Romney is a Fraud

2012-11-06T13:26:00.000-05:00

Mitt-Faced

2011-06-03T20:42:00.002-04:00

Chimera ChangeWillard Mitt, the newly minted liberal conservative former Fraud Governor of the Commonwealth, recently pandered to a New Hampshire crowd that he thinks man has contributed to climate change and urged a reduction of greenhouse gases, saying "I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that. It's important for us to reduce our emissions of

2008-01-17T21:27:00.000-05:00

CountdownIn honor of Willard Mitt's recent appearance on Countdown with Keith Olbermann wherein he declaimed lobbyist Ron Kaufman's role as a leader in his campaign we reprise for your dining pleasure our paeon to Kaufman's links to Team Reform, titled: Picket Charge or Grate Minds Think Alike.For dessert here's Senior Advisor Ron Kaufman humping Willard Mitt to MSNBC.Oh yeah, and here's a press

2007-12-18T20:26:00.000-05:00

Wish ListIf I wasn't such a fraud I'd have to admit to feeling like a fraud. Not a word to any of you in several dozen weeks. Then with Christmas just around the corner ... I skulk back into your dreary lives. It's almost as if I'm stopping by only to remind you that it's time for you to buy me your Christmas gift.But that would be presumptuous of me. For all I know, you're not even a

2007-06-10T10:21:00.000-04:00

Fraudo Flips on Gay Rights Flip. AgainWhile stumping in New Hampshire recently Willard Mitt reportedly extolled the virtues of gay couples raising children by saying that "(t)here are other ways to raise kids that’s fine: single moms, grandparents raising kids, gay couples raising kids. That’s the American way, to have people have their freedom of choice." (source: Boston Herald, June 10,

2007-05-25T08:04:00.001-04:00

Call of the MildWillard Mitt yesterday strapped on his best brass voice to intone in support of the war on terrorism that "(t)he only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." (source: Boston Globe, 5/25/2007)What a great quote to relate to the defense of America. Even though it was first uttered by a Brit. But why is Fraudo using it? Because Willard Mitt is

2007-04-20T10:30:00.000-04:00

Lies, Damn Lies, and StatisticsAccording to Doonesbury, if you do an internet "search on flip-flop and Mitt Romney" you "get 5,435,000 hits."This is obviously a mis-guided attempt by the liberal media to paint Williard Mitt in the worst possible light.Kindly note:if you Google <"Mitt Romney" "flip-flop"> you only get 95,500 hits.if you Google <"Mitt Romney" flip-flop> you only get 159,000 hits.if

2007-01-03T01:24:00.000-05:00

Exit Rampwith apologies to C. C. Moore T'was the last day in office and all through the placeloyal Willard Mitt minions stared off into space.The future that once they thought looked so darn brightwas now dimmer than dark Guatamalian night.The leader they'd held in such proud veneratonseemed now more consumed with his hair coloration.His stance on abortion was firm as loose sand.His civil

2006-12-14T14:06:00.000-05:00

Wish ListI'm the luckiest fella north of the Rio Grande. I cleaned up the Mess on Beacon Hill - as promised - and now I'm off to clean up the Mess on Capital Hill. Not that there is a mess on Capital Hill, what with our Republican President and Congress. But with the Democrats taking over the House and Senate there will be! And I'm just the guy to clean it up.But enough about me. Lets talk

2006-12-01T08:05:00.000-05:00

Romney es un FraudeThe Boston Globe has charged that Willard Mitt used illegal aliens to keep his Massachusetts manse safe from illegal crab grass. (source: Boston Globe, 12/1/2006)Romney's reaction at getting outed for using Guatemalan illegals as day laborers?"Aw, geez." (source: Boston Globe, 12/1/2006)Now that's an unfortunate response from or someone who has kept right-wing seating

2006-11-22T08:23:00.000-05:00

Fraudo Don't SurfAs twilight falls on Team Reform and the helicoptors begin their approach to the loyalists who are huddled atop the golden dome Willard Mitt has quietly begun to hand out gubernatorial party favors.Among the first in line was Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman who received an appointment to the Brookline Housing Authority. (source: Boston Globe, 11/22/2006)Setting

2006-11-07T20:07:00.000-05:00

Verbatim"(Fraud) Governor (Willard Mitt) Romney took his best shot at electing more Republicans in 2004, raising record amounts of money for the state party, but despite his best efforts the party did not pick up a single seat. While the (fraud) governor will continue to raise money locally and help recruit candidates, his major political focus now as RGA chairman is helping GOP governors in

2006-06-01T07:59:00.000-04:00

Wicked MintWe remember it like it was January 14, 2003. Willard Mitt said that he would save the Realm, or at least $5,000, by not having the Highway Department repaint his name on project signs, and 'end the practice of putting up signs with the names of public officials in front of state construction projects.'"What a waste of money to use taxpayers' funds to create monuments to the egos of

2006-05-16T21:38:00.000-04:00

Google BugleDo you know what we love about Google? (Other than when you 'Google' "Romney" RiaF pops up at number four.)Google has become the backyard fence for the 'I don't have time to do anything else but go to Google' set.Want to know how to make a Rhubarb Pie? Google it.Want to know who starred in the greatest movie ever made? Google it.Google has become the place to go when you want to

2006-04-26T19:42:00.000-04:00

Romney is a Pinko!This is for y'all in South Cackalacky who think Willard Mitt is a good ole boy in waiting, looking protect the hinderlands from the evils of homer-saxuals.See, back in aught two, Team Reform distributed BRIGHT-PINK fliers at the Boston (gasp) Gay Pride (gasp gasp) Parade.And as if the color's not bad enough, Romney even had some pesky text printed up as well: "All citizens

2006-03-14T13:52:00.000-05:00

Teer EyeHBO recently put Willard Mitt on the hot-seat by airing Big Love, a show that features a Mormon who "becomes a polygamist (and) needs Viagra to keep up with his three demanding wives in Salt Lake City." (source: Boston Herald, 3/11/2006)(Long-time readers of this space may recall that Romney's great-grandfather, Miles Park Romney, was a polygamist who had four wives and 30 children, and

2006-02-06T08:10:00.000-05:00

Conn. ManEvery night at two hours before midnight flood-lights should illuminate the State House and a stentorian voice should declaim "It's ten o'clock. Do you know where your (fraud) Governor's legal counsel is?" Then the populace could place wagers on whether Willard Mitt's loyal legal beagle is at work or at home, (and if the latter, in or outside of Massachusetts.)Then the State Police

2005-12-22T08:31:00.000-05:00

Alien CitingLast April, Team Reform went out of their way to let everyone know they opposed granting state benefits to illegal aliens. Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman sniffed that "(w)hen it comes to providing state benefits to illegal aliens, no matter how well-intentioned, the governor believes we need to proceed very carefully and don’t do anything that undermines federal

2005-12-19T08:27:00.000-05:00

Silent NightIt's December, which means it's time for the rabid right to launch their annual Christmas jihad and declare war on Holiday Trees across the land.Ever the good soldier, Willard Mitt did his part by announcing the lighting of "the official State House Christmas Tree." (source: Office of (Fraud) Gov, 12/9/05)Which is slightly odd, since the Fraud Governor is a practicing Mormon, and

2005-12-14T19:05:00.000-05:00

Romney is a FluckSay it ain't so, Fraudo. Not content with being the Fraud Governor, Willard Mitt is now the weakest beast known to man - and legislator: a Fraud Lame Duck. Worse, he is a lame duck without portfolio. He *might* run for president. But be honest, when was the last time a Massachusetts elected official cared about the President? (Wait a minute, we don't mean that President. We mean

2005-12-10T09:44:00.000-05:00

Happy Days Are Here Again!(Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please rise for the Fraud Governor of the Commonwealth: Willard Mitt.)It's the most wonderful time of the year. You get to show that you appreciate my service the Commonwealth by buying me a gift; I get to celebrate the holiest of non-Suffolk-County-only holidays with an out-of-state ski vacation.So why not celebrate by buying me a

2005-11-28T07:54:00.000-05:00

Leadership RollUMass. Contract promise unpromised. Redux. Again.Wake us when it's over.Z-z-z-z-z.

2005-09-23T07:27:00.000-04:00

Spring LoadedSo we're (boing) watching the latest threat to the Gulf Coast (boing) on what passes for local news (boing) when we heard it.(boing)It sounded (boing) like a kid in a supermarket (boing) trying to get his parent's attention.(boing)"People standing (boing) in the middle of a (boing) roadway and inconveniencing thousands upon thousands of (boing) people, potentially putting lives at

2005-09-13T07:36:00.000-04:00

Romney is a BloggerHot! Damn! "Elect Willard Mitt in 2008!" They even attach a little flag to each post! So they've got to be great Americans!Oddly, Willard Mitt's latest cheering section appears to come out of Kentucky. Setting to rest once and for all the argument whether or not eating squirrel meat is bad for one's reasoning skills.The Blue Grass State must be very proud of the way the

2005-04-18T02:34:00.000-04:00

Stout ...Looks like Team Reform just got a new campaign theme song. The flack formerly known as the stout, Reese Witherspoon-wannabe dye-job aide to Romney’s loathsome $150,000-a-year spokesman announced that she is on the glide path to a real job, saying "it's time to take the skills I've learned in politics over the last nine years and apply them to a new challenge." (source: Boston Herald,

2005-04-14T02:09:00.000-04:00

Good-Bye, Mr. ChiepsLadies and gentlemen. Boys and girls. It's official. Charles Chieppo, once a respected researcher with the Beacon Hill Institute, and Boston Herald columnist, is now but a simple harlot.A painted barrack hack. A bimmy. A boong-moll. A burlap-buddy. A canvas-back. A coffee-grinder. A flag-about. A flash-tail. A chippy. A company-man. A door-keeper. A fast-fanny.

2005-04-11T08:26:00.000-04:00

Happy Opening DayHey Willard Mitt: See You Next Thursday.

2005-04-07T02:36:00.000-04:00

Romney MienWhile waiting for the Silver Line we realized that an anagram for "Silver Line" is "N-i-l I-s R-e-v-e-l." Which made no sense. But got us thinking about other anagrams.So we re-arranged "Red Line" and got "E-l N-e-r-d."Then we re-arranged "Curt Schilling" and got something that looked like "Long-Winded, Ketchup-Smearing Grand-Stander Who Doesn't Know When To Keep His Mouth Shut"

2005-04-04T02:03:00.000-04:00

Gang of 41,003GOP GOZ (Grand Old Zombie) Darrell Crate recently reprised the Republican State Committee's Gang of Three advertising campaign, which used a reference to the architects of the Chinese Cultural Revolution - a movement that resulted in the deaths of over 500,000 people - as the whimsical tag line to a political marketing campaign. (source: Boston Herald, 3/19/2005)This came

2005-03-31T02:29:00.000-05:00

The $85 Million Dollar ManHey Michigan, last week Willard Mitt, who claims to be pro-business, filed a bill to increase corporate taxes in Massachusetts by $85 million dollars. (source: Boston Globe, 3/26/2005)Hey South Carolina, last week Willard Mitt, who purports to be pro-business, filed a bill to increase corporate taxes in Massachusetts by $85 million dollars.Hey Iowa, last week Willard

2005-03-28T02:35:00.000-05:00

Small FrySign we may not have Romney to kick around anymore:Team Reform is apparently still using the same standards to vet state government appointments. But the going rate appears to have dropped a wee bit.Case in point - Renee Fry, Willard Mitt's latest Director of the Department of Business and Technology is a card carrying member of Romney/Healey Inc, having made donations in 2002, 2003 and

2005-03-24T02:27:00.000-05:00

A House DividedSorry, kids. We're not buying.As we've heard tell, when Team Reform goes out to eat, Willard Mitt won't even let his Lightweight Lieutenant Governor, Sherry Kerry Healey, order her own salad dressing. Romney makes her cut her steak with a butter knife and sit at the kids table during Sunday dinner. But now we're expected to believe that Healey was free-lancing when she sat with

2005-03-21T10:28:00.000-05:00

Squeeze PlayIf Team Reform was a DVD, Election Day 2004 would be on the Special Features flip side, in the Gag Reel/Bloopers section. Not because every challenging Republican put up by Willard Mitt went down to defeat. But because of this boast of political juice by Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman: "(Willard Mitt) is the only bridge Massachusetts has to the White House and a

2005-03-18T05:31:00.000-05:00

Mincemeat, or Wacko!Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ... make way for the Fraud Governor of the Commonwealth.

2005-03-17T02:24:00.000-05:00

Live ShotThe following was found in a trash can on the lower depths of the north slope of Beacon Hill, which used to have a reputation as a neighborhood of vice, intemperance, and general social decay. No wait a minute, it was found on Merrimac Street. We always get those two places mixed up.For Immediate Release - Thursday, March 17, 2005LIVE SHOT ROMNEY ALL WET ON BIG DIGCONTACT: (the name

2005-03-14T02:05:00.000-05:00

Choo Choo RomneyBack when he was just a Fraud Candidate Willard Mitt said Massachusetts deserved a complete, integrated transportation plan, with "clear, objective criteria to evaluate all capital projects." Romney promised to rank projects according to need so that he could "take politics out of the process." (source: Romney/Healey Inc, "Romney/Healey propose a commuter bill of rights," 9/3/

2005-03-10T02:22:00.000-05:00

Manchester by The CWillard Mitt, who promised not to reward political supporters, supplicants, hangers-on or ne'er-do-wells (correction, Romney never promised to not reward ne'er do-wells) recently appointed Christopher Collins of Collins Nickas & Company to the MassDevelopment Board of Directors. (source: office of (fraud) gov, "Romney taps Sec Kimball to chair MassDevelopment," 3/4/2005)

2005-03-07T02:57:00.000-05:00

Saving Bechtel's SavingsSignaling that the 'Save Bechtel' tattoo is again rippling across Team Reform's drum-line, Willard Mitt's legal counsel, Mark D. Nielsen, recently tried to again yammer Massachusetts AG Tom Reilly into blaming the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority for the financial problems associated with the Big Dig.Nielsen, who has laughingly been called a Construction Law specialist, is

2005-03-03T02:39:00.000-05:00

R U Serious?Remember Victor Kiam who "used the Remington microblade and loved it so much (he) bought the company"?Willard Mitt bought into a lot of companies. Do you think he loved those companies products, too?We only ask because Romney has recently made it a point to tell residents of South Carolina, Utah and all viewers of C-Span in between that, when it comes to abortion, he is 'personally

2005-02-28T02:41:00.000-05:00

Romney/Healey: 'Romney Should Resign'We remember it like it was June 19, 2004. Willard Mitt, the Fraud Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, frantically waved his arms and hyperventalated that Sen. John Kerry's campaign for President and subsequent absence from the Senate had "cost the Commonwealth" and that Kerry should resign his seat. (source: Boston Herald, 6/19/2004)Romney's

2005-02-24T02:51:00.000-05:00

Dime DropperWillard Mitt went to South Carolina, and in one short speech made himself look sillier than a green grocer at a gristle convention.According to the chairman of the Spartanburg County Republican Committee, Romney told him that he (Romney) is "pro-life." Rick Beltram, the chairman, told the Boston Herald, "I had a meeting with him one-on-one and he told me he is definitely pro-life."

2005-02-21T02:07:00.000-05:00

The BorrowersRemember how Willard Mitt stole, er ... plagiarized, er ... paid homage to William Bennett in his 2005 State of the State address?Looks like old habits die hard in the Corner Office these days.Team Reform is using several campaign accounts to gin up support for the Fraud Governor as he approaches the 2008 Presidential sweepstakes. They are seemingly trying to convince middle America

2005-02-17T02:14:00.000-05:00

Stem WinderWe're confused.When Willard Mitt stood before the Mass Biotech Council and said he'd make "the wooing" of biotech companies to the Commonwealth "a top priority" and do his best to ensure policies that would hurt the industry -- such as restrictions on stem cell research -- were not established in Massachusetts (source: Associated Press, 4/29/2004) did he mean that he would support or

2005-02-14T02:43:00.000-05:00

Precedent RomneyCall it Precedent Romney. 'Perform poorly - you're gone.' It's Fear Factor, Beacon Hill-style. Never a glad hander, Romney is now a full-fledged Commander in Chafe, imposing a Mussolini-esque imprint on his Executive Branch. Do it, or die.In the wake of one of the worst snow storms on record, Romney whacked Department of (MDC job) Conservation and Recreation Commissioner

2005-02-10T02:12:00.000-05:00

When You're Out You're Out Riddle us this: if the Department of (MDC job) Conservation and Recreation's Commissioner is now a former commissioner and the former commissioner's chief of staff is now a former chief of staff because the Department did such a miserable job of cleaning up the Blizzard of 2005, then why hasn't the DCR Operations Czar been broomed as well? Let's put this another

2005-02-07T02:54:00.000-05:00

Rally Cap After the Blizzard of 2005, the Department of (MDC job) Conservation and Recreation (DCR) was criticized for failing to adequately clear its roads and boulevards. (source: Boston Globe, 2/6/2005) A DCR spokesman took full blame for the poor job performance, saying "the buck stops here. This is something we have responsibility for. We admit here was an operational failure. We're

2005-02-03T02:12:00.000-05:00

Bain Bane Last week, when Gillette and Proctor & Gamble announced their impending nuptuals, Willard Mitt seemed downright somnolent. His reaction bordered on boring: "I understand that there are going to be a lot of job losses. That's very unfortunate. I wish I had the power to prevent this acquisition from occurring. I don't." (source: Boston Herald, 1/29/2005) But now we get it. The

2005-01-31T02:23:00.000-05:00

Token Gesture Remember when Willard Mitt said "From now on, it's me, me, me"? (source: Boston Globe, 1/4/2005) We think he was mis-quoted. Back when he was just the Fraud Candidate, Romney said, "I believe the people in the Commonwealth deserve to have someone like me in their corner. I believe I can be an effective governor. And I believe the people of Massachusetts deserve to have

2005-01-27T02:33:00.000-05:00

Romney Gets Testy Willard Mitt wants to add the MCAS science exam to high school graduation requirements. Quickly. "I'd like (the Board of Education) to make it as soon as possible," Romney said after meeting with the Board on Tuesday. "There is a need to move as aggressively and as rapidly as we can to getting science as part of our graduation requirement." (source: Associated Press, 1/25/

2005-01-24T02:55:00.000-05:00

Bed Ridden What did you do when terrorists were thought to be headed to Massachusetts last week? If you were like Willard Mitt, you went to bed. "I'm going to be sleeping in my bed in Massachusetts tonight, and I feel perfectly safe doing so," Romney said last Wednesday. (source: Boston Globe, 1/20/2005) What did you do to prepare for one of the biggest storms in the history of the

2005-01-17T02:31:00.000-05:00

Big Game Hunter When was the last time your business received volunteer state employees to help out with a marketing venture? Your monopoly business. If your name is John Henry, the answer is "earlier this month." Because incredibly, state tax dollars are paying to not only sponsor the Boston Red Sox World Series Trophy Tour, but state employees are also coordinating the New England

2005-01-14T02:49:00.000-05:00

Romney is a Plagiarist? Willard Mitt's 2005 State of the State address was less an oration than a rushed litany of bullet points that seemed not as much written as pulled together by a series of marketing focus groups. It contained, however, one Hallmarkesque line that strove to reach beyond the PowerPoint speak that routinely traps the Fraud Governor: "Not all teachers can be parents, but all

2005-01-13T04:20:00.000-05:00

Surplus Remarks Shortly after Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly (D-Cambridge) launched what some called the 'opening shots' of the 2006 gubernatorial campaign Willard Mitt Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman fired back, saying since 2002 the Commonwealth has 'made significant reforms in transportation, public construction and school building assistance.' (source: Boston Globe,

2005-01-12T03:18:00.000-05:00

Cyber-Squat One down. One-thousand to go.

2005-01-10T11:50:00.000-05:00

Lunch Meat According those those who purport to know these things, the Massachusetts Republican State Committee had planned to sponsor a luncheon (with Willard Mitt as the headliner) at the Union House in Boston to curry favor with members who would be voting for the state Party Chair. Romney, of course, is hoping that GOP Strongman Darrell Crate will be returned to his august post. (So are

2005-01-06T02:09:00.000-05:00

Profiles in Underwear Hey hey, kids, it's a brand new year. But while you and yours are bravely carving out new frontiers, Willard Mitt is clinging to his rudderless auld ways, and displaying his trademark profiles in courageousless-ness. Romney recently announced that he had a plan to recover monies from the Big Dig. He said that he'd boldly establish a bi-partisan commission to appoint a

2005-01-03T14:54:00.000-05:00

Should auld employer be forgot The new phone book is here! The new phone book is here! Not quite. But it sounds better than running around yelling "the new New England Economic Indicators is here. The new New England Economic Indicators is here." But it's one of our favorites, if only to watch Team Reform squirm as they read the record of their policy mewlings. For if history is any guide,

2004-12-30T02:52:00.000-05:00

We're Number 49! We're Number 49! Remember when Willard Mitt wanted to create a civilian intelligence network (aka - Rat Patrols) to help uncover terrorist plots? At the time Romney said that "we've fallen into complacency. We need to engage the citizens as part of a prevention effort." His $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman compounded the fraud by saying one of Romney's "primary concerns

2004-12-23T02:33:00.000-05:00

Reform Christmas I'm dreaming of a Reform Christmas Just like that which was promised me. Where no hacks are hired Or workers fired For reasons but of policy. I'm dreaming of a Reform Christmas Where full-day k-school is proposed. And $10 mill not vetoed Or schools torpedoed Because a 'loop-hole' wasn't closed. I'm dreaming of a Reform Christmas Where five percent becomes the tax. And where

2004-12-20T14:05:00.000-05:00

Inflationary Rhetoric Not too long ago we pointed out that Team Reform was using a state employee, Natalie Waczko, to staff Mrs. Willard Mitt. Not that we have any desire to criticize the First Family, but it did strike us as slightly ironic that the cost-cutting Fraud Governor would charge the taxpayers to staff a private citizen. No big deal. We moved on. Then we saw that the Fraud

2004-12-16T14:39:00.000-05:00

The Man With the Golden Contract What would you do for a living if your name was James Bond? Travel exotic places? Shake down resident evil-doers? Build an empire of riches? Well, according to some, James Bond is currently doing all three as head of (insert dramatic music here!) the Central Parking System of Massachusetts. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. James Bond is alive and

2004-12-13T14:26:00.000-05:00

Porno for Tyros What is it about Republicans and sex? Former US Sen. Bob Dole humps Viagra on late-night TV. Prior to becoming Fraud Governor, Willard Mitt sat on the Board of Marriott which has long offered a pay-for-porn service. And now it looks like pornography may have helped fund the state GOP's bally-hooed but belly-up 'Reform Campaign.' First, let's take a quick survey: how many

2004-12-09T02:13:00.000-05:00

I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore On Tuesday, the non-partisan Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women released a report titled "Real Cuts - Real People - Real Pain, The Effects of the Fiscal Crisis on Women & Girls in Massachusetts." (source: MCSW, 12/7/2004) According to the report, since 2002 the Commonwealth implemented almost three billion dollars in budget cuts that have

2004-12-06T02:49:00.000-05:00

A Bridge Too Fraud Shortly after Team Reform's 2004 Election Day Drubbing, Romney's $150,000-a-year Loathsome Spokesman spat that "(Willard Mitt) is the only bridge Massachusetts has to the White House and a strengthened Republican majority in both houses of Congress." (source: Boston Globe, 11/4/2004) So that explains it. In 2002-2003 Massachusetts received $90.2 million from the federal

2004-12-02T02:13:00.000-05:00

Southern (Warning) Bell Even by the standards of the do-little Romney Administration the "Romney signs toughest-in-the-nation film piracy law" press release was a strange piece. (source: office of (fraud) gov, 11/17/2004) Film piracy? This is what Team Reform has become? Or is Willard Mitt angling for that Hollywood campaign cash already? The press release led one wag to muse, 'why are

2004-11-29T02:46:00.000-05:00

Glad Tidings In the wake of Team Reform's election day drubbing it became fashionable to whine that state GOP legislative candidates were overcome by a "Kerry tidal wave" that swept across the Commonwealth. (source: Boston Globe, 11/3/2004) So we went to the numbers to see if this theory held water. Four years ago, 32 percent of the Massachusetts electorate voted for Bush/Cheney. This year,

2004-11-23T08:10:00.000-05:00

The Fine Print Yesterday we wrote of Willard Mitt's supposed "Health Care Plan" wherein he proposed to improve access to health insurance at no cost to the taxpayers. So guess which carrots and sticks Team Reform wants to use to bludgeon compliance with their vision? "(Fraud) Governor (Willard) Mitt Romney said yesterday that he envisions a range of penalties for businesses that fail to

2004-11-22T02:37:00.000-05:00

Romney's Last Stand To avoid completely disappearing into the miasma of irrelevance, Willard Mitt needs a win. So yesterday, in a 'thanks-for-the-help-now-scram' slap at the Boston Herald, Romney leaked an exclusive to the Boston Globe outlining his "Plan for Massachusetts health insurance reform." (source: Boston Globe, 11/21/2004) The Plan, which Romney claims to have been working on for

2004-11-18T02:10:00.000-05:00

What He SaidIs anyone else sensing a lack of oomph coming from Team Reform lately? The Fraud Governor is still beating up on Beacon Hill. But now he's shifted his baleful aim and is lobbing long-range shells at ... a fellow Republican. Hey Matt Amorello, why does Willard Mitt hate you so much? Did you once refuse one of his multi-level marketing 'opportunities?' More on Team Reform's jihad

2004-11-15T13:15:00.000-05:00

Job Open As Jobs Close Willard Mitt had a plan. He said that he would spend the first 60 days of his adminstration "as the state's 'top salesman,' traveling around the country to persuade companies to move to Massachusetts." (source: Boston Globe, 11/3/2002) He also pledged to "create regional advisory boards" to help him target local economies. (source: Lawrence Eagle Tribune, 11/3/2002)

2004-11-11T02:28:00.000-05:00

Hill Bully Poor Brad Hill (R-Ipswich). The Republican Representative just can't catch a break. Just one month after Willard Mitt said "it's time to carry out the will of the voters by lowering our tax rate to 5 percent" (source: Boston Globe, 5/4/2004) Hill said no because "we were told in budget discussions that Medicaid would increase by 7 percent in Fiscal Year 2005" which would make the

2004-11-08T01:08:00.000-05:00

Semper Fi (Fo Fum) It was the photo that launched a blog. Willard Mitt, who fled to France during the Vietnam War, posed in a flight jacket on the day that Massachusetts National Guardsmen left for Iraq. (source: Boston Globe, 3/27/2003) As an anonymous cyber-cynic we have nothing against cowardice. But we do have something against hypocrisy. And when Romney, a draft-dodger, decided to

2004-11-04T02:33:00.000-05:00

Decision 2004: Hidden Winners and Losers Winners Marty Meehan: He'd have never won a special election to replace Kerry. After all, Meehan has fewer Democratic friends than Tim Cahill. On the plus side he has $2M in the bank. Which means he is now a bullet-proof Congressman-for-life. Andy Card: once an anemic state rep, Card now actually provides council to President Bush. Hey, wait a

2004-11-02T02:36:00.000-05:00

A-Fraud Still undecided? Kerry by three.

2004-11-01T01:50:00.000-05:00

Reverse the Pledge Willard Mitt, who grew up in Michigan (source: Boston Herald, 3/24/2002) rooting for the Detroit Tigers has, in the past, used the Boston Red Sox solely as a campaign marketing tool, doing a one-man stand-out at Fenway that one paper termed a "pathetic showing" during his 1994 race against U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, and posing with a push cart vender in 2002 (source: Boston Herald

2004-10-29T08:20:00.000-04:00

Shrill Shill Another millionaire for Bush. Big surprise. Is Schilling even registered to vote? Pitcher, we watched Ted Williams, we knew Ted Williams. Pitcher, you're no Ted Williams.

2004-10-26T14:51:00.000-04:00

Bush League FWIW, the BoSox support John Kerry. The Cardinals support Bush. Sox in seven, Kerry by three.

2004-10-18T01:30:00.000-04:00

Shnaider Whiplash David Shnaider claims he wants to be a state Senator so he can 'fight for (his) part of the state' and that 'voters are talking to (him) about that.' (source: Boston Globe, 10/17/2004) So why have more than 25 percent of his non-self-funded campaign contributions come from outside of his district? Shnaider has taken $500 donations from fellow travelers in Brookline, Boston,

2004-10-14T13:54:00.000-04:00

Food Stumps Proving Healey's Theorem once again (if Sherry Kerry is involved, it's got to be bad news), Team Reform forced Romney's Lightweight Lieutenant Governor front and center to accept an 'award' from the US Department of Agriculture "for getting food stamps to needy families more quickly than any other state in the nation." (source: office of (fraud) gov, "Romney Administration wins

2004-10-11T01:04:00.000-04:00

Romney Signs Off Promise So when was the last time you moved your multi-million dollar corporation across the country and brought jobs to a new state? And what motivated that policy? Was it enhanced business infrastructure? A better work-force? Or a dopey bill-board you saw next to a highway? Because if you can believe their bleating, Team Reform is making good on Willard Mitt's promise to

2004-10-07T02:53:00.000-04:00

PAC Man In 1994, Willard Mitt's campaign literature said he opposed Political Action Committees. (source: Boston Globe, 5/17/1994) But his bank account said otherwise. Despite claiming to oppose PACs, Romney took monies from -Brown & Root (Brownbuilders PAC); -Senate Victory Fund PAC; -Strobl and Manoogian PC PAC; -National Federation of Independent Business Free Enterprise PAC; -National

2004-10-04T01:46:00.000-04:00

Contract Hit It's one of those quotes that just hung there, like a Bill Lee curve ball. "Taxpayers who are trying to make ends meet, and who have been denied the tax cut they voted for in 2000, should not be asked to pay for retroactive salary increases for state employees." (source: Office of (fraud) gov, "Romney signs $439M supplemental budget bill," 9/17/2004) Willard Mitt was snidely

2004-09-30T01:37:00.000-04:00

Neilsen Rating There's bad news, and then there's Friday news. Bad news is released anytime so you can later dismiss it with an airy, 'we've addressed that' and try to move on. Friday news, however, is let loose in the hopes of hitting a Saturday newspaper (which no one reads but blind dogs and drunk cats), and becoming 'yesterday's news' by Sunday. Bad news is when your Legal Counsel,

2004-09-28T01:33:00.000-04:00

Winslow Home Where's Boz Skaggs when you need him? We have a question: how did you like the Daniel Winslow era? (It's over, it's over now) Remember when the Fraud Governor announced that he was naming Winslow, who was then a district court judge, his legal counsel? Romney said "it's rare that a sitting judge steps away from a lifetime tenured job to do something in another sphere of public

2004-09-23T01:41:00.000-04:00

The Portrait of Dorian Ned Willard Mitt has a dream. He believes that the rebirth of the state GOP will vault him to the vanguard of the national GOP, despite the fact that "Governor Gay" ushered single-sex marriage into Massachusetts, a stance that is anathema to the Hanoverians who control right-wing Washington. (see RiaF, 5/17/2004) So how does Romney plan on reinvigorating the GOP? By

2004-09-22T07:59:00.000-04:00

Capital Idea What a difference a strongarm makes. Back when he was a Fraud Candidate, Willard Mitt claimed to support campaign finance reform. His minions even claimed that he had "proposed an innovative financing plan that would shift the burden off taxpayers and onto candidates." (source: Worcester T&G, 10/17/2002) Welcome to the Wonderful World of Burden Sharing. Now that Willard Mitt

2004-09-20T01:31:00.000-04:00

Profligate Willard Mitt Just hours after renewing his fraudulent call for lower taxes, Willard Mitt Friday broke a contract for UMASS employees, then signed a $439 million supplemental spending bill earmarking millions of dollars for non-essential projects across the Commonwealth. (source: Boston Globe, 9/18/2004) Romney justified the spending by calling it "a surplus made possible by an

2004-09-17T08:18:00.000-04:00

Dunn Deal The Revolution appears to be over. Last April, Willard Mitt's hand-picked, jack-booted political gauleiter Alex Dunn stood with the Fraud Governor and introduced 133 Republicans who were said to be running in 130 districts in the November elections. Dunn claimed that the candidates were recruited "in a very methodical, grassroots manner." (source: Boston Globe, April 30, 2004)

2004-09-15T01:01:00.000-04:00

Mission Not Accomplished All Willard Mitt needs is a jump suit and an aircraft carrier, and he too could hold a 'feel-good about bad news' conference, this about the state of job creation in Massachusetts. Because as the following (which was suggested by a Friend of Ben (a Freb)) shows, when it came to the business of job creation, the Fraud Governor never showed up for work. -- -- -- -- --

2004-09-07T01:01:00.000-04:00

Indian Giver Willard Mitt worked only 7 of 22 possible days in August. (source: Boston Globe, 8/21/2004) Who cares? If we had our way, Romney would spend every working day away from Massachusetts. However, the Fraud Governor's absences do matter if they mean that the business of the Commonwealth is not getting done. And if the Marshfield Fair is any indication of the state of the State,

2004-09-02T00:43:00.000-04:00

Mitt-steak Willard Mitt did the Party thing last night and gave his big speech in support of George W. (source: NYTimes.com, 9/1/2004) Forgive us for laughing. This was the best he could do? Too bad Willard Mitt blew his ghost-writing money on "his" book. He should have saved some cash and purchased a decent speech. For the record, Romney began his remarks with a lie: "I'm proud to be

2004-08-24T00:01:00.000-04:00

Outsourcing 301 Not content to simply outsource jobs and contracts (see RiaF, 3/26/2004, 4/1/2004, 6/2/2004) Willard Mitt has seemingly turned his attention to outsourcing state agencies! The Fraud Governor's appointments to the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Board of Trustees include three out-of-staters: one from Pennsylvania, one from Colorado, and one from New Jersey. (source:

2004-08-23T00:01:00.000-04:00

Crate-zy Talk Redux Time flies when you're incompetent. It's not even been six weeks since state GOP strongman Darrell "I am not a hack" Crate issued his "you should not use the State Ethics Commission and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to generate political headlines" pronouncement. (source: Letter from GOP (Strongman) Crate Regarding filed complaint, 7/20/2004; RiaF, 8/2/2004)

2004-08-17T01:01:00.000-04:00

Kill All The Lawyers. Then Hire Them. If George Santayana was alive, exhumed and guest-hosting RiaF he'd today not write "those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it" but "why learn history when you can posture and pretend that you know it?" And he'd be talking about Willard Mitt, who recently compared disgruntled court appointed lawyers with striking Boston police officers. (

2004-08-12T00:01:00.000-04:00

All Pork Is Local Earlier this week Willard Mitt got to do what he does best. No, not go on "vacation," but that was a lovely guess. Willard Mitt got to "posture." On Tuesday, the Fraud Governor signed a transportation bond bill that had been making its way through the system. However, he vetoed part of the bill because 'it was stuffed with hometown projects for state lawmakers.' (source:

2004-08-11T00:01:00.000-04:00

Book Him Turnaround, Willard Mitt's ghost-writer's tepid tell-all from Regnery Publishing (aka the House of Hate) has been getting rave reviews, assuming you consider Alex Beam calling the piece "fairly awful" a rave review. (source: Boston Globe, 8/10/2004) Now comes word that the Fraud Governor may have (gasp) violated ethics laws during his one man show publicizing his ghost-writer's

2004-08-09T00:01:00.000-04:00

But Check For months the message was the same: Willard Mitt was going nowhere fast. In February, the Fraud Governor said it himself: "I am planning to be in this position all four years, maybe eight if I am lucky enough to be reelected. I fought long and hard for this job, and I am not going to give it up." (source: Boston Globe, 2/20/2004) It was repeated by his $150,000-a-year Loathsome

2004-08-06T00:01:00.000-04:00

(Snake) Oil Salesman Back when he was simply a Fraud Candidate, Willard Mitt claimed to be opposed to any hike in gas taxes. (source: Boston Globe, 6/11/2002) However, since becoming Fraud Governor, Willard Mitt has steadily increased gas taxes. What is it about Willard Mitt and petroleum products? Last year, Romney goosed taxpayers the equivalent of a 2-cent a gallon fuel tax hike,

2004-08-04T00:01:00.000-04:00

Where's Willard? On Monday, Homeland Security Field Marshall Tom Ridge declared the most specific Terror Alert in the history of Homeland Security, saying that terrorists might be plotting attacks in New York, Washington or Newark, N.J. (source: Boston Globe, 8/3/2004) So how did Willard Mitt make sure that the citizens of the Commonwealth were safe during this period of critical awareness?

2004-08-02T00:01:00.000-04:00

Crate-zy Talk In the wake of an ethics complaint lodged against Willard Mitt for purportedly using tax-payer money for political purposes while on a recent trip to New York City, Republican State Committee strongman Darrell "I am not a hack" Crate issued a statement saying that "you should not use the State Ethics Commission and the Office of Campaign and Political Finance to generate political