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Posted on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 11:32:51 AM EST
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    holy (5.00 / 1) (#24)
    by CST on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 12:05:12 AM EST
    Cr@p.   Whitey bulger was just arrested.  I never thought that would happen.

    Isn't that stunning? (none / 0) (#26)
    by gyrfalcon on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 12:59:51 AM EST
    I got a breaking news email from the Globe about it this evening and could hardly believe it.  I wonder if they sent Seal Team 6 after him.

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    It's unbelievable (none / 0) (#32)
    by CST on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 10:59:45 AM EST
    they have recently been airing a huge media blitz, and apparently that's what nabbed him.

    Just shocking.  For those readers who don't know, Whitey was who Jack Nicholson's character in the Departed was based on.  But more importantly, in real life he was a mob leader who doubled as an FBI informant so that his competition was arrested and he allegedly got away with murder - I feel like I have to write allegedly, but as Boston is really just a big small town, everyone "knows" he is a murderer.  He's been on the FBI most wanted list for over a decade.  All the while his brother was president of the state senate, and then went on to run UMass Amherst for a few years - which is the flagship UMass.  They are pretty much icons of what I would consider old-Boston.

    Link to arrest story.

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    Further (none / 0) (#36)
    by gyrfalcon on Fri Jun 24, 2011 at 11:17:16 AM EST
    for those who don't know-- Bulger was the chief of the major Irish mobsters, called the Winter Hill Gang, and he happily tattled on the Italian Mafia to the FBI, which then protected him and tipped him off when he was about to be arrested so he could go into hiding.

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    Good headline: (none / 0) (#1)
    by oculus on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 12:20:08 PM EST
    New owner probably won't mean a thing if the team can't swing
    Texas hold 'em winners sued by (none / 0) (#2)
    by oculus on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 02:59:58 PM EST
    bankruptcy trustee:  AP

    To the lawyers question (none / 0) (#3)
    by loveed on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 03:23:54 PM EST
    I watch a lot of trials, I've never heard of a research corporation doing experiments to prove the prosecution case.
     Oak Ridge research laboratories has so many expert witness they out number the FBI experts. The defense is calling the FBI experts.
     It's so many. I call them "The Oakridge Boys". In and early post I called them the "Buddies".
     It's interesting there the only experts who find Chloroform,decomposing 1 hair,smell of death in the car,1 fly and a leg.
     I've seen more flies on dead worm.

    The Small Business Lending Fund (none / 0) (#4)
    by lilburro on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 03:37:30 PM EST
    so far hasn't been lending money.  Dday.  

    Padres 5 Red Sox 0 Rain (none / 0) (#5)
    by oculus on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 04:07:09 PM EST
    delay. Bottom of the 5th. Please, oh weather god(s), let them finish the 5th inning for a complete game.


    ummm (none / 0) (#6)
    by CST on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 04:08:54 PM EST
    yay Bruins?

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    What is Adrian's position now re playing, (none / 0) (#9)
    by oculus on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 04:37:35 PM EST
    if selected, in the All Star game in AZ?  When he was here he sd. he won't do it if the venue remains AZ, due to repressive immigration law.  

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    i have no idea (none / 0) (#10)
    by CST on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 04:49:41 PM EST
    but I do know that the Bruins spent over $150,000 on a bar tab after the Stanley cup.

    And that Matzusaka's career is over.  But no word from Adrian about Arizona.

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    He'll play (none / 0) (#13)
    by Dadler on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 05:28:11 PM EST
    The last American athletes with any political spine held up black leather fists at the '68 Mexico City Games.  

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    Or he'll back out with an "injury" (none / 0) (#14)
    by Dadler on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 05:29:32 PM EST
    Or an urgent family matter to take care of.

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    Go Pads! :) (none / 0) (#12)
    by nycstray on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 05:02:12 PM EST


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    I'll be in SF this weekend. Any interest (none / 0) (#16)
    by oculus on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 06:24:48 PM EST
    in coming into the city?  

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    I'm in a holding pattern (none / 0) (#30)
    by nycstray on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 03:19:49 AM EST
    this weekend. Niece's B-day and as usual, plans are changing based on whims. And I have homework :P

    Will you be back up this way again soon? Would love to meet up . . .

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    Probably this fall for opera but no tickets (none / 0) (#35)
    by oculus on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 12:59:48 PM EST
    yet. Hope to meet you then.

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    Best part of JH FDL criticism (none / 0) (#7)
    by waldenpond on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 04:20:24 PM EST
    I saw the piece on how Hamsher isn't a the put upon progressive she pretends to be... while I don't read her site because I feel she's a hack in it for the money and the access... I had to go to the BJ site... YEEHAW!! Cole is (uh? the comment will get deleted if I put it in any way factual) let's just say he has a pile of tissues at his feet!!

    I can't express how I enjoy watching the Obama supporting Bush voters castigate another site for milking their readers/commenters.  Aaaahhh, good day on the net.

    Okay, you've lost me :) (none / 0) (#15)
    by sj on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 05:45:04 PM EST
    Where do I find this article?

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    never mind I found it (none / 0) (#18)
    by sj on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 07:30:33 PM EST
    BJ = Balloon Juice.  

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    Is this the article? (none / 0) (#20)
    by lilburro on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 10:01:59 PM EST
    Balloon Juice.

    The pro-Obama bloggers v. FDL thing doesn't really interest me.  I don't think either side makes that great of an impact on events.  The main issue is that all this energy doesn't have an outlet.  Cole himself isn't capable of much more than saying CALL YOUR CONGRESS(WO)MANNNNNN!!!! on many issues.  And that's hardly the kind of coordinated effort that would make a difference.  Obviously, there are MANY people with a lot more money and a lot more access...calling your Congresscritter alone isn't going to change things.  I don't think either side has some great strategic plan going on, so they're getting overwrought for no reason.

    I mean, as ABG likes to say, most Democrats are happy.  And they are.  I don't think yakking on the Internet right now is actually hurting anybody.

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    sorry people but (none / 0) (#23)
    by Jeralyn on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 10:31:36 PM EST
    Jane is a friend of mine and commenters are not at liberty to trash her here. Find another blog to do that on.

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    Interesting bit of second hand legal (none / 0) (#8)
    by observed on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 04:29:52 PM EST
    gossip. A couple nights ago I was talking to a profession (air traffic controller) from Houston.
    Somehow the topic of statutory rape came up, and he claimed that lawyer friends of his in Houston said that an older female will never be prosecuted---for example, he knew of a 24 year old teacher who had sex with a 16 year old boy, and the case was killed.

    I was wondering what the legal ramifications of such a practice would be, if it were proved---would this affect sentences of males convicted in Houston?

    Just proves that gossip (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Towanda on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 05:00:52 PM EST
    is garbage, especially third-hand, fourth-hand, etc.  I just googled houston and teacher and student and sex, and several cases came up.

    How odd.  Don't professional air traffic controllers know how to google?  Don't you?

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    Is that what they are doing when (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by oculus on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 06:26:01 PM EST
    pilots are trying to make contact?

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    I doubt it's true (none / 0) (#22)
    by Jeralyn on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 10:21:23 PM EST
    And it certainly isn't true in other parts of the country. Remember Mary Kay Letourneau? And then there's this list of 25 female teachers.

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    This guy definitely (none / 0) (#25)
    by gyrfalcon on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 12:57:37 AM EST
    doesn't watch Nancy Grace or he'd know this isn't true.  She's addicted to stories about female teachers having sex with underage male students, and she has no trouble finding these cases.

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    Child being tried for murder (none / 0) (#19)
    by Kayfay on Wed Jun 22, 2011 at 09:45:41 PM EST
    I have worked in the field of legal advocacy for children for many years, This is the saddest, most egregious case of misguided justice I have experienced. A twelve year old child in Jacksonville Fl. is being held as an adult for first degree murder of his two year old brother. He is being held in 23 hour a day solitary confinement. His mother is 25 years old, and gave birth to him when she was twelve. The Judge ordered a gag order so no one is allowed to talk to the press. Anyone want to take this on? Google Christian Fernadez, Jacksonville, Fl

    Hi Kayfay (none / 0) (#28)
    by sj on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 02:13:02 AM EST
    The link in your other comment is too long and will likely be deleted (links like that sometimes cause the site to display a little wonky).

    I've reposted it here for you.  If you

    1.  Highlight a word or group of words
    2.  Click the "link" button above the comment input box (it's the one that looks like a little chain)
    3.  Paste the link into the box that comes up,
    4.  Click "OK"

    You'll get an embedded link.

    Good night all.  I can't even believe I'm up this late again.

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    Child held for murder infl (none / 0) (#31)
    by Kayfay on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 10:35:56 AM EST
    Thanks for reposting appropriately


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    Open Thread Legal Question (none / 0) (#27)
    by CoralGables on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 01:25:19 AM EST
    Is this an attorney's dream Motion to file? It appears Mark Cuban and the Mavericks had a suit filed against them by a minority partner (Ross Perot Jr) last year that Cuban was, to paraphrase,...running the franchise into the ground.

    Here is the Motion for Summary Judgement filed Wednesday morning:

    How many Motions are filed with a photograph?

    Thanks for the link (none / 0) (#29)
    by nycstray on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 03:15:03 AM EST
    Heard this on the news (they seemed to enjoy it . . .), but it was more fun to read it :)

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    hey kdog (none / 0) (#33)
    by CST on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 11:02:53 AM EST
    my main man Barney and your main man Paul have teamed up again.

    According to the powers that be it has "no real chance of passing" - which I find incredibly stupid.  But at least they're forcing a conversation about it.

    Cool... (none / 0) (#34)
    by kdog on Thu Jun 23, 2011 at 12:05:11 PM EST
    but I am afraid the powers that be are correct...sanity hasn't a prayer in these United States.  

    But as you said, at least it starts a conversation...a conversation that should have occurred and been long-settled before I was born, but what are ya gonna do...dems the breaks.

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