Scott Brown gets "Busted!" (lying)

[ProSense]

Busted!

Josh Marshall

Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown told reporters today that he's "unfamiliar" with the "Tea Party movement." But TPM Reader NM just showed us that his own campaign site features at least two pictures of Brown addressing Tea Party events.

[firedupdem]

1. LOL!

What an idiot!

[boppers]

2. Republicans don't need reality.

It has a well known liberal bias.

[DrToast]

5. Seriously, he could make an announcement tomorrow saying he's made of Jolly Ranchers...

...and the Teabaggers wouldn't blink. "I've always liked Jolly Ranchers."

[gateley]

3. Oh PLEASE Oh Please Oh Please Oh Please -- let this be all over the local MA media.

[TomCADem]

4. That Would Be Funny, Except For The Corporate Media Carrying His Water

Media matters is running a series of stories about how Fox News is essentially bankrolling his campaign by giving him hours and hours of air time and coverage with its hosts pleading for support and contributions:

http://mediamatters.org/index

[progressoid]

6. They are pictures from HIS Flicker page!

Plus, he lists a tea party on his website calendar!

http://www.meetup.com/Boston-Tea-Party/calendar/12117485/

What a douche.

[ProSense]

7. Still no significant coverage of this in the media. n/t

[progressoid]

9. Another politician lying.

No big deal right?

[nsd]

8. TPM basically retracted that story.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/01/brown_framed.php?ref=fpblg

Sheesh, what has the world come to if you can't trust the Boston Globe?

Over the last day or so, we've been reporting how Mass GOP senate candidate Scott Brown said he was unfamiliar with the "Tea Party Movement", notwithstanding their campaigning for him and now lots of photos and video of his addressing Tea Party events.

But it seems like the original report in the Boston Globe was just wrong, or at least way overwritten.

The Brown campaign has now provided us with the audio of the exchange the report was based on. And as is often the case, there's a lot of crosstalk and incomplete sentences. But I think the clear reading of Brown's statement is not that he's "unfamiliar" with the Tea Party movement or hasn't heard of it but that he didn't accept or wasn't buying the reporter's characterization of it.

The audio is clear that Brown did not want to get into a discussion of Tea Partiers or his relationship or connection to the movement. But he wasn't saying he'd never heard of or wasn't familiar with the Tea Party movement.

[ProSense]

11. Thanks. He wasn't lying, just dodging.

Still, with the photo evidence, he can't deny it now.

[Peacetrain]

10. You just cannot make this stuff up.. incredible

[Cha]

12. Stupid liar..

Maybe his daughters can complain about him getting busted for that.

[euphoria12leo]

13. Brown had better stop

barracuda Sarah. No, I think Brown should contact Sarah and ask her to make robo calls. :eyes:

[Beer Snob-50]

14. if you listen to local rw talk radio,

you will discover that sarah is a fucking icon here. that will unfortunatly excite their base. we need the big dog in here to get the democrats motivated.

[euphoria12leo]

15. My badd

It didn't excite all the people in NY-23. Even though that was a congressional race I thought she would have the same effect in a Senate race. An icon, OMG. I'm confused some polls say Martha is ahead. Then I get emails screaming for help (and donations of course) saying they're even in the polls. Which is it?

[Arkana]

19. He's coming to Worcester tomorrow--and I get to go see him!

I'm excited--it's my first rally.

[Beer Snob-50]

22. i saw him in springfield in support of kerry the last time he ran for senate

and after he finished everyone wanted to run through walls for the man.

[SaveHCR]

16. Money Bomb for Coakley

DU should set something up with DKos and other liberal sites to give Coakley a lift for the long weekend. Does anyone know how to set this up?

[RBInMaine]

18. Just go to Act Blue or directly to her website.

[annabanana]

17. kickerino!. . . . . n/t

[graywarrior]

20. Beautifuss!

[Top Cat]

21. I really hope Teddy's seat does not go to those Fuc_er

[RepublicanElephant]

23. k&r nt

[Rosa Luxemburg]

24. lying toad

[GreenPartyVoter]

25. LOL Hope that bites him in the butt.

[jenmito]

26. Not ONE WORD about this in the media. n/t