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ElmoBlatz Donating Member (149 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:19 AM
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Brown knocks Coakley for politicking at King Jr. breakfast
Source: Boston Herald

The surging GOP U.S. Senate candidate today slammed his Democratic rival for asking for votes while addressing about 1,000 people at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial breakfast.

State Sen. Scott Brown (R-Wrentham) and Attorney General Martha Coakley began their last full day of campaigning at the annual event, which is sponorsed the United Union Methodist Church and St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church.

The too-close-to-call special U.S. Senate election is tomorrow.

“I certainly didn’t realize that this was a rally for Martha,” said Brown. “I think it’s inappropriate to ask for people’s votes when they’re trying to remember Martin Luther King Jr.”

Read more: http://www.bostonherald.com/news/politics/view.bg?articleid=1226437&pos=breaking



lol Whine whine whine. I expect Scott will have something more significant to whine about come tomorrow evening.
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KingFlorez Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:22 AM
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1. Petulant little rat
The campaign didn't stop today and people remember Dr. King certainly wouldn't want Brown snapping up this seat.
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:26 AM
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2. Aimed at the angry white people who are giving him those nice polling numbers
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:26 AM
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3. If that's the best Brown can do, we're good.
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RDANGELO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:35 AM
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4. This is a good sign.
Brown is looking a little anxious. If he is playing the race card, it won't work in Mass.
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:50 AM
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5. Gee...I wonder why Republicans hate MLK Day?
:think:
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BP2 Donating Member (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:50 AM
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6. Yes, he is a Puke and can't help himself. But did you read the Politico version of this story and

what Martha said? It's missing form the Boston Herald story.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0110/Brown_blasts_Coakleys_MLK_invocation.html

"Tomorrow we act on the dream and we make sure that we allow me to continue that work," Coakley said.
"We remember the dream tomorrow and we will act on the dream tomorrow."


I have a lot of respect for Coakley and hope she pulls it out tomorrow.

But I have even more respect for Martin Luther King Jr.

During his memorial breakfast is not to place to pander for votes.

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IndianaGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 11:58 AM
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7. MLK Day is a day for volunteerism, not politicking
Because the special election is tomorrow, I think that is why there is politicking going on.

I just got home from doing my bit today. Hundreds of students have done 2-4 hours of volunteer work, from picking up trash to feeding the homeless.

While we are at it, text "Haiti" to 90999 and contribute $10 to American Red Cross.
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BP2 Donating Member (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:07 PM
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8. I know, I know - it's hard for her to pass up an opportunity to talk about

voting for her tomorrow. It's very important for what we're trying to accomplish for African Americans and all citizens.

It would have been just as easy for Martha to have held a Press Availability immediately AFTER the breakfast to say the
same thing. She would have had an open forum then.

BTW, thank you for doing your volunteer work today. :)

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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:56 PM
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13. Don't believe everything you read in Politico- a Repub enabler- even in quotes.
Edited on Mon Jan-18-10 12:59 PM by wisteria
There is an all out media attack against her-they have been reporting on everything she says and making it appear bad. Yet, Brown never says anything wrong? I doubt it, but it isn't reported on.
I remember how the press misquoted Senator Kerry several times-reporting quotes that really weren't quotes.

That first sentence doesn't even flow correctly.
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Mark D. Donating Member (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:09 PM
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9. That POS!
Yeah, standing up for Dr. King eh? You and the party you represent that for several decades have opposed almost everythig aimed to help the cause he stood for!
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ezmerelda39 Donating Member (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:27 PM
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10. Oakley
Brown is a hypocrite.  Which is worse...attending a fundraiser
or posing nude.  If you live in a glass house don't throw
stones.  If Oakley had posed nude for Playboy the GOP would
have their knickers in such a tight wad they would be
paralyzed, choking on their own venom. 
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:33 PM
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11. Or maybe he's just trying to remind white voters that black people are 'scary.'
Maybe?

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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:51 PM
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12. What a POS like he really cares about MLK D. n/t
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BlueIdaho Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-18-10 12:56 PM
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14. Yet another cheap shot from the empty suit. Whatever Scott...
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chelsea0011 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 06:02 AM
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15. This must have been his first MLK Breakfast because politicians are
always there every year, and if there were no politics involved they wouldn't be there. And from what I saw on the local news, he wasn't invited to speak which says volumes about him.
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 08:20 AM
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17. Just showing up at the dinner is a policial statement. Ditto the St. Pat's Day breakfast.
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-19-10 08:09 AM
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16. Scott complains that Martha's campaign is negative. Her ads and hose of Democrats
have stuck to Brown's position on the issues, though. Brown, on the other hand has attacked Martha personally--including by lying that she went negative. Now, he is attacking her personally by knocking her for showing solidarity with MLK's dream.

In truth, a RW group ran an ad lying about Martha, and that was the first negative ad.

Lord, I hate their tactics!
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