Tom strikes again, this morning in front of the State House.
I almost feel bad reporting this. I will assume that he is very tired.
He said – and I still can’t beleive this.
“If they want the best speechmaker, then choose somebody else. If they want the best ideas, choose someone else. If they want someone who’s going to get things done and can do this job … I’m their guy. I’ve always been and always will be.”
Wow.
Please share widely!
“If you want the best ideas, choose someone else.”
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I know what he’s trying to say, but that really did not come out right.
You mean, like that bright idea about choosing a running mate?
That quote reminds me of something one of my soccer coaches once said that we always laughed about. He was talking about one of the players on the team, and he said something like:
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“You may not be the fastest player, you may not have the most skill, and you may not be the smartest guy out on the field, but you really know how to play the game.”
Clearly trying to position himself as the “results” guy versus those others.
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“If you want the best speechmaker” is a swipe at Patrick that says, He’s all hot air. (Question: Is that actually what Reilly’s people think? Or just what they hope voters will think?) It’s reasonably clear, anyway.
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But the parallel line to take vis-a-vis Gabrielli would be, “If you want the slickest TV ads….” Not “best ideas,” for goodness sakes.
or are you the source?
I found the link. Thanks.
I am glad that you found it. I could have been the source. I was at the State House for Gabrieli’s press conference yesterday and was in that neck of the woods earlier. I know Boston.com had it for those interested.
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The good news is that we all knew what he was trying to say. it just came out wrong. We’re all tired at this point. It’s all about adrenalin and caffeine now!
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I’m the only guy who’s got the connections to Sal, Trav and the other important guys. I’m status quo, bidness as usual and always will be connected to the machine. The other guys got nuttin on me.