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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 10:08 PM
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If Brown wins, will the repukes start promoting him as a Presidential candidate?
Considering the stunning nature of such an upset, it might likely come down to him and Romney in 2012.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 10:08 PM
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1. Yes, of course they will. n/t
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phillysuse Donating Member (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 10:20 PM
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2. Don't forget Thune and Sarah Palin
But I think Romney will be history - too old and too connected to Romney Care.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 10:23 PM
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3. no. they will use him as poster boy in their upcoming elections.
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Enrique Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 02:44 PM
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16. poster boy?
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TayTay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 10:29 PM
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4. Well, he is dumb enough to fit the bill
But I tend to doubt it.
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karynnj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 11:52 PM
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5. I never believed they would make Bush their candidate either
What scares me is someone mentioned Palin/Brown.
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Blaukraut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-16-10 11:55 PM
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6. I knew it!
It was only a matter of time before we were going to see that out there. But what can you expect from these retards? They put Joe the Plumber on the same pedestal.
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geek_sabre Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 08:13 AM
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7. he's way too liberal for that
He is pro-choice. He'd never be nominated on a national ticket.
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timeforpeace Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 11:42 AM
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8. Brown is pro-choice?
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pipi_k Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 12:11 PM
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10. Hell no!!!!
One of Coakley's campaign ads states that he would deny rape victims access to emergency contraceptives.

He said he was merely trying to protect Catholic hospitals from having to dispense them...although I do believe he said something to the effect that a rape victim can just get in the car and drive to another hospital.


Smug ass little bastard.



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geek_sabre Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 03:28 PM
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17. I don't generally rely on one's campaign fliers to tell the absolute truth about their opponents
He opposes partial birth abortion (which the vast majority of people do, democrat, republican, or independent), he supports parental consent laws (which is reprehensible), but he believes the decision to abort should be between a woman and her doctor.

He proposed an amendment to allow individuals working in the ER to not personally dispense EC for religious purposes, but not to turn them away from the ER outright, as the ad suggests. When the amendment failed, he voted to require all relevant personnel to dispense the EC.

If you can find a quote or reference of him saying that rape victims can get in a car and go to another hospital, I will take it all back. I'm sure the state senate transcripts are freely accessible, so I'll check back later tonight.
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geek_sabre Donating Member (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 03:32 PM
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18. as far as I can tell, based on his position statements
It is very easy to dismiss him as a "far-right teabagger," and attempt to align him with the likes of Sarah Palin. He is "far right" for massachusetts, but on the national scale, he is a fairly moderate republican. This is why he has the large appeal that he has now, not just among republicans, but among independents as well. The teabaggers have chosen to latch on to him because he promises to deny the 60th vote for HRC, but as soon as they realize that he isn't going to follow through on all of their "goals," they will throw him under the bus.

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pipi_k Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 12:08 PM
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9. I was just thinking this morning that even if he loses...
they might start grooming him for 2012.

I mean, who else have they got? Although it's still way too early to tell.

But maybe they'd even try a Brown/Palin ticket...

who knows...


:shrug:

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liberalpragmatist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 12:53 PM
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11. Honestly, it wouldn't be a bad move for him
There's no way he'd win reelection in 2012. And the Republican field that year is weak.
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Jennicut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 12:55 PM
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12. Romney would be jealous, he was the first asshole from Mass, remember?
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graywarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 12:56 PM
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13. If he loses, they'll start promoting him
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 02:22 PM
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15. And, he's going
to lose.
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Hansel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-17-10 02:18 PM
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14. Yep. nt
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