Monday, October 16, 2006

THE BEST DEFENSE — by Steve Nadis

In the race for Massachusetts governor, Kerry Healey is attacking Deval Patrick’s efforts as a lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. “He [Patrick] made a pattern of taking the side of the offender rather than protecting the victims, and we think those are the wrong priorities for the next governor,” claimed Healey spokesman, Tim O’Brien.

Well, d-u-h… Patrick was working as a defense attorney for people desperately in need of legal representation. Of course “he made a pattern of taking the side of the offender.” That was his job. And it’s an important job at that. Indeed, our entire justice system depends on it. But saying that would not make for much of an “attack ad,” nor would it do much to advance Healey’s cause, now would it? Which brings to mind another question: What exactly is Healey’s cause?

Posted by Snake at 15:01:41
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3 Responses to “THE BEST DEFENSE — by Steve Nadis”

  1. Marco Polo says:
    October 16, 2006 at 12:07 pm

    To ALL: This has NOTHING to do with Healey.
    None-the-less, I HAD to give everyone the oppurtunity to read about how the fine game of Volleyball was created in 1895, right HERE in Massachussetts (actually THERE…I’m in New Hampshu, uh-Yuh!) by one William Morgan @ a YMCA. “Mintonette”, he called it. A Doc renamed it properly the next year…and the rest is history!
    Click on my name- BELOW- for the piece. ;) COOL! V V

  2. Marco Polo says:
    October 16, 2006 at 12:13 pm

    WHOOPS! The link was so long, blog.com chopped the end off.
    Guess we’ll all have to use ‘Copy & Paste’ (into your FaVoriTe Browser ;) Here is the FULL link…

    http://www.sportsinfotn.com/start.asp?vdomain=12&vpage=sportsfacts4.htm

  3. Snake says:
    October 16, 2006 at 12:41 pm

    Thank you Marco for bringing us away from Healey and back “on message.”

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