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July 03, 2004
Kerry | Boston Officials Question Kerry's Boston Pops Concert

The Boston Globe reports that Boston officials are saying Kerry’s plans for a Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade during the Democratic convention could violate rules prohibiting political events at the Hatch Shell:

”Some of us are saying, enough already,” said the high-level Democrat involved in the convention planning.

The questions could escalate the public spat between Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Menino said he was ”extremely disappointed” last weekend when Kerry decided to forgo a speech at the US Conference of Mayors meeting here, rather than cross a Boston police union picket line.

The Hatch Shell is owned by a state trust, and some convention planners interpret the rules governing the property as prohibiting the use of the shell for political purposes. Kerry aides say the event is a top priority for the hometown nominee, but they insist that the concert is devoid of politics and is instead a celebration of Boston and Massachusetts.

”This will be a free event, open to people of all political stripes or none,” said Jack Corrigan, Kerry’s convention coordinator. ”There is no fund-raising, no political speech-making, just a celebration of Boston.”

From California Yankee.



Posted by Dan Spencer at July 3, 2004 08:04 AM | TrackBack
Comments

A celebration of Boston as a city which will not be able to host any national governmental gatherings again. Kerry has embarrassed them, but I bet that Lerch will cross the line to get his nomination. Then again, maybe he’s going to flip flop and not accept it….right? I’m sooooooooo confused.

Posted by: dickD at July 3, 2004 01:53 PM

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