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“That’s almost as long a pause as in the Nixon tapes”

August 23, 2010 By David

That’s Jim Braude’s hilarious comment, delivered on last night’s Broadside  after he played the following excerpt from his radio show.  The topic: whether Charlie Baker – who, by a delightful coincidence, lives in the MA-06 congressional district – is planning to vote for Bill “kooky lawn sign” Hudak.

Charlie, this is so incredibly simple.  It’s so straightforward.  It’s so obvious.  But you just won’t do it.  Why?

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  1. bob-neer says

    August 23, 2010 at 11:18 pm

    “Hadn’t thought about it.” After just thinking about it for a good long time on the air.

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    p>Here is the yard sign Hudak posted in front of his house (Dan Kennedy has the full write-up). How long does Charlie Baker need to think about whether he supports this sign or not?

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  2. peter-porcupine says

    August 24, 2010 at 1:25 am

    “Of course I AM going to vote in the primary between Hudak and….uh…and…McCarthy!  Rob McCarthy!…but to say HOW I’m going to vote would almost like a pre-primary endorsement, and that’s just not fair.  But I can tell you that I won’t be voting for Tierney!”  (cue chuckle).

    • bob-neer says

      August 24, 2010 at 1:31 am

      And evidence of either (a) bad advice from the consultants, (b) lack of felicity with campaigning, or (c) both of the above, I suspect.

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      p>The man is going to have to dig himself out of this Hudak hole one way or another: it is just too entertaining as it stands for the matter to fade away on its own.

      • billxi says

        August 24, 2010 at 9:47 am

        http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp…

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        p>After the first 4:20 of BS content, comes the Governor’s real opinions!

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        p>Now in my 2nd CD, we have a very spirited and hard-fought contest between Tom Wesley and Jay Fleitman. It would be foolish to endorse one over the other. Kind of like the foolishness you folks are promoting in your own Auditor primary. I’ll have a better chance of receiving a favor from Glodis than all you other candidate endorsing nags.  

  3. eaboclipper says

    August 24, 2010 at 10:44 am

    Been a while. How has everybody been.

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    p>I’d like to thank David for highlighting my appearance on Broadside.  He did however forget to put up the whole video.

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    p>Also you’ll see I mentioned David in the video here is what I was referring to:

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    In the ad, Rove’s wave appears to approximate a Nazi salute   (0.00 / 0)
    Just as the word “lockstep” is spoken, at about six seconds in. Anybody else see it like that? If that was intentional, it’s pretty no-holds-barred stuff.
    Interesting ad- I love the contemptuous, foreboding way the movie-voice says “Republican”.
    by: Farnkoff @ Mon Jan 11, 2010 at 21:30:32 PM EST

    Hahaha I missed that. Nice. (0.00 / 2)

    by: David @ Mon Jan 11, 2010 at 21:36:30 PM EST
    [ Parent | | Reply | ]

    • bob-neer says

      August 24, 2010 at 12:29 pm

      If only everyone in Massachusetts read BMG with equal assiduousness the commonwealth would be much improved.

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      p>Kudos for admitting that Hudak was wrong to put a poster of the President photoshopped as mass murderer Osama bin Laden — responsible for the deaths of many Massachusetts residents, among thousands of others — on his front lawn. Charlie Baker and Hudak himself should be equally forthright.

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      p>As to Baker, however, the candidate is not worthy of your impressive efforts on his behalf: to claim, as you did, that he may not know who Hudak’s opponent is in the G.O.P. primary in his own 6th Congressional district (attorney, veteran, and member of the Saugus Republican Town Committee Rob McCarthy, as it happens), is ludicrous.

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      p>The poison in the Republican Party’s embrace of Tea Party chalice becomes apparent: Charlie Baker thinks he can’t get elected without the support of the birthers and the Hudaks, but he fears that he himself can’t win as a birther or a Hudak. Sadly for him, he doesn’t appear to have the political skills of Scott Brown, who walked that line with truly impressive duplicity.

      • akloftus says

        August 24, 2010 at 2:18 pm

        Rob: You told Jim Braude that you don’t know who Hudak’s Republican primary opponent is.

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        p>That’s funny because RedMassGroup has a blog entry from July 29th (four weeks ago) highlighting the GOP primary between Hudak and Rob McCarthy. You are one of people who commented on that very post.

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        p>In the spirit of resurrecting old blog comments, I’ve taken the liberty of linking to that RMG post with your comment: http://www.redmassgroup.com/sh…

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        p>Care to clarify?

        • eaboclipper says

          August 24, 2010 at 2:37 pm

          we have 29 candidates. I can’t name them all.  

          • eaboclipper says

            August 24, 2010 at 2:39 pm

            my comment was “your job is up for grabs” in response to Barbara Anderson. Mike Rossettie did a bunch of these in succession. I didn’t read them all.  

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            p>but I see your point.  No nefariousnous here, I seriously forgot what his name was.  I do know absolutely nothing about him.  

            • akloftus says

              August 24, 2010 at 3:14 pm

              For the quick response. I guess now we both know his name đŸ˜‰

              • bob-neer says

                August 24, 2010 at 4:21 pm

                I think his assertion that he forgot or didn’t know Rob McCarthy’s name is plausible.

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                p>For Charlie Baker, however, not to know who McCarthy is, when the chap is (a) a prominent Republican in his district, (b) running for Congress in his district, and (c) he himself is running for Governor as a Republican, is completely absurd.

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                p>That’s why I say Rob’s defense of Baker is more than the candidate deserves (it was also unlikely to convince anyone).

                • johnny-reason says

                  August 24, 2010 at 6:55 pm

                • somervilletom says

                  August 25, 2010 at 8:12 am

                  If a candidate (Mr. McCarthy) who is an attorney, veteran, and member of the Saugus Republican Town Committee is “fringe”, what does that make Bill Hudak?

  4. historian says

    August 24, 2010 at 12:03 pm

    Once again Baker’s claims are frankly unbelievable: he does not simply refuse to say who he will vote for in the primary but claims that he has not thought about it–really?

  5. eb3-fka-ernie-boch-iii says

    August 24, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    I don’t see anything funny. The pause was not an awkward pause. There is so much to dislike about Charley Baker but your glee at this non-awkward moment is a little odd.

    • bob-neer says

      August 24, 2010 at 12:33 pm

      Because it is such an obvious fabrication, made in the interest of expediency.

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      p>It would have been just as funny if there had been no pause at all.

      • david says

        August 24, 2010 at 12:42 pm

        that the pause is awesome.  đŸ˜€

        • bob-neer says

          August 24, 2010 at 1:20 pm

          The whole thing is hilarious, as I wrote.

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          p>I admit it.

    • david says

      August 24, 2010 at 12:41 pm

      Got that right.  đŸ˜‰

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