Howie Carr: Boston taxpayers are about to get it good and hard from Michelle Wu
In a biting commentary, Graham Platner, a Maine Senate candidate, critiques the self-identification of individuals as “working class,” suggesting that such claims often lack authenticity. He underscores this sentiment with the notion that when someone touts themselves as a “tough guy,” they are likely to be anything but. This perspective is echoed in his observations about President Biden, who recently stumbled over his words, misidentifying his press secretary and making other gaffes. Platner argues that while mainstream media portrayed Biden as sharp and fit during his presidency, these portrayals often glossed over his frequent missteps, revealing a disconnect between media narratives and reality.
The article delves into the political landscape, illustrating how judicial decisions can skew public perception. Platner highlights a recent Supreme Court ruling that reinstated GOP congressional maps in Texas, a decision that received minimal media coverage compared to the initial ruling that drew significant attention. He critiques the media’s tendency to amplify negative stories about Trump while downplaying subsequent reversals, suggesting a systemic bias. Additionally, he reflects on local politics in Massachusetts, criticizing the current administration under Mayor Michelle Wu and the lack of accountability for public officials like Norfolk DA Michael “Meatball” Morrissey, who has struggled to garner financial support amid scandal.
Platner’s commentary extends to broader cultural observations, including the evolving language surrounding gender identity and the portrayal of illegal immigrants in media. He expresses skepticism towards political correctness and the ever-expanding acronyms within LGBTQ+ discussions, humorously noting how the terminology has grown more complex over time. Through his sharp wit and critical lens, Platner offers readers a provocative take on contemporary political and social issues, encouraging them to question narratives presented by both politicians and the media.
Nobody asked me but:
Whenever anybody says they’re working class, assume they’re not.
Graham Platner
, Maine Senate candidate from the Hotchkiss School, this means you.
Equally true: when somebody calls himself a tough guy, he usually ain’t.
Dementia Joe Biden on Friday called the U.S. “Amerigotit,” and misgendered his lesbian press secretary KJP as “Kareem.”
But he was sharp as a tack, fit as a fiddle — that’s what regime-controlled media, 100 percent of them, told us for four years.
Olivia Nuzzi
out at Vanity Fair, proving once again the truth of Gore Vidal’s observation.
No talent is not enough.
Ex-Boston cop
Brian Albert
, one of the “House Defendants” in
Karen Read’s civil lawsuit
, was a nasty piece of work.
But ultimately he was just a suburban poseur from Canton, and the Boston boys in blue had a dismissive phrase for him and all his ilk.
KWAC’s — kids without a corner, meaning, they’d never hung out in an urban neighborhood, on a street corner.
Your corner defined you — wise guys as well as cops. Just ask the surviving
Mullens in South Boston
what “Mullen” refers to.
Whenever a Trump initiative is stopped by a deranged coastal federal district-court judge, the ruling always runs on the front page, above the fold.
Then a few days later when the fellow traveler’s decision is overturned by a higher court, that story inevitably ends up on page 37.
This week’s example: the GOP’s Texas Congressional-map redistricting to give Republicans five more seats in the House next year.
The plan was
overturned last month
by two rabid appellate-court comrades in what became that news cycle’s apocalyptic walls-closing-in-on-Trump story.
Page one, above the fold, in every paper/website in the country.
Thursday, Supreme Court overrules the Reds, 6-3,
restores GOP maps
… and it rates barely a mention, anywhere. Nothing to see here folks, move along.
Famous H.L. Mencken quote: “Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
The
Boston taxpayers
are about to get it good and hard from Michelle Wu — and they voted for it.
Me? I’m just glad I voted with my feet back when Mumbles was mayor.
Speaking of which, objects in the rearview mirror usually recede in size the further away you get from them.
But in the case of Mumbles, the more we see of Michelle Wu, and before her Marty Walsh,
the more his stature rises
.
If it comes down to a Market Basket battle between
Artie T.
and the Golden Girls, I guess you know whose side I’m on.
New OCPF filings this week, and corrupt Norfolk DA
Michael “Meatball” Morrissey
reports raising zero money for the ninth month in a row.
Over the last 14 months,
Meatball
has gotten exactly one contribution, $200 from a hack lobbyist who used to be on the payroll of crooked ex-House speaker Thomas “Felon” Finneran.
The official you-won’t-have-Meatball-to-kick-around-anymore announcement should be coming, as Ronnie Millsap would say, any day now.
When a Democrat sheet cites either an anonymous “career official” or “persons familiar with the investigation,” they are George Soros Democrats — 100 percent of the time.
I don’t care how many times you say “justice-involved” or “returning individuals.”
To me, an ex-con will always be a jailbird.
What’s the definition of a Profile in Courage among Massachusetts legislators?
Anyone who’ll take a Breathalyzer test.
Hakeem Jeffries — putting the hack back in Hakeem.
You can’t have justice without ICE.
Sgt. Sean Goode is now
suspended from the Canton Police Department
in the wake of the attempted lynchings of Karen Read, but on the stand in the first trial, he did offer a
Hank Brennan-like malapropism
as he attempted to explain how he and his fellow bent badges had to step back from the railroading of an innocent woman.
“We recruised ourselves,” he stammered.
Not recused, recruised. How Canton is it? Amazing that he hasn’t been promoted to chief.
In their daily sob stories, why does the Globe so often pose illegal aliens either in church or in front of a portrait of Jesus?
And when are the Globe fluffers going to interview one of these thugs who doesn’t “speak through an interpreter” — even though they’ve been flopping here on the dole for 25 years.
It used to be that if a hack was forced out of a job because of scandal, he’d say, “Stop pointing fingers.”
Now it’s, “I’m moving forward.”
Considering that it’s owned by the Soros family, wouldn’t it be appropriate to change the call letters of also-ran jock-sniffer station WEEI to WDEI, or maybe WCCP?
The old “mostly peaceful” protests have become such a cliché that they’re now “broadly peaceful” protests.
No matter how you slice it, it’s still baloney.
Leticia James — putting the “hippo” back into “hypocrisy.”
I’m so old I can remember when it was just LGBT.
Now it’s LGBTQIA2S+, or is it 2SLGBTQIA+?
And where is GF, for Gender Fluid?
Before it’s over, they’re going to be claiming there’s more “genders” than the American Kennel Club has dog breeds.
If it comes down to a battle between Larry Summers and the fake Indian, I guess you know whose side I’m on — even if I’m holding my nose.
So glad Trump
pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar
, D-TX.
So what if he was guilty, his only real crime for the Democrats was pointing out Joe Biden’s insanity in letting millions of illegal alien savages into civilization.
When it comes to Cuellar, to paraphrase Randy Newman:
“Well he may be a crook but he’s our crook. If they think they’re better than him, they’re wrong.”
Order Howie’s new book, “Mass Corruption: Vol. 1, The Cops,” at amazon.com or howiecarrshow.com/store.
