[This is a drive-by post because I am away and using my mobile phone.] It appears Scott Brown just cannot leave the Elizabeth Warren heritage issue alone. On Friday a press release appeared on Brown's website accusing Warren of lying to … [Read more...]
Archives for September 28, 2012
Weekly Joke Revue: Romney pushes to alienate remaining voters
Harvard Crimson staff editorial: Don’t Throw It, Mr. Romney: The former Governor should actually try to win. [A]lthough Romney’s political suicide is, at this point, a matter of doubt only among the delusional, it may be worth running … [Read more...]
Town-by-town: What happened in the 2010 special?
I've been meaning to post this for a while ... partly just because I love maps, but I think this is genuinely useful for folks going out to canvass and work the campaign soil, as it were. It's the Globe's town-by-town breakdown of the 2010 … [Read more...]
Ask and ye shall receive: In-article fact-checking!
Hey look folks, Globe's Noah Bierman is doing it right: Kept at bay for months in the US Senate race by a pact curbing outside advertising, Karl Rove’s political group, Crossroads GPS, has begun blasting voters with “robocalls” targeting … [Read more...]
GOP-Sponsored Voter Fraud — shades of ACORN!
The same GOP that has used the VoterID canard to disenfranchise millions of minority voters nationwide has apparently been funding massive real-life voter fraud in Florida (emphasis mine): WASHINGTON — Florida elections officials said … [Read more...]
D.A. Morrissey Unethically Protecting Congressman Keating and Former Congressman Delehunt By Not Prosecuting Amy Bishop – A.G. Coakley Abuses Process For Political Gain in Drug Lab Scandal
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey made the unusual announcement today that his office will not prosecute Amy Bishop for the shooting death of her brother years ago. The reason given? “We will not move to have her … [Read more...]
Viral video watch: Brown’s staff “war whooping” nears 200,000 views
The video BMG posted a few days ago of Scott Brown's Senate staffers "whooping" it up at a rally has caught fire, recording almost 200,000 views. YouTube's view counter tends to run a bit behind, so the actual number is probably a good … [Read more...]
A commercial law blogger asks: “How many predatory loans did Scott Brown facilitate?”
Adam Levitin is a professor of law at Georgetown specializing in banking, bankruptcy, and commercial law. He also contributes to a blog called Credit Slips, which describes itself thusly: A blog on all things about credit, bankruptcy, … [Read more...]
Leominster Democratic Headquarters Grand Opening
The Leominster Democratic Headquarters office GRAND OPENING is tomorrow, Saturday, 9/29 at 8:30 am, 18 Central St, Leominster. If you want to make a difference for Democratic candidates in the battleground that is central Massachusetts … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren coming to Leominster, Sat 9/29
Elizabeth Warren is coming to the Johnny Appleseed Festival in downtown Leominster tomorrow, 9/29. She will visit the festival and at noon be at the Leominster Democratic Headquarters office at 18 Central St along with Congressman Jim … [Read more...]