Just a few short weeks ago I announced my candidacy for Attorney General of the Commonwealth. I took this significant step because I believe the office of Attorney General presents a unique opportunity for me to make a difference in the lives of people across our state.
I see the job as Attorney General as a way to build off of my long track record of standing up to entrenched interests. As a legislator, I took on Big Tobacco, leading the fight to make it harder to sell cigarettes to kids. I stood up to big polluters and led the fight for clean election laws.
I believe that progressive values, like these, can be translated into action almost immediately in the Attorney General’s office. For example:
– We can and must battle urban violence and the gun lobby, getting guns off our streets and making our communities safer.
– We can and must stop crime not just in the streets but also in the boardroom, by cracking down on corporate abuses.
– We can and must continue to bring down health care costs.
– We can and must stand up for the environment and safeguard future generations.
I am proud of my lifelong commitment to progressive values and progressive action. I have never wavered in my commitment to equality for every member of our society and I never will. I have never wavered in my commitment to a fair deal for every family and I never will. And I will never waver in my determination to ensure that every person in this Commonwealth has someone to speak for him or her in the Attorney General’s office.
I look forward to campaigning across the Commonwealth over the next year, to tell my story and to hear yours, and to chart a course together for the future of Massachusetts. If you stand with me, I believe we can make a real difference for the people of our state. I cannot do it without you, so let me close by asking for your support. It will make all the difference.
I have one request for you today: Invite me into your community for a neighborhood coffee, an afternoon conversation, or to the next committee meeting in your town or ward. I’ll be there and I look forward to hearing from you about how I can serve you as your next Attorney General.
Thanks,
Warren
…although I will limit myself to one vote per election: the primary, general and, if I’m a delegate, the Convention.
I signed up for your campaign, and I invited you to attend one (or more) of our Drinking Liberally meetings. We meet on the second and fourth Wednesday every month at the Turtle Tavern, 72 Main St in Milford, MA 01757 at 6:30 PM. You’ll find a lively group of committed activists, please plan to attend if you can!
What would happen if you got up at the convention and said, “People of Massachusetts and fellow Democrats, I promise that if you elect me as your Attorney General I will not be anywhere near the douche bag that Martha Coakley is.”
Then run it in ad. Constantly.
I think it would be quite helpful. What do you think?
I knownI’d vote for you.
Of the time (in 5th grade, when I was just a naïve ten year old) that I called a classmate a “dildo” during a class discussion.
I’ll ask you, eb3, the same basic question the teacher asked me “Do you even know what a ‘douche bag’ is, son?”.
Next time, why not just call the Attorney General a “bitchy cunt” and get it over with?
“Douche bag” is gender-neutral. In fact I usually hear it applied to men.
The same can’t be said of the OTHER term you used. I get your point in using it, but no thanks.