The list of questions seems to continually grow.
And, on BMG the “questionioners” ratings of “3’s” and “0’s” continue to mount, no matter how well written the questions are.
I have concluded, the campaign itself has chosen to let Deval supporters on blogs carry the water in their defense.
So as these supporters ferret around across the internet looking for support and second hand proof, the candidate and campaign with the answers remain… in a wall of silence. The silence in particular on www.devalpatrick.com is surprising to many observers in Massachusetts politics.
Just one more question if I could: Can we really take a chance that these mounting unanswered questions will finally go away once and for all, once Deval has the Democratic Nomination?
Well, clearly the Patrick campaign aren’t going to promote these attacks on their site, but it’s not as if they’ve avoiding responding when the campaign has been questioned, (see the State House News article), and John Bonifaz’s campaign has come to the defense of his former opponent over the Texaco/Ecuador case, and much of the discussion and investigation has taken place on the blogs (especially here, which is referenced by the Globe site and by John Bonifaz’s press release) so much of the it has included Patrick supporters, but also the administation of this site who are still neutral on this race.
but just to clarify, the administrators of this site (for whom I have a great deal fo respect) are officially neutral on this race. With respect to the gubernatorial race, their most spirited defenses – and most extensive research contributions – are almost always reserved for Deval Patrick. Deval isn’t the only candidate in this race who has had to defend his record, but he has received the most assistance from BMG.
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That is my opinion as a frequent-flyer. . .it doesn’t change my appreciation for BMG. . .
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Frankly, I would hardly say Bonifaz is an “independent” authority, since he desparately needs support from the liberal wing of the party where Patrick’s support is concentrated.
Bonifaz very well could have done the political math and have the ulterior motive of coming to Deval’s defense in order to curry favor with Deval supporters.
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Too much to gain and so much in his interest, makes his position here suspect…
of my user post: What did Deval Patrick’s principled resignation/corporate force out/whatever-you-want-to-call it from Coke produce for the Colombia laborers beyond his own $2.1 million severance package? If he found Coke’s behaviour with respect to the Colombia situation “disappointing,” if he was turned off by their corporate cultute, what did he do to force change beyond taking their money?
Anyway, Deval Patrick HAS talked about Coke since all this bruhaha and he said that he left after they wouldn’t let him do the investigation. Isn’t that doing the good, moral thing? It’s what people wanted Colin Powell to do for months – but instead of leaving an administration he disagreed with, he kept doing their bidding and was criticized for that.
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Deval knew when to leave. When a corporation is doing wrong sometimes your gut just says “get out,” and that’s essentially what Deval did.
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In any event, the electorate just isn’t buying this nonsense. I hope you all did read Joan Vennochi’s “Killer Coke” Smackdown.