Ted Frier

Ted Frier
Location
Boston,
Birthday
April 02
Title
Speechwriter
Bio
Ted Frier is an author and former political reporter turned speechwriter who at one time served as communications director for the Massachusetts Republican Party, helping Bill Weld become the first Bay State Republican in a generation to be elected Governor. He was Chief Speechwriter for Republican Governor Paul Cellucci and Lt. Governor Jane Swift. Ted is also the author of the hardly-read 1992 history "Time for a Change: The Return of the Republican Party in Massachusetts." So, why the current hostility to the Republican Party and what passes for conservatism today? The Republican Party was once a national governing party that looked out for the interests of the nation as a whole. Now it is the wholly-owned subsidiary of self interest. Conservatism once sought national unity to promote social peace and harmony. Now conservatism has devolved into a right wing mutation that uses divide and conquer tactics to promote the solidarity of certain social sub-groups united against the larger society while preserving the privileges of a few.

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7:05PM
“Just when you think it can't get any worse or any more venal, it does. And I don't care if saying so marks me as intolerant of conservative points of…”
About: What If Obama Were Small-Minded As Oklahoma's Senators?
7:01PM
“Perfect!”
About: Christian Love
May 21, 2013 05:51AM
“I wish I could say you are wrong, but unfortunately the portrait you paint of a reluctant champion of a progressive America who appears to much a part…”
About: Our Incredible Shrinking President
May 12, 2013 02:53PM
“Sagemerlin recommended I read your post as providing the consequences of this "Brave New World" whose political enablers I describe in my mos…”
About: Suicides Climb While Friedman Recycles Social Darwinism
May 12, 2013 02:31PM
“Sagermerlin, My father was a C-130 pilot in the 39th TCS (Troop Carrier Squadron) from 1963-69. One of the other pilots in the squadron, who later beca…”
About: World War II Fly Boys
May 12, 2013 01:16PM
“Thanks sagemerlin, I have not read Paul's piece yet but intend to since I suspected we were on the same page, as we frequently are.”
About: The Center Cannot Hold
May 09, 2013 12:14PM
“Thanks everyone for your comments and for taking the time to read my piece, both the familiar names and faces and ones I've not seen before. My apologi…”
About: Sandra Day O'Connor's Mea Culpa
May 05, 2013 08:58AM
“Your outstanding post about both the nature of “American” ethnicity and history itself reminded me of reports a few years ago from Tennesse…”
About: American Me on Cinco de Mayo (Repost)
May 03, 2013 05:42AM
“Writing, it is a hopeless, thankless task. But none of us can help ourselves, as you say. I was glad, however, that your "obit" allowed me…”
About: Ben Sen's Obituary
May 01, 2013 07:32PM
“Great to see you back, Tom. Thoughts and prayers for you and your wife. And in our family, I'm the precise one and she's the sloppy one!”
About: Take Five
April 22, 2013 07:39PM
“I always like the economics joke, which works really well for supply-siders: "Assume full employment..."”
About: Can Science & Religion Blend?
April 20, 2013 10:00AM
“Thanks everyone for your comments and support. Boston is breathing a big sigh of relief now that the suspects are in custody. Surreal to experience t…”
About: Don't Mess With Boston
April 18, 2013 12:17PM
“Paul, Very well done. It seems we read the same books! You’ve certainly put your finger on the timeless challenge of politics which, as professor…”
About: Will The Terror In Boston Challenge Our Open Society?
April 13, 2013 09:12AM
“Sky, The problem we are discussing is "bi-nationalism" which, as writer Peter Beinart notes, is hard enough to pull off in "placid"…”
About: Sequester Begins to Bite
April 13, 2013 07:59AM
“Thanks everyone for commenting. I think the common theme that runs throughout is that Republicans have figured out a way to remain in control even whe…”
About: Sequester Begins to Bite
April 12, 2013 09:18AM
“I've just added another movie to my list of those I want to see, so thanks for the review. For a period in history that still plays such a pivotal rol…”
About: Movie Review: The Company You Keep
April 07, 2013 09:16AM
“Frank, I think your instincts are correct that our politics have reached such a state of dysfunction it is now necessary to ask such basic questions as…”
About: What Is Society?
April 05, 2013 01:16PM
“Ben, What a perfect dilemma you pose! How would a traditionalist justify their intransigence against a Pope armed with infallibility? The answer is: p…”
About: Hope For "Catholic Spring" Eternal
March 29, 2013 11:15AM
“Thank you Paul for your comments, and you make an important point about how the Justices all leaned on some powerful patron (ideological or personal) f…”
About: The Clash of Civilizations Over Marriage Equality
March 27, 2013 09:09AM
“Terrific analysis, Ben. I think you are entirely right about where mainstream American public opinion comes down on Israel and why there are tensions…”
About: Obama's Israel Trip, At Last
March 26, 2013 01:40PM
“(Let's try that again!) Very good piece on a very important topic. There is also that great line from Upton Sinclair: "It is difficult to get a man…”
About: Will Austerity Prolong U.S. Economic Misery?
March 26, 2013 01:37PM
“Very good piece on a very more important topic. There is also that great line from Upton Sinclair: "It is difficult to get a man to understand so…”
About: Will Austerity Prolong U.S. Economic Misery?
March 26, 2013 01:03PM
“Sky, First I barely know how to use a cell phone and now this -- "The Age of Multiple, Serial Shack-ups." Thanks very much for pointing out o…”
About: The Clash of Civilizations Over Marriage Equality
March 23, 2013 08:31AM
“Very well argued. As you know I am one of those old school conservatives who are perfectly at home today calling myself a liberal because both worldvi…”
About: Pope Francis and Congressman Ryan
March 23, 2013 07:50AM
“Terrific piece. "Synaptic plasticity" alone was worth the price of admission. As an old Michigander myself (Eastern Michigan University Cla…”
About: Underemployed and Loving It
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