Oh no he di-n't!
Left: Our politically incorrect governor.
Prominent black Bay Staters are outraged by Gov. Mitt Romney’s use of the words “tar baby” to describe the Big Dig as he stumped for presidential points in Iowa.
“Tar baby is a totally inappropriate phrase in the 21st century. If Calvin Coolidge didn’t use it, why the hell should Mitt Romney?” railed Larry Jones, a black Republican and civil rights activist.
Tar baby can refer to a sticky mess, but it also has been recognized as an epithet to humiliate black people. President Bush’s spokesman Tony Snow learned that in May when his expression, “I don’t want to hug the tar baby of trying to comment on the program,” raised the hackles of political correctness.
What do you think of Romney's use of the term? Leave comments!
Business vancancies low here
In the Route 128 North commercial real estate market, vacancy continues to drop while asking rents rise, albeit slowly. In its mid-year Market Review, CRESA Partners in Boston reports that the 128 North market covering Burlington to Beverly, including Bedford, Danvers, Lynnfield, Peabody, Reading, Salem, Stoneham, Wakefield and Woburn is experiencing a slow-but-steady office recovery.
They also report that Wakefield, Stoneham and Woburn have the lowest vacancy rates along 128 North.
d and Woburn is experiencing a slow-but-steady office recovery.
The Beacon Hill Equivalent of Last-Minute Cramming
It was a busy day on Beacon Hill Monday as state lawmakers plowed through a long list of unfinished business trying to beat a midnight deadline when the formal portion of their two-year legislative session ended.
On the agenda was an overhaul of the state's welfare rules intended to protect some recipients from tougher work requirements while making sure federal funds keep flowing into the state.
The House and Senate also were working on hammering out differences between legislation cracking down on sex offenders and easing the statute of limitations on reporting child sex abuse crimes; changing the rules for teen drivers; and updating child labor laws.
(Sources: Wakefield Daily Item, Boston Globe, Boston Herald)
Monday, July 31, 2006
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