House Judiciary Chairman Mike Lawlor: Live on MLN tomorrow night!

Excellen! (0.00 / 0)

Thanks in advance to Mike Lawlor, and thank you Maura for making it happen.

I'm looking forward to it.

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by: CGG @ Tue Jan 09, 2007 at 18:23:10 PM CST

Tell him thanks... (0.00 / 0)

Yes, tell Mike and the other reps looking into this that their efforts are much appreciated.

I read about this in the Advocate, and was very surprised that they were looking into it. Surprised and pleased.

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by: CaptCT @ Tue Jan 09, 2007 at 18:34:32 PM CST

Good Catch, Maura! (0.00 / 0)

And thanks, Rep Lawlor, for coming on to speak with us!

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by: mattw @ Tue Jan 09, 2007 at 18:46:02 PM CST

you go girl - !EXCELENTE! (0.00 / 0)

Nice to hear that Rep Lawlor thinks good things about us.  So often it's possible to think of the inhibiting effect of negative things - like taking photos of activists while they protest.

But -- to your point about showing up, Maura -- there is the potential for a very positive DIS-inhibiting, freeiing-up of our legislators if they know we're listening, we're engaged, and we're WITH them on issues.

I'm not saying make nice/kiss up -- I'm saying COMMUNICATING honestly and often, and staying on top of what's happening may have a great effect on making it possible (by creating optimal conditions) for them to do the best job they can.

PN (pre-Ned), I knew nothing about local/state politics, including much about who represented me.  I imagine these guys get that a lot (or am I the only  one who was asleep:)

Boy, I sure do now!

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by: greenpeas @ Tue Jan 09, 2007 at 18:50:19 PM CST

Interview with police commissioner & Perez review (0.00 / 0)

Department of Public Safety Commissioner Leonard Boyle was interviewed today by Colin McEnroe and by Ray Dunaway.  (Colin's is more interesting.)

Says there is no "enemies list," acknowledges monitoring blogs for protest plans.  There were several other people on the list of potential threats.  He declined to discuss the specifics of Krayeske's case.

Mayor Perez has asked his police chief to review the arrest.

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by: mikect @ Tue Jan 09, 2007 at 20:10:45 PM CST

The CT-N Press Conference (4.00 / 2)

is currently available in .mp3 format.  Click to download or click below to play.

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by: spazeboy @ Tue Jan 09, 2007 at 20:21:00 PM CST

well, well worthwhile - listen to this as background for liveblog (4.00 / 1)

THANK YOU Spazeboy.  This is a great presser and I am proud of Mike Lawlor for standing up and saying it straight.  He makes me proud to be a Democrat.  But in his standing up, I also feel the pain of all the times our leaders have not stood up, or stood up too little, too late.  I wish and hope this is a trend! 

"I used to be a prosecutor, I teach criminal justice, I know many other prosecutors, and NO ONE I have talked to thinks this arrest has any merit" or words to that effect.

Tell me  once again where you stand, Mike, and this time don't sugarcoat it okay?  ; )

There is far more info in this presser than most of the news articles - it's about 20 minutes or so, I think.

Put it on while you're doing something else.  (Then go back and finishe what you thought you were going to do later!)

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by: greenpeas @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 at 07:55:25 AM CST

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Spazeboy, the link to the Press Conference is broke (0.00 / 0)

Can you fix it?

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by: Larkspur @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 at 10:16:13 AM CST

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Click to play it (0.00 / 0)

The other link will download it.

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by: Scarce @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 at 10:39:28 AM CST

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WOW he's got some baby blues! (0.00 / 0)

hypnotic.

"look into my eyes Jodi, look into my eyes.. not around my eyes but into my eyes.. who else is on the list jodi? WHO ELSE DO YOU SEE AS YOUR ENEMY? DOES THE BILL OF RIGHTS MEAN NOTHING TO YOU JODI?"

Ah that it would be so simple.

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by: nolopro @ Wed Jan 10, 2007 at 11:13:43 AM CST