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Unity Party – date uncertain!

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Mark your calendars. The first-ever BMG Unity Party is scheduled for Thursday 21 September at 9.00 PM. The campaign begins on 20 September, of course, but we wanted to let everyone get at least one night of sleep. will be held shortly after the primary, but date and location remain TBA.  We were originally thinking that Thursday 9/21 would be good, but for various reasons next Tuesday, 9/26, is presently looking better.  Thoughts?  Preferences?  We should settle it soon (obviously).  Also, start time, venue and program suggestions welcome: please post in the comments.

The Editors will throw down for some *free beer* from our immense pot of advertising revenue; we’ll have folks from the various campaigns and maybe some distinguished members of the Fourth Estate; and we’ll talk about how best to ensure victory in November. Every member of the BMG community is welcome.

We’re advertising this now to make clear that the invitation stands no matter who wins Tuesday. The nightmare of incompetence, absenteeism, and divisive bring-out-your-worst politics that has characterized Republican governors in this state — not to mention Republican administration of the whole country — has to come to an end.

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  1. Is Gabrieli buying?  No, seriously, a couple of thoughts:

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    Always loved Grendel’s Pub in Cambridge, but it’s a bit small.
    Could we do a small cover charge to donate to Victory 06?
    It’s very geeky, but nametags might not be a bad idea.
    I imagine a big ceremony to award the person with the best prediction of the primary results wouldn’t be small fun either.

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    As long as it’s not in same insane out of the way place, I’m there.  Consider it a warm-up for the Young Dems’ unitything the night after.

    • Back here in June, which got eight entries.  I’ll calculate the best* of these pm Wednesday and announce the winner in a new diary.  I was going to give a prize if I got 20 entries, but I didn’t.

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      *I’m going to use the L1 norm, the sum over all i of the absolute value of
      |predicted score for candidate i – actual score of candidate i|.

  2. How’m I supposed to get any work done after taking a week and a half off, if I’m up til all hours on a Thursday, the first day I can possibly get back to my business?? (Wednesday is already out, I will be passed out from exhaustion and drinking the night before…)

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    Yeesh. ;P

  3. at 7 p.m. on Mt. Vernon Street in Boston.  I don’t know if that affects your choice of venue.  A joint event could lead to some interesting discussions over a few cold ones, anyway.

    • Is this only if Deval wins? I can’t see you guys hangin’ with Reilly people. And who’s kiddin’ who? If Gabs wins, someone will punch someone’s lights out. We can’t have him as governor. We can’t have Reilly either. The problem is, we can’t have Deval.  He will get croaked by Kerry.

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      This campaign has gone from the dullest to a real exciting one in the last week. There are so many uncommitted and weak Gabs votes. Anyone can pull this off.

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      Gabs showed some personality this week and it wasn’t a pretty side.
      (By the way, what is this “investment” in stem cell research? That’s different than allowing it. Since when are the tax payers venture capitalists?)

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      Reilly’s prior fiascos are now old news and people still think he is sincere and honest. They either don’t understand or care about the constant crap that make him a fraud. (an honest and sincere one, but still a fraud.)

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      Deval is strongly leading in the polls yet none of the other two have screamed about the far left support he has and positions he has taken to get it. This is why I think Deval is the favorite. They have given it to him. Gabs was bullied and Reilly suckered into not going negative by Phil Johnston etc. Therefore did not tell the voters about Deval’s friends. So they deserve to lose.

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      If Deval wins, I’ll be there. Because that will be a party!!!
      I don’t think the other two candidates or their campaigns know how to have a good time.

      • The dept of energy for example funds tons of startups.  It’s actually good policy, it’s peanuts in the federal budget and funds all kinds of experimental research.  The thing is, Bush turned off the federal spigot for stem cells so unless individual states step up, we’ll be way behind South Korea on this one in 5-10 years.  I’m pretty sure all 3 candidates support MA funding stem cell research.  CA already is I think.

      • …if I do some drinking, I’m gonna punch somebody out somewhere somehow.  Politics has nothing to do with it — it’s just part of having a good time.

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        And Ernie, if you think a campaign supporting an Irish pol doesn’t know how to live it up, you gotta get yourself to Southie more!

        • It is so anit-Irish I can’t stand it.  BMG has always thought it was better then me but now with this strong anti-Irish “race” war I am offended (I am half-Irish so it is personal).  Good bye BMG

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          (Pssst…I am actually poking a little fun at another commenter, my half-Irish side went into convulsions after free beer so you can pretty much guarantee I will be there)

        • By calling Reilly an Irish pol. He is more like an Irish setter. Or an Irish sweater. Or an Irish stew (yuk). Or Irish soda bread, or an Irish priest.

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          But an Irish pol? That he most certainly ain’t.
          He’s a pol who happens to be Irish. The worse kind.

  4. I will make my best effort to be there. Something T accessible would be preferable. We are having a local unity party, but I think that is on Weds. I am also going through some family stuff, but would love to finally meet you all face to face. I will try to make time.

  5. you’ll be partying without me.

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    And, at the risk of sounding like a mass transit elitist, busses don’t count.  Put it within .5 miles of a subway stop please.

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    Incidentally, Drinking Liberally had an event at The Globe Cafe in Copley Square — the event pimped on this blog.  Decent food, lots of beers, and they have up upstairs “lounge” area that I suspect can be reserved.  So, there’s always that.

  6. Yes, those of us outside of 128 DO in fact exist. If anyone should be interested in a few unity drinks for the forgotten 2/3rds of MA, I’d love to make something happen in The Heart of the Commonwealth, AKA Worcester.

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    Email me at… robargeATgmailDOTcom if you’re interested.

      • I hope I didn’t come across as if I was knocking the effort that you guys were talking about. It’s quite possible I did, my nerves are shot from too many long days of working my day job and lots of campaign work on the side. If it did come across that way, I apologize. I really appreciate everything that you, Bob, David, and all of the regular contributors do here.

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        I just figure that there will be some people who, like myself, can’t make it into Boston…Particularly on a weekday. This way, BMGers can party all over the state!

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        -lightiris, if you see this or my other posts, please email me at robargeATgmailDOTcom and we’ll talk details.-

  7. For those of us outside the 128 belt, getting in & out of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, etc., is a nightmare.  Would it be possible to move it to the middle a bit?  And, as a school teacher who needs to be in class at 7:15 AM, I’m not so sure that 9 PM is feasible, either.  Just sayin’. 

    • Watertown!  With it’s easy access to the Pike, convenient public transportation (it’s not a bus, it’s a trackless trolley).  We have many fine eating and drinking establishments (more than Belmont, anyway) and we are now free of toxic waste!

    • How do you feel about something in Worcester this Friday night lightiris?

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      If you (and perhaps some others from Central/Western MA) are interested, I’ll come up with a place/directions/etc.

  8. All are welcome and encouraged to join MDF/The Young dems of MA THIS Friday, September 22nd for our Post-Primary Party! Victory ’06 address from Matt Kennedy. Honorary Hosts and Sponsors include Senator Kennedy, Senator Kerry, Congressman Capuano, and Middlesex D.A. Martha Coakley

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    Friday, 9/22, 6pm – Bell in Hand, 45 Union Street

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    Join MDF/The Young Democrats of MA as we galvanize forces and rally behind our democratic candidates!
    Just in time to recuperate and re-energize from a long primary season, come meet up with young democrats, volunteers, activists, and campaigns to focus on the final phase of Victory ’06 – electing democrats from the local office to the corner office!

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