While she still has a chance to do it with dignity. Sorry Jon Golnik and Republican pretenders, Sam Meas is going to win the primary. and then embarass Niki if she’s dumb enough to try to seek reelection. No snark intended at all.
I attended a Sam Meas fundraiser last night. I was in the 5% minority of white people. The other 95% were Cambodian-American. Now I think we all know I’m a redneck. I never felt more welcomed in my life by another ethnic group. My closest previous experience was being adopted by a Puerto Rican family while I was in the hospital, always sharing the family lounge with them.
Using real math, not democratic (inflate 5x), there was a crowd of at least 200 there, and more than half were twenty-somethings. If you dems think you have the youth vote wrapped up, you don’t.
Niki: there are 70,000 Asian-Americans in your district. The Meas campaign is actively pursuing them, and reaching them. Do the math. Better to resign than get whipped.
Start chopping up the 5th now dems. It is about to elect a Republican in a big way. I pity the poor dem who has to run against Meas. That Meas campaign has Momentum, yes with the capital M.
I think that’s called pulling a hamstring or something.
When the voter registration files start to shift, I’ll take notice. ‘Til then, you’re spinning the winning.
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p>Some technical notes, A-As are not monolithic. Plus, a Laotian is likely to vote against a Cambodian. I helped organize the 1st SE Asian Water Festival in Lowell. The relationship is….strained.
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p>I have sat and talked with Meas. Nice guy, really. But it’s an uphill climb. I’ll give him this much. He was in it early. He was grinding the rubber chicken circut before teabaggers knew Scott Brown posed for Cosmo. He was in it before it was vogue. His heart is in the right place.
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p>Gee, and you were SO excited. ;v)
After feeling the energy Saturday night, I’m more excited! And I think BMG’ers will tell you I’m almost never enthusiastic about anything.
…unless you meant not seek re-election, but even then you’ll never know till you try. Besides, the Tsongas name still means something in the Lowell area. This diary was nothing but worthless taunting.
What else is new. I would really appreciate interesting dialogue with factual information from our differently-winged friends, but instead it’s flames, tears, and taunting. Oy.
There are about 40,000 Cambodian-Americans in the district. The meas campaign is mobilizing them into a voting bloc. The Meas campaign gave about 700 rides to the polls on special election day. I think the Jon Golnik campaign gave like at least 300 rides to the polls as well. I’m not sure of the Golnik number.
I am not like some of the nuts you have here that threaten dissenting opinions. I personally deplore physical violence.
I’ don’t have a lighter, I’m not crying. I have no reason to.
I’m not taunting, it’s reality.
Since I grew up in this wonderful melting pot of a city, I know there is a large Cambodian community there. Guess what? Most of them aren’t Republicans.
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p>”I am not like some of the nuts you have here that threaten dissenting opinions.” That’s funny, because the only threats I’ve seen come from you and your ideological buddies. I see people calling you out on unsubstantiated opinions, but I only see you and your ilk threaten physical violence. I’m being fair here-the links are around to prove it, and I know that you know this. So just stop playing the victim card, please?
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I am not an advocate of physical violence, by anyone against/to anyone.
I bet the Cambodian-Americans aren’t registered democrats either. my bet would be unregistered. The Meas campaign is working on that little detail. Now if you register just 20% of them, there is a margin of victory. That’s 8,000 in real math for the mathematically challenged.
Having seen the way democrats treat disabled people in this state, I’d really rather not be a democrat
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p>Seems like a threat of violence to me.
You know that I am defending myself to what I perceive as a threat to my safety. Why don’t you also publish the threat I am responding to? Oops, not a selling point.
I stand by the “jerk” statement. Way to prove you are one.
If I feel threatened, I am going to defend myself. I don’t think you democrats have taken that from me yet. But you can feel sorry for the poor slob that attacks me. I’m not as feeble as the slob might think I am.
Here’s the comment you were responding to:
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p>He’s talking about your defense of Joe Stark and Scott Brown, not threatening you.
I’m sorry, I’m a normal person. I don’t find that question a part of general conversation. as a matter of fact, I have not even heard that question posed in morbid conversation. and I have lost more immediate family members than you and anyone you choose under the age of 70. Shoot, I’ve died twice myself.
That nut job you quote was stupid enough to compare Stack and Brown with the broadest of brushes. I’m sad to see you condone murder. I do not.
Do you believe in choice so much that you approve of death to gain your purpose? I do not.
I defy you to find anything I’ve said that condones violence. Look in that database you keep on me.
I do not defend murderers, I defend our US Senator.
Yes huh, the voters are upset. You, as a head-in-the-sand democrat refuse to wake up. But most of us good teabaggers are not upset to the point of murder. We’re just working the democratic process to change our government.
This demographic has been grossly underserved, imo. As glad as I am that Meas is on the move; let’s be frank. Where the hell has he been?
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p>If Meas can get a whole swath of the district to particiapate, he has my vote. No shit.
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p>I’m studying the voter habits of Lowell, going back to 2000. If Meas can GOTV and beat his closest competition by 15 points, using newly minted Cambodian voters; I’ll write a diary touting his achievement and pledging my vote.
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p>This would be a feat in civic good and would be worthy of anyones support. It would transcend party politics.
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p>But Billxi, I think your blowing smoke. And I’d bet Meas retreats after the MAGOP shits on him hard.
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Of support from MAGOP members for Sam Meas. and I am sure that the newly minted demographic doesn’t even know who Jennifer Nassour is, but they know who Sam Meas is. And that’s the important thing.
I’d suggest you start writing. I’ll buy a copy.
Look at you trying to fluff Meas. I get it. I do it, myself. You are trying to bullshit a bullshitter.
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p>I have Lowell’s Voter Registration File as of Feb.1, 2010.
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It would be nicer to share. Disprove it!
is public record. You gotta buy it, though.
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p>Now, I could hash out the stats for Cambodian registration in Lowell. Then later, check again to see how much Meas has accomplished. It’s easy enough to do.
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p>Easier still, since you are claiming Meas will increase registration, then all I have to check is the uptick. Say, Sept.1?
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p>I could make it my mission to dog Meas, relentlessly, if you like. From my first post, you might have noticed I’m kinda soft on Meas. I sat and chatted with the guy for an hour or so with a member of his staff and two other Lowellians, not a week ago. He is not on my radar. But if you insist, I certainly can oblige you.
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p>Oh, maybe you are a Meas hater and you are intentionally trying to stir up some shit. That could be, ’cause you sound nothing like the Sam Meas that I talked to. He had class.
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Show me Niki Tsongas’ qualifications to be a congressman? I didn’t know Charlestown was in the 5th District. Pat mcCarthy isn’t to only person owning a videocamera.
She was chosen by voters to fill the seat. It’s their seat. She is therefore qualified.
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p>Pat McCarthy? Duuuude. Enjoy your videocamera.
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p>How odd that the Lowell Sun passed right over the guy, your guy, who is actually IN the race, to quote some other guy that might be in the race. Hmmmmmmmm.
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p>Do you hear that? It called the MAGOP burying your guy.
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p>PS. Rangel gave up his post, btw.
The Republican Assembly luncheon in June last year. This is where I first met Sam Meas.
The MAGOP quarterly meeting in June of last year.
The MAGOP picnic in Hudson last July.
The Lowell RCC event at the Beer Works (by the Spinners field) last July.
The Spinners MAGOP sponsored game in August of last year.
Sandi Martinez’ campaign kickoff last month.
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p> I have yet to meet Mr. Golnik. IMO: This is not the winning way to run for Congress.
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p> FTR: I like Sam Meas and his candidacy.
She should not seek re-election. Thanks for the literacy correction. I do try to be literate. It is not taunting. She is going to lose.