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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (24652)	1/14/2010 10:19:42 AM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

January 13th, 2010 Leave a comment Go to comments AN UPDATE –from Bay State: “For many Democrats, that is too close for comfort, in a race for the seat held for so long by a Kennedy in one of the bluest states in the land. Other polls have showed the race much tighter. Despite that, there is a subdued, almost dispassionate quality to her public appearances, which are surprisingly few. Her voice is not hoarse from late-night rallies. Even yesterday, the day after a hard-hitting debate, she had no public campaign appearances in the state. Coakley bristles at the suggestion that, with so little time left, in an election with such high stakes, she is being too passive. “As opposed to standing outside Fenway Park? In the cold? Shaking hands?’’ she fires back, in an apparent reference to a Brown online video of him doing just that. “This is a special election. And I know that I have the support of Kim Driscoll. And I now know the members of the [Salem] School Committee, who know far more people than I could ever meet.”” Imagine, shaking the hand of a commoner outside Fenway?! This attitude is going to play in Boston, Fall River and Lowell like a Bucky Dent home run. Just when she needs to humanize herself to the voters, Martha goes politically diva. Or Howard Hughes. But the result is the same. Listening to Finneran’s Forum on WRKO yesterday morning, a guy calls with this story (which I hope I am recalling accurately) Outside the debate venue on Monday night, a truck pulls up, loaded with Coakley signs for a phalanx of Teamsters, who stand there holding them as the crowds arrive. Scott Brown shows up, sees the Coakley sign-holders, approaches and greets them and shakes their hands. Some tell him: I’m getting paid $50 to do this, but I’m voting for you. Coakley then arrives and . . . walks right past her sign-holders. No greetings, and certainly no hand shakes. Can’t touch that. coldfury.com Liberals feel disdain for ordinary Americans. Remember Obama talking about bitter people who cling to their guns and Bibles? Notice the arrogant bastards use a perverted gay slang term for ordinary Americans upset about taxes and deficits. This is contempt. Liberals despise ordinary people.

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (24652)	1/14/2010 10:20:39 AM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

Coakley Takes Slap Shot At Fenway Fans Man, wouldn't it be great if Republicans could take Kennedy's Senate seat? The Massachusetts special election continues to amaze. Democratic candidate Martha Coakley has taken a swipe at Fenway Park fans: Coakley bristles at the suggestion that, with so little time left, in an election with such high stakes, she is being too passive. “As opposed to standing outside Fenway Park? In the cold? Shaking hands?’’ she fires back, in an apparent reference to a Brown online video of him doing just that. Well yes, politicians go out to meet the voters even if it means standing out in the cold. At least politicians who want to win in Massachusetts. Here is the video of Scott Brown greeting fans outside Fenway Park at the Winter Classic hockey game (and being greeted by Boston comedy legend Lenny Clarke): Coakley's slap shot at Fenway fans was the talk of the popular local Howie Carr radio show in Boston today. Carr is a Brown supporter, and Coakley's refusal to greet the fans outside Fenway was a focus of the show. Maybe Coakley forgot how near and dear Fenway was to Ted Kennedy, who threw out the first pitch last season in what everyone knew would be his last opening day. Or the Tribute to Kennedy in August at Fenway. Insulting Fenway fans. Now that's a plan. In order for Brown to win, a lot of things had to fall into place. Just saying. legalinsurrection.blogspot.com

To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (24652)	1/15/2010 9:05:17 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 103300

Nancy Pelosi: Madam Speaker/Auto Honcho Politics: Detroit is holding its annual auto show, and the go-to source for the media is Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, we tremble for our country. The North American International Auto Show is among the top exhibitions of its kind. It's where makers from across the world premiere their new models and enthusiasts gather to see the industry's latest innovations. The stars in Detroit should be the cars and the men who build them. But this year, after Washington bailed out a large chunk of the domestic auto industry with more than $100 billion in taxpayers' money, Pelosi is both celebrity and authority. When she and an entourage of other elected officials showed up at Cobo Center on Monday, they were treated like industry royalty. "The biggest thing" at the show "is not a vehicle," the Associated Press observed. "It's the heavy Washington presence." Like a conquistadora presiding over the conquered, the San Francisco Democrat gave her blessing to the state of the U.S. auto industry — and warned the industry that a congressional delegation would return to evaluate the new cartel's efforts. "We came to listen, to learn, to observe, to measure, to judge what has happened to the investments that were made," Pelosi said. She was referring to the federal bailout — takeover, really — of General Motors and Chrysler, which is not unveiling any new models this year in Detroit, Washington or Chicago. "We've been impressed," Pelosi the auto maven declared reassuringly. "We have confidence in what has been accomplished, and we'll be back next year again." At what stage in the regression of American liberty are we when politicians give themselves the authority to pass judgment on what were once private business operations? As Pelosi schmoozed in the media glow with GM CEO Ed Whitacre Jr., Fiat-Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne and United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger, tea party activists protested outside in the cold, objecting to this tilted and unfamiliar world in which the political class in essence runs two-thirds of what was once America's proud Big Three. While Washington is trying to save for political reasons companies that should be left to live or die on their own, these hardy people were attempting to save a principle that inspired the founding of our nation. And unlike Washington, they don't require the use of other people's money. Politicians are welcome to visit car shows, as they have every right to attend movies, concerts, plays and sporting events. Their public duties should not bar them from legitimate private amusement. It's OK for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer to say he felt "like a kid in a candy shop" at the car show. We get what he meant. But when the speaker of the House gets "behind the wheel of Detroit's auto show," as the Detroit Free Press reported, and is "thronged by reporters and cameras," it's further confirmation that our republic is losing its way.