From an email received from Planned Parenthood earlier today: The Planned Parenthood Action Fund today announced their endorsement of Martha Coakley in the race to serve as United States Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 23, 2009
Coakley addresses the Father Geoghan story
Shortly after the WGBH debate this afternoon, Martha Coakley talked with a bunch of reporters about the Globe story on Father Geoghan. … [Read more...]
No DUI Charge for JK’s Daughter
Seems only fair to follow up after some of the earlier posts on this topic: http://www.talkingpointsmemo.c... Prosecutors say John Kerry's eldest daughter won't be charged with drunken driving in Los Angeles. Police arrested Alexandra Kerry … [Read more...]
Capuano’s supporter (one person) lack of class
A few days ago I was driving through 4 corners in Woburn. I saw there was a Capuano lawn sign planted in the no man's land in front of the 7-11. I had been delivering signs in Arlington and Burlington earlier in the week. I had one left. I … [Read more...]
Mike Capuano on Broadside: experience, health care Nov 23
NECN Town Meeting: Capuano on victory in Afghanistan Nov 23 NECN Town Meeting: Capuano on abortion, death penalty Nov 23 Link to 'Greater Boston' Democratic Senate Forum WGBH Nov 23 … [Read more...]
A couple of sneak peeks of tonight’s WBGH debate
The Senate candidates debate is on tonight at 7 pm on WGBH. I was at the taping (which was this afternoon). A couple of highlights: No one has yet decided to hammer at Martha Coakley. Either they think it won't work, or … [Read more...]
BREAKING: All candidates are thankful for their families!
An astonishing newsbreak out of the just-concluded WGBH Senate forum: when asked what they were thankful for, all four candidates mentioned their families! Talk about shaking up the race. Toss that conventional wisdom right out the … [Read more...]
Hanging out backstage at WGBH
I'm backstage at WGBH waiting for the debate (forum? whatevs) to begin. Here are a couple of (not very good) photographs from outside the studios. There were many stander-outers for all the candidates except Khazei (I didn't see … [Read more...]
ACTION: fighting for the public option in health care reform
If you support the public option, please consider making a contribution to Democracy for America to help fund this fight. Here's letter from Jim Dean, Howard's brother: This weekend, we won a huge victory in the Senate when we broke … [Read more...]
Martha Coakley — Senator or Prosecutor?
Today's front-page Globe story about Martha Coakley's handling of the 1995 abuse of three children by Rev. John J. Geoghan highlights, in my view, the essential question of this campaign -- Does Martha Coakley have the temperament of … [Read more...]