I saw the link for it on Drudge--and yes, it made Howie's headline page too
>>500-Pound NYPD Officer Loses Pension Bid
Posted on 01/12/2008 11:45:46 PM PST by raccoonradio
Gingrich wrote a book about Massachusetts? BTW, what's the "world that works"? ;-)
I managed to catch the end of Limbaugh today, and a caller was critical of Gingrich's kowtowing to the global warming scam.
That's just the latest among a number of questionable statements and positions spewing forth from Gingrich.
This is pretty tough to listen to today with the "Mitt has to win,or he's toast"bit.
The guy has the delegate lead for cryin out loud.
Hell,Matt Keneseth won the NASCAR series a few years ago with tons of second place finishes.
I think a number of unlikely people have bought into — or say they do — the global warming scam. I’m not sure why — just figure it’s a losing battle, and if they don’t come out on the “right” (read: wrong) side of it, no one will listen to anything else they have to say?
Column ping
Mumbles’ eloquence speaks for itself
By Howie Carr | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 | http://www.bostonherald.com
Forget last night’s State of the City speech. Mayor “Mumbles” Menino always tries to put his best foot forward once he crosses Local 718’s annual picket line at the Strand.
But where you can really observe Mumbles in real-life form is on the cable-access channel. In Boston, “Wayne’s World” is Mumbles’ World. This is where he addresses the issues that are on his mind, so to speak, or should I say, misspeak.
Once he presented himself to the electorate as the “urban mechanic” laboring in the urban garage. But that was many elections ago and many failed municipal transmissions and radiators, none of which was covered under the warranty. Now, in his golden years, Mumbles has morphed into a veritable de Tocqueville, to use two words he has never heard.
All dialogue guaranteed verbatim, and you can listen to almost all of the sound cuts for yourself at bostonherald.com. As Mumbles opined recently:
“Right now in America, we have the most complacent American citizenry we have ever had.”
America, how does that make you feel, America?
Crime is of course a major problem, right, Mumbles?
“A lot work has to remains to be done.”
But surely City Hall is in the forefront of ending the scourge of crime.
“My administration,” he says, “has also taken steps to impl-, com-complement your services through initiatives such as the violence intervention and promotion protection prevention - I’m sorry, program.”
Recently the mayor mentioned illegal immigration. He’s had enough of this mean-spirited talk about aliens and their crimes and welfare dependency: “It is a yesterday’s issue,” he said, and then mentioned someone else in the room who was born in a foreign land.
“We here because of some others guys too - what’s his name? Ortiz? I think he just ahhhh went back to the ahhhh Dominican Republican.”
That’s right, the Dominican Republican. Not to be confused with the Springfield Republican - a newspaper. Or the Belmont Republican - Mitt Romney.
Oh sure, Mumbles has got his problems with the local jakes - you saw it in yesterday’s Herald. Thank God, no firefighter temporarily working in a higher pay grade slipped on an ice patch last night in Uphams Corner, twisted his ankle and suffered a tragic career-ending tax-free disability. At least not that we know of - yet.
But don’t worry, this labor dispute will end the way they always do in Boston. Mumbles will cave. Because he listens to 718.
“Many human union members and many of their families have come up to me in the last couple of months.”
Also, presumably, many of the non-human members of the local as well, although they weren’t mentioned.
The mayor just wants to make sure all Bostonians are safe this winter, and that means keeping space heaters safe.
“Remember that space heaters need space.”
Sometimes on television at night, Mumbles is just there, in front of a podium, suddenly talking in an unknown location. Like during this recent peroration:
“It’s humbling to think about the important causes and movements that got start, their start, in this halls decades and decades ago.”
Yes, he said “this halls.” Not to be confused with ‘these hall.”
A Renaissance man is Mumbles. He loves attending the music festivals that make Boston the world-class city that it is, unless of course gunfire breaks out.
“We had thousand and thousand of folks, great music.”
Now that the State of the City address is history, Mumbles should take a long vacation. I hear the Dominican Republican is nice this time of year.
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1066800
BUMP another classic from Howie.
I’m tired of listening to “Miles” too...
Howie at his best!
Wed. show ping
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Howie Carr
Now it is on to South Carolina..who do you think will be the next candidate to drop out?
Yesterday’s poll was right on the money:
>>Will Mitt win the Michigan primary today?
Yes
78%
No
22%
...
Newt Gingrich due today.
Short of a “Mush from the Wimp” headline, no “news” organization will point out the obvious.
Where’s Roger Clinton? EXACTLY!
I see he has acting credits. My guess is that he is making a movie with Amy Fisher.
His mug shot: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/rclintonmug1.html
Thu ping
Just saw Roger Clinton in “Fred Claus”, an utterly forgettable flick. He played himself along with one of the Baldwin brothers and Stallone’s brother in a self-help group for people with famous siblings. The scene was a hoot, one of about 10 laugh lines in the entire movie.
I saw the link for it on Drudge--and yes, it made Howie's headline page too
>>500-Pound NYPD Officer Loses Pension Bid
LOL, I’m sure Howie will be all over the 500lb cop! Wonder if he will comment on the firefighters, I don’t listen to tommy tune out, I don’t particularly like him, however, someone told me he had Ed Kelly from the firefighters union on this morning and it got pretty ugly at times, most listeners were not on the side of the union......
oops—that link (pic of Chief Wiggum w/ donut) worked
_before_...
Who knows if he’ll talk about the 500 pound cop. Right now
he’s talking Huckabee aka Gomer Pyle, and his discussion of
“fried squirrel”.
ROCKY...THE FRYING SQUIRREL!
“Tastes like chicken”...speaking of which, I’m heading to Tewksbury to try the new El Pollo Loco—a chain that’s
big out west (I went to one nr Anaheim last yr while in
that area) and is just coming out this way. Acc. to their
site, they also have one at Foxwoods and the next nearest one after that? Chicago!
But it’s coming to scenic Chelsea soon.
GATORS IN A-1 SAUCE??? Squirrel with tartar sauce, squirrel marangue pie! Howie’s killing me!
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