Political campaigns are creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky–candidates Bill Finch and Mary-Jane Foster may be the faces of their respective campaigns–but it’s the strategists who drive the operations and make them ooky (what the hell is ooky?). Say hello to Adam Wood, Finch’s chief of staff and political yogi and Jason Bartlett, Foster’s campaign manager. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hillary Clinton'
Hi Honey … I’m Coming Baaack! Lisa Parziale’s Return
February 7th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Lisa “Honey” Parziale, former City Council president and Democratic registrar of voters, told OIB she will be a candidate for her former West Side City Council seat in this year’s municipal election. Oh baby, the political phone lines were burning up on Sunday during the Super Bowl pre-game festivities. Parziale’s candidacy adds a new dimension to [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Charlie Coviello·Charlie Tisdale·Chris Caruso·Dottie Guman·Ed Gomes·Hillary Clinton·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Gomes·John Stafstrom·Lenny Paoletta·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·M. Evette Brantley·Mario Testa·Mary Moran·Mary-Jane Foster·Santa Ayala·Tom Bucci·Tom Mulligan
Dick’s Top Appointments
December 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · News and Events
Dick Blumenthal has released the names of key staff members. Check them out, from Dick: Blumenthal Announces Key Senate Staff Senator-Elect Continues To Build Team To Serve Connecticut (Hartford, CT.) Making good on his promise to assemble a top flight staff to serve the people of Connecticut, today Senator Elect Richard Blumenthal announced the addition [...]
Tags: Dick Blumenthal·Hillary Clinton·University of Connecticut
Kohut Peers Into His Crystal Ball On City’s Financial Future–’Toilet Tissue’ Rating
April 28th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Firefighters
Jeff Kohut, policy wonk extraordinaire, shares this commentary on his prescient view of the city: Dateline, Bridgeport: June 5, 2018: Headline distributed by the Connecticut Post to ethernet, satellite radio subscribers, and e-billboard sites — Bridgeport defaults on US/state-backed bankruptcy-bond payments. Washington and Hartford point fingers at each other for not providing proper support to [...]
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Tags: Bill Clinton·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Hartford Courant·Hillary Clinton·Jeff Kohut·Ken Moales