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Silber Grabs Attention But Not All the Backing
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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Oct 09, 2008 11:34pm |
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| News Date | Friday, November 2, 1990 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | At a backstreet diner here in downtown Boston, where hundreds of city workers, lawyers and bankers rub elbows daily, conversations usually revolve around the Celtics or the daily specials scribbled above the cash register.
But here at the Hungry Traveler in Court Square, the talk these days is of politics, and in particular of the Democratic candidate for governor, John R. Silber.
"Everybody is talking about the election," said Amy Hale, a 27-year-old waitress who sat at a back table during her lunch break. "And I think most people support Silber. Why? He's his own kind of guy. He says what he thinks. He's just a breath of fresh air and the state really needs that."
Voters seem to see Dr. Silber, who is on leave as the president of Boston University, as the Democrat who is not a Democrat, the politician who is not a politician. Dr. Silber has portrayed himself as an angry crusader for leaner, meaner government. 'He's Got the Guts'
And in a state that is sliding into recession, even many of those who shudder at his dictatorial style say they will vote for Dr. Silber if he can whip Massachusetts into better fiscal shape. |
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