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Reaching (into the Pockets) Across the Aisle

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Greetings David and Hoyapaul.  In the spirit of bipartisanship, when can we expect to see your contributions of $100 each to the MassGOP?  It’s stirring up some interest at our side of the blogosphere:  http://www.redmassgroup.com/di…

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    • “…how can you stand before the voters of this district and ask for their nomination for the Democratic Party when, moments after the brief tenure of Scott Brown began, you immediately donated $100 to the Massachusetts Republican Party?”

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      p>”Oh, so you not only support the Massachusetts Republican Party, but loudly and proudly engage in illegal online gambling?  How can the Democrats of this district trust you to represent their interests?”

    • you could not. I think you’ll find a tough credibility gap with rank and file democrats if you donate a $100 to the GOP — the fact that there was a ‘bet’ will be lost in the wind of the blogosphere when someone, somewhere down the line brings that charge up against you. When you donate $100, you only put your name and address down for the record, not the reason you forked it over…

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      p>Plus, the unceasing phone calls and Michael Steele fake-census mailers asking for more would never be worth the ‘honor’ of making good…

  2. She was looking a lot more downmarket at the Teabagger conference than she did during the McCain campaign.

  3. From the same RMG  thread:

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    Democrats Are Scum (1.00 / 1)
    Just ask Pogo/Fred/Festus/Frank and the rest of the liars and welshers that reside at BMG! Not to mention very sore osers.
    by: billxi @ Tue Feb 09, 2010 at 16:35:40 PM CST

    • What you quoted is yet another example (as if more were needed) of the fact that the Republicans today have nothing constructive to add to the discussion – just a bunch of name-callers, like schoolyard bullies.

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      p>As I have said frequently before, we need a vital and engaged opposition party, but not one that simply obstructs and seeks to divide us.

      • To throw stones. Please don’t make me embarrass your fellow democrats by providing examples. Remember, it’s a snow day tomorrow. I’ll have nothing better to do.

        • It’s tough to say that even as snark given your propensity to throw terms like that around. Wow, though, it’s amazing how much worse than usual you are at RMG.  

          • I have to be tougher on them. We are not sitting on the Scott Brown (the biggest recorded upset in electoral history) victory. We’re looking to make this a fair fight. Which is what our government should be!

            • For every Democrat elected President, there’s been 2 Republicans. Furthermore, Democrats have had to deal with far more scrutiny in the media since at least the days of Clinton. You can cheer — ra, ra, ra — as much as you want, and you can allow yourself to be blind to the truth as much as you want, but that you don’t grasp reality doesn’t mean reality doesn’t exist.

  4. But it was a legit bet and I will do it, right now in fact. I will even post some sort of confirmation if I can figure out how to do it.

    • this is the confirmation email that the MassGOP just sent, minus my name and address. It was from Lyndsay Jones and the email title was “Mass. Republican Party Customer Receipt/Purchase Confirmation”.

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      p>I guess it requires a bit of trust on our differently-winged friends’ part that the donation really was for $100, but I assure you I paid the full C-note. It was an honest wager and you guys won…this time! Now I need a drink…

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      p>========= GENERAL INFORMATION =========

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      p>Merchant : Mass. Republican Party
      Date/Time : 09-Feb-2010 07:27:25 PM
      Transaction ID : 283911**** (I blacked out the last four digits)

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      p>========= ORDER INFORMATION =========
      Invoice Number :
      Description : massGOP Online Donation
      Total : US $100.00
      Payment Method : Visa

      • We’ll just hope that was an auto-response – and we’ll have to let Jenn Nassour know to update the system!

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        p>I personally had no doubt you would honor the committment – and thank you.  We’ll most likely use the money on House races (and that might not be a bad thing for all conerned!)

        • Brown and the state GOP will do every bit as well as when Mitt Romney rallied all those state rep candidates to run for office not so many years ago… maybe even a seat or two better!

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          p>The real thing to look forward to is the dozens of progressives we’ll seat this year to replace all those DINOs in the 26 (and counting) open seats…

        • it was an auto-response…I received the email a few seconds after the donation.

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          p>And you’re welcome, PP, but I’m sure you’ll understand if I don’t plan on making a habit of donations to the MassGOP đŸ˜‰

          • Supporter, eh? If anyone ever questions your democratic loyalty, I will defend you to the end! You are an honorable man.

          • and admit that immediately after the $100 donation to the GOP you made a $200 donation to a Democratic candidate.  You know, just to feel clean again. đŸ™‚

  5. It was worthy of a Friday. But wouldn’t my support of a democrat carry more weight. I’m not following the party line.

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