On Emily Rooney’s Thursday night Greater Boston program on Channel 2 Rooney sort of dropped a blind item – read that rumor – about Senator-Elect Scott Brown.
In her panel discussion on Scott Brown’s trip to Washington on Thursday Emily Rooney said that ‘ Scott Brown has never really been vetted by the press, not the local and not the national. You never know what the national press will come up with if they start investigating Brown….’ Think that was a little unfair on Emily Rooney’s part. If she has information on Scott Brown she should tell the public. If she doesn’t she shouldn’t be dropping questionable blind items.
Who does she think she is one of the gossip whores of the Herald ?
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What is her job again? Thanks Emily, you've done us proud again.
I am really looking forward to the honeymoon ending and Brown facing some real questions. I think a lot of his voters will be scratching their heads in a couple months (well, maybe not, because a majority of his supporters are likely pretty unengaged).
Please
I don't think you or I have ever seen more engaged voters with a better grasp of the issues. They knew exactly what they were out for. They are out there precisely because they understand the issues. It is sad that you have to make yourself feel smart by belittling the other side.
I actually saw a lot of angry voters who channeled that anger into a votes.
They did not have a firm grasp of the facts or issues but rode that emotional wave vs. appealing to their logic and thinking things through.
I meant 'votes' not 'a votes'. Woops.
Nice troll
That is hilarious. Thanks.
We did not see Scott Brown tout a single accomplishment of his during the campaign. NOT ONE. I don't blame him, though, because he doesn't really have any. It was a smart move to not even try to compare resumes, competency, or qualifications with Coakley.
Voters wanted to vote 'No' and they did, it's that simple. Brown harnessed anger in a very clever way and was able to completely dodge any real vetting or truly substantive debate. I give him and his campaign a lot of credit. His supporters, on the other hand, I don't give them any credit.
Not offering any solutions was also very clever of Brown. For example, on health care, his plan is to kill Obamacare and then start over. What starting over means or what the new idea will entail apparently doesn't matter, though. Somehow "Not This" is a solution to a problem.
As Howard Dean correctly said on Tuesday night, and I'm paraphrasing - The Republicans do a much better job than the Democrats at being the opposition party, but they can't govern for shit.
Can you name anything Brown is for, other than waterboarding, that isn't simply saying "No" to Obama?
He's for more troops in Afghanistan.
Ah yes
That is true.
What part of ...
"stick a curling iron up her butt" and being called a nazi for voting Coakley is, in any way, a 'better grasp of the issues'??
And I'm not just talking about the individuals who spoke those slurs, but also those standing next to them, nodding approvingly and applauding.
Seriously... If you're going to come here to throw down, be ready to throw down.
Has anyone heard about what Emily Rooney was like in high school and college?
Has anyone ever spoken to her friends and former boyfriends? If we talk to these people, you never know what we may find out...
I'm sure there is a term for this type of indirect smearing.
Atticus, thanks for your post: please relax!
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Well, Never Mind.....
Do you have towel so that I can wipe the egg off my face...;-)
I was unaware totally that the editors could move a posting up to promote it.
I owe you an apology. I am sure that if I spent time reading The Rules of The Road or other background information on an about BMG I would have discovered this on my own but sadly I did not.
Again, thank you for promoting my post. If I am lucky enough to have it happen again I will just say "thank you."
No problem, don't worry about it
I'd get supremely ticked off too if I thought someone was editing my posts without telling me. Sorry for the confusion.
BMG Opp Research was better than Coakley's
Or to put the matter in more mundane terms, if someone wants to receive a vast amount of attention eventually that person might, which can be both a good thing or a bad thing.
Just like in business, the only way you win is by researching the competition
and garnering competitive intelligence to position yourself against your rival. Any one of the savvy progressives who posts here could have done a better job of positioning and preparing the candidate. Her media team was a disaster, her internet team did nothing to control her online image, and her PR team didn't capitalize on her opponent's weaknesses (like his lack of a record in the State Senate) and gaffes and issue press releases or start whisper campaigns. Business is dirty and politics is dirty and the Dems better get with the program or they will lose more seats.
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