In its zeal to undercut the presidential ambitions of its home-state governor, the Boston Globe engages in some blatant intellectual dishonesty this morning. Last week, the Globe breathlessly broke the story that a lawn care company that provides services to Mitt Romney has employees who are illegal immigrants. As the Globe archly put it: "as Governor Mitt Romney explores a presidential bid, he has grown outspoken in his criticism of illegal immigration. But, for a decade, the governor has used a landscaping company that relies heavily on . . . illegal Guatemalan immigrants." The Globe headlined its story: "Illegal immigrants toiled for governor." Toiled. Nice touch. Tote that rake, lift that lawnmower.
But as the Globe at least tacitly acknowledged in that article, the illegals didn't toil "for governor" but for their employer, a private-sector company by the name of Community Lawn Service with a Heart, run by a legal immigrant.
The Globe took its intellectual dishonesty a giant leap farther in its editorial of today, Who's cutting Romney's lawn? The paper flatly claims that "Governor Romney employed illegal immigrants to care for his lawn." And that is a flat lie, as the Globe well knows. Mitt Romney no more "employed" those illegals than the Globe's editorialist "employed" the illegal who prepared his lunchtime Whopper at BK - or was it his futomaki platter at Sushi Express? You might have thought that the Globe would have been shamed out of its lie by this column that, ironically, appears on its own op-ed page today.
But hey, why should the Globe care about the truth? It's got a Republican presidential candidacy to undermine here.
UPDATE: For more, check out Squaring the Globe. H/T to Harry Forbes.
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Super Libs have no sense of conscience
December 6, 2006 - 07:04 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasThe super libs and probably most common libs have no sense of conscience any more. They are akin to whores and prostitutes who have become immune through scar tissue in their hearts and minds to the normal function of a conscience and the shame one should feel when lying and deceiving but...this is the state of libs and super libs today with few exceptions. In another day and age their contemporaries would be disgusted with such blatant dishonesty and would bring attention to their deception because it would smear their institution...but no more. To these people it is right to do wrong in order to do what they think is right...the thinking of an anarchist, a child unable to understand decency and order. I feel sorry for the tiny fraction of intellectually honest libs left.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal.
Shame
December 6, 2006 - 12:51 ET by Sonny LykosLiberals have kiiled the concept of "shame" since decades ago. It no longer exists for them. As such, they have become a sub'human species of the rest of us. Consequently, they should all be behind bars in a homo sapien zoo.
Let's see, does Ted Kennedy a
December 6, 2006 - 07:51 ET by msh1973Let's see, does Ted Kennedy and John Kerry (to mention just a few) know who does their lawn care? Are they all legal citizens? But that doesn't matter to the msm they only "investigate" Republicans. What a joke.
Well it looks like to me that
December 6, 2006 - 08:04 ET by USA4freedomWell it looks like to me that the Democrat party has worked out the only way they can win. Personal destruction, and running very conservative Democrats against us. They cant win the debate so they have to smear. In its sad but very effective. Combined with the MSM its deadly. Look at Allen, such a good man and a Regan Republican, one slip up and non stop hammering by the Wash. Post. I was looking for him to be the new torch bearer for the conservative wing. I always thought that Allen / Rice was unbeatable. So who is left in the Conservative short list, Romney, Newt, Huckabee, Brownback. That is why the start of the attacks on Mitt. Now the MSM will love these picks: (until.. they get the nomination, then full attack mode) Mc Cain, Giuliani. So every one start looking for a good Conservative flag barer. How about the Gov. of Miss. Barbour?
Sorry.. I got off subject, With all the crap that is going on in the world, Nukes, Aids, a war in Iraq, dollar dropping like a rock, Britney not wearing any panties.. we have to look into the company that cuts Mitts lawn, and some how he should know that they have illegal’s. If I were him I would have the paper raided to look for illegal’s, I bet you would find plenty. Play hard ball, they are going to play it with you. You cant play nice with a man eating tiger.
America is best described by one word, freedom... Dwight D. Eisenhower
USA4 - Mitt--Globe
December 6, 2006 - 10:04 ET by misterbillUSA4 - Mitt--Globe
Remember we are dealing with the Globe, They only have one conservative on staff. (Jeff Jacoby) and those fools tried to smear him too. They suspended him on bad charges.
Preview of possible Globe article should Mitt run:
Aug. 5, 2008 Mitt has 5 wives at rally.
Nov 12, 2008 After the election:
Oh, sorry, those were his wife's friends backing Mitt.
Illegal Immigaration
December 6, 2006 - 09:54 ET by pbanks7So as I see it, this story implies that he should verify the immigration status of every employee of every subcontractor he hires.
Let's see how well that would go over in the media. "There goes another racist-homophobe-misogynist-greedycapitalist-imperialist-oppressoroftheworld Republican again....."
If these guys could actually carry their thoughts to their logical conclusion they'd be Republicans or Libertarians. Oh yeah, that would require logic.
Ignorance is bliss. It's easier to repeat a mindless slogan than to do some actual research.
Get used to it.Every shallo
December 6, 2006 - 10:23 ET by Jack BauerGet used to it.
Every shallow, venal, and plain dumb Democrat Presidential hopeful will be lauded as a cross between Mother Teresa, Plato and Einstein...
I mean, Barrack Obama is, apparently, our Lord ressurected.
Yet as the Washington Post's relentess and vicious assault on George Allen proves, all Republican hopefuls can expect a constant stream of bogus stories, until one sticks. And that will include McCain and Guiliani
I wonder if some enterprising people should start checking the lawn mowing arrangements of say, the Boston Globe editor, or even Shrillary.
This is the one "war" that the left is good at. It's about time conservative recognized this and acted accordingly.
For instance, when is a conservative group going to try to get the Secret Service logs for the former First Lady.
Who visited her in the White House? Shouldn't we know?
And it's not like a precedent hasn't been set with the recent ruling.
Proud member of the all-powerful and vast
militarist/industrialist/capitalist/zionist-bagelist complex
Steele down; Romney's next!
December 6, 2006 - 10:23 ET by jdhawkSteele down; Romney's next!
Broudie in Boston
December 6, 2006 - 11:54 ET by exLibA local news reporter and radio talker was on the radio late last week talking about this when i knew nothing about it.
He is a real far-left guy and said the same thing "Romney hired illegals and should be jailed" I am sure if someone pressed him he would say he was joking but a business woman called and said they were being ridiculous and he just mocked her.
A number of callers chimed in to say Romney was a first class hypocrite (or any conservatives NOT hypocrites?). Many agreed with the host that Romney should be in jail and that his would END his Presidential hopes.
When confronted with this "news" Romney supposedly said "Aw Jeez" and walked away.
This is as big a non-story as you can possible get.
The Eagan and Browdie show
December 6, 2006 - 12:04 ET by Six String SpiffExlib - Are you a fellow oppressed MA citizen like me? That show is TERRIBLE. The "right wing" woman has hung around that tard too long as her views reflect exactly that. Browdie is the BIGGEST socialist on that particular station. Listen to My Man Jay Severin. He hates Bush because he's an Isolationist, but give him a try. He SMACK DOWN any liberal too in hillarious fashion! Oh yeah the Boston Globe SUCKS. Bunch of panty wearing liberal fairies.
Not all Muslims are Terrorists. However, all the Terrorists have been Muslim.
Hey Spaceman
December 6, 2006 - 12:23 ET by exLibWorse, man. I am a musican in Boston working for a liberal arts college. So I am like a small conservative chrisitan rock on the beach surrounded by liberal godless sand.
I am all too familiar with Jay, listened to him for years.
I somehow get stuck listening to E &B at least once or twice a week. And yes, it kills me that Marjorie is billed as a republican, I think Jay actually mentioned on his show that Marj said she was a republican, but probably a Lincoln Chafee Repub. She is about a socially liberal as he is and, as you said, hardly seems to differ from Jim in any substantial way.
Mike Barnicle show is worse, ever try listening to it?
Recently there was a panel of BOR, E &B, Barnicle, Jay and Michael Graham. Eagan and Barnicle started bashing evangelicals with Marj repeating the old liberal cannard that Evangelicals should shut up and let her live her life and then Barnicle piled with comments around how stupid, inbred and intolerant evangelicals were. Fortunately Graham spoke up and put them in their place.
Jay lost me a little over a year ago where he just started berating every caller that disagreed with him or worse yet tried to point out that he either contradicts himself occasionally or might even be wrong once in awhile. Plus I think his solution to Iraq is untenable.
Exlib
December 6, 2006 - 12:36 ET by Six String SpiffWell, you know exactly where one of my sigs came from then.. Anyway, YES Severin's head is HUGE but he is pretty funny. I disagree with him on many things. Well... A fellow musician too! Cool. I play the guitar. Been playing for about 8 years or so. I have listened to Barnicles show, and yes I stand corrected, HE is the biggest socialist, not to mention christian hater, on that station. Graham is fast becomming one of my favorites. I remember the first day he was on. One particular thing I liked about his show was having so many experts, state officials, talking headds, etc and getting a view from the people actually in charge instead of speculation. Remeber his Tom Reiley crusade? I can't help but think mike Graham had a hand in his defeat. Oh and the Veterans day parade! That man is wonderful.
"Not all Muslims are Terrorists. However, all the Terrorists have been Muslim."
paul revere where are you
December 6, 2006 - 14:23 ET by foolnomoreto follow mass'urass-uetts servants, I too feel the pain$$$$$,only rememder this is a Sanctuary state,so who-look's,who-care's,an look who is serving whom in (be-corn hill)skerry$$, ted$$, deval$$, mar'knee's,just only part of a larger group of sell out's, (diebold does work in this state)media / radio/newspaper sold out, liberalism does work, butt for whom