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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx</link><description>Last night&amp;#39;s at-large Boston City Council candidates forum, which I moderated, seemed to go very well. Of the 15 candidates on the ballot, 13 participated. (Robert Fortes and Jean-Claude Sanon were missing -- perhaps travelling with Mark Sanford </description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)</generator><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#458916</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:17:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:458916</guid><dc:creator>Sam White</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Tito has strong experience in both the private and public sectors and bring them both together to make a difference to the economic vitality of our community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sam&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=458916" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#439569</link><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:41:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:439569</guid><dc:creator>RedSox24</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I'm definitely supporting Ayanna as she is completely hot!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=439569" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#430349</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:11:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:430349</guid><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrw Kenneally really impressed me, he seems to have what it takes to do a quality job. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=430349" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#430283</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:48:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:430283</guid><dc:creator>Ayanna</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;What all these PATHETIC IDIOTS do on these blogs is... hide behind anonymous call signs and pass gas thru their mouths. And then, supposedly enlighten all the rest of us country bumkins with their higher &amp;quot;intellect&amp;quot;. God, I bet they are all over-weight, with acne, and married their right hand! GET A LIFE!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=430283" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#430141</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:01:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:430141</guid><dc:creator>Dot Rat</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Bishop.... &amp;nbsp;I am with you Tito could be a riser... &amp;nbsp;&amp;quot;State Committee&amp;quot; was the operative term.... &amp;nbsp;the State Committee is statewide...Boston is a different beast &amp;amp; no one knows her here....not saying thats a bad thing just saying if she was intrested in helping get Boston right what has she been doing that didnt involve a paycheck? &amp;nbsp;Everybody wants to stand up for us Bostonians when there is a 90k job at stake...but when the seat is filled they vanish....&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Observer hit the nail on the head... &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=430141" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#430131</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:58:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:430131</guid><dc:creator>Sal Samartino</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Bernstein can say what he wants about Boston Politics. &amp;nbsp;But he's never out in the field, he just works in his office near Fenway Park. &amp;nbsp;He lives in Providence and just works out of Boston. &amp;nbsp;He has no clue about what's happening, just that he favors certain candidates over others for biased reasons. &amp;nbsp;Bernstein is a hack.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=430131" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#429809</link><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:06:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:429809</guid><dc:creator>Farnkoff</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;If they missed your forum, they were &amp;quot;traveling with Mark Sanford&amp;quot;? That was a real ankle-slapper, David.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=429809" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#429386</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:30:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:429386</guid><dc:creator>observer</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;could Susan K. and Truth Seeker also be known as Bill Trabucco?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=429386" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#429312</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:429312</guid><dc:creator>janet</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Andrew Kenneally hands down the best of the best! A great guy with a lot to offer the city. &amp;nbsp;He truly has what it takes to make a difference, his love for his home town shines through in everything he does. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=429312" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#429283</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:52:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:429283</guid><dc:creator>Bishop</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;GO TITO! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I saw the last portion of the debate and I would like to say to Dot Rat concerning his critique of Ayanna Pressley; &amp;quot;Kerry has the Democratic State Committee jumping through hoops for her and 2 because she is the darling of liberal bloggers&amp;quot;... wouldn't that indicate that she was some connections, at least politically?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=429283" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#429005</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:32:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:429005</guid><dc:creator>Susan K.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I agree with you &amp;quot;Truth Seeker&amp;quot;. Bill Trabucco from what i researched has always championed the underdog and voiceless. And the love, sacrifice, commitment he made to save his beloved mother's life is mindblowing! He took on the Brigham and Women's Hospital in a history making trial in order to expose what those butchers did to his mother. As a mother of 3 i could only hope that my children will only love and cherish me half as much as Trabucco did his mother. Bill you are my HERO! God Bless You!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=429005" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#428932</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:06:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:428932</guid><dc:creator>Truth Seeker</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Trabucco has more class, dignity, intergrity than any other candidate that has EVER approach me! He is obviously extremely intelligent and creative, and has an abundance of compassion and passion which CANNOT be taught or BOUGHT! He is a Patented Inventor which PROVES he has original ideas and needs to steal none from others! GO BILL!!! You of myself and everyone else i know!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=428932" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#428624</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:57:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:428624</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie A.</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Go Tito! Although it was hard to stand out in a group of 15, I can see why Tito Jackson is gaining momentum. &amp;nbsp;In times like these, the economic development guy is worth a listen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=428624" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#428620</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:56:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:428620</guid><dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Go Tito! Although it was hard to stand out in a group of 15, I can see why Tito Jackson is gaining momentum. &amp;nbsp;In times like these, the economic development guy is worth a listen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=428620" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: At-Large Forum Wrap</title><link>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/talkingpolitics/archive/2009/06/24/at-large-forum-wrap.aspx#428535</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:25:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">ad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:428535</guid><dc:creator>Dot Rat</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;David...you’re getting soft in your old age...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bennett &amp;amp; Trabucco are NUTS !!! &amp;nbsp; Bennett is a proven whack job, just look at the press clippings from his previous attempts at elected office. &amp;nbsp;Trabucco, however makes Bennett look normal. &amp;nbsp;Didn’t Trabucco talk about his 1St place in the &amp;quot;Science Competition&amp;quot; from Grammar School? &amp;nbsp;Or how he cured his mother’s cancer??? &amp;nbsp;Check out his web site.....Yikes!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ayanna Pressley is gaining traction for 2 reasons...1 because Kerry has the Democratic State Committee jumping through hoops for her and 2 because she is the darling of liberal bloggers, like yourself… I know you want her to run…but seriously, really?? &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Articulate, good looking, wtf?? &amp;nbsp;None of these are criteria’s for the Council. &amp;nbsp;City Council members have virtually no legislative authority …NONE!! &amp;nbsp; The effective councilors are those that have great connections and know how to leverage government to get things done…. Ayanna has none of these abilities as she is a virtual unknown in the city of Boston.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bostonians that read you are being done a disservice…. &amp;nbsp; You should be looking for candidates that have a good game rather than talking a good one, Candidates that HAVED rolled &amp;nbsp;up their sleeves and done the work for a community &amp;nbsp;when there was work to do &amp;amp; not ones that want to help now, because there is an open seat that pays 90k.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;just some thoughts&lt;/p&gt;
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