What is her job again? Thanks Emily, you’ve done us proud again.
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p>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).
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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.
kathysays
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.
kathysays
doublemansays
That is hilarious. Thanks.
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p>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.
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p>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.
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p>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.
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p>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.
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p>Can you name anything Brown is for, other than waterboarding, that isn’t simply saying “No” to Obama?
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doublemansays
That is true.
petrsays
“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’??
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p>And I’m not just talking about the individuals who spoke those slurs, but also those standing next to them, nodding approvingly and applauding.
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p>Seriously… If you’re going to come here to throw down, be ready to throw down.
johndsays
Has anyone ever spoken to her friends and former boyfriends? If we talk to these people, you never know what we may find out…
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p>I’m sure there is a term for this type of indirect smearing.
The software system that BMG has used for many years requires that the name of the editor who promotes a piece appear in the promotion line, and allows inclusion of promotion comments when pieces are bumped to the front page.
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p>These are clearly identified as the comments of the editors because they are in italics and are followed by the name of the person who promoted the piece. Your post has not been edited at all.
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p>If you look at all of the many thousands of promoted stories on this blog, they all contain this feature.
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p>If you don’t think the promotion comment is accurate, by all means feel free to add a comment. The etiquette is to add the words “UPDATE” if you want to change the text of the post itself (which you can), or, better (because it is clearer) to write a separate comment.
atticussays
Do you have towel so that I can wipe the egg off my face…;-)
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p>I was unaware totally that the editors could move a posting up to promote it.
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p>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.
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p>Again, thank you for promoting my post. If I am lucky enough to have it happen again I will just say “thank you.”
I’d get supremely ticked off too if I thought someone was editing my posts without telling me. Sorry for the confusion.
historiansays
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.
kathysays
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.
What is her job again? Thanks Emily, you’ve done us proud again.
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p>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).
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.
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.
That is hilarious. Thanks.
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p>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.
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p>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.
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p>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.
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p>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.
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p>Can you name anything Brown is for, other than waterboarding, that isn’t simply saying “No” to Obama?
That is true.
“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’??
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p>And I’m not just talking about the individuals who spoke those slurs, but also those standing next to them, nodding approvingly and applauding.
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p>Seriously… If you’re going to come here to throw down, be ready to throw down.
Has anyone ever spoken to her friends and former boyfriends? If we talk to these people, you never know what we may find out…
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p>I’m sure there is a term for this type of indirect smearing.
The software system that BMG has used for many years requires that the name of the editor who promotes a piece appear in the promotion line, and allows inclusion of promotion comments when pieces are bumped to the front page.
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p>These are clearly identified as the comments of the editors because they are in italics and are followed by the name of the person who promoted the piece. Your post has not been edited at all.
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p>If you look at all of the many thousands of promoted stories on this blog, they all contain this feature.
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p>If you don’t think the promotion comment is accurate, by all means feel free to add a comment. The etiquette is to add the words “UPDATE” if you want to change the text of the post itself (which you can), or, better (because it is clearer) to write a separate comment.
Do you have towel so that I can wipe the egg off my face…;-)
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p>I was unaware totally that the editors could move a posting up to promote it.
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p>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.
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p>Again, thank you for promoting my post. If I am lucky enough to have it happen again I will just say “thank you.”
I’d get supremely ticked off too if I thought someone was editing my posts without telling me. Sorry for the confusion.
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.
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.