tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post4473436650980473937..comments2023-10-17T06:24:02.378-04:00Comments on Fall River-tastic: Pot Calling the Kettle Blackshamrockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10081731309346415947noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-45594427162202438572008-12-06T23:16:00.000-05:002008-12-06T23:16:00.000-05:00To Anon 20:32You are correct. For change to take ...To Anon 20:32<BR/><BR/>You are correct. For change to take place in this city people have to be willing to say no.<BR/><BR/>People such as Correia feed on the fear of people, and with the help of some of the bullies he is able to raise vast amounts of money which scare off most people from running for office.<BR/><BR/>Those same bullies make sure that their variances and other gifts they keep getting, keep coming.Tom Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033973375820057223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-56992703041511230992008-12-06T20:32:00.000-05:002008-12-06T20:32:00.000-05:00To Anon at 11:08...YOU CAN SAY NO. I wish people i...To Anon at 11:08...YOU CAN SAY NO. I wish people in this city would stand up for themselves and stop being intimidated by boobs like Correia. You're the reason we're in this mess. If everyone says so, what's the Mayor to do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-68247227934841367112008-12-05T12:39:00.000-05:002008-12-05T12:39:00.000-05:00sounds like whoever runs against bob better have s...sounds like whoever runs against bob better have some bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-63473000188044733212008-12-05T11:08:00.000-05:002008-12-05T11:08:00.000-05:00Here is another accomplishmentAnd while Fall River...Here is another accomplishment<BR/><BR/>And while Fall River is tanking......... <BR/>http://fallrivertalks.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2799&posted=1#post2799 <BR/>Originally Posted by Builder <BR/>Ok, I admit it, I went to the Mayor's Xmas party last night at the Venus. $125 a ticket and it was wall-to-wall packed. There had to be over a thousand people there. Most were like me, and got 'hit up' to buy tickets. It's very difficult to refuse, if you are in business in this area. I bumped into a lot of people in my industry and allthough things are really ruff right now, and very few builders can afford it, you just can't say 'no' when you get tapped to buy the tickets. You can't help but think that if you refuse, you'll have a much more difficult time with permits in the future. Maybe it's a misconception, and I have no proof one way or the other. But that's how most people in my business feel about these expensive tickets. I remember when these things were $35 or $50 bucks. $125 each really hurts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-41469435773056312772008-12-04T14:52:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:52:00.000-05:00WHAT IS YOUR VOTE WORTH?????Per-Vote Spending by M...WHAT IS YOUR VOTE WORTH?????<BR/><BR/><BR/>Per-Vote Spending by Mayoral Candidates<BR/>2007<BR/>Name City Amount Won/Lost<BR/>1. William Phelan ( I ) Quincy $41.58 Lost<BR/>2. Joseph Curtatone ( I ) Somerville $33.79 Won<BR/>3. Joseph McGonagle Everett $32.53 Lost<BR/>4. Carlo DeMaria Jr. Everett $31.67 Won<BR/>5. Robert Correia Fall River $31.65 Won<BR/>6. Jeannette McCarthy ( I ) Waltham $31.12 Won<BR/>7. E. Thomas Donnelly Fitchburg $23.86 Lost<BR/>8. Thomas Koch Quincy $22.25 Won<BR/>9. James Harrington ( I ) Brockton $21.35 Won<BR/>10. William Manzi III ( I ) Methuen $18.99 Won<BR/>(I) = Incumbent<BR/>TheThe Sterile News Fall Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801571213435324887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-32092781342670541902008-12-04T14:48:00.000-05:002008-12-04T14:48:00.000-05:00Here is another one, who has the most favors to re...Here is another one, who has the most favors to repay??!!!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>For the Entire State of Mass???<BR/>http://www.mass.gov/ocpf/studies/mayor_rpt07.pdf<BR/><BR/>The top fundraiser among mayoral candidates in 2007 was Mayor Robert Correia of Fall<BR/>River, who raised $293,353. Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston topped the list in 2005,<BR/>raising $1.3 million. The 2003 top fundraiser was Mayor Joseph Curtatone of Somerville,<BR/>who raised $262,218 in a successful campaign to unseat an incumbent.The Sterile News Fall Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801571213435324887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-27426666932401820002008-12-04T13:13:00.000-05:002008-12-04T13:13:00.000-05:00The Mayor, when he was a state rep had the squash ...The Mayor, when he was a state rep had the squash named the vegetable of massachusetts, how about that for an achievement?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-33133006189378077372008-12-04T10:59:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:59:00.000-05:00You do have a point.That "paper" needs to dump "th...You do have a point.<BR/><BR/>That "paper" needs to dump "the worst editor in the world," and get an objective professionalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-17538902330965529902008-12-04T10:05:00.000-05:002008-12-04T10:05:00.000-05:00Why do you think the blogs are so popular, even th...Why do you think the blogs are so popular, even the "anti-bloggers" in city politics read them. Fall River does not have investigative or objective radio or newspaper.<BR/>Your comments are not sterilized<BR/>or ommitted from the paper and you are not hung up on the radio! <BR/>The powers that be can't stop you from making a statement like they could in the good ol' boy days and they are very frustrated now.The Sterile News Fall Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15801571213435324887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-19520783563844182602008-12-04T09:37:00.000-05:002008-12-04T09:37:00.000-05:00You do have a point.You do have a point.shamrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081731309346415947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-64053932166351358662008-12-04T08:06:00.000-05:002008-12-04T08:06:00.000-05:00Haphazardly accusing a newspaper of inaccurate rep...Haphazardly accusing a newspaper of inaccurate reporting/facts can most certainly damage their reputation.<BR/><BR/>What reputation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-49991490896423244032008-12-04T04:25:00.000-05:002008-12-04T04:25:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, but both the Herald News and WSAR are j...I'm sorry, but both the Herald News and WSAR are jokes. The Herald is a rag of a paper with bad writing, no investigative journalism, too many syndicated columnists, and yes, it does play favorites (ahem, Lambert), despite the fact that Correia is not one of them. WSAR? Well, it's a mouthpiece run like a circus by a selfish family that cares nothing for the greater good of Fall River and only deepening its pockets at anyone else's expenses. The fourth estate has been dead in Fall River for a long time. Otherwise many morons we have for leaders would never have been able to get elected in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-41869653596676800542008-12-03T23:27:00.000-05:002008-12-03T23:27:00.000-05:00What were the circumstances of Bernie Sullivan's d...What were the circumstances of Bernie Sullivan's departure from the Herald News-was he canned?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-82186566540216342582008-12-03T22:02:00.000-05:002008-12-03T22:02:00.000-05:00the trouble is that wsar preacher sullivan is a bi...the trouble is that wsar preacher sullivan is a biased journalist and so is herald news editor lisa straton two incompetentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-90019425885643837092008-12-03T17:31:00.000-05:002008-12-03T17:31:00.000-05:00Haphazardly accusing a newspaper of inaccurate rep...Haphazardly accusing a newspaper of inaccurate reporting/facts can most certainly damage their reputation. The Bernie/WSAR editorial offered no support to back up their claims. Like I said in the post, irresponsible accusations like this would likely damage the business/reputation of the Herald. Again, it seems to me, unless WSAR can prove that there is any truth to the statements made - this is libelous.shamrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081731309346415947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-67075254373818257852008-12-03T17:13:00.000-05:002008-12-03T17:13:00.000-05:00First of all, can anybody tell me what an inaccura...First of all, can anybody tell me what an inaccurate fact is? If something is inaccurate, how the hell is it it a fact. Is it a false truth?<BR/><BR/>Secondly, we all know Bernie was given a call by you know who to do this bias editorial.<BR/><BR/>WSAR cannot go any further than they have to protect his highness.Tom Painehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02033973375820057223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-25410718344707000422008-12-03T17:11:00.000-05:002008-12-03T17:11:00.000-05:00The larger irony here of course is the fact that M...The larger irony here of course is the fact that Mr. Sullivan is the former Editor of the Herald News who was removed fro that position back in the early 1990's in no small part because of his biased attacks on the then Mayor of Fall River. Small world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-15888379770078981652008-12-03T16:53:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:53:00.000-05:00That was a succint and accurate summary of the edi...That was a succint and accurate summary of the editorial.shamrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081731309346415947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-71596560099349649422008-12-03T16:39:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:39:00.000-05:00Why's everyone always pickin on me?! I don't like ...Why's everyone always pickin on me?! I don't like it wah wah wah Bernie Sullivan for Mayor Correia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5011463182147161614.post-23162678306446920592008-12-03T16:22:00.000-05:002008-12-03T16:22:00.000-05:00In listening to Mr. Sullivan's oration, I particul...In listening to Mr. Sullivan's oration, I particularly enjoyed the passage wherein he observed about the Herald News that " . . . someone has clearly lost his objectivity when it comes to Mayor Correia and his administration." By contrast, we listeners of WSAR are fortunate indeed in the knowledge that the staff of that radio station pursues such scrupulous objectivity when it comes to the mayor and his cohorts. Wait . . . is that the sound of myriad straight faces turning to raucous laughter???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com