Author: mtc9393

In part one I noted how the Globe set about to tear down Quinn’s reputation. It turned the governor’s race into a contest between Mr. Clean Dukakis and Mr. Go-Easy-on- Corruption Quinn. Quinn lost. The state lost a man who would have been a great governor. The country gained a guy who thought he could…

In part one published yesterday I explained how Patricia Campatelli was globbered. I mentioned in passing John J. O’Brien who is presently on trial in federal court in Boston. He too was globbered. He lost his job, was indicted by the attorney general and the federal prosecutors. He has already been acquitted by a jury…

Etymology: Globeyman is derived from the word bogeyman.The etymology of bogeyman although uncertain perhaps comes from the “Middle English word bugge which means frightening spectre. There are, however, words such as the German variation bogge, the Welsh word bwg, the Scottish/Gaelic word bocon and other such variations as boggart, boggy, and bubbear all of which…

Ah, yes, it’s that time. At four tomorrow afternoon the Americans get up to bat against Belgium in the knockout stage of the World Cup. Many millions of us will be watching this either at home, at work or in a gin mill, the latter being the place to be. But not all people are…

I suppose you would miss a lot of this if you weren’t from South Boston or Savin Hill or perhaps if you hadn’t been around for as long as I have. I guess I can pick up the scent because I spent my first ten years in South Boston and then next ten in Savin…

Patricia Campatelli’s is being globbered. Her troubles began because she is alleged to have behaved in a manner unbecoming of a woman. She first received widespread publicity when the Boston Globe made a big ado about her allegedly imbibing too much at a Christmas party and suggesting that she may have gotten in a scuffle with a fellow worker. She was suspended…