Thanks—yeah made ch 25 news last night. Warren campaign insists she’s still an Indian. ping (see above, all)...
McScreamer on again today
word has it Andy Griffith dead; if in death pool not till next wk
Tierney press conf at 2—naw I don’t think he’ll drop out but he’s to answer questions about the Eremian affair
Someone did win death pool with name of Andy Griffith...will be done next wk when Howie returns
Wed column ping
John Tierney was shocked? Now thats a shocker!
By Howie Carr | Wednesday, July 4, 2012 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Columnists
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When it comes to his racketeering brothers-in-law, U.S. Rep. Johnny Pockets Tierney has decided to go with the same defense Claude Rains used in Casablanca.
Im shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!
At which point in the film a croupier hands Captain Renault a stack of cash and says, Your winnings, sir. That didnt happen yesterday at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, but it might as well have, for all of Pockets believability.
He brushed off those statements last week from his jailbird in-laws that hes the biggest liar in the world. And the reports of his knowledge of their multimillion-dollar gambling ring are mere misperceptions that are misperceiving the voters of the 6th Congressional District, whove sent more than one Democratic crook to Congress.
Im telling the truth, Tierney kept saying. They know me to be an honest person who tells the truth. ... Im an honest person and Im telling the truth.
The truth is, his wife grabbed $223,000 from her brothers. Oh, and shes done federal time, and one brother just began his three-year bit while the other one remains on the lam from a 442-count indictment. Plus, Mrs. Tierney invoked spousal privilege when asked about her husband.
The solon very believably said he merely assumed that all the do-re-mi being funneled through their bank accounts was nothing more than gifts of gratitude from her bookie brothers. The press conference was held at the Hawthorne Hotel the purchase of which once led to the misdemeanor federal conviction of a former Democratic congressman, Mike Harrington, as well as a $100,000 fine.
Harrington was succeeded by the first Pockets, Nicky Mavroules (D-Golden Banana). Nicky Pockets actually went to the can, in honor of which they hung the former Peabody mayors portrait in Peabody City Hall. Its that kind of district, which is why John Tierney hasnt already been ejected from Congress.
Visiting his in-laws multimillion-dollar gambling palace in Antigua, Tierney didnt notice the big-screen TVs, or the shady-looking guys on phones taking something called action nothing at all suspicious, in other words.
It seems to be a modest house, he recalled yesterday.
So was Ricks American Cafe.
Anyone expecting a Checkers-type speech from Tierney was disappointed. Being a moonbat means never having to say youre sorry. Just ask the fake Indian.
Meanwhile, Robert Eremian continues the family bookmaking tradition in the Caribbean. Has he posted the line yet on his brother-in-laws odds of being re-elected this fall?
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/view.bg?articleid=1061143335