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Are these candidates using Massachusetts firms for...

2009-11-03T17:04:02.998-05:00

Are these candidates using Massachusetts firms for all those ads my husband and I see all day, everyday? I would hope so, but I somehow doubt it.

Wait a minute...why are we putting any stock in th...

2009-10-27T15:34:39.604-04:00

Wait a minute...why are we putting any stock in the results of this poll? Only 52% of those polled said they were likely to vote in December. Over 25% pretty seemed sure they wouldn't vote at all! How valuable is a poll of people who won't be voting in the actual election?

The problem with me responding in comments is that...

2009-10-26T16:36:47.453-04:00

The problem with me responding in comments is that I can't edit them if I forget to add context. For me, the comment about her sister WAS worth noting, but for jokes and humor, not anything serious.

As I mentioned yesterday, I thought Coakley was stellar in the interview. I didn't think the comment about her sister took away from her performance, and far too much has been made about it.

Still, it was something different that was said, and it was worth noting.

PS - I am trying to figure out how to move these comments to the appropriate post.

Hate to beat a dead horse but when your candidate ...

2009-10-26T16:25:46.858-04:00

Hate to beat a dead horse but when your candidate is consistently lied about and denigrated by a newspaper you get a little grumpy.

I didn't think her sister comment was at all notable in the context of Wu's weird question about Martha's international travel- Mentioning you had a sister living in the middle east was just an obvious answer- Did you get a chance to read David's piece and listen to the clip again?
Here's a part with the audio following on BMG-
David is one of the original founders of BMG-he's pretty reliable and fair.

"And, as it turns out, the Herald's "interpretation" is a total hatchet job. Coakley did mention her sister who lives overseas -- but that was in response to Janet Wu's overly long, multipart question. Here's the actual Q&A. Wu seemed most interested not in "foreign policy experience," but rather in overseas travel. And in that context, I think you'll agree that Coakley's response was entirely appropriate and not even remotely "Palin-esque."

As an aside, Khazei was both correct and gracious ...

2009-10-26T16:24:40.501-04:00

As an aside, Khazei was both correct and gracious on this issue today: “I give her a pass on that. All of us make mistakes. We get distracted by these silly comments,” said City Year founder Alan Khazei, who is political novice. “I’m going to make silly comments too. We jump on her and say it’s a big faux pas. Look, I’ve never been a candidate. I’ve already made mistakes so I don’t think it’s a big issue in this race.”

http://bostonherald.com/news/politics/view/20091026coakley_few_go_to_senate_with_foreign_policy_experience/

I don't know that I had thoughts on it, I just...

2009-10-26T16:08:41.846-04:00

I don't know that I had thoughts on it, I just noted that I failed to mention it.

Whether or not it's a non-story, it WAS worth noting.

Sorry- posted my comment on wrong story- you proba...

2009-10-26T16:04:13.335-04:00

Sorry- posted my comment on wrong story- you probably guessed that!

Hope you will reconsider your thoughts on the ON T...

2009-10-26T16:03:03.803-04:00

Hope you will reconsider your thoughts on the ON The Record Herald dust up- Please check out David from BMG's story on it- It's tricky but Martha's been tarnished by a non-story-
Would love to have you comment after you read and re-listen to this
Thanks!
http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/17433/the-heralds-bizarre-hit-job-on-martha-coakley