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AOC endorses Ed Markey…purists and pukes freak out

September 13, 2019 By fredrichlariccia

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  1. Christopher says

    September 13, 2019 at 8:23 pm

    Markey is the lead Senator on the Green New Deal, which is AOC’s signature issue and a holy grail for progressives, so why would purists freak out on this one?

    • fredrichlariccia says

      September 13, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      Some purists want us to believe that Joe Kennedy is more progressive than Ed Markey. Well guess what? He’s not.

      • bob-gardner says

        September 14, 2019 at 9:18 am

        That covers the purists, Fred. The people who want us to believe that Joe Biden is as progressive as Ed Markey–would those be the pukes?

        • Christopher says

          September 14, 2019 at 7:58 pm

          Fred has consistently used the term “pukes” to refer to Republicans.

      • carl_offner says

        September 14, 2019 at 7:19 pm

        I guess I’m not really sure what “purist” means at this point, but what Fred has written in his reply (“Some purists want us to believe…) doesn’t sound to me like anything I would recognize as “purism”.

      • doubleman says

        September 15, 2019 at 5:42 pm

        You’re making up this purist thing. Very few strong progressive and leftist folks prefer Kennedy to Markey. It’s a myth. Nice use of a fake pejorative again, though.

        • SomervilleTom says

          September 15, 2019 at 8:25 pm

          The Globe is reporting similar data about progressives, though of course that’s only as reliable as the Globe. Specifically, the Globe reporting claims that young progressives are supporting JKIII over Mr. Markey.

          • terrymcginty says

            September 15, 2019 at 11:23 pm

            Aside from an enduring style featuring maddenly lengthy, clubby, introductions, this kind of unsourced gossip is the kind of thing that makes the Globe a tough companion to love.

            • SomervilleTom says

              September 16, 2019 at 10:05 am

              It’s why I canceled my subscription years ago, tried it again recently, and canceled it again recently.

              Pretty much any legitimate story that appears in the Globe can be found elsewhere without a paywall. I subscribe to the NYTimes and Washington Post, and breaking news is always available on one of those outlets before it hits the Globe.

              For breaking local stories, Mass.live often gets there about the same time as the Globe and tends to be more reliable.

          • Christopher says

            September 16, 2019 at 12:32 am

            The Globe also had an article brought to my attention via FB that claimed this weekend’s Democratic State Convention was infused with Markey-Kennedy drama. There was nothing of the sort. Kennedy didn’t even speak, though Markey’s two announced challengers did. They refrained from attacking Markey directly and while the reception they got was polite, the reception Markey got was enthusiastic.

        • jconway says

          September 16, 2019 at 10:29 am

          If anything the purists should favor Markey while the more electable (re:telegenic) moderate is Kennedy.

      • jconway says

        September 17, 2019 at 12:44 pm

        Some purists want us to believe that Joe Kennedy is more progressive

        Who?

  2. Trickle up says

    September 13, 2019 at 8:42 pm

    This sure reads like a freak-out to me.

    • fredrichlariccia says

      September 21, 2019 at 8:42 pm

      To Joe Kennedy : “The most precious commodity in politics is attention. And now, instead of focusing on climate change, on Trump, on immigration, we’re going to have to waste our time beating back your ego-driven primary challenge to the man who wrote the Green New Deal with AOC. Not what we need.” Bill McKibben

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