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H1ghCh4r1ty
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 Posted - 11/16/2005 : 11:26:39 PM
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I really do not think that Mr. Hanlon has the disposition to take a firm stand on any issues.
He certainly has not shown that aspect of his personality during the campaign.
He will be ineffective and almost laughable as Mayor.
He is in a place where he knows he should NOT be in. Unless by now he really believes.
He has been propped up and forced to run for this position by former two time loser Johnny Mac and indicted school superintendant Freddie.
I am dissapointed for John Hanlon.
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/16/2005 : 11:42:30 PM
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| Disppointed FOR John Hanlon? How about disappointed IN John Hanlon. He's not naive to what these people are about . . . he's been around and played the game a long time. His comment in the Globe of "I'm happy. I made it"? It's like he's saying . . . okay, I'm here, now someone tell me what to do. And the "someone"s telling him are going to be the likes of the Marcheses, David Ravanesi, John McCarthy and, last but certainly most frightening, Fred Foresteire. |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 07:43:13 AM
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It makes perfect sense that Foresteire would have fed the Independent the "list." That's Fred's style. It's also Josh's style, too. There's no bastion of journalistic integrity at the "Co-Dependent" - this paper has been carrying Fred's water since they pulled into town, surveyed the land and found out where the money was.
We should have a separate area for posting, just for the CoDependent. For instance, this paper knocked Ragucci for not shaking Hanlon's hand on election night. Hanlon has never ONCE conceded to Ragucci in his two previous elections. |
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 08:35:53 AM
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Not that I have any interest in defending the Independent, but they also acknowledged that Hanlon never conceded in the previous two elections. That being said . . . the right thing would've been for the Mayor to concede. Even John McCarthy went to Ragucci in '97 when he lost -- and given McCarthy mammoth sized ego, that had to be a monumentally humbling thing for him to do.
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 08:55:35 AM
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| Lizbeth...point taken? But why knock the guy if his opponent has never shown him the same respect? Granted McCarthy did the right thing, but Hanlon never has - so why even make it an issue? It was just another opportunity for Josh to poke Ragucci. |
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 09:13:50 AM
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| Resnick has been on Hanlon's side since the beginning. Are we surprised that he would take a few final whacks at Ragucci, especially if he's following Foresteire's lead? But even some of the Mayor's own supporters have said that the Mayor should've done the right thing -- because it's the grown up thing to do. You can't excuse one man's bad behavior by pointing to the bad behavior of another. That's childish. |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 09:20:08 AM
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| Lizbeth - I agree with your point. I wish Ragucci has done the right thing, but I am not so naive as to ignore the "respect" quotient here. It's a guy thing. Hanlon showed no respect when he lost - and got none back. Even Gover went to Van Campen's party to concede, and there was no love lost between those two. |
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/17/2005 : 09:30:29 AM
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Yes, she did, and the Independent pointed that out as well and used it as an example of the way things should be done.
I'm not naive, either; and while I may be idealistic about they way I'd LIKE to see the local papers act, the reality is they're not in the business of fair and impartial reporting. They're in the business of catering to the bankroll of the moment. Resnick is what he is . . . a schill for Fred. But look at all the time we spend talking about it -- people read that paper in the same way people will stop to watch a traffic accident. It ain't pretty --but you just can't help yourself. |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 07:21:41 AM
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| Lizbeth, for the CoDependent to lecture anyone about how to behave is a little like a "call girl" telling a "street walker" to upgrade her standards. At the end of the day, a call girl is still a .... |
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 08:26:18 AM
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You seem to have a real grudge against the Independent. Do you think the behavior of the Advocate -- in the past and no doubt in the future -- has been any better? Do you remember the days of old Joe Curnane, when he didn't care who he eviscerated?
These three papers are interested in only one thing . . . advertising revenue. The rest of it is just a game to them. You say that the Independent is no bastion of journalistic integrity, and I agree. But you have to hold the other two papers to the same standard. Do you think "journalistic integrity" when you read the Advocate? Has the Leader Herald printed any sort of news story in recent memory? |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 09:26:11 AM
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| The CoDependent is the only one that printed a hit list. It's supported Freddy through his indictment and the audit, while the other papers either took a pass or at least took a cursory stab at reporting. None of the papers will get awards for courage...but the CoDependent is all about Fred. |
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 09:33:10 AM
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Yes they are . . . so was the Advocate at one time when Fred was paying big bucks to print full page ads attacking his enemies and using special ed money to do it. So was the Leader Herald at one time during the war between the Leader and the Advocate. The players move around the board, but the game is always the same with these guys -- whoever has the thickest wallet dictates the terms.
And no, it doesn't make it right. |
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Court4Fred
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 11:22:39 AM
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| What will they do if Fred goes to jail? |
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lizbeth
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 11:40:14 AM
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| That will be the most interesting chess move of all, won't it? |
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WICKED PISSA
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Posted - 11/18/2005 : 12:37:35 PM
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| If he goes, I hope I know his cell mate. There's some compensation the kids in this city deserve. The way I figure it, he screwed them, so....pay back's a bitch. |
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