I am voting for Coakley no matter how much anti-Coakley bullshit is posted

[Ohio Joe]

Brown is a right wing douchebag and I'm not going to vote for him under any circumstances and there is no fucking way I'm staying home.

I am going to vote for Coakley.

[GCP]

1. Me too

She may not be the perfect candidate but there's no way in hell I'd let a puke get Ted Kennedy's seat. I'm voting on Tues and I sincerely hope Massdems rally around her.

[gateley]

8. From your keyboard to Massdems' ears. :-0 Thanks. nt

[orbitalman]

59. I wish I could, alas, I am in Illinois n/t

[jezebel]

2. Thank you. Reading DU today has made me so sad. I took a year and a half break from paying any

attention to Politics or cable tv after Bush's win in 2004. I think maybe I need to take another break again.

[blondeatlast]

3. And here's and astonishingly good reason just to vote AGAINST Nude Model Scott Brown:

He voted against benefits to 9/11 Red Cross workers on a slam dunk bill--JUST TO MAKE A POINT.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7475124

[blm]

4. Salute to you - those excusing a vote for Palin in a Mansuit are punking this board, imo.

.

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. The only ones that get punished by voting for that bastard brown

would be us. It's like voting for Nader to teach the democrats a lesson.

[annabanana]

41. +1.. We also have to out-vote Diebold!

That means she has to win big...
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7650

[Betty Karlson]

42. Oh no! Massachusetts has Diebold?

That means the fix is in!

[gateley]

6. Thank you. And if I were in MA, I'd be right there with you. nt

[arthritisR_US]

7. Good on ya!! I totally applaud you because the apathy I've seen around is

sickening! :toast:

[PufPuf23]

9. I would vote for Coakley if I was in MA

I will continue to vote for D candidates.

However, I would rather see another D candidate than Coakley.

[frazzled]

10. Find six people to take with you

And tell them to each find six people.

Honestly, this is all about getting out the vote. (I used to live in the Boston area, and did plenty of door knocking and phone banking). Coakley will win if enough enlightened Democrats hit the polls.

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[ChicagoSuz219]

12. Thank you! n/t

[highplainsdem]

13. K&R

[dkf]

14. Did a double take at Ohio Joe voting in MA.

Too funny.

[Ohio Joe]

15. yeah...

Having moved as often as I have, I really should have given more thought to my ID then I did :D

[dkf]

17. Well I hope Everyone in MA knows what they are doing.

Being represented by Brown sounds too painful to contemplate.

I can't stand the hcr bill but I'd get out to vote anyway. It really is a case of what is worse.

[RBInMaine]

16. AWESOME ! BRING A TRUCKLOAD OF FRIENDS WITH YOU ! I'm from Maine and sent two donations.

[flamingdem]

18. THE FREEPERS ARE POSTING AGAINST HER HERE! THEY HAVE SO MUCH TO GAIN!

Please, don't fall for their crap, like saying she'll win. VOTE!!
PHONE BANK FOR COAKLEY!!

[rox63]

22. I'm no freep, just a life-long Dem and Mass resident

But I am pretty certain that she will win, as long as other Mass Dems show up at the polls.

Edit to add: I voted for Mike Capuano in the primary. But I'll gladly vote for Coakley on Tuesday.

[flamingdem]

23. thanks, it sounds way to tight for comfort! nt

[havocmom]

19. Of course, it is what DEM voters in MA must do, but one wonders

why the hell and who the hell ran her in the first place? There are some other liberal pols in MA who are a lot more voter aware. Methinks the DLC wants to lose this one.

[Bluebear]

20. Capuano would have been an awesome Senator.

Coakley had the name recognition from her televised trials and such, which I really think gave her the nomination, but people aren't gaga over her.

Of course I would vote for her over that pig she is up against, but I really can see your point about the DLC wanting to lose the magic 60.

[Fozzledick]

37. +60!

[joeunderdog]

68. I voted for Cap, too. But I expected Coakley to get in. I think she'll win it.

Brown's politics are so far right that he doesn't even see how out of place they look up here. If I was him, I'd pretend to be more centrist, but he's much to arrogant to do that.

[Arkana]

69. She got bad advice at the end of the primaries. They misjudged Scott Brown's greasiness

and sat on a 30+ point lead rather than campaigning ten points down.

I met Martha Coakley, and I have to say--she doesn't come across anything like her ads. She's smart, warm, sincere, and she showed a little fire for the first time in her campaign last night.

[graywarrior]

21. Same here.

I went to the rally today. They had to close off the room at over 750 people. Tons of other folks out on the streets with Coakley signs.

[femrap]

24. Why would you even have to

say that on DU? Are you saying there are DUers who are pro-teabag???

If so, I need to find another place to hang out.

Problems with the fact she is a woman???

[Ohio Joe]

33. See post #28 in this thread

We seem to have people promoting Brown here on DU. Ask them why.

[femrap]

47. AAH...the post had

been deleted so I didn't know what you were reacting to...sorry.

Wow...brown fans at DU. Probably sitting at the Heritage Foundation getting paid by the post.

Hope she can pull it off on Tuesday.

[Lifelong Protester]

25. Good! I am out of state, but I donated to her campaign,

just because this seat cannot go repub. It just can't. Talk about dishonoring Senator Kennedy.

[Name removed]

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[JI7]

31. I can't BELIEVE THIS

[Juche]

26. Coakley is not a conservadem

She seems more progressive than the Nelsons and Liebermans of the senate. I'm unemployed but I still put some money into her campaign. I'm not in MA so I can't vote for her though.

[leftygolfer]

27. Amen (from a newbie)

Just had an argument with my brother in law about Coakley and baseball! I asked him if her knowledge of baseball mattered to the health of this country - figuratively and literally. He kept saying she didn't know baseball. WTF?!!! And this my friends...is why this country is in sad shape. I'll be glad when we WIN Tuesday and we can get along with the business of actually making our lives better. Wish I could move to Mass. just to vote in this election.

[Ohio Joe]

35. Welcome to DU

There are a lot of good people here, glad to have another :hi:

[donheld]

29. I would if I could

[Unvanguard]

30. THANK YOU. Stop Brown. More Republicans in the Senate would be a disaster. n/t

[RedCloud]

43. And they would gladly assassinate Ted Kennedy's ideas on health care.

We don't need to hear these yahoos bragging in the morning with a "referendum on Obama..." which they wouldn't say until AFTER the election results are in.

[treestar]

82. If Coakley wins, suddenly it won't be a "referendum on Obama"

That you can bet on.

[usregimechange]

32. k/r!

[wisteria]

34. That is the spirit we need. We should slaughter Brown and what he stands for at the polls. n/t

[ClayZ]

36. K and R

[Name removed]

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[nofurylike]

39. me too! thank you for posting this, Ohio Joe! k&r nt

[cyclezealot]

40. Did my part.

I sent in some cash through Act Blue..

[RBInMaine]

44. GOTV is EVERYTHING ! Get the hell out there and WIN IT !

[tomp]

45. it's good to have clarity about which type of douchebag one prefers. nt

[geckosfeet]

46. I am voting for her as well. Poor campaign but she is the clear choice here.

However I am very distressed when I drive around and see signs/bumper stickers for Brown outnumbering Coakley 10:1.

[Stellar]

48. I'm not from Mass

but I certainly would vote for Coakley too. That seat must stay in the left column at all cost.

[LynneSin]

49. That bullshit should be locked and/or deleted

Rules of DU clearly state that we are not to campaign against a democrat running for office nor suggest not voting.

And ESPECIALLY for those who don't live in Massachusetts, if you aren't going to help keep Ted Kennedy's seat blue then perhaps just keep your mouth shut. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't not be happy about people suggesting it would be ok if I got stuck with a right-wing nut job for my senator. I had Rick Santorum for 8 years thank you very much. I'm in Delaware now and well, I have Tom Carper. I'd be happy to help support a primary candidate against him (although I doubt that we'll have one since we have 2 senate races this year). But I do know this - even on Tom Carpers absolutely horrible worst day ever he was still 1000000000000% better than Rick Santorum on his absolute best days.

[blackbear79]

50. Brown's election might result in a better health care bill

If Brown wins the Senate will be forced to use the reconciliation process. Only needing 51 votes will allow the Senate bill to move closer to the House bill. If Coakly is elected by a slim margin the moderate Dems will run scared and shift or stay close to center.

Only needing 51 votes in the Senate strips Lieberman, the Nelsons, Lincoln, Bayh and other's on the fence of their power.

In a strange way it might be Kennedy's final gift to Health care.

Howard Dean for President 2012

[skids]

53. Delusional bull. n/t

[Fearless]

56. Umm.... NO!

[MH1]

60. Even if it did (which it won't) that would not be worth the Freakin Disaster on many other issues

are you out of your fucking mind? Or just lost your way trying to get to freak republic?

[Arkana]

70. Get out.

Seriously. Fuck off if you think Brown's election would be in ANY way a good thing.

[Ohio Joe]

75. +1 - nt

[karynnj]

79. No it won't - it will result in the current bill passed by the Senate

with a second bill making whatever modifications can get through reconciliation.

PS - with 27 posts, you may not know recommending a vote for Brown is against DEMOCRATIC underground rules.

[treestar]

83. No, reconciliation bills are limited in scope

inform yourself.

[pipi_k]

51. The latest smear campaign...

Dorothy Rabinowitz has an article in the WSJ regarding Martha Coakley's part in the prosecution of the Amirault family (Fells Acre Day Care) back in the mid 1980s.

The charges against the family were absurd, yet three members of the family were convicted.

I do remember that case. My own family was going through something similar (a BIL accused of molesting my daughter and some other little girls) so it took on a special significance.

Some years later, the then governer, Jane Swift, was called upon to commute the sentences of the family based on the really bad evidence. She refused. But the surviving members of the family were finally released from prison.

So now, here I am, years later, feeling like, geez...these people were probably not even guilty of the heinous crimes of which they were accused, and Martha Coakley was key in putting them in prison.

BUT...

OTOH, she was doing her job.

She's a bulldog.

Exactly what we need in the Senate.


I'll still vote for her.

[rantormusing]

55. LEts get the bulldog after you then,

Martha Coakley was key in putting them in prison, if she had used her head or heart, she would have realized she was wrong. It may be a smear to you since you don't like to think much, but it can easily be someone else next time, and now this monster is going to be making laws. How nice, the HCR bill is still going to be nonreforming, but lets add someone who won't look twice at putting innocent people in jail, lovely.

[pipi_k]

63. Sorry, but I don't think someone should be smeared just for

doing his/her job.


Were OJ Simpson's legal team a similar bunch of "monsters" for getting him off his murder charges?

They merely did the job they were hired to do.

Sorry you don't like it, but that's the way the legal system works in this country. People often have to put aside what's in their "hearts and heads" and just DO THEIR JOBS.


I don't like that the Amirault family were probably false prosecuted and convicted, but it was their lawyers' job to MAKE the state prove their guilt.

And they failed.

By the same token, it was up to the prosecution in the OJ to prove his guilt. And the prosecution failed.


So, in your world, people who do their jobs are "monsters"?


That's a pretty rigid, black-and-white mindset. Black and white. Right or wrong. No shades of gray to muddle up the emotional reaction. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to flip a coin, does it...

[rantormusing]

81. That's a pretty rigid way to not apply common sense.

If she was doing her job, those people wouldn't have gone to jail, it's called discretion, or taking a moment to think about what you are doing. If nothing, her actions prove she's an opportunist for any fear mongering that may be going around.

Please, I'm not from Mass. so don't worry, but i wouldn't vote for the D or R, probably the 3rd party guy would get my vote. In a perfect world, she wouldn't have made it past the primary, but if it boils down to the lesser of two evils than Obama is going to have to man up, and ignore those trying to use this as a referendum. Which is absurd.

[pipi_k]

90. what?

She was a prosecutor.

do you know what a prosecutor does? A prosecutor attempts to prove someone committed a crime. She did her job, and very unfortunately the Amiraults' defense attorneys didn't. I feel for them, I really do. But Martha Coakley did her job.


Oh, and nobody who enters politics on any level survives very long without being an opportunist.


Politics is NOT a warm and fuzzy trip to Candyland complete with cute little bunnies and sparkly rainbows. It's not nursery school. It's not a pajama party.

It's very often pretty cutthroat and nasty.

Nice guys finish last.

[Maru Kitteh]

52. Thank you. Wish I was there with ya.

[freddie mertz]

54. I come from Mass, don't live there now (since 1990 actually)...I wish I could vote...

FOR Coakley.

The idea of a two-bit blow-haired puke holding Teddy's seat makes me retch.

[Tracer]

57. The TV and radio are being inundated with Brown ads.

It's nearly impossible to avoid them.

The Republicans are POURING money into Massachusetts for his campaign.

There's 2 people in this house who won't be voting for the Nude Poseur.

[spanone]

58. m$nbc reporting now as if republicans have already won...want went wrong with dems...bullshit

[DFW]

64. I dearly want them to eat their own words when announcing Sen. Coakley is going to Washington

The Republicans will say they won in any case, as they forced even Obama to get involved. OK, so they did.
They can crow all they want for all I care, as long as they don't have that Senate seat.

[joeunderdog]

67. That will generally galvanize the opposition to get out and vote. Bring it on. nt

[LynneSin]

71. Honestly this all started when Politico (right-wing blog) reported that the race was almost tie

It takes something as stupid as that to create the seeds of disinformation and discouragement.

God forbid he pulls this off, it's a Class I senate seat which means re-election in 2 years

[HughMoran]

61. I sure hope nobody is going to sit this out or vote for a 'puke here.

:hide:

[burning rain]

62. Good for you!

There will be plenty of time to deal with the legitimate gripes of lefties later, without handing right-wingers a victory and ourselves a horrid setback by losing the Massachusetts Senate race. Go, Coakley!

[wisteria]

65. There is an all out media effort to defeat her. Try googling her name,

all you get is Boston Herald BS and RW crape under her name. What an incredible effort to make it look bad for her. Wow.
And, all for this for POS Brown who really offers nothing to the people of Massachusetts. I hope every Dem gets out and votes and for Coakley. This would be a big slap in the face for the media who is playing games and for the wacky teabaggers who think they are the majority in this country. And, a a Democratic landslide would be the best thing for Massachusetts and our country.

[joeunderdog]

66. To me, brown's own ads about his own platform work for Coakley.

What a fucken right-wing whack job. Usually they try to hide that in Mass. But he comes out like a pro-gun, pro-war, no-tax/gov-hating condescending prick--on his own commercials. Scary dude. A vote for Martha is a vote against another silver spoon extremest who thinks he knows how to rule the world. Coakley's shortcomings pale in comparison to this guy's self-proclaimed "strengths."

[pipi_k]

91. Plus he comes off as a whiny ass little second-grader

When he claims that Coakley (the big bad mean lady) is running negative attack ads against him, which he claims are "wrong", but he fails to tell us just what IS "wrong" about what's being said about him.

[groundloop]

72. THANK YOU - REALITY ROCKS !!!

If I could vote for her I would, but I contributed to ActBlue.

It's encouraging to see people who realize that even if she wasn't their favorite Democrat in the primary, that it's WRONG to sit out the election. There's always going to be certain issues that you disagree with them about, but in an election you have to decide which of two candidates would better represent you (and it sure the hell ain't Brown).

NOW GO VOTE !!!!

[southernyankeebelle]

73. Good for you and please make sure you get 3 or 4 friends to go with you.

The whole nation will thank you.

[freddie mertz]

74. I would too. My mother is voting for her.

But I also agree with much of the criticism posted regarding current Dem politics and strategy.

[laughingliberal]

76. My bet is that most here will do the same

Regardless of what they may say. It is time for the party to quit taking the left for granted, though.

[karynnj]

77. Thank you, to you and others in MA who vote for Coakley!

[johan helge]

78. Well said, Ohio Joe!

The crazies around here who want liberals to not vote and Republicans to win, God I'm sick of them.

[Gman]

80. It's the same people that want HCR to go down. So-called "progressives"

but actually RW plants.

[bobbolink]

84. Of course. Everything that isn't exactly as you would post it is BULLSHIT.

Thank you so much for adding to the contentious discourse here.

Now, stay true to your nature, and blast me for pointing this out to you.

[Ohio Joe]

86. I am a vulgar man

I have never hesitated to admit it or tried to hide it. I'll not blast you for pointing out the obvious.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

85. I'm goint to stay home for this one. n/t

[Ohio Joe]

87. That is a shame

Taking a chance that a douchebag like Brown will end up with the seat because your preferred candidate is not in the race is a pretty stupid idea.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

88. Do you suggest I drive my ass to MA and vote illegally?

Or set up permanent residence over the weekend?

[Ohio Joe]

93. No, not at all...

But I also was not expecting you were only pretending to be involved in what is happening here.

[Cha]

96. +1

[ShortnFiery]

89. Hey, that's what happened in Virginia Gov's race. And now we have one first class kool-aid drinker.

Truth is, if the candidate is "the same corporate sell out" then does it really matter that they may be less right wing on social matters?

If we're slouching toward fascism, then IMO, it might as well be under the GOP vice the DLC. :shrug:

However, I did shag my butt to the polls to vote for the Blue Dog, corporate sell out "Deeds" because he was a democrat and less right wing crazy on social issues.

Call me a hopeless romantic for what the Democratic Party should stand for? :(

[CoffinEd]

92. Me too!

As another poster said, some people in the Coakley camp underestimated Brown's "greasiness" (so accurate a description) and allowed him to make this a close contest. You can rest assured that I will be filling in the oval for Coakley on Tuesday (although I voted for Capuano in the primaries).

[Scurrilous]

94. Good for you.

:thumbsup:

[saltpoint]

95. Brown is what you say he is, and may Massachusetts Democrats and

others turn out in large percentages at the polls on Tuesday.

By lunch that day I hope Democratic chair people can tell the media that turnout is running high, with good energy and visible support for Coakley.

A Kennedy or two held this seat for a long, long time. It would be a holy shame to turn it over to a right-wing jerk like Scott Brown.