Scott Brown has been justly criticized for not bothering to meet with the people he represents. He hasn’t held a single town hall meeting since he’s been in office.
It looked like that might be changing with his awesome “no jobs tour.” But, as it turns out,
[t]he general public has not been allowed in to the events to question the senator.
Why is he so scared? Maybe because he actually has nothing to say, and he’s afraid someone might notice.
Brown did not offer a specific remedy to fix the programs. Instead, he urged a general spirit of cooperation in Washington.
Honestly, this guy is a bad joke. Sadly, at least for now, the joke’s on us.
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I just got a notice late today about Puddy’s tour which seems to have been randomly dubbed a ‘jobs’ tour, (I guess the chocolate-pizza-happy-fun-hour would have been too transparent). The fact that these events are closed to the public makes about as much sense as does the fact that the two events in the metro Boston area, have already been held. Shouldn’t this e-mail have been sent out last week ? You can’t announce a tour after its over..
includes events like his reception for “Young Hedge Fund Managers” –whoops, I mean “Young Professionals” tomorrow at 6 on the waterfront. Price of admission? A mere grand.
If $1000 would blow your budget but you still want to communicate with Scott about jobs, there’s a parallel event close by.
Scott Brown issued a press release late today about his visit to Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly in Brighton. It’s quoted in full below.
Briefly, he told the seniors that, with so much uncertainty in the economy, it was important to let them know where he stands. So he told them – he fully supports Senator Frank Lautenberg’s amendment to fast-track asylum for religious refugees, including Jews seeking to leave Iran.
Oh, you were maybe wondering what he had to say about jobs. On that subject, as David has said, he offered up the usual anodyne evasions. Certainly nothing to say that would break the pledge he’s made to Grover Norquist.
Good folks in the upcoming tour stops – Amherst, Pittsfield, Mansfield, and the Cape and Islands — you’ve been warned.
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August 8, 2011
SENATOR BROWN HOLDS SENIORS FORUM
Signs onto Senate effort to protect religious refugees
BOSTON – Today, U.S. Senator Scott Brown visited with seniors at the Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly in Brighton. The Senator took questions on job creation, the economy and healthcare.
With so much uncertainty in the economy and discussion about possible changes to the healthcare system, Brown said it was important to let seniors know where he stands.
“I am working every day to promote a stronger economic future for all the people of Massachusetts, including seniors,” said Brown. “Our prosperity as a nation is what makes it possible to provide our elders with assistance and support. It all starts with an economy that is creating jobs and opportunity.”
Brown also announced that he has signed onto a Senate letter expressing his support for the Lautenberg amendment that would help religious refugees from countries like Iran come to the Unites States. “In the United States, freedom of religion is a right enshrined in our founding documents. It’s imperative that we continue to stand up for these freedoms.”
BOSTON-US Senator Scott addressed a group of older voters and successfully employed an age-old GOP tactic “Hey Look Over there,” by noting an obscure if good-intentioned piece of legislation cosponsored with a Democrat. The legislation, which will assist Jews living under oppression in Iran, is opposed by mainstream organizations including Holocaust Deniers of American, We Love Ahmadinejad-US Chapter, Citizens Opposed to Obviously Moral Decisions and virtually all of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s watch list. Attendee of the jobs forum, Candy Corn said reading her thoughts off of piece of paper with “Scott Brown United States Senator,” as its header, said she was really glad Senator Brown was taking the dangerous and unpopular decision of helping the oppressed. “With legitimate organizations like We Love Ahmadinejad threatening to use their resources to defeat Brave, Courageous and strangely seductive men like Scott, whom, incidentally, is young enough to be my grandson, I am glad that Scott is taking the politically dangerously position of standing up for, well anybody who is not an investment banker or Ahmadinejad.” She blew a kiss in the general direction of the door Brown used to exit. When asked about the United State Senate header on her piece of paper, Corn replied, “One of those nice people hovering around Scotty gave it to me. They said it was just for me.”
Brown’s office confirmed the Senator’s bravery and his politically convenient opposition to human suffering. A Brown spokesman said, “Scott Brown is committed to defending anybody whose voicelessness might translate into political support.” The spokesman went on to note that the Senator had co-sponsored the “Protect Adorable Kitties Act” with NH Senator Kelly Ayotte and had begun promoting the bill in front of pink bedspread displays at Macy’s and other stores that sell to gear for college-bound pro-kitty students. The Brown spokesman declined comment when asked about Ayotte’s withdrawal of support for the Kitties Act.
An Ayotte Statement attributed her withdrawal of support to its “deficit-exploding” $16 cost and a rumor that President Barack Obama was considering making a statement of vague support for the bill. The Kitties Act would “Endorse Kitties” for the “Political Benefit of Senatorial Cowards.” Its cost is attributed Xeroxing the bill written on the back of a moist cocktail napkin.
This report earlier failed to mention that Sen Ayotte is a Republican. Ayotte’s withdrawal destroyed the comically misleading implication that the Protect Adorable Kitties Act was bipartisan, which of course it never was.
the lede to his July 25 press release:
That’s his acuity in a nutshell.
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Read the comments on the Facebook thread. There are a lot of pissed off locals.
It is difficult to be both “bold and witty”when so many are suffering but here goes! As a voter since Truman in ’48 and suporting both parties, there is something very different this time around. Racial prejusice has raised its ugly head again when Mr. Obama was elected. There are other factors, of course, big corporations, big money, Supreme Court decision re:political donations, but even during the hight of criticism of FDR’s New Deal policies it never reached this level of outright vitrolic criticism. My family was from se Mo near home of Rush Limbaugh (but would never have been a supporter) and voted Republican except for FDR’s 1st term! This is not the same party of fiscal conservatism but more liberal social policies. I would really appreciate someone, especially Republican, refute my observation, because it is really a sad one. cjsim