If you are a fan of John Ford’s movies, maybe you remember “Ditto” Boland (actor Edward Brophy), the funny character wearing a Hamburg hat in the “The Last Hurrah.” The real-life Ditto Boland, after the James Michael Curley years, became… Read More ›
The Last Hurrah
SURVIVING POLITICS: THE LAST HURRAH – GARRY ARMSTRONG
John Ford’s classic, “The Last Hurrah”, celebrated its 60th anniversary last year. It was still very timely and I frequently used a clip from the film during my working years until it was suggested I was riding a dead horse. Considering how… Read More ›
THE LAST HURRAH: SURVIVING OUR POLITICS – GARRY ARMSTRONG
Marilyn stirs the pot for this piece on our political porridge — which is boiling over. So many seemingly poor choices on the menu of presidential candidates. How do you choose without a four to eight year siege of mental… Read More ›