America, Your Fate is in My Hands

**Grace** · 01-16-2010, 08:22 PM

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** · 01-16-2010, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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** · 01-16-2010, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Grace

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** · 01-17-2010, 10:00 AM

Originally Posted by Puckstop31

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** · 01-17-2010, 11:22 AM

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** · 01-17-2010, 12:26 PM

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.

**Lady's Human** · 01-18-2010, 10:17 AM

A testament to modern marketing.

My IP address shows a NY address, but I have various email accounts showing other addresses.

When I log into a defense/strategy discussion forum or check out drudge, I get ads for Sen. Brown.

When go to CNN, I get A.G. Coakley ads.

For some reason, though I'm a registered third party voter, the NY State DNC sends me messages personally through one of my spam trap email addresses.

I'd hate to see their marketing budgets, but I could probably live quite comfortably on a small % of what they're spending.

**Freedom** · 01-18-2010, 07:54 PM

Today we had 5 phone calls reminding us to vote for Brown / Coakley.

This is a land line, with a 401 area code. We are in RI the election is in Mass.

What a waste of funds!!!

**Puckstop31** · 01-19-2010, 09:45 PM

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** · 01-19-2010, 10:03 PM

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

Link!

**Grace** · 01-19-2010, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by Puckstop31

*** 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