deval Patrick·The Walking Dead·Tim Cahill·Wall Street Journal
Person Is Unhappy, Has Chalk
March 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Business
And just so that last post doesn’t unfairly cast aspersions on one subset of townies, here’s a picture of the handiwork of some angry South End art gallery patron.
It’s not the most cogent argument I’ve ever read. But, hey, way to make this dude smile.
Greetings from Somerville
March 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This is a photo of a parking space I snapped recently. See all the snow piled up?
Neither do I.
Tags:Communism
Boss Works It
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Music
Bruce Springsteen, who is apparently confused about what month it is, swung by a cable television studio last night and played Working on a Dream. It was a lot more somber than that time he played the song for network television cameras during a football game – and, I’d say, better.
The Daily Show With Jon [...]
Tags:Music
Believe in the Yeti
March 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Beer
The March issue of Beer Advocate magazine features a badass black title banner and a spiffy new redesign inside. It’s hitting finer mailboxes and barrooms right now. Like, as you read this right now.
Can’t wait? Here’s a peek at my interview with Great Divide founder and brewmaster Brian Dunn, online over here. Brian was good [...]
Tags:Beer
