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CAPE COD TIMES BACKS SCOTT BROWN FOR SENATE

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:34:41 -0500

In a major surprise for a left-leanng newspaper the Cape Cod Times endorsed Scott Browh for the Senate. The paper decided Massachusetts didn't need another rubber stamp in Congress. Quoting Brown,

"I would not have been overwhelmingly re-elected if I didn't know how to work across party lines," Brown said in the primary. "If the Democrats have a good idea, I'd be happy to vote with them."

The Cape Cod Times concluded:

Brown is exactly what Washington needs — someone who will vote his conscience rather than spew party rhetoric.The endorsement in full:

Scott Brown

Washington doesn't need another rubber-stamp party loyalist

January 16, 2010 2:05 AM Cape Cod Times

Impressed with his energy and with hopes for his independence, we support Scott Brown in the special election for U.S. Senate.

Although we do not agree with Brown's position on health care reform, voters should consider the whole package when they go to the polls Tuesday.

And when we took a closer look at Brown and his platform, we liked what we saw.

Brown is an independent Republican who supports President Obama's strategy in Afghanistan. He supports women's right to choose, though he opposes partial-birth abortion and believes in strong parental notification laws.

SCOTT BROWN WOWS THEM IN WORCESTER

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:30:55 -0500

Scott Brown drew thousands to Worcester Sunday for a rally in Mechanics Hall. A supporter captures some of the excitement on video.

Boston's Channel 7 also covered the Worcester rally:

Here's Scott's speech:

Thank you very much. What a privilege it is to share the stage with John Ratzenberger, Lenny Clarke, Doug Flutie, Curt Schilling, Fred Smerlas, Steve DeOssie, and many, many others - and my favorite singer, Ayla Brown.

As you know, Curt Schilling made the news just a couple of days ago when my opponent didn't recognize his name. Of all the many false accusations she's made in this campaign, one of the strangest was to call Curt Schilling a Yankee fan. Let me properly identify the guy she's been smearing on the radio: His name is Curt Schilling, formerly of the World Champion Red Sox - you know, a baseball team that plays at Fenway Park.

Doug Flutie, what can I say, great guy, great career, and I am proud you are here. John Ratzenberger, a wonderful actor, you brought a lot of laughs to us during your many years with Cheers. Fred and Steve, you are legends and good friends. Ayla, thank you for again sharing your beautiful voice. Millions have seen her on national TV, and going through this campaign I've got an idea of what Ayla went through on "American Idol." She had to deal with Simon Cowell, and I had to deal with David Gergen.

Our campaign is going strong, and the finish line is in sight. The day of decision is almost here. The whole nation is watching, but the choice on Election Day belongs to you and no one else. Friends and fellow citizens, I'm Scott Brown, I'm from Wrentham, I drive a truck and I'm asking for your vote.

SCOTT BROWN CAMPAIGN BUS TOUR HITS MIDDLEBORO

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:20:03 -0500

On Saturday Scott Brown toured the eastern part of the state by bus, drew about a thousand people in Hyannis in late afternoon and finished the tour at the Flat Iron Cafe in Middleboro, where some 500 enthusiasts waited. Two 3-minute videos show Scott talking to the crowd from the back of a pick-up. Great stuff.

SCOTT BROWN MOMENTUM GROWING: GET GOVERNMEN SPENDING UNDER CONTROL

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:10:05 -0500

Scott Brown's latest TV commercial about voters' concern about uncontrolled government spending in Washington:

SCOTT BROWN WILL FIGHT TO KEEP THIS NATION SAFE

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:16:45 -0500

You know where Scott Brown stands on defending our nation.

SCOTT BROWN SCORES WITH TV AD -- CUT TAXES TO CREATE JOBS!

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:31:04 -0500

Scott Brown's first TV ad is a winner!!! Help Scott win on January 19th.
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WORCESTER TELEGRAM ENDORSES SCOTT BROWN

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:07:03 -0500

The Worcester Telegram endorsed John Kerry, Obama and now -- Scott Brown. And it's owned by the New York Times. The wind is blowing Scott's way!

Brown for Senate

Worcester Telegram

Massachusetts needs balance in Washington

Sunday, January 10, 2010

The special Senate election on Jan. 19 presents Massachusetts voters with an opportunity to send a message to the rest of the nation that it is time to curb the bad habits of Washington and bring a measure of thoughtful balance to this state’s delegation on Capitol Hill. On a number of critical issues, including health-care reform, taxation, immigration, job creation and national security, Congress is likely to face razor-thin votes in the months and years ahead that will involve billions of our dollars and profoundly shape the nation’s economic prospects and the freedom and security of all Americans.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE REAL MARTHA COAKLEY

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:44:12 -0500

WHAT DO COAKLEY'S SUPPORTERS SAY?

Coakley is for Coakley.

By her shifts in position over the past few weeks she has shown she will be nothing but a rubber stamp for Harry Reid and will do what she thinks best for herself. She was against the Senate healthcare bill before she was for it. One disgusted supporter said this: "This candidate has zero substance. ZERO...she is no fighter and no political strategist. She has, once again, chosen to roll over and play dead - and she isn't even elected yet."

Coakley "chilly," "lacking in soul," lacking in heart."

Yesterday The Boston Globe’s columnist Joan Vennochi, one of the paper’s leading cheerleaders for Democrats for over 25 years, in making her obligatory but unenthusiastic case for Coakley, couldn’t resist saying,

"Coakley seems afraid to say what she believes in, giving voters reason to conclude she believes in nothing. ...a campaign lacking in soul and a candidate lacking in heart.”

WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE KNOW?

Coakley is "unfit" for the Senate, hounded an innocent man for political gain.

Coakley has been called “unfit” to be a U.S. Senator because of her behavior as district attorney in Middlesex Count in the notorious Fells Acre case. To show she was tough, she blocked the release of an innocent man from prison for several years after a parole board voted unanimously to let the wrongly convicted man go home. Only the resulting uproar from public and press kept her from objecting the next time the parole board had the chance to vote and finally set him free.

Coakley, part of the old boy network, protects the politically connected.

Just this week (Thursday, January 7 ,2009) The Boston Globe reported on her failure to prosecute a politically connected Somerville police officer for rape of his 23-month old niece.

Coakley looks the other way on Beacon Hill corruption.

As Attorney General, she has done nothing to root out the endemic corruption on Beacon Hill. It was the U.S. Attorney, not Attorney General Coakley, who launched the investigation and prosecution of her colleague in the Beacon Hill mutual back scratching network former House Speaker Sal DiMasi, who was doing his deals right under her nose.

Coakley supports bill robbing Medicare and cutting reimbursements for Medicare doctors.

Coakley supports a 40% tax on top-of-the-line health insurance plans, taking money from Medicare to pay for Obamacare and slashing Medicare payments to doctors, which will force them to drop Medicare patients. Just this month the Mayo Clinic branch in Arizona pulled out of Medicare, claiming it could no longer bear the losses resulting from low Medicare reimbursements. Under Obamacare Medicare reimbursements will be cut even more. Finding new doctors on the Cape, particularly primary care doctors, is already very difficult. Coakley supports the plan that will make it worse. No wonder 57% of the American public oppose it, but Coakley has already let Harry Reid know she will do whatever he says, regardless of the consequences for seniors.

If you want more taxes, Coakley is for you.

Coakley is hiding from Scott Brown.

Seven televised debates between Coakley and Scott Brown were proposed, but Coakley only agreed to one, on Monday, January 11th.

What is Coakley running on? She's a woman. She's a Democrat. She will do what she's told. She can play in the old boy network. There is no principle she will not sacrifice for political gain. If she has to sell out seniors, she can do it. National defense, terrorism? The less said, the better.

Scott Brown has shown leadership, principle, character and an understanding of what it takes to defend America and build a strong, productive economy that creates jobs. He will not be one of the boys in Washington's network of political corruption, as Coakley has been in Massachusetts.

SCOTT BROWN IN HYANNIS SATURDAY AT NOON: GO!

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:22:06 -0500

NOTICE

SCOTT BROWN WILL BE AT HIS HYANNIS HEADQUARTERS SATURDAY AT NOON. 645 MAIN STREET. CELL: 413-386-9380. IF YOU CAN GET THERE, GO. MEET SCOTT, GET SIGNS, GET INVOLVED.
MAKE CALLS. SEND EMAILS. THIS IS AN HISTORIC ELECTION.
ALSO, YOU CAN VOTE ABSENTEE IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE AWAY ON JANUARY 19TH OR FEAR A SNOW STORM. YOU CAN DO IT NOW BY GOING TO YOUR RESPECTIVE TOWN HALL. OR USE THE APPLICATION FORM LINKED BELOW FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT TO DO IT BY MAIL.
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT VOTES IN OUR LIVES!!
VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE, VOTE FOR THE FUTURE OF AMERICA.

Click on the link below, print out the form and follow the instructions.

absentee_ballot.pdf

SCOTT BROWN CAMPAIGN SOARING: LEADS POLL OF INDEPENDENTS 65% TO 21%

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:25:24 -0500

A new Massachusetts poll on the January 19th U.S. Senate election shows (the unknown) Scott Brown within nine points of Democratic Attorney General Coakley.

The amazing news is that Brown leads Coakley 65-21 among independents, with 19% undecided or not saying!

This race can be won. The entire country will benefit from a Scott Brown victory.

A vote for Scott on January 19th can be one of the most important votes of our lives.

Call and email your friends, neighbors and family and urge them to go to the polls on January 19th to vote for Scott Brown.

Why?

Scott is a conservative voice for fiscal sanity and can be the 41st vote against Obamacare, which he and 57% of the American public oppose.

Scott supports preserving and improving the best healthcare system in the world. He supports tort reform in health care, competition across state line for health nsurers and equality in tax treatment of individual and employer health insurance plans.

As a Lt. Colonel in the Massachusetts National Guard and the Judge Advocates General, Scott understands the threats we face from Islamic radicals, Iran and the rest and he supports a strong miltary and a tough national defense.

Coakley's support appears to be fading as debates go forward and her record becomes better known.

Coakley kept an innocent man in prison for years just to show she had tough prosecutor credentials as the new district attorney of Middlesex Count. (the Fells Acre case), even though the parole board had voted unanimously to set him free (when they did again as soon as they could and he went free). No wonder some say she is "unfit" to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Coakley has been an ineffectual attorney general of Massachusetts. It is the U.S. Attorney rooting out corruption on Beacon Hill, not Coakley. By the way she has already shifted positions, she has shown she will be a rubber stamp for Harry Reid.

And on taxes they are worlds apart. Coakley wants to raise taxes, Brown believes low taxes are the best way to create jobs and build the economy.

Here's Scott's new ad on how he and Coakley differ on taxes:

Read Scott's bio by clicking here. Want more on issues? Click here.

There's one day less than two weeks to go to Election Day. Contributions now are essential for the closing push. Click here to contribute.

Scott is in touch with the young of today. His Facebook page is teeming with activity.

You can keep up with what's happening on Twitter. You'll see the support coming in from states all across the country. Folks realize how important Scott Brown's election is.

Join Mitt Romney, John McCain and thousands and thousands of citizens across the country supporting Scott Brown.

OBAMA CAN NO LONGER FOOL THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISLAM

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:23:51 -0500

Marty Peretz is a staunch left-wing Democrat who owns the decidely left wing "The New Republic." In this essay, he expresses his exasperation with Obama's fantasy about terrrorism and Islam. Despite what the president has said about Islam at Cairo and Istanbul and elsewhere and his description of the Christmas bomber as an "isolated extremist," the public can no longer be fooled about the threat of Islam by the president or anyone else.

The New Republic (http://www.tnr.com)

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No One Yet Has Said He's A Nutcake. But What Does "Isolated Extremist" Really Mean?
• Marty Peretz , Publisher and Owner
• January 1, 2010 | 9:35 pm

Joe Klein, who spent a lot of print trying more or less to exonerate Dr. Major Nidal Malik Hasan by dint of his being a nutcase, has been curiously silent about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. In fact, there's been a certain shyness among the whole left-wing blogosphere (and among Democrats, generally) about the skivvies terrorist. There is no place for these journalists to hide and no logic, however dubious, with which they can transfer the guilt to us. And, believe me, if they can't invent this, there is nothing to invent—nothing.

The fact is that the only personage of note to call Abdulmutallab an "isolated extremist," which is the closest thing to a solitary crank, was the president himself. And he said it when he already knew that American intelligence, in several of its iterations, had long ago been informed that the would-be bomber had been connected to Al Qaeda in Yemen.

BARBARIANS INSIDE THE GATES

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:41:23 -0500

Helsinki is a beautiful, seemingly remote city, situated far from the troubles of the world, particularly the war on America and other parts of the civilized world being waged by the true believers of Islam.

Or so it would seem, but that's not the case. As did neighboring Sweden, Finland welcomed immigrants whose Islamic upbringing and ideology (or way of life, if you prefer) set them culturally centuries apart.

Sweden's second largest city Malmo is bulging with Muslims, who are responsible for a staggering increase in crime, particularly "youths" preying on the elderly and a multifold rise in rape of blonde Swedish women.

This week barbarian horror visited Helsinki.

IF WE'RE AT WAR, TREAT TERRORISTS AS ENEMY COMBATANTS, NOT CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS; RASMUSSEN POLL: 71% OF PUBLIC AGREES

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:27:08 -0500

The overwhelming majority of Americans know we are at war.

The would-be Christmas bomber reminded everyone of that fact.

So why did the government take the Christmas bomber into the criminal law system and read him his rights as if he were a U.S. citizen and tell him he had the right to remain silent?

We need information! The bomber has already told us that there are dozens, maybe more, already trained in Yemen ready, willing and able to launch similar attacks at American targets. Don't we want to know that?

One more or less learned U.S. lawyer Josh Marshall argues that's the way it should be, what the Obama Administration is doing is the right thing. Marc Thiessen questions that:

Why is the Obama administration telling Abdulmutallab that he has the “right to remain silent”? Why are they not interrogating him to find out what follow-on attacks may be coming? Is Josh okay with the decision to let this terrorist, who tried to kill hundreds of Americans, keep his secrets to himself? And will he stand up and defend that decision if another terrorist who trained with Abdulmutallab in Yemen succeeds in blowing up another plane?

Andrew McCarthy, who successfully prosecuted the blind sheikh behind the first World Trade Center bombing, explains why what the Obama administration is doing is gravely damaging to our national defense.

UPDATE: A new Rasmussen poll finds that 58% of the American public want the Christmas bomber waterboarded! Also,

Seventy-one percent (71%) of all voters think the attempt by the Nigerian Muslim to blow up the airliner as it landed in Detroit should be investigated by military authorities as a terrorist act. Only 22% say it should be handled by civilian authorities as a criminal act, as is currently the case.

The public's priority is defending Americans. The president should do what the public wants and what his oath to the Constitution requires.

CHENEY: OBAMA PRETENDS "WE ARE NOT AT WAR"

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:32:50 -0500

Former vice president Dick Cheney is very concerned about the failure of the White House to confront the war on terror (it won't even use the term "war on terror") seriously.

As I've watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war. He seems to think if he has a low key response to an attempt to blow up an airliner and kill hundreds of people, we won't be at war. He seems to think if he gives terrorists the rights of Americans, lets them lawyer up and reads them their Miranda rights, we won't be at war. He seems to think if we bring the mastermind of 9/11 to New York, give him a lawyer and trial in civilian court, we won't be at war.
He seems to think if he closes Guantanamo and releases the hard-core al Qaeda trained terrorists still there, we won't be at war. He seems to think if he gets rid of the words, "war on terror," we won't be at war. But we are at war and when President Obama pretends we aren't, it makes us less safe. Why doesn't he want to admit we're at war? It doesn't fit with the view of the world he brought with him to the Oval Office. It doesn't fit with what seems to be the goal of his presidency - social transformation--the restructuring of American society. President Obama's first object and his highest responsibility must be to defend us against an enemy that knows we are at war.

The enemy knows it's at war. Pretending that we aren't at war is a prescription for disaster and human tragedy.

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION CUTS BACK USE OF EXPLOSIVE SCANNERS

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:59:12 -0500

It turns out that the U.S. has been cutting back on use of its best screening equipment, including the kind that can detect PETN, the explosive that Richard Reid and the Christmas Day bomber brought aboard that could easily have brought down both airplanes.

We appear to have entered a period of denial about the seriousness and magnitude of the deadly threat the nation faces.

Check out this report....

The Terrorists' Secret Weapon
by Gerald Posner in the Daily Beast
December 30, 2009 | 5:44am
Mike Segar / Reuters Intelligence experts have heard chatter for months about the explosive allegedly used by the underwear bomber. So why has the U.S. cut back on machines that detect it?

U.S. security officials had become increasingly worried in the months leading up to the attempted airplane bombing on Christmas Day about terrorists using the explosive agent concealed by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, several counterterrorism experts tell The Daily Beast. Internet chatter about PETN spiked over the summer, as monitored by U.S. intelligence services, the sources add.

Yet over the past 18 months, a Transportation Security Administration employee tells me, the U.S. has stopped using more than half of the Explosive Trace Portals that have capability of detecting PETN. These are dubbed “puffer” machines because they release several puffs of air to shake loose trace explosive particles as passengers walk through. The TSA employee, who spoke to The Daily Beast on the condition of anonymity and does not agree with the reduced use of puffers, says that there are fewer than 40 machines deployed today, down from 94 in service (and more than 200 purchased).