Tuesday, December 10, 2002
'The Awful Truth,' Part II: Re: Dan Kennedy’s response ... Re: My Response to Dan’s response. ... Re: Original Item ...
A number of responses from readers (abbreviated, obviously):
1.) “I read your entry on the Boston Priest. I can understand your confusion.”
2.) “Still reeling from the shock about Father Foley. Kept thinking about it over the weekend. Your thoughts about it on your hubblog were really poignant and I saw that you got a good reference from another blogger, Kennedy.”
3.) During a non-email conversation with a friend (who reads Hub Blog, occasionally), my friend jokingly (somewhat) suggested that my strong/tepid/confused response to Father Foley was classic Bostonian, and he playfully threw in a few jabs at Billy Bulger for good measure. This was/is my boiled down -- and brilliantly varnished -- version of what I said to him:
“I had less than 24 hours to articulate a response to revelations and facts that I didn’t have a clue existed 24 hours earlier. Billy Bulger has had 365 days X 24 hours X 25 years -- give or take a few years, if not decades -- to articulate a response. Billy talks the loyalty of 19th Century Ireland. I think -- I hope -- I talk the loyalty of early 21st Century, post-Geoghan Boston. Now let's get off the subject.” ... My friend generally and graciously accepted my explanation, but not without some brutal teasing and challenges to have another beer. Ah, friends. ... And I hope this answers a few of the other emails I’ve received asking for further elaboration on the entire affair. And now let's get off the subject.
A number of responses from readers (abbreviated, obviously):
1.) “I read your entry on the Boston Priest. I can understand your confusion.”
2.) “Still reeling from the shock about Father Foley. Kept thinking about it over the weekend. Your thoughts about it on your hubblog were really poignant and I saw that you got a good reference from another blogger, Kennedy.”
3.) During a non-email conversation with a friend (who reads Hub Blog, occasionally), my friend jokingly (somewhat) suggested that my strong/tepid/confused response to Father Foley was classic Bostonian, and he playfully threw in a few jabs at Billy Bulger for good measure. This was/is my boiled down -- and brilliantly varnished -- version of what I said to him:
“I had less than 24 hours to articulate a response to revelations and facts that I didn’t have a clue existed 24 hours earlier. Billy Bulger has had 365 days X 24 hours X 25 years -- give or take a few years, if not decades -- to articulate a response. Billy talks the loyalty of 19th Century Ireland. I think -- I hope -- I talk the loyalty of early 21st Century, post-Geoghan Boston. Now let's get off the subject.” ... My friend generally and graciously accepted my explanation, but not without some brutal teasing and challenges to have another beer. Ah, friends. ... And I hope this answers a few of the other emails I’ve received asking for further elaboration on the entire affair. And now let's get off the subject.
