A new biography of Michael Bloomberg apparently paints Medford as an anti-Semitic small town too dull to handle the fiery spirit of the future mayor of New York (who was born in Brighton). The book also describes how Bloomberg's family had to enlist an Irish middleman to buy a home in Medford when the seller wouldn't deal with Jewish people. Bloomberg buddy Paul Theroux piles on the hate, calling Medford "a place you want to leave, to escape from." Does Medford deserve these harsh words? Based on our inability to find anything interesting to do there thus far, perhaps. But at least it doesn't have as many strollers as Brookline... or if it does, they just stay inside the SUVs. And much of Medford even knows how to use doors.
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Sources say Mitt Romney is near the top of John McCain's vice presidential running mate list. If Obama picked Patrick (not looking at all likely), we'd have quite the Massachusetts Governor showdown in the elections. Some say businessman Romney would provide the economic knowledge McCain seems to lack; others point out that Romney's not been nearly as successful in business as someone like Michael Bloomberg (even though Bloomberg was once targeted as a possible Obama pick--gah!). McCain needs to get positive (or at least non-negative) press soon; he might just make an announcement to reclaim the headlines from Obama's world travels.
Pity the poor Orioles. Their fan base is disgruntled and apathetic, and Baltimore is a mere short flight down from New England. Thus, Sox-Orioles games at Camden Yards turn into travelling Red Sox rallies. They can't even sing "root, root, root for the home team" during the seventh-inning stretch. In front of a friendly crowd, the Red Sox got back on track, beating the ostensible home team 6-1. Curt Schilling pitched seven efficient, solid innings,...
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