Archive for the ‘short films/interviews’ Category

In 2008 there was a question on the Massachusetts ballot to repeal the state income tax. It lost spectacularly by 40 points.

However a lot has changed in Massachusetts in the last 14 months to Carla Howell who spearheaded the last attempt to roll back taxes is back again. This time with an attempt to roll back the sales tax to 3%

I met her at the Post (tea) party Summit and she consented to an interview:

Things being a tad different in Massachusetts these days anything could happen.

This morning it is really interesting to see the level of coincidence yesterday.

First of all because I had failed to raise the money to get to Pa-12 I was in Fitchburg instead of being on the road.

Because of this I went to morning Mass for Ascension Thursday.

Because of this I ran into my 80 something godfather.

Because of this I was able to invite him to breakfast with my mother and myself.

He ended up going to the wrong diner, because of this I had to go get him.

Because of this I saw the sign at J & R glass concerning the Governor’s visit.

Because of this after breakfast I headed down there to report on it.

Because of this I heard about the cancellation and the terror arrests

and because of that I have the photos and stories that you read yesterday.

The moral of the story? When you attend Mass on a holy day of obligation, good things happen!

I talked to Christine directly after the last panel

At the time I didn’t realize she was a blogger so I’ll add her to DaTechGuy’s Field guide to bloggers. Of course anyone who blogs at Smart Girl Politics deserves to be read.

Kat Malone was my final interview (although I will post one or two more later) at the conference:

Special note to regular readers of the NYT & the Washington Post; do not adjust your laptop.