Author Archives: billmanzi

Elizabeth Warren Hits the Airwaves

Posted on November 15, 2011 by billmanzi

Elizabeth Warren has bought some air time starting today, putting out an introductory piece that manages to help tell who she is while keeping on her populist anti Wall Street message. Warren knows that there is big money from outside … Continue reading →

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The Herman Cain Experience

Posted on November 14, 2011 by billmanzi

I guess Rick Perry is off the hook, at least until the next debate. Herman Cain’s response to a simple question about Libya over at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will provide at least a weeks worth of material over at … Continue reading →

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Lets Trade

Posted on November 14, 2011 by billmanzi

A very interesting segment on 60 Minutes last night. A conservative think tank produced the information that 60 Minutes used to produce the segment. Disturbing? Business as usual? A sign of the times? Congress is exempt from “insider trading laws”, … Continue reading →

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Super-Committee Not So Super

Posted on November 14, 2011 by billmanzi

The Super-Committee of Congress, formed after the battle over raising the federal debt ceiling, appears very close to failure (to achieving the goal of $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction). Under the deal struck at the time of the debt ceiling … Continue reading →

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Methuen Veterans Day Service

Posted on November 12, 2011 by billmanzi

Sorry about the poor quality of the sound. It was pretty windy.

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Saturday Music-Prospect Hill

Posted on November 12, 2011 by billmanzi

So we are going to give you the Saturday music selection of the week from this point on, whether you like it or not. Why not start with the new release from my friends over at Prospect Hill. Great band, … Continue reading →

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Quinnipiac Swing State Numbers

Posted on November 11, 2011 by billmanzi

Quinnipiac this week released some polling numbers from three key swing states (FLA, Ohio, and PA). The polling pitted the President against Mitt Romney (as well as the other leading Republicans) in each state. The polling shows that reports of … Continue reading →

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OOPS!

Posted on November 10, 2011 by billmanzi

It has been assumed after every Republican debate that Rick Perry would surely right the ship and show that his prior train wreck of a performance was not the norm. But he just keeps digging that hole deeper and deeper. … Continue reading →

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Counterattack

Posted on November 10, 2011 by billmanzi

In Ohio a state law promoted by Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Republican legislature that would have restricted collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, including police and fire, was repealed by voters. The law married two concepts: the … Continue reading →

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Methuen Election Results, Or How the West Was Won

Posted on November 9, 2011 by billmanzi

Methuen voted yesterday, producing a turnout of under 32%. In the closest Mayor’s race in Methuen history Steve Zanni defeated Al Dinuccio by 28 votes, 4439 to 4411. Zanni reversed the result from the primary, where he had finished second … Continue reading →

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