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Debate wrap-up, city council notes
By adamg on Fri, 10/02/2009 - 7:58am
Basic news accounts: Globe | Herald.
Globe editors prnounced Flaherty a man who has found his voice and who could lead this great city of ours.
David Bernstein writes Flaherty did well, but so did the mayor, so the tie goes to the incumbent.
Peter Gelzinis defines the debate: Challenge to see which of the two candidates could best not answer specific questions. Adrian Walker overestimates the differences between Flaherty and Yoon. Scot Lehigh analyzes the mini-debate over "the Kid," i.e. Sam Yoon (Ed note: I didn't mention that in my debate notes because I wasn't sure I heard Flaherty actually calling him "the kid" - the kid? Jeez, he's six months younger than Flaherty - and the rest of the family wasn't paying enough attention to notice). The Herald highlights Menino's "jobs for votes" attack on Floon.
Other news:
David Bernstein reports that Reuben Kantor, Council President Mike Ross's chief of staff, has resigned to work on Ayanna Pressley's campaign.
The South End News compares the different approaches incumbent Chuck Turner and challenger Carlos Henriquez have toward the issues in District 7.
Over in Allston/Brighton, Wicked Local Allston/Brighton reports, Councilor Mark Ciommo and challenger Alex Selvig are wrangling over Ciommo's e-mail related to Boston College expansion - Ciommo won't simply hand over copies.
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Comments
Time for Decisiveness
Over at MinM and BMG, I contend that Flaherty has put himself (and Yoon) against it by timidity. They need new weapons to give voters compelling reasons to dump Da Mare.
Good night for the Mayor
I thought that the Mayor looked strong last night and I agree with Bernstein's assessment of Menino looking "quite good" and perhaps having the lead in the late innings. I also think that Lehigh's column in the Globe tagging Yoon as a "kid" and supplying quotes from both Flaherty and Menino calling Yoon the kid doesn't help the image of an alleged ticket struggling to define itself.
Mayor Made stuff up
Mayor Menino was not telling the truth in the debate last night. On Education, crime, reform in the Fire Department, Programs, minority representation, and budget debates, he simply made up facts and figures. Of course everything looks great when you are living in Wonderland.
Councilors' Chiefs of Staffs. Public records enquiries 17F Order
Boston City Councilors' Chiefs of Staffs haven't been very effective in the area of public records of Boston City Council. Public officials and candidates are needed who appoint staff with a better knowledge of FOI Freedom of Information public records principles and sunshine open public meetings principles of open transparent government. A hundred or so Boston City Council staff not very well empowered to cut through the red tape of a City Hall blocking access to public enquiries for public records of our municipal government. Other cities' public records are more readily available for public enquiry. It's an important and signal matter for the people of our metropolitan area that Boston government is recalcitrant. Even Boston City Council files 17F Orders on the Mayor because they can't get information! See also http://www.universalhub.com/taxonomy/term/4445
Menino called him "a good
Menino called him "a good kid", not "the kid".
It's a Boston colloqiuallism. It's a complement. Ever watch a baseball movie and hear the manager say "the kid can pitch" and he's talking about a washed up 40 year old?