You’ll have to excuse the shoddy video–left my videocam and tripod in the car and shot this with an old camera. But I believe the audio will give you the gist of it.
I’ve met Bob on several occasions, and while I’m a pretty ardent supporter, until today I had no idea he was capable of displaying this kind of firepower. It was pretty moving down there on the floor. I missed Murray, unortunately, but–and I am striving to be objective here!–from all I did witness, the today the field was Massie’s (though John Walsh’s growling about Scott Brown was very satisfying, and the Governor turned in a par performance as well)
Equally impressive, and meaning no disrespect to the other candidate’s teams, but I don’t think I’ll get any argument that Massie’s people didn’t steal the show from 7 am on. My slideshow here.
My guess? We’re going to move shortly from hand-wringing over the lack of a Name candidate to some widening eyes over Massie’s capabilities as a thinker and a public speaker–along some increasing respect for the ground game being waged by a very proficient team.
I didn’t tape any of the others. My impressions: I was unfamiliar with Conroy, but he came across as sincere and personable. He’ s going to have work harder, for sure. I expected more from Setti Warren–he was fine, delivered a workmanlike address, but avoided the kind of flourishes and fireworks that get you in the gut. I actually enjoyed Marisa DiFranco, especially her line (and I paraphrase) “This is for women .. AND for men who love women .. and for WOMEN who love women!”– a nice touch, even as the GOP Presidential hopefuls gather at another of their evangelical love-fests, kissing the rings of those who are busy ranting about sodomania. A good day, and good to see the candidates getting together (… behind Massie’s curtain…) for some group shots.
stomv says
But not for men who love men?
Jasiu says
This was in the context of fighting for abortion rights, so it made perfect sense.
I wasn’t expecting to be swayed by any of the speeches and I wasn’t. But I did head-nod a lot during Marisa’s speech because she spent a lot of it talking about regaining rights and power for working people. We keep wondering why people “vote against their own interests,” especially economically. It’s because the Republicans have successfully painted the Dems as politicians who take your hard-earned money, via taxes, and use it to set up programs to benefit people who don’t deserve it. And the Dems don’t do a good job countering that.
No matter who the nominee is against Brown, or any Democratic candidate in any race for that matter, I think more time needs to be spent on addressing what Democrats have been doing and will do for the working folks and how the rich and the corporations, who always scream “class warfare!” whenever it is brought up, have been waging a class war against the working class for the last thirty years.
ramuel-m-raagas says
U.S. Senate candidate Marisa DeFranco has also fought for men who love men.
One of the news articles showing this follows:
http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2011/03/america-grants-gay-deaf-ugandan-asylum.html
bobmassienews says
bobmassienews says
mswall says
At left in lowell
http://www.leftinlowell.com/2011/06/04/live-feed/
Including Lt Gov, Gov, all 6 candidates.
jeremy says
I’m not sold on Massie yet, but I have to say, I was impressed by his campaign’s organization at the Democratic Convention.
They had about 50 sign holders out, blanketing the area in front of the Arena, whereas the other campaigns had few or none.
And his speech was the only one to start with a slick little video.
Important? Maybe not. But it did signal the campaign’s ability to do impressive things, it terms of both people power and technology.