America, Your Fate is in My Hands

[lizbud]

But the third party candidate is not running very hard. We hear nothing from or about him, it seems like he thought "Gee, my last name is Kennedy, maybe that's all I need," and has done nothing else. No ads, debates, speeches, letters, or even a postcard ... little wonder he is polling lower than "undecided" at this point.

Today we have had just as many messages on the machine as yesterday, and it's gotten to the point where, when the phone rings, I don't even bother to turn and look. If it's a real human that I know, I can call them right back.

What do you know about the Independant candidate? Maybe he thinks
it's hopeless in the face of all that money driven race.

[Karen]

What do you know about the Independant candidate? Maybe he thinks
it's hopeless in the face of all that money driven race.

I know virtually nothing about him, and he's not even making an effort to reach me, whereas everyone else thinks I am a ripe target. I am registered as "unenrolled" - which means no party can lay claim to me. We used to say Independent, until that got turned into a party.

[Grace]

Karen, Martha Coakley was on a radio interview Friday, and she called Curt Schilling another Yankee fan

That's almost sacrilegious in Massachusetts - I would think.

[Karen]

Karen, Martha Coakley was on a radio interview Friday, and she called Curt Schilling another Yankee fan

That's almost sacrilegious in Massachusetts - I would think.

Oh, completely. And so we had a phone message from Curt Schilling today rebutting that. Not only does that prove how out-of-touch with Massachusetts public Martha Coakley is, but it proves that even her staff is either full of idiots or people from out of state to let that ever air.

[Puckstop31]

Karen, Martha Coakley was on a radio interview Friday, and she called Curt Schilling another Yankee fan

Wow. Grace's responce to this said it all.

Politicians are a strange breed.


On a side note.... I actually was lucky enough to meet Curt Schilling and even interact with him for a few hours. (Though I doubt he would remember me.) Curt owns a company called Multi-Man Publishing (MMP). MMP produces, mainly, a real old school board game called Advanced Squad Leader. Its a VERY complex (the complete rule book is over 300 pages) game. I used to play the game often, but then got married. (Enough said?) ANYWAY. Curt was a lot of fun and took his whoopin well. LOL (It was in the opening round of the big 'tournament'.) He's a great human being.

Years later... I saw him at the Baltimore airport, waiting like the rest of us schlubs for his plane with his family. Sadly, people other than I recognized him. He ended up surrounded by people. He just kept smiling and signing.

Curt Schilling = Righteous Dude.

[Karen]

Curt Schilling = Righteous Dude.

He gets extra points from me for his work at fundraising for ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease, as that is what killed my mom. A gentleman.

[lizbud]

After checking around for more info on this Senate race, I found a
inflattering article on the Dem candidate. Seems the author thinks
this Mass. AJ is not helping herself at all.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...astoriginalsC4

[Grace]

Thanks for the link, liz. I especially liked this -

Even if Martha Coakley, their cause célèbre, pulls through this race, she will enter the Senate in a vastly weakened position, perceived as a frontrunner who blew her lead and mangled her campaign. What’s more, Coakley’s lack of fight raises questions about her ability to effectively advocate for women’s issues as a legislator in a deeply divided Congress.

[Puckstop31]

Wow.


Read the comments on DailyKos. I'm saving some of that for the next time a lefty calls ME a 'hater'.

Gonna be a fun day on the news/commentary sites tomorrow.

*** Edit

Expect the spin from the losing side to be about anything except the real issues. I'm not a huge fan of Brown, what I know of him at least. But, IMO, this vote was about a lot more than just him.

[blue]

Holy Chit! Even John Stewart went after Coakley [ETA]And The Dems Every Where!!![ETA].

Link!

[Grace]

*** Edit

Expect the spin from the losing side to be about anything except the real issues. I'm not a huge fan of Brown, what I know of him at least. But, IMO, this vote was about a lot more than just him.

I didn't care for either one of them - much like Karen. But I love that Brown won - just what we need in the middle of January, something to get everyone stirred up