Matt Bai, why don’t you stick your head up your ass! The know-it-all scribe for The New York Times, who thinks he’s smart and everyone else is stupid, former student of Bridgeport Regional Business Council President Paul Timpanelli, wrote this in an exhaustive Sunday Times Mag piece about Connecticut politics:
Entries Tagged as 'Jon Kantrowitz'
What The Hell Does Matt Bai Know About Bridgeport?
September 23rd, 2010 · 26 Comments · City Politics, State Politics
Tags: Café Roma·Chris Dodd·Épernay Bistro·Jon Kantrowitz·Joseph's Steakhouse·Paul Timpanelli·Ralph 'n' Rich's·Two Boots
You Want One Of These? Me Too!–Dick Still Leads Linda–Freaking Lawyers–Dining Alla Kantrowitz
September 12th, 2010 · 23 Comments · City Budget, Development and Zoning, State Politics
Can we dream a little? Who says there’s no super wealth in Bridgeport? Get a load of this, the 281-foot, 3000-ton Cakewalk that according to East End yacht builder Derecktor Shipyards surpassed her four predecessors in size and is the largest yacht built in the United States since 1930. Now this is a company we need to [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dick Blumenthal·Hartford Courant·Jon Kantrowitz·Linda McMahon·Morgan Kaolian
Where Have You Gone Lowell Weicker? Does Chris Dodd Give A Crap About Bridgeport? Plus: Fab Radio
December 22nd, 2009 · 13 Comments · City Council, Education, State Politics
Lowell Weicker, now there’s a guy who did something for Bridgeport. Check that, not something but a lot. Check that, not a lot but more than any pol on the planet. Weicker was elected governor in 1990, served one term and arguably is known as the governor that blasted the personal income tax through the state legislature. That revenue is [...]
Tags: Andrew McDonald·Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Dodd·Hartford Courant·Housatonic Community College·Jim Buchanan·Jodi Rell·John Fabrizi·Jon Kantrowitz·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Lowell Weicker·M. Evette Brantley·University of Connecticut·WICC
Line Up The Goobers
January 23rd, 2009 · 58 Comments · State Politics
Who’s your guber horse? What saddle is that, you say? Your horse for governor. The gubernatorial campaign is headed for the earliest start that I can recall. Former House Speaker Jammin’ Jim Amann, less the $120K advisory role the new House Speaker Chris Donovan had offered then pulled back following a media spew, will announce [...]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bill O'Neill·Chris Dodd·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Jim Amann·Jodi Rell·Joe Lieberman·John DeStefano·John Rowland·John Soltis·John Stafstrom·Jon Kantrowitz·Klein Memorial Auditorium·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Ganim·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Kelly·Tom McCarthy
Discounts At The Vibes, Plus: Machine Politics And Touching Voters’ Pleasure Center
July 29th, 2008 · 105 Comments · Interviews, News and Events, State Politics
The hottest hippie fest on the planet visits the Park City this week as Ken Hays brings his Gathering Of The Vibes to Seaside Park. Discount packages are available for Bridgeport residents this weekend. So grab your tix, pull up a chair, roll some juicy fruits, share a peace pipe with a politician. Hey, baby, it’s [...]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Chris Shays·Gathering of the Vibes·George Bush·Jim Himes·Jon Kantrowitz·Ken Hays·Lee Whitnum·Mario Testa·Mike Sohn·Seaside Park·Tom Kelly
Gas Pains Everywhere, Plus: What’s With Whitnum? And Burlesque In Bridgeport
June 11th, 2008 · 15 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Special session for the state legislature today. What’s so special about it? The electorate has a lot of gas in all the wrong places. On the heels of Connecticut’s heralded position as number one in the country per gallon of gasoline, lawmakers will vote on delaying an increase of Connecticut’s gross receipts tax, expected to [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Ed Gomes·Jim Himes·Jon Kantrowitz·Lee Whitnum·Marilyn Moore·Rob Russo·Two Boots
Blackmail At The Cove, A Rogue’s Gallery!
May 17th, 2008 · 35 Comments · News and Events
Don’t ya just love blackmail photos? Well, at OIB you never know when a photo will come in handy. A sampling from the party at Captain’s Cove, courtesy of Con Filardi and Sly Salcedo. (Warning, clicking on a picture gives you a full-sized version.) Sly Salcedo, left, and Joel Gonzalez conspiring to thwart District Leader Mitch “The Switch” [...]
Tags: Bruce Hubler·Captain's Cove Seaport·Charlie Coviello·Dottie Guman·Eze Santiago·Gene O'Neill·Joel Gonzalez·Jon Kantrowitz·Marc Delmonico·Marilyn Middlemass·Mitch Robles·Rob Russo·Sly Salcedo·Tom Kelly