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I have no idea if this “Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr.” stress ball is from the first Buddy Adminsitration (that ended in an assault conviction) or the second Buddy Administration (that ended in a RICO conviction).
But I’ll be surprised if the two-time mayor/felon distributes souvenirs hyping his relationship with the Providence Economic Development Corporation – now called the Providence Economic Development Partnership and being investigated by the federal authorities – during his third run for mayor of Providence.
If you have any information on this Cianci/PEDC stress ball – such as what year it was made and how it was paid for – please comment below. Or email me at editor@RIFuture.org.
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Good news, Democrats … Obama easily won the rubber match debate last night. And as a bonus, the president’s foreign policy poise coupled with Romney’s obvious lack of similar acumen will likely become a talking point for liberals and conservatives alike during the final 14 days.
“Obama succeeded because he conveyed his unique view of the world from the Oval Office,” according to Taegan Goddard of PoliticalWire. “For undecided voters watching, all they probably heard was that he’s the commander-in-chief. And that’s what Team Obama wanted.”
Goddard calls it “President Obama’s best moment in the campaign so far” and I think that’s a fair assessment.
Both the Huffington Post and the Drudge Report lead with stand alone Obama shots this morning. HuffPo headline: “Chief in Command” Drudge headline: “Grand Finale”
In an unnecessary attempt at balance, here was the best Politico’s lead piece could offer as far as positives about Romney’s performance: “But many Republicans and some neutral commentators believe Romney held his own in a difficult format. His aides think he passed the acceptability test and that Obama didnt disqualify him (and Republicans desperate for a win were sighing deeply that Romney didnt have any gaffes).”
Speaking of Wall Street …. the Journal’s Mike Riley profile falls a little flat, I’m sorry to say …. the candidate goes unquestioned in saying his experience as a Wall Street hedge fund manager makes him uniquely qualified to address the nation’s economic woes. Actually, it makes him uniquely unqualified to fix the economy. Electing a hedge fund manager to fix the economy would be like employing an arsonist to fight a fire!
That said, we’re even more disappointed with the profile of Abel Collins – his platform and biography are every bit as relevant to Rhode Islanders as is Riley’s, if not more so. (We also appreciate the ProJo mentioning RI Future in the piece!) While this website might endorse Langevin, we think it is very important that Rhode Islanders understand Collins’ politics. I’m pretty sure a plurality would largely agree with his philosophies.
This is great writing by Andy Smith on a story we covered yesterday: “The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation on Monday unanimously approved a state tax incentive for Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. that would reduce its corporate tax rate from 9 percent to 6.75 percent. How much the tax break will cost the state is still unknown.”
Notice in the four above pieces, the disparity in emotions the ProJo has riled in me already this morning! Now that’s a great newspaper! Us Rhode Islanders who love the ProJo should be demanding that Belo not cut any more resources from the single most important force in our local marketplace of ideas.
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