Those who are still upset about Deval Patrick’s election last November should realize that things could be worse. After all, it’s not as though he won in the 1990s or early-2000s--when media glorification of Patrick would have been far more repellent than it is now.
Remember the ultra-liberal African-American Boston newspaper columnists who were prominent in the 1990s and early-2000s? If Patrick had been governor back then, those columnists would have served as a hyper-obnoxious "amen corner," defending Patrick from any and all criticism, no matter how slight.
Those of us who remember that era look back in horror upon the moonbattery exhibited by those writers. They glorified everything Democrat and demonized everything Republican; they couldn’t wait to brand as racist anyone who supported welfare reform, opposed illegal immigration, or questioned the legality of racial quotas.
Had Patrick been running the show during that era, those columnists woul...
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BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick’s budget cuts could have been much worse for homeowners, farmers and others who benefit from the state’s environmental programs.... more
Marijuana decriminalization presenting logistical hurdles - Belmont, MA - Belmont Citizen-Herald
BOSTON, MASS. - State and county law enforcement officials are encountering major obstacles in trying to implement the voter-approved decriminalization of less than an ounce of marijuana, with a month remaining before the new law takes effect.
Gov. Deval Patrick’s top public safety aide has been working with district attorneys to conceive the tools necessary to enforce the voter mandate, ... more
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Fuzzy math perhaps ?In November, two weeks after Deval Patrick swept to a resounding victory in the governor’s race, his political advisers believed that his campaign was so flush with cash that they reimbursed the candidate $200,000.
Now, his campaign manager, John Walsh , acknowledges that Patrick’s political committee made a miscalculation and is struggling to pay off its debts.
At year’s end, Patrick’s committee owed $58,662 to a host of companies, consult... more
Money Train From: devalpatrickwatch.com Post Date: 2007-01-25 01:07:52
I think this was the scandal Scott Allen Miller was referring to...
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Radio Ga-Ga From: devalpatrickwatch.com Post Date: 2007-01-23 17:05:15
Don’t you get the sense that the same folks who are looking forward to WRKO-AM’s transformation into a pro-Democrat station are also the same folks who fervently backed Deval Patrick’s gubernatorial campaign?
It appears that the only people who are embracing the "change" WRKO plans to offer are hardcore Patrick partisans, the same folks who felt that Scott Allen Miller, John DePetro, and Howie Carr went "over the edge" in their criticisms of Patrick last fall .
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Not to be outdone by Mitt Romney when it comes to utilizing the internet and embracing new ways to get your message out, Deval Patrick will soon be launching a weekly podcast .
Starting Friday, people will be able to listen to the behind-the-scenes experiences of the state’s new governor in his own voice. Patrick plans to launch a podcast that will be available on the state website at www.mass.gov and will include policy announcements and commentaries on a variety of issues.
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