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Yes, of course there's a reason a big helicopter is flying low and loud over the area
By adamg on Fri, 03/27/2015 - 2:01pm
The copter in question. Photo by Eileen Murphy.
Specifically Roxbury and Dorchester with a jaunt up to Kendall Square. It's prep work for Monday's visit by the Obamas and Uncle Joe to Columbia Point for the opening of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate - next to the Kennedy Library.
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ah HA
I saw someone's posting asking YOU what that was.. and then I saw your post regarding the VP and Obama coming.
So for the noise today we can just say
THANKS OBAMA!
Add to that
THANKS KENNEDYS! After all, it's because of the K's arrogance and ego that we even have this "necessary and vital" Senator Kennedy Institute.
Absolute waste of money.
Absolute waste of money. Spending tax payer money to further the questionable legacy of one of the richest families in America.
welcome, trolls! what's next?
welcome, trolls! what's next? birther comments and gay bashing? f*ck off
In a few years when the
In a few years when the cenotaph to Senator Kennedy is in as much financial distress as the JFK presidential library the family will "donate" both to UMass to maintain rather than put a dime of their own money in.
How'd I end up
on the Heralds comments page?
UHub, to AdamG's credit,
UHub, to AdamG's credit, usually allows for fair and balanced comments sections compared to most online echo chambers.
Too late, anon (not verified)
The institute is already on the UMass campus.
I assume that means it will be funded by tax dollars. I cannot begin to tell you how thrilled I am at this "historic occasion." No, don't ask me, I just can't.
Took a field trip their with
Took a field trip their with my 8th grade civics class, we were sorta beta testers for their Senate simulation program. It was hands down the most engaging and educational trip I have done as a teacher. I'm thrilled to have it in Boston.
Your a teacher?
You're a teacher and you wrote "Took a field trip *their* with my 8th grade civics class?"
You're
You're welcome.
The only thing more annoying
The only thing more annoying than people asking why is there a helicopter flying somewhere are the people who ask why there is traffic on major roads during rush hour in a major city.
why there is traffic on major
Answer: Because Obama is in town to give a small speech and attend a major fundraiser.
The other 250 or so workdays a year?
Too?
Really?
And here I thought it was that there were too many people driving too many cars at one time on a twice-daily basis.
Thanks Obama!
I can think of a few things
I can think of a few things more annoying.
Well I just can't wait
to see it!
It must be Obama week
Malia Obama has been touring colleges this week over spring break, including Tufts and Harvard.
Sorry, but I think it's great
Sorry, but I think it's great that she's checking out schools around here. Obama week??? whatever.
I find the $16 admission fee
I find the $16 admission fee offensive. I'm also offended by the $2 discount for Massachusetts residents, even though I am one.
It's not open to the public until Tuesday March 31. There's no way of knowing this unless you try to buy a ticket online.
I think it's exciting when a
I think it's exciting when a helicopter flies overhead, just like heavy equipment
digging up a street. I feel like jumping up and down or doing the pigeon-walk.
I imagine that I'm in a movie or something, that the people in the helicopter are
looking at me, maybe filming me, like Apocalypse Now.
"Like Apocalypse Now"
I think you've forgotten what the people on the ground experienced when those helicopters appeared in Apocalypse Now. Unless you fantasize about having a napalm airstrike called in on you ...