VOL. 113 - NO. 51 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, DECEMBER 18, 2009 $.30 A COPY Liberal Attacks on Two Advent Events in Preparation for Christmas Joe Lieberman Get Personal by Bennett Molinari and Richard Molinari by Jamie Weinstein Liberals are once again health care bill. Talk about engaging in their favorite personal. sport: Joe Lieberman bash- The Washington Post’s Ezra ing. Klein went even further by The Connecticut senator writing that Lieberman’s and former Democratic vice- motivation in opposing the presidential nominee first current Senate health care drew liberal ire for his vocal bill is nothing more than support of President George revenge against those liber- W. Bush’s surge in Iraq. Now, als who opposed him in Democrats are attacking his 2006 Senate campaign. him for pledging to stand Worse, Klein charges, Lieb- with Republicans in filibus- erman “seems to be willing tering the Senate health to cause the deaths of hun- care bill if it contains a dreds of thousands of people public option or a Medicare in order to settle an old elec- buy-in. toral score.” One influential liberal What slander. blogger, Jane Hamsher, is so Joe Lieberman is a states- enraged with Lieberman man senator. No matter how that she has asked the hard the left tries to tar Susan B. Komen Foundation Lieberman with unseemly to fire Lieberman’s wife, labels and accusations, they Hadassah, from her role as can’t erase the fact that international spokesperson Lieberman risked his politi- for the breast cancer fight- cal career by endorsing John ing charity. Hamsher has McCain for president. In so even implored celebrities doing, he provided all the associated with the organi- evidence we need that he is Saint Leonard Parish is the community for the cel- expressed both the spirit of zation to pressure the foun- a man who acts according to just one of thousands of ebration of the Birth of Jesus preparation that is Advent dation to can Hadassah be- his conscience. Catholic parishes scattered on Christmas Day. and the essence of celebra- cause of her husband’s throughout the United This year’s Saint Leonard tion meant to proclaim the position on the Senate (Continued on Page 13) States observing the season Parish annual Christmas birth of the Messiah of Advent with prayers and Concert entitled Advent/ events all meant to prepare Christmas Music beautifully (Continued on Page 6) News Briefs by Sal Giarratani Mayor’s Column Sober Christmas Party by Thomas M. Menino, Mayor, City of Boston The Recovery Outreach Community will Fenway Park is one of our city’s most a full hour in the middle of the diamond be hosting a Sober Christmas Party held at recognizable landmarks. On New Year’s where Dustin Pedroia and Marco St. Catherine’s in Charlestown at 12 noon on Sat- Day, as you probably know by now, the Scutaro will turn double plays in a few urday, December 19. This will be the 3rd annual homeruns and diving catches will be short months. Sober Christmas Party. For more information, see replaced by slap shots and kick saves In addition the free skates, the City Virgil at 781-727-9288 or Virgil70s.com. when the Bruins and local college rivals and the National Hockey League will Check Out On the Fly take the ice on the historic field. transform the parking lot at Brookline Tickets are tough to come by, but that Avenue and Yawkey Way into the 2010 “On the Fly” is the only sports radio show run doesn’t mean you can’t participate. I’m Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic Spec- by a 16-year-old. It runs every Tuesday from thrilled that Boston residents will be able tator Plaza. This free outdoor hockey 7-8 pm on ZUMIX radio 1630am and streaming to skate for free at Fenway on two days and entertainment festival will span two live on the web at ZUMIX.ORG. Call in live at — January 3rd and 10th — as part of the days — New Year’s Eve and New Year’s 617-568-9777 Ext. 12. City’s Inaugural celebrations. Day — and feature Bruins alumni, Contrada’s Own Killer Miller Here’s how it will work: This Satur- musical performances, interactive If you stop in at Contrada’s, you can see Phil day, December 19th, we’re giving away hockey-themed attractions, and a ticket “Killer” Miller’s boxing poster on the wall of fame. more than 3,000 tickets at Community giveaway for the Bruins-Flyers game. He’s a regular at the place. He fights out of the Centers across the city and at the Copley Other activities will make this a fun Coast Guard down the street at the base. He is Library through a partnership with Sun experience for everyone, regardless of 5-0-0 in the ring and a champion father outside Life Financial. Residents, who will be age. the ring. He and lovely Chassmin just had a baby asked to show proof of residency, can While Boston sports fans love the boy named London Philip. Keep punching Killer. pick up as many as four tickets from Bruins and all of our professional teams, Contrada’s is rooting for you. 9-11AM for access to free Fenway several of our college teams are among Happy Birthday Seth skating on either January 3rd or 10th. the best in the country. When Boston One of my many nephews, Seth Bennett from Tickets will indicate the date and time University and Boston College face off Revere just celebrated his 9th birthday with a big that you can skate at Fenway. on January 8th, the winners of the past party at the Salesian Boys & Girls Club of East Once you have a ticket, just show two national titles will renew their Boston. What a great place for a party. Lots of up to the Park on the designated date renowned rivalry in a park that’s no (Continued on Page 13) with a pair of skates. After lacing up, you’ll have the opportunity to skate for (Continued on Page 15) THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE IS NOW OPEN AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON This office is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and Thursdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PMPM, for the convenience of our East Boston and North Shore clients and contributors Call 617-227-8929 for more information Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, DECEMBER 18, 2009 Res Publica by David Trumbull Time for a New Industrial Revolution On December 20th, the showed him some machin- VITRUM! Commonwealth of Massa- ery which he had purchased chusetts recognizes our tex- somewhere. Slater immedi- The stained glass treated now in the British Museum; for about a half mile. The tile heritage by honoring ately said the principle was in the last issues highlights it dates back to the sixteenth story goes on to relate that a Samuel Slater (1768-1835). wrong, discarded it, and then a French contribution to century B.C. Even the Egyp- ship belonging to some trad- “The governor shall annu- from his own mind started to ecclesiology. The Italians, tian tombs and mummy ers in natural soda put in ally issue a proclamation manufacturer machinery especially those of Renais- cases contained glass cups here and built a fire to pre- setting apart December on the Arkwright plan.” sance Italy, expended little and bottles in considerable pare their meal. Since, how- twentieth as Samuel Slater There you have it. Prohib- effort on stained glass com- numbers, and in some ever, no stones suitable for Day, in recognition of the ited by English law from pared to their work in other paintings (about 2300 B.C.) supporting their kettles beginning of America’s In- bringing to American any media, such as painting and the process of glass blowing were available they rested dustrial Revolution along the drawings or notes on how to sculpturing. The ancient is clearly depicted. them on lumps of soda from banks of the Blackstone build a textile mill, Slater, Egyptians were among the A story is told by one an- the cargo. When these River where Samuel Slater observed closely how English earliest contributors to the cient historian that the dis- lumps became heated, and established his first mill and machines were constructed glass culture or technology. covery of glass was quite by were completely mingled later relocated and estab- and committed the plans to The oldest specimen to be accident, and that the River with the sand on the beach, lished the town of Webster, memory! seen today is an opaque blue Belus in Phoenicia contains and in further recognition of There is another story, one Egyptian glass vase which is a sandy beach that stretches (Continued on Page 12) the contribution of countless that is all too familiar — that working men and women to is of the loss of jobs, not just America’s national great- in textiles, but all types of “MAKE A DIFFERENCE DAY” ness, and recommending manufacturing jobs, in the that said day be observed in U.S. AT ST. JOHN SCHOOL an appropriate manner by The Democrats in Wash- the people.” ington are spending us into — Massachusetts General a hole that may take genera- Laws Chapter 6 Section tions to get out of. What do we 15PPP. have to show for it? Reports How we came to have a of jobs “created” or “saved” Massachusetts textile in- which, upon investigation, dustry is a story worthy of turn out to have widely in- spy-novel, for it was, liter- flated numbers or are just ally, the result of industrial thorough-going fictions.