has opened up a $400K line of credit for campaign to unseat Senator John Kerry.
Four hundred G's? O'Reilly must've fetched up some mighty big lobsters from the ocean deep to qualify for that kind of scratch in these credit starved times.
This is the bit I love though, When asked about his fundraising to date, the Gloucester Times quote this response from O'Reilly:
"I had to make a choice of whether to use my own money or lock myself in a room and not meet people," O'Reilly said."
Given what I saw of O'Reilly's snarky insolent performance before the Arlington Town Democratic Committee I can only say that Ed might wanna think about locking himself in that room and scaring up some more cashola.
For one thing O'Reilly can spend it on a good speech therapist to show him how to wipe that shit eating smirk off his face and make use his "indoor voice" when talking to intimate groups.
Just sayin'...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Steve Stark,
the Boston Phoenix's national politics guy, has definitively run out of ideas in April of a Presidential election year.
That is a sad indictment of the man's ability as a pundit...bereft of material, otherwise why would he be shilling for a dark horse presidential candidacy from Al Gore???!!!
The problem with most of today's punditariat is that they are over-paid, under talented, decadent and lazy to a fault.
Steve wants Al in the race because he thinks it'll perk up his own lame-ass copy...I mean has the guy had anything worthwhile to say since January?
Besides the voluptuary in Steve wants to spend the fall rehashing Love Canal, Who invented the internet and provided the inspiration for "Love Story".
The fact that the rest of us are on the cusp of paying $10 a gallon for gasoline at the pump gats no heat with the Steve Starks of the world.
The world is falling apart out there, and all Steve can think is reliving the glory days of campaign 2000.
No Steve's ilk are bored...life isn't exciting enough for them, with no third party harlequinade on the horizon they are reduced to shilling for their favorite whipping boy, Al Gore.
Fortunately the former Vice President is too smart for this lot, granted that isn't say much...but it is clear Al doesn't want in. He fully understands the debased character of the national media as it relates to democrats in general and Al Gore in particular.
So look for Steve to start shilling for Ralph Nader or Roger Clemens or Pat Paulsen or cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch next week.
Anything to relieve the boredom...
That is a sad indictment of the man's ability as a pundit...bereft of material, otherwise why would he be shilling for a dark horse presidential candidacy from Al Gore???!!!
The problem with most of today's punditariat is that they are over-paid, under talented, decadent and lazy to a fault.
Steve wants Al in the race because he thinks it'll perk up his own lame-ass copy...I mean has the guy had anything worthwhile to say since January?
Besides the voluptuary in Steve wants to spend the fall rehashing Love Canal, Who invented the internet and provided the inspiration for "Love Story".
The fact that the rest of us are on the cusp of paying $10 a gallon for gasoline at the pump gats no heat with the Steve Starks of the world.
The world is falling apart out there, and all Steve can think is reliving the glory days of campaign 2000.
No Steve's ilk are bored...life isn't exciting enough for them, with no third party harlequinade on the horizon they are reduced to shilling for their favorite whipping boy, Al Gore.
Fortunately the former Vice President is too smart for this lot, granted that isn't say much...but it is clear Al doesn't want in. He fully understands the debased character of the national media as it relates to democrats in general and Al Gore in particular.
So look for Steve to start shilling for Ralph Nader or Roger Clemens or Pat Paulsen or cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch next week.
Anything to relieve the boredom...
Monday, April 28, 2008
Whenever....
the wind departs movement conservatism's sails and destiny ceases to caress their fevered brows, whenever the true believers, Buckley's proverbial happy few feel desperate, they start up with the "guilt by association meme".
Such is the case with Jeff Jacoby's column in yesterday's Sunday Globe in which the laughing young senescence insists that having an ex-weatherman for a neighbor makes Senator Barack Obama a bad persom.
It is a low tactic from Jeff who as usual cuts a clumsy comical figure in the public prints with this new attempt to gain a seat at the senior bully's table in Cafeteria USA.
I really don't care what an old fool like William Ayers thinks, he is obviously a man of the past as much as John McCain or Jeff Jacoby for that matter.
What I do care about is whether or not Barack Obama can prevent me from reverting to the status of an ill-paid drudge with a temp agency.
And anyway...Jeff Jacoby ought to be grateful to the Weather Underground, it was the fear of dingbat outfits like them that helped Richard Nixon cement his hold on power.
Hell, the Committee to Re-Elect President Nixon used to hire faux hippies to picket the White House sporing "McGovern in 1972" buttons.
Ah but that is Jeff Jacoby and the modern conservative sensibility, disloyal to those what helped them back in the day.
Sick
Demented
Typical.
Such is the case with Jeff Jacoby's column in yesterday's Sunday Globe in which the laughing young senescence insists that having an ex-weatherman for a neighbor makes Senator Barack Obama a bad persom.
It is a low tactic from Jeff who as usual cuts a clumsy comical figure in the public prints with this new attempt to gain a seat at the senior bully's table in Cafeteria USA.
I really don't care what an old fool like William Ayers thinks, he is obviously a man of the past as much as John McCain or Jeff Jacoby for that matter.
What I do care about is whether or not Barack Obama can prevent me from reverting to the status of an ill-paid drudge with a temp agency.
And anyway...Jeff Jacoby ought to be grateful to the Weather Underground, it was the fear of dingbat outfits like them that helped Richard Nixon cement his hold on power.
Hell, the Committee to Re-Elect President Nixon used to hire faux hippies to picket the White House sporing "McGovern in 1972" buttons.
Ah but that is Jeff Jacoby and the modern conservative sensibility, disloyal to those what helped them back in the day.
Sick
Demented
Typical.
Friday, April 25, 2008
It is a nice day out...
Let us spend a thirty two seconds or so imbibing the wisdom of Adlai E. Stevenson.
It is appalling to note that most of what he is discussing bedevils this republic some fifty two years later.
It is appalling to note that most of what he is discussing bedevils this republic some fifty two years later.
Never fear Judge Scalia
I'll get over it,...when you and your pals who voted in the majority on "Bush v. Gore" have been dragged off the court and sent packing back to private life with a boot print on your asses.
I'll be way over it quite frankly.
Have to give Scalia credit, he'll be the last praetorian out of the District of Columbia even as the rest of his class are running for cover clutching the last of their ill gotten gains.
As such he remains a beacon of hope to every conservative who believes in winning at any cost and a shining example to every bully in the republic.
I'll be way over it quite frankly.
Have to give Scalia credit, he'll be the last praetorian out of the District of Columbia even as the rest of his class are running for cover clutching the last of their ill gotten gains.
As such he remains a beacon of hope to every conservative who believes in winning at any cost and a shining example to every bully in the republic.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
The TSA is in da house
over at the Alewife Red Line station, sketchy details to be found at Channel Zero.
4th Middlesex state senate update...
retird firefighter Arlington resident Kenny Donnelly has apparently taken out papers to run for the democratic nomination for state senate in the 4th middlesex district, a seat currently held by Arlington's own James Marzilli.
Ken Donnelly joins Arlington selectman Jack Hurd in the usual bid to oust Jim Marzilli (who has by now endured multiple challenges to his incumbency from within the democratic party since 1990...battle tested doesn't begin to describe the guy).
On the surface this is good news for Marzilli, both Donnelly and Hurd will draw heavily from the 30 to 40% of Arlington voters who hate Jim with a passion. Moreover this obliquely points to a split within the eternally anti-Marzilli town hall gang between the nascent Hurd and Donnelly factions. One wonders though with whom state representative Garballey and selectperson Mahon will line up?
I'm guessing Donnelly, he was their man on horseback last fall nothing much has happened since then to change that.
It'll be an interesting primary contest to say the least, three candidates from Arlington on the hustings and we haven't heard from Lexington, Billerica, Burlington and Woburn yet.
Donnelly does have some cashola left over from the special election and no doubt his "volunteers" are tanned rested and ready. On the other hand, he did give Marzilli a rousing endorsement last November after the primary he is gonna have to explain to the democrats of the district just what has changed to send him back onto the streets braying for change.
Hurd has excellent name recognition in Arlington (he comes from an old political family within the local democratic organization) but is congenitally laid back and has never expressed himself on some of the great controversies of the day. If he can raise the money he could be formidable though....hard to see what kind of business he will do in Lexington and beyond.
Frankly I'm a little nonplussed at the ongoing anti-Marzilli jihad in Arlington, after eighteen years you'd think it would abate, but no it flames up worse than ever.
It is also a little odd to note that Donnelly and Hurd both turned down a chance at the open state rep's seat this winter to make this dubious race...thus clearing the way for young Sean Garballey to carry the day.
The regulars and the town hall gang in Arlington make weird decisions that is all I can say.
Ken Donnelly joins Arlington selectman Jack Hurd in the usual bid to oust Jim Marzilli (who has by now endured multiple challenges to his incumbency from within the democratic party since 1990...battle tested doesn't begin to describe the guy).
On the surface this is good news for Marzilli, both Donnelly and Hurd will draw heavily from the 30 to 40% of Arlington voters who hate Jim with a passion. Moreover this obliquely points to a split within the eternally anti-Marzilli town hall gang between the nascent Hurd and Donnelly factions. One wonders though with whom state representative Garballey and selectperson Mahon will line up?
I'm guessing Donnelly, he was their man on horseback last fall nothing much has happened since then to change that.
It'll be an interesting primary contest to say the least, three candidates from Arlington on the hustings and we haven't heard from Lexington, Billerica, Burlington and Woburn yet.
Donnelly does have some cashola left over from the special election and no doubt his "volunteers" are tanned rested and ready. On the other hand, he did give Marzilli a rousing endorsement last November after the primary he is gonna have to explain to the democrats of the district just what has changed to send him back onto the streets braying for change.
Hurd has excellent name recognition in Arlington (he comes from an old political family within the local democratic organization) but is congenitally laid back and has never expressed himself on some of the great controversies of the day. If he can raise the money he could be formidable though....hard to see what kind of business he will do in Lexington and beyond.
Frankly I'm a little nonplussed at the ongoing anti-Marzilli jihad in Arlington, after eighteen years you'd think it would abate, but no it flames up worse than ever.
It is also a little odd to note that Donnelly and Hurd both turned down a chance at the open state rep's seat this winter to make this dubious race...thus clearing the way for young Sean Garballey to carry the day.
The regulars and the town hall gang in Arlington make weird decisions that is all I can say.
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