Ed Schultz on Brown vs. Coakley: I'd cheat to keep these bastards out

The prospect of being hanged in the morning has a wonderful way of focusing the mind.

This latest unexpected turn of events shows that democracy still works sometimes.

I remember in Ontario after invincible 4 term conservative Premier Bill Davis retired in 1985, his successor finance minister Bob Miller ahead in the polls by 15 points arrogantly ran a stealth campaign much like Coakley.
His opponent David Peterson ran a populist campaign, using an empty podium to highlight Miller's absence.
Near the end of the race the numbers turned much like in MA and Peterson won.

Brown, on his own without much help from his party has shown people he is willing to work hard for their vote unlike Coakley who comes across as an arrogant condescending entitlement minded politician of the let them eat cake variety.
On top of that she's boring and puts people off.
What an inspired choice for the "Kennedy":rolleyes: seat.

People may be doe heads but they don't like being treated like objects and subjects.

Her arrogance is a reflection of Obama's arrogance.
It is always a great story when David beats Goliath so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
That the Democrats could fumble Kennedy's old seat in what should be a slam dunk adds a schadenfreude like satisfaction that is hard to put into words.
It ain't over till it's over but it should be a glorious upset.

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I wonder why the Dems haven't brought up Brown's foray into nude modeling... I don't really care, heck, people do many different things for money and 'exposure' - but you know that if Coakley had nude photos published in a major magazine her political career would have been toast...

And foss, I have obviously become an obsession, how flattering...
 
I wonder why the Dems haven't brought up Brown's foray into nude modeling... I don't really care, heck, people do many different things for money and 'exposure' - but you know that if Coakley had nude photos published in a major magazine her political career would have been toast...

And foss, I have obviously become an obsession, how flattering...

I'm sure they're bringing up (throwing up ?:eek:) everything they can come up with in the hopes something will stick with the voters.

The voters in MA get to see all the fun (in the attack ads) as Coakley has gone 99% negative (He's Bush! he's Alex! he's sucking up to Richie Rich! he hates dogs! ice cream! apple pie! little kids and rape victims!! he's a Monster!!! :eek: :eek: )

I saw his nude modeling pics :cool: .
They're along the lines of the old Burt Reynolds photos in Cosmo and not the Full Monty :D
Maybe Brown can do a spread with Palin called conservatives in action:p
They're both attractive looking.

Anyways, I don't think these pics hurt him in any way; they probably help him.
Just another accomplishment.
 
Martha Coakley and Scott Brown fight to the finish

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/po...format=&page=2&listingType=MA2004#articleFull

By Jessica Fargen and Edward Mason
Sunday, January 17, 2010 - Updated 7h ago


The U.S. Senate election enters its final “do or die” days as President Obama heads to the Hub today to try to save his domestic agenda with a last-ditch pitch for Democrat Martha Coakley, while insurgent Republican Scott Brown criss-crosses the state on a wave of anti-Washington momentum.
“Initially, I thought it was me against the machine, but now it’s us against the machine,” Brown told a cheering crowd at a Plymouth campaign rally yesterday. Brown has vowed to help defeat the president’s flagship health-care legislation.
The neck-and-neck race for what was once thought to be the safest Democratic seat in the country - held by the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy for 47 years - has stunned the party.

This race is do or die in our state,” U.S. Sen. John Kerry told voters in an e-mail. “We have to stand with Martha as she tries to win this seat.”
The candidates held no punches in a day of fast-paced campaigning before high-spirited crowds.
Coakley, under fire for a light schedule and sinking poll numbers in recent weeks, launched a “Fighting for You” tour that made nine stops in eastern Massachusetts. She was joined by Victoria Reggie Kennedy, whose late husband’s seat is to be filled in the Tuesday special election.
“It’s astounding that Scott Brown says he sides with the little guy,” Coakley told a crowd of 300 union workers inside the packed Dorchester IBEW hall. “We don’t need to send someone to Washington who sides with the people who got us into this (economic) mess.”
The attorney general, not known as a passionate speaker, grew increasingly fiery throughout the day.
In Melrose, she brought a crowd of more than 200 to its feet when she mocked her rival.
“Just because you can drive around the commonwealth in a truck doesn’t mean you’re going in the right direction,” Coakley said.
In Lynn, she dared Brown to make an issue out of Obama’s visit.
“I think that the president thinks we’re going to win, and that’s why he’s coming here,” Coakley said.
The president is to stump for Coakley at 3 p.m. today at Northeastern University. Brown has a slate of six stops planned for today, including one in Worcester with former Republican Gov. Paul Cellucci.
The Wrentham state senator - a little-known lawmaker at the race’s start - reveled in crowds of hundreds who gave him the celebrity treatment from Quincy to the Cape. Supporters lingered to shake his hand, snapped cell phone photos and asked him for autographs.
They yelled “Go Scott Go!” as he walked down a Quincy sidewalk shaking hands before a rally with former Gov. William Weld.
In eight stops around the state, Brown sought to paint Coakley as a pro-tax “machine” politician.
“This race is about differences. In the midst of this recession we do not need another Martha Coakley tax of $45 billion,” he said, referring to his rival’s support of added fees on banks.
Brown also blasted Coakley for campaign negativity.
“This race has gone from cordial to being one of the most malicious, destructive, wrong campaigns we’ve ever seen in the history of Massachusetts,” he said while on a Quincy stage in front of an American flag. “Shame on Martha"
“Shame on Martha!” the crowd chanted.
Both campaigns threw last-minute jabs: Brown charged that a Massachusetts Democratic Party mailing violates a state law prohibiting false statements against a political candidate. The cover of the mailer says: “1,736 women were raped in Massachusetts in 2008. Scott Brown wants hospitals to turn them all away.”
In 2005 Brown filed an amendment that would have allowed workers at religious hospitals or with firmly held religious beliefs to avoid giving emergency contraception to rape victims. The amendment failed, and Brown voted in favor of a bill allowing the contraception. The party did not immediately comment.
Coakley blasted Brown for not paying for health insurance for his workers. (See related story on page 4.)
Enjoying mild weather, both candidates were bolstered by huge crowds.
More than 100 sign-holding Coakley supporters waited outside Brothers Deli in Lynn, where Coakley chatted with diners. Steven Laliberte, 46, of Lynn, said he “felt really good” about her chances.
“I think we’re going to be fine,” Laliberte said.
Eileen Driscoll, 48, of Danvers, wasn’t so confident. She passed up overtime pay to hold a sign for Coakley.
“I’m nervous,” Driscoll said. “It’s that imporant to me that Martha wins. I’d hate to lose health-care reform to Scott Brown.”
Judging by an informal survey of rally attendees, Brown drew huge support from independents yesterday.
“He’s truthful,” said Brian Hamlet, 66, Plympton, an independent voter who is unemployed. “I’m just upset with the way things are.”
At Mamma Mia’s restaurant in Plymouth, unenrolled voter Eric Pulsifer, eating with his wife and young kids, said health care was a big issue. “We don’t want socialized medicine,” he said.
Richard Gallerani, 50, a truck driver and independent from Plymouth, wanted change. “This is the emancipation of Massachusetts from the Democratic regime that there has been since Ted Kennedy,” he declared. “We need some
balance"

“This is not Ted Kennedy’s seat. It’s not the Democrats’ seat. It’s your seat,” declared Republican state Sen. Scott Brown at a rally yesterday in Quincy


LLoyd Benson/Dan Quayle moment?

You're no Jack Kennedy

In an election this exciting, it’s ringside ‘seat’

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/po..._an_election_this_exciting_its_ringside_seat/


Turnout could hit as high as 70 percent Tuesday in the high-stakes U.S. Senate
 
if Coakley had nude photos published in a major magazine her political career would have been toast...




GOP Senate Candidate's Racy Pics Don't Matter─Because He's a Dude

Katie Connolly
Most of the attention on the Massachusetts Senate race so far has focused on the growing pool of Democratic candidates, which makes sense given that Democrats virtually own the seat. So you'd be forgiven for missing GOP state Sen. Scott Brown's announcement Saturday that he's entering the race. Brown's been a fixture in Massachusetts conservative politics since the early 1990s, and he's served in the Massachusetts Senate since winning a special election in 2004. Some Gaggle readers may remember the fiscal conservative as the father of American Idol contestant Ayla Brown. But others may remember him from his 1982 nude centerfold in Cosmopolitan, dug up by Wonkette back in 2007.


Cosmopolitan, 1982 Brown was just 22 when he won Cosmo's "America's Sexiest Man" competition. Cosmowrote that "adorably sexy" Brown likes "slinky girls" and that he wasn't shy about taking his clothes off. "I'm not ashamed of my body," Brown told Cosmo. "I work hard enough to keep it in shape. When you go to the beach, you automatically seek out the best bodies, female and male. Why should it be different in a magazine?" Upon reading the full spread, girls will discover that Brown, a self-described patriot, is someone they should want to "snuggle over the longer haul." (I'm thinking campaign slogans here─"Brown: A Senator You Can Snuggle.") A law student at Boston College at the time, Brown said he intended to put his $1,000 prize toward his tuition.
Jokes aside, that this racy pic has been circulating for years and hasn't hampered Brown's career perhaps isn't that surprising. "It's a pretty tame photo compared to what you might see at an NFL halftime show," says campaign spokesperson Eric Fehrnstrom. "The fact is, when Scott was 22 years old, he was footloose and carefree." That may be so, but how would he be treated if he were a woman?
Although a nude centerfold might not kill a female politician's career, it would most certainly prompt questions about her character. Was she unacceptably promiscuous? Did she have a wild, compromising youth? While we scoff at the exploits of young men─they're allowed to be "footloose and carefree"─women are rarely afforded that luxury. For Brown, who just turned 50, it's a case of "boys will be boys." We can giggle at Brown's treasure trail and not think twice about how the sight of it affects his political career. But when Sarah Palin's head was Photoshopped on the body of a gun-totin', bikini-clad babe, it served as evidence for many of her unsuitability for office. Even when the photo was proved to be fake, it continued to haunt her. Palin's sexuality was at once titillating and threatening─for as many fans as she gained for being attractive, there were as many who used it in building the case against her. If Barbara Boxer had posed nude in her youth and declared her love for "buff boys," I predict her voters would be collectively horrified, and she'd probably never shake the crass jokes that would follow. As a culture, we simply don't like our female representatives to be publicly sexual.
In the end, there are many reasons why this photo won't matter much in this campaign─not least of which being that Brown's chances of winning Kennedy's seat are minuscule. But it probably won't matter much to the rest of his career, either. It's just one of the advantages of being a dude.
 
I wonder why the Dems haven't brought up Brown's foray into nude modeling... I don't really care, heck, people do many different things for money and 'exposure' - but you know that if Coakley had nude photos published in a major magazine her political career would have been toast...
Actually they did bring it up. It isn't helping Coakley. Schwarzenegger has nude photos from 30+ years ago, and that didn't hurt him either. Or are you referring to using it in a campaign ad? Boy that would look petty. But then again, using the WTC as a backdrop of greed and corruption is petty, isn't it?

Her career is already toast because of her horrendous track record as a prosecutor.

Tell me, fox, does it bother you that she let a man go who raped a 2 year old girl with a hot curling iron?
 
...and it's not really a scandalous nude picture.
It was in Cosmo. You can post it here without a NSFW.
 
Actually they did bring it up. It isn't helping Coakley. Schwarzenegger has nude photos from 30+ years ago, and that didn't hurt him either. Or are you referring to using it in a campaign ad? Boy that would look petty. But then again, using the WTC as a backdrop of greed and corruption is petty, isn't it?

Her career is already toast because of her horrendous track record as a prosecutor.

Tell me, fox, does it bother you that she let a man go who raped a 2 year old girl with a hot curling iron?
How about the governor who pardoned a man who then killed 4 cops...

I have read about the District Attorney's response to the case you mention above... I would assume they followed procedure - eventually the man was convicted and is spending his life in jail. And the conviction came only a little over 2 years after he committed the crime - a fairly quick time period. The DA office didn't let him go - they had a hard case in front of them with only very circumstantial evidence, and a very young victim who you really can't put on the stand. Cases like this take a while to put together, and you don't want it going before a grand jury or into a trial situation before you know you can convict. Keith was allowed to be released without bail because I believe he had no prior convictions, was a police officer and was determined not be a threat. He is innocent until proven guilty, and with no priors it is pretty odd to lock someone up before they are tried on circumstantial evidence alone.

So, you used another man with nude photos as an example? I was going with the double standard Foss - if a woman had nude photos in circulation, and then tried to run for national office - she would be subjected to a wide variety of speculation regarding her morality. A man isn't, as the article from 04SCTLS points out, boys will be boys...
 
I was going with the double standard Foss - if a woman had nude photos in circulation, and then tried to run for national office - she would be subjected to a wide variety of speculation regarding her morality. A man isn't, as the article from 04SCTLS points out, boys will be boys...
How can it be a double standard when the photos weren't nude?
 
Well, I don't believe he had any clothes on Foss...

I still hold fast that if a woman had done this it would be fodder for everything from her morality to her judgment abilities, whereas no one is questioning Brown's morality or lack of judgment because of the photos.
 
IT's not entirely true that a woman can't succeed in politics if she poses nude :D


Ilona Staller

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Staller

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Ilona Staller
BirthdateNovember 26, 1951 (1951-11-26)
(age 58)
Birth locationBudapest, Hungary

Ilona Staller (complete name Anna Elena Staller, 26 November 1951), also known by her stage name la Cicciolina, is a Hungarian-born Italian politician, porn-star, and singer. She continued to make hard core pornographic films while in office. She is famous for delivering political speeches with one breast exposed.
She was elected to the Italian parliament in 1987, with 20,000 votes. While in office, before outset of the Gulf War she offered to have sex with Saddam Hussein if he would release his foreign hostages.
She was not reelected at the end of her term in 1991.
 
IT's not entirely true that a woman can't succeed in politics if she poses nude :D

As much as I'm sure you enjoyed your research, I think people are talking about a woman in American politics.
And I don't think it's true. There's a difference between doing a nude picture and pornography. If a woman did a PG-13 spread in a magazine that can be displayed at the supermarket check out, I don't think it would prevent her chances of political success.

...however, I think we're all getting a little of topic here.
Ed Schultz's statement is really quite telling and important to note- and it's classic leftist philosophy. The ends justify the means with these people. And subverting the system, or even destroying the constitution, is perfectly acceptable, so long that it advances THEIR cause.
 
As much as I'm sure you enjoyed your research, I think people are talking about a woman in American politics.


Well ok then :D
There's this fine young lady :p LOL!

Stormy Daniels: Future Senator, American Hero, Pornstar

Presumably responding to President Obama’s call for transparency in government Wicked Pictures contract star Stormy Daniels is considering a run for a seat in the United States Senate. CNN.com reports that fans of the Good Will Humping star have set up a website, draftstormy.com, with the hope that the Baton Rouge, Louisiana native will consider an attempt to unseat Republican Senator David Vitter.
Daniels 29, is seriously considering the move. She is planning a listening tour throughout Louisiana in an attempt to put her finger on the issues rising in her home state. The star of No Country For Any Men reports
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that her three main platforms are the economy, women in business and protection of children.
Although conventional wisdom indicates that a hefty margin of Louisiana voters would unquestionably vote for the actress, who was cast in Legs Benedict, supporters of Senator Vitter are not so sure. In an attempt to gain legitimacy in the upcoming race, Vitters has been reminding voters that he was one of the Senators that was “caught up in that whole D.C. madam thing” and that he too is familiar with the “sex for money” dynamic.
While the The Slutty Professor lead admits that she is a bit green in the political arena, she is reportedly up for the challenge. Her only reservation thus far: that the job pays a lot less than Wicked Pictures.
We here at Buzz Pirates fully support Ms. Daniels’ historic run. We also support her past endeavors, including: Sleeping Booty, :q:q:q:q:q:q:q Casserole and If These Balls Could Talk.
 
...however, I think we're all getting a little of topic here.


Well ok
Now that I've had my morning smile(s):D :D
we'll see how it goes tomorrow.
If the vote is overwhelming for Brown then there's not much room for cheating although they will try.
 
..I don't think any of them will be credible candidates.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the porn performer, Mary Carey, who ran for along with Arnold and Gary Coleman to oust Gray Davis in California.

Frankly, I can''t think of a circumstance where I'd vote a 'porn star' into the congress.
Those "performers" are notoriously mentally and emotionally damaged individuals.
 
Those "performers" are notoriously mentally and emotionally damaged individuals.

Are you talking about the democrats :p

Sorry I couldn't resist.
My tongue has been planted firmly in cheek all morning.
 
Well, I don't believe he had any clothes on Foss...

I still hold fast that if a woman had done this it would be fodder for everything from her morality to her judgment abilities, whereas no one is questioning Brown's morality or lack of judgment because of the photos.
You can hold fast all you want, but it isn't a nude photo.

Besides, it was over 20 years ago. Shall we also question Obama's morality and lack of judgment for snorting 'blow' recreationally in college? Ah, but he's a Democrat, I forgot. :rolleyes:

So fox, back on topic, what do you make of Schultz calling Republicans 'bastards?'
 
You can hold fast all you want, but it isn't a nude photo.

Besides, it was over 20 years ago. Shall we also question Obama's morality and lack of judgment for snorting 'blow' recreationally in college? Ah, but he's a Democrat, I forgot. :rolleyes:

So fox, back on topic, what do you make of Schultz calling Republicans 'bastards?'

Schultz is a on a 'commentator show' - correct? Similar to Hannity or Beck on Fox News. I would imagine Schultz's show has the same disclaimers that Hannity and Beck's shows do - that their opinions are not the opinions of Fox News... on and on...

So, let me do a quick search and see how much hue and cry there was on this site about this little statement from Beck when Hillary was starting to run...

"She is like the stereotypical -- excuse the expression, but this is the way to -- she's the stereotypical bitch, you know what I mean?"

I don't agree with Schultz calling Republicans bastards - I think that it is in poor taste and shows poor judgment. However I also think it is hypocritical if you attack Schultz and you didn't go after Beck's statement that Hillary is a stereotypical bitch Foss. But, you did go after Beck didn't you - you certainly wouldn't be hypocritical about this would you Foss?
 
And now for the shocker... I wouldn't mind seeing Brown win (however, that will probably nix any more cosmo spreads for him - drat). He is a very moderate Republican (I am a little surprised that the Tea Party people are backing him, he really is much more moderate than what they usually look for, it could be they are selling out on other issues just to get someone in to block healthcare).

I have said before, I thought this country did well with a liberal president and a conservative congress. And if takes more time for healthcare to go through, it might not be a bad thing. It is a lot to digest, and I think that the people need more time to really understand what it is all about, and not feel like one party is shoving it down their throats, or the other party is just setting up roadblocks. We need healthcare reform desperately, and I don't know if slowing it up would be a death knell to the whole issue again. But, we will be stuck with this for a long, long time, and I would hope that the legislation would be crafted well, and sensibly.
 
But, you did go after Beck didn't you - you certainly wouldn't be hypocritical about this would you Foss?
I never heard about it. I don't follow Beck that much.

However, I'm pretty sure Beck never advocated cheating. :rolleyes:
 
I never heard about it. I don't follow Beck that much.
But you follow Schultz? really? or are you just picking up on right wing blog here...

Maybe I should start posting left wing crap so you get a good idea of what the right blithers on about foss, sort of what happens on your side of the fence. However, that would mean I would actually have to read all the junk, blick. I would imagine the ground is humming after Limbaugh's and Robertson's comments regarding the disaster in Haiti.

However, I'm pretty sure Beck never advocated cheating. :rolleyes:
Maybe not - I don't follow Beck, however I did work for Hillary - the reason I knew about the Beck quote.

Oh, quick search - not one mention of Beck's quote regarding Hillary-not really a surprise. Calling a leading presidential candidate a 'stereotypical bitch' isn't really all that bad is it?
 

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