Just Another Black Guy
I am convinced that Deval Patrick’s oratory is second to none. Deval Patrick could get me to walk on fire for “the cause.”
Sometimes I wish he were white, so the “Hooray For Me” Democrats would listen to him. Instead, they are gonna go for #BothWaysBrown
PS. If you’re pissed that I’m calling you out as a racist, then try to actually support your position with well developed thoughts, instead of slogans puked up from the bumper sticker braintrust. If you can’t, get Cliff Krieger to tutor you. Maybe, he can teach you the difference between the “Chicago School” and Keynesian Economics?
In the mean time, mull this over:
September 18th, 2012 at 2:32 pm
Who are the “Hooray for Me” Democrats? I’m missing the reference, though it seems African-Americans are very often some of the best orators. Note to the Warren campaign: find a way to convert the above chart into a TV ad.
September 18th, 2012 at 2:50 pm
” find a way to convert the above chart into a TV ad. ”
September 18th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
A “Hooray for me Democrat” talks progressive, talks about the struggle for working class people, grabs street cred from their family or their job; but then complains about “freeloaders” sponging off them, whines about taxes being too high. Worst of all, these “Hooray for me Democrats” live a comfortable life, provided to them by generations of workers bleeding on the job or in the picket line, and they VOTE REPUBLICAN.
I’m not talking “issue protestors.” If you are basically progressive, but vote Republican because you are so “pro-life,” that is the end all, be all. So, be it. Sometimes conscience drives a vote. I don’t agree with such a ballot, but every vote is sacred.
But, when you vote against your conscience, because you believed some nitwitted e-mail that a bigotted cousin sent you, when you chose to “punch down” on the working class because you think immigrants detroy the “Real America.” Then I make up an insulting brand for you.
September 18th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Well, if one issue trumps all others, why wear any label other than “issue ‘X’er”?
September 18th, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Massachusetts’ real secret problem in politics is sexism, not racism, and it goes across both parties. It’s why Jane Swift went nowhere but Romney destroyed Shannon O’Brien. It’s why Deval Patrick had a much easier time taking down Kerry Healy than Charlie Baker. It’s why an underwear model from Attleboro beat Martha Coakley and is doing much better against Elizabeth Warren than any sane analysis would suggest he should be considering that Obama will win the state going away.
I agree that Obama is at an automatic disadvantage because of race. And there’s certainly racism in Massachusetts. But the Bay State seems to have less problem electing minorities than it does electing women…
September 18th, 2012 at 8:44 pm
What’s fairly odd, is that the conservaDem Merrimack Valley has elected Niki Tsongas and Edith Nourse Rogers, before her. That Scott Brown went to Rita Mercier for political weight.
Does that mean “liberals” have a beef with women? ;v)
September 19th, 2012 at 12:26 pm
I don’t buy the anti-woman thing. O’Brien was a terrible candidate, and Coakley effed up her campaigning bigtime (and even on her best day, she comes off as smart, but aloof…and she is both of those things). Healey too was also terrible, and Swift was crapped on by her party for the most part.
Anyone remember the MA-05 special election to replace Meehan? I seem to remember TWO female candidates being the two top vote getters in the primary, and that Tsgonas beat Ogonowski pretty well, even though he was about as credible a Republican opponent as you could expect.
We need more good women candidates running, and we need to deepen that bench (like, sending Eileen Donoghue to the state Senate, is a good start). That also means we need more women running for local elections. But when we get a good female candidate in front of us, we vote for them just fine.
Warren is doing well, the door-to-door campaign is the largest I’ve ever seen in this state (including Patrick’s) and all the recent polls point to Dems “coming home” to the Democratic ticket…and we haven’t even seen the debates yet, where I expect Warren to throw all she knows, and Brown’s own record, right at his face. That woman can hold a lot of knowledge in her head and Brown, well, he’s something of an empty suit. Can’t wait to see the Blunt amendment thing come back up.
There is no sexism in MA politics - we have a woman state Senate president, we have women at all levels of state government, all we need is more people to step up to the plate.
And before you even think about asking…no. ;-P
September 20th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I think you’re drawing from too small a sample size, Matt.
Hillary beat Obama here. O’Brien won her nomination, Coakley won hers. Coakley was elected AG. Kerry Healy won her nomination.