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September 11th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
The Cox people sunk pretty low, endorsing Niki just to get back at Eileen.
I may disagree with Armand on the City Manager issue, but he handled himself in a decent manner during the primary.
Those other two? Not so much.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:32 pm
armand, a decent manner !!!! his grandson ron mercier of dracut
school fame, had a finegold sign on his lawn, and you can be sure
armand voted for nicola,, i will agree the cox people did stoop
pretty low on eileen but remember that famous political quote
what goes around— comes around !!
September 11th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
The very impressive turnout that the Cox Political Machine was able to muster for Tsongas M5 race (500+) did not go unnoticed on the national level. Presidential candidate Clinton was so impressed, she had members of staff approached the Cox brothers stating that they are counting on them to deliver her Dracut.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
Lighthouse, you have GOT to be kidding??..Tsongas’ support in Lowell or overall?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:59 pm
LOL
September 11th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
Since when and WHY does supporting one’s candidate of choice amount to “sinking low”?
September 11th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
Actually, didn’t those people endorse Finegold, not Tsongas? As I recall someone telling me, they have a grudge against the deceased Paul Tsgonas from back when he was a local pol, so no Niki for them.
Anon: Get a real nickname…pretty soon I will be not allowing anonymous as a nick, but I’ll answer you this: what is the morality of supporting a candidate not based on their positions or beliefs, but on your need for revenge? How mature is that, really?
I pose that it is akin to “sinking low” if only because politics at its best is about the issues, and a hissy fit against a candidate based on revenge motives is not politics at its best.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
Oh, and I think bob’s doing the snark, if I am not mistaken?
September 11th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
Getting ‘low’ would be supporting one’s spite over what would otherwise be the best candidate.
Since Lowell’s leaders tend to enact the role of cheerleaders somewhat for ‘all things Lowell’ (the Sun, of course, does a lot of this too), you could suspect that they would have considered a Lowell CC as a better alternative to anyone else and that endorsing against them was an act of spite over sense.
Admittedly, you’d have to be a mind reader to be able to conclude if that’s what happened. So with that in mind, I will refrain from ‘piling on’.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
Is the Target reusing the Hannaford or are they plowing the whole plaza down?
September 11th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
FYI: The Cox people were first Sheriff Dipaola supporters, then Finegold. It was the in the last two weeks before the election that they became Tsongas supporters. This just goes to show how slimy they are.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Will you guys quit worrying about Cox’s crowd! There’s three of them fighting over two seats. At worst case it’ll be a 5-4 split. And both sides will be as solid as a rock.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Someone needs to convince Eileen to start a sticker campaign. The city NEEDS and WANTS her!!!
September 11th, 2007 at 7:15 pm
Mike:
The Target developers are not going to raze the entire plaza but they are going to use more than just the Hannaford store. If you drive by, the plan is posted on a large billboard at the entrance to the plaza.
September 11th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Oh I get it! We’re back to the conspiracy theory again! Although I am sure that you really and truly believe this stuff, I have to say that I doubt RM would ever have backed ED for congress regardless of the events of the past 2 years. I just wish she had backed Niki earlier. Then her endorsement would have had a far greater impact.
September 11th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Oh 15. Anonymous I think Rita’s endorsement had a definite impact! LOL
September 12th, 2007 at 4:56 am
I agree with Eleanor and will go one step further… The RM endorsement could be the gift that keeps giving… and giving… and GIVING!
September 12th, 2007 at 9:09 am
It is pretty obvious that the late endorsement was tied to the city council motion to send the CM contract extension to the subcommittee. It was most certainly an attempt at political retribution. It didn’t help then, and it may well backfire in November.
September 12th, 2007 at 1:06 pm
By “the Cox people,” I was referring to THE THREE on the City Council, not the Coxes themselves.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
September 12th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
anon,
If I actually believed that Bud and Rita - those downhome everyman neighborhood politicians - supported a non-officeholder who focuses on national rather than local issues and only recently moved back to Lowell over a Lowell City Councillor with a solid record of handling the nitty-gritty of the publc bizness and served as Lowell’s mayor, I wouldn’t have a problem with their endorsement.
But COME ON!
September 12th, 2007 at 2:40 pm
I think they did Eileen a favor. Nicola lost votes with their endorsement. Eileen HAD Lowell! That says a lot but I hope it says more come November.