Via Politico: Mystery PAC backing Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts A mystery pro-Gabriel Gomez group started buying around $700,000 in television air time in Massachusetts today, the latest entrant to the independent expenditure entities … [Read more...]
Gabriel Gomez Doesn’t Think You Can Make Your Own Health Care Decisions
Republican private equity mogul Gabriel Gomez, at tonight's U.S. Senate debate sponsored by WBZ & The Boston Globe: I think asking somebody to wait twenty-four hours before they can actually go have an abortion is not asking a lot. Of … [Read more...]
Questions that Republican Gabriel Gomez Has Refused to Answer So Far (UPDATED)
Just keeping track of what Republican Gabriel "not a 'slick-talking politician'" Gomez refuses to tell Massachusetts voters. Yes or no, will you, Gabriel Gomez, vote for Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell for Senate Majority … [Read more...]
Gabriel Gomez is Just a Mitt Romney Re-Tread
You tell me. Republican Mitt Romney Republican Gabriel Gomez Harvard MBA led to career in private equity that hasn’t received nearly as much scrutiny as it deserves Played both sides of the abortion … [Read more...]
Republican Gabriel Gomez Shaping Up to Be Another Tool for Wall Street
Remember this? Donations poured in as Brown’s role grew With vote near, financial sector delivered $140k Campaign contributions to Senator Scott Brown from the financial industry spiked sharply during a critical three-week period last … [Read more...]
FLASHBACK: Gabriel Gomez Criticizes President Obama over Osama bin Laden Raid
Yesterday, Massachusetts Republicans nominated Gabriel Gomez for U.S. Senate. You may recall that Mr. Gomez appeared on MSNBC on August 17, 2012 - less than one year ago - acting as a spokesman for the swift-boat-style "Opsec" attack group, … [Read more...]
Newspaper Endorsements: Markey=Warren; Lynch=Brown
The intrinsic political value of newspaper endorsements is certainly debatable. People don’t necessarily support a candidate simply because their local paper endorses him or her. When looked at more broadly, though, endorsements can … [Read more...]
Awaiting a Retraction and Apology from Rob Eno Any Day Now (UPDATED: Rob Eno Retraction-FAIL)
[UPDATE added following screencaps below] I don’t know if Rob Eno, the proprietor of right-wing propaganda blog Red Mass Group, considers himself a journalist in any capacity. In fact, I don’t know Mr. Eno personally. I have never met … [Read more...]
Stephen Lynch’s Confusing Rhetoric on Women’s Rights on Military Bases
Last night, Congressmen Ed Markey and Stephen Lynch met for a debate in Lowell as part of the Democratic primary campaign in the special election for U.S. Senate. It didn’t seem like there was too much new ground covered (Markey is … [Read more...]
Stephen Lynch and “Gay Panic”
About a month ago, Congressman Stephen Lynch put out a feel-good YouTube video discussing his view of LGBT issues. It begins: I think I’m informed by my own experience. My cousin, Brian, is gay. I saw, as he was growing up, the … [Read more...]