Brown gets closer to Coakley

Come out and vote for Martha Coakley on Tuesday. January 19. Floor and Ted would say. January 19 is the date and Martha Coakley is the --

I think there are few. People who. Appearance in this race could be more irrelevant -- attendance at this point it's a very interest and I am.

Ted was. It's so important for so long. And he's been gone for such a short time but he's so it it feels like. A hundred years ago that he was a senator. And it feels like a hundred years ago that it mattered what Joe Kennedy with thank. Or Vicki Kennedy with -- it's a whole new time now in the energy driving this race for the US senate has nothing to do with them. Yeah it is no question about the passing of the senator himself for his it isn't. -- is the end of an era as is as much as that sounds like a cliche it really is it's the end of an -- at the end of an epoch. JFK and Robert Kennedy obviously taken five to early promise in each of their -- Ted Kennedy had the had the benefit of an -- a longer life and 47. Was a 47 years in -- senate. He he shouldn't be surprised -- you were speaker and a half a you should be surprised by the fact. Then theory is a vacuum then that's created when a giant departs in any -- to it but you know -- like politic I don't policy I know you don't. But you have to acknowledge that he was a giant on the stage and if he's a giant on the national stage by definition by default. He's he's a colossus on the states to -- I would describe it differently I don't feel his presence. And that -- if -- if there were void that would be reflecting of his presence there it's just that it's a newer are now it's well we have here is O'Leary it it speaks to how old lodge he was in real. Legislative. Political public life because think of what he was able to carry on and forward. Notwithstanding. Ronald Reagan. George Bush the elder George Bush the younger. Bill Clinton who triangular did away from. Democratic dogma. In the left politics that Ted Kennedy embraced. Notwithstanding that national direction and that this is the national pulse moving in that direction. Kennedy was like of a strong anchor pulling and pulling and pulling it in his direction when that guy finally lets go of the rope. You shouldn't be surprised when you say that you nobody seems to be of the tug on the row.

But that's not had come to -- a totally different the -- yours are really you know when I'm feeling is Ted Kennedy spent 47 years were told. With his passion being passing health care. He failed. And now he's gone and they're trying to con us into thinking even though he's dead. He's still all you gotta be controlling the political process but the reality is he didn't. Control when he was here and he's totally irrelevant now and nothing's more irrelevant. Then the flailing arms -- Joe Kennedy talking about why we have to get Martha Coakley the contrive to manipulative. Passion -- woman. Into his seat so she can -- Ted Kennedy's passion it's a joke colleagues -- I don't think you're resonates on any life you -- artists that don't know climb back yesterday assorted CNN approached press conference -- win that -- And former congressman Joe Kennedy who endorsed Martha Coakley and that should be no surprise. I don't know what words or phrases they use what the but it was -- not for master. We still can't. I guess you still can -- it was it was. Hi I'm not trying to say they did anything so horrible what rams in the horrible thing is that they don't realize that time is over. The Kennedys don't matter anymore and the people who would have been impacted by what took place yesterday. Are not people were gonna -- to vote in this race at two different dynamic going on it's about whether everybody realizes now there's a fight for the heart and soul country on. Either you -- to be Communists like the Democrats do or you wanted to follow the constitutional like conservatives still.

I can only hope his eyes set on many occasions to follow in his footsteps because he left a huge legend. And frankly a huge bar which challenges all of us to make sure we continue that work.

So she's gonna go out picking up waitresses with Chris -- Come when you Chris Dodd is not -- picked lowest common denominator with a Teddy Kennedy's life combined that's high that's not dead Tuesday night in the irrelevance of Ted Kennedy is the that the story liner Chris stars -- was forced out by the Democrats he's thrown out they say get out of the way because we're gonna lose your seat. And you're gonna crash CO Brohm -- dream everything's about the Obama dream he corrupted Massachusetts politics Obama did to get Paul perk -- down there. Dodd was thrown out. And Dorgan was thrown out. Did the everything is about something different now -- not about Ted Kennedy.

Noonan has a great column in today's Wall Street Journal about the year of lost opportunity. The that the miscalculation by the Obama presidency. The the choice of the brought out huge focus on the wrong issue health care what could have been done but what was not done -- in and around the economy. In and around. Modest sustainable legitimately by partisan changes and improvements to health care instead this grandiose sweep in this grandiose much left of it really is a --

Ambulance call you don't miss this whole story line on the on the response to the Christmas I think because you know live the -- dvd bomber brochure because our Obama is reposition himself and I think they're finally getting it it's too late. But they're finally figure out the White House what his mission was as I've said we were looking into we were in search of excellence as a nation. -- Obama was perceived as a guy who would be outside of the normal paradigms of politics -- who would bring excellence and surgical quality show to solving and a nice guy charismatic guy intelligent forceful very very skillful and many many -- no I think a lot of people invest a lot this guy and his -- as soon as he got to power he forgot all about being the ideal excellent. Post everything leader and instead became me deeply partisan I have to get my Communist ideology passed no matter what. Now we're at the tail end of that I don't know -- thought we're entering a -- where this year it's really a different since -- political dynamic here is different and you don't understand it anymore I doubt because I don't say since I left some some of the legislature -- a -- this in a few days -- when -- is out of France this I'm telling you got Scott Brown may win this senate -- he is he is poised to win it because Martha Coakley -- old style. Manipulative. Cynical politics on the people of Massachusetts let me go into hiding out and because I can hide so well I will ride the coattails of Ted Kennedy in the US senate wouldn't.

Trust me most about Martha Coakley in need in the beginning was an idea use the word -- Mathis got some moxie you remember she did not wait for some proverbial dust and from the Kennedy family oh it's okay if you decide to run for -- to sit up. I -- qualified in my all right I know my principles I know my passion to believe I'm going far. That was impressive I think. Not just a mate but two other people she wasn't gonna should wait for boys showed more capable shark actually had hit an -- then that as I think really had to mistake that she is made. Is this dancing away from and docking of debates Martha Coakley is a very is not just available.

She's candidate -- additional she took a week off so she's not hiding. In hiding assuming that because she's a Democrat -- that you did this she's ordained into I don't get it I -- camping gimmicks. She'll get bombing campaigns -- half a globe columnist and a took on a task I read that over --

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I have in the even now its -- or friend -- is floral. My how dare -- President Obama and democratic leaders have decided to bypass the formal house senate conference committee. In order to reconcile those two health care bills instead on the White House and democratic leaders won't hold informal. That's another word for secret. A script but all that's what. 6172666. Years experience -- having the negotiations televised on these things here's hoping the motion. Remember some of this crap from the mid term elections roll around later this year brought Justin from a new balanced world headquarters children that -- storm. Not turns -- temple so far so good good and I broke most of.

When the elections roll around Paula hi it's just beginning that is just it -- just as bad -- very re. -- quote. Captions at all it's crap you're fed a spoonful a boat load up planet full of crap. OJ we're gonna televise this was streaming on the web. Everything will be okay -- I'm just -- behind punch excuse me are over your shoulder get a monitor the up and there's a -- Scott Brown and running -- him saying we have to cut taxes and her saying we have to get taxes are up. And told him hit him saying no new taxes and her say I can't take the pledge. Very powerful stuff (%expletive) it's one of those call I guess it's got a stopper on it looks like a special interest group -- says. Call Martha Coakley -- sounds okay but -- V that tide is turning in this race in the only question about. How how it turns and how it ends up is whether Scott Brown has enough time. For voters to get penetrated with the reality. On how they're being hustled by the Democrats here and others are really strong Republican candidate -- saw the Boston Globe column that was written while I -- while I was away I did not see you mentioned Joe from Iraqis column while we rock the F. And I did not see that when he got to make sure that I get into it I do think Martha Coakley has made a big big mistake -- in in minimizing the number debates I think she should say let's go. And whether it's one on one with Scott although all three together. Let's go she's a good debater she's flat no look at her policies might be wrong for this time I don't know your photos that the voters the voters -- judgment if you -- yourself as a candidate why wouldn't wanna stay in hiding and hoping you can coast into office on the -- A motion of Ted Kennedy's death -- allies of typing a Democrat --

I I suppose that is a sensible. Political strategy in ordinary times. If anybody who's been awake and alert for the past six months thinks we are an ordinary political times they are dreaming. Unemployment is horrific. Getting worse not getting better people getting more desperate more anxious more angry. The tea parties were evidence of that all sorts of and we look at what what congress has resorted to an order to get the different versions of health -- past. These nonsensical. Things to Leandro and Nelson these huge huge really I mean you've used the word bribes I don't like to use OpenId I guess it fits. That the rushed pace of all of these things it must be done now. Nobody can even explain what's in the bill why must it be done now -- obvious sensible bipartisan. Approach. Up the policies hanging right out there in front of us to improve what I think is a pretty darn good health.

Can assist and I don't wanna get closer to Canada I don't wanna get closer to that. The British model I don't want -- now on just one vote are people gonna have irregularities -- Canada the UK is the ideal model I -- just eight or nine days and in France feuding get converted to hot hot hot hot opt out. I was gone written that pelican tender -- on -- 6172666860. Were talking about the changing. Emotion of the moment and politics is a very interesting thing it's hard often. To feel it if you're not working on a campaign are somehow intimately involved with the day to day activities but there is something that is amorphous and visceral. That becomes concrete when your close -- to the process of what we're feeling now. Is shifting tide. In the Senate race and it needs external that's the point -- and as well take it when you talk about feeling it pulse and a shift and character are tied. It needs very strong external step -- to attack happened in the external. Frustration and concern about the economy and job prospects for people. Fear about our national security particularly the aftermath of this Detroit bomber got a sense that Washington has been distracted by you versions that they create for themselves we have -- healthcare crisis right and they don't to a panic whenever these are what their job health care. Crisis eight crack a bottle let's stop before you go you go in here why don't we got there are you going to feel less 'cause that's a very. You're you're gonna -- so you need these -- these are serious and you don't need many but think back to 1990 fresh rationed disappointment with Mike Dukakis then the government. An economy that will collapse and a sense that the the legislature was either in different on non responsive back at the time. And it was eight tidal wave Todd an absolute title we've changed he could sensitive here in the barber shops. If you're out of the street talking to people ordinary people you can tell you could feel the energy you could feel like yeah that's the body weight -- earth are shifting down and then -- and then I think you also any candidates who are miss judging the moment that they're like Martha Coakley is. Thinking that. She isn't -- be called on running a cynical let me hide my way into office campaign. And she has not presented any argument to the people Massachusetts about why she should be in the US senate. And she's not demonstrated. That she has a passion. That she has a larger purpose. That lines up with -- so we can feel excited about that having her -- down their fight -- has to be the ultimate disappointment -- for Martha -- fans because mother called the clay fans I believe you know you're talking about her sister in London -- I didn't know that she -- talented she's right she's energetic she's principled -- all those things -- can do it. But it's almost as if somebody is told her where you can really hit Major League pitcher she's a major leaguer but she wants to stay on the bench and not get out -- counts. Get out take you read that and hit the ball she can hit the ball 617266686. Seats.

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The other great topic all of us more about the tidal wave of doubt about that helping get that never done in my life a bit political donations golf golf campaign and -- get them. I guess not a box that's amazing congratulations. And I've I've never done it will be they are voted Democrat electing not is that about a -- the spent you know I this little segment of the not a socialist the twenty opposite -- and sort of order you're an idiot not just torn apart. Well you know -- look at what would Obama's trying to do with health care Daniel looked down the road imperial college -- liberal blogs at the thought about cap and the trade and immigration reform and what they're trying to do to this country. I think it's finally shipped in the American people the thick corduroy -- it but a boondoggle but a boom I don't live November oh yeah. And it's it's did -- come to fruition but that you know we're gonna have helped put your group that I'm not. Anecdotal at this stuff but at the tip of the -- like -- to get elected we're pretty much we are gonna have some sort of socialist healthcare system well.

Under you know what even even Scott contend in in this race is sending shivers through Washington to keep in mind this week that did -- is very interest and thank you -- for the call the day after. Rasmussen comes out with word that Scott -- within striking distance of Martha Coakley. You have to democratic senators have been in office for a 130 years. Decides not that they that I can't run for reelection are gonna run for real there's a snowballing sense of the energy here all coming together at the same time the Barack Obama's screwing up his response to the terror attacks. At the same time that the health care bill is being forced on us when only a third the American people supported at the same time. That finally the legislature can't cover up for the drunken senator anymore. And he's being whacked into prison by a judge decides he's not put up -- bull crap anymore it's amazing the convergence of events.

Well drew hundreds of -- just spoke about the most difficult thing in the world for a candidate to do and that's to convince a private citizen to pull out his or -- can write a check. And you know congratulations against a Scott Brown -- provide providing the inspiration. Enter into preface and you don't look. I'm I'm checking things out now I feel in politics they go on people who do go on these liberal blogs and see what the grandiose plans yup it's astounding data it is absolutely astounding now. Then I mean that's the power and that is what your friends you can see inside the other I have it's.

Also the hero what's so the energy that Barack Obama brought to the marketplace. Of Barack Obama is transformational for America the transformation is people understanding. That liberalism in the democratic party of the same thing so they're going to be more burns more people who say -- are always voted Democrat now I realize they're not reflective. -- my belief system I've got to go elsewhere. Mike good morning your NW RQ atomic taught.

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Hey Mike good to hear voice I'd miss dip well.

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And are you are you it. Bringing that into the conversation about Martha Coakley and are well you're saying her candidacy is dead.

I know yesterday morning I think it was after the knock these column you know I go out and deliver newspapers so. I've started to read the I get the editorial before we. Because usually by delegate -- 6070 people on something that I care about our party emailed and there were six people ahead of me at 12:15 AM. And every one of -- was against what innocuous saying they were all pro. Scott Brown and that's what I said in my email I said -- pro fifteen to six people on properly I mean in front of me at all. You know would four Scott -- by the time that the whole thing is put to bed -- arrest. It's gonna be overwhelmingly. Scott Brown and -- I mean there was no -- hundred responses. I would say almost a 100% or this but -- is my problem. And it's always the same thing but I do feel differently this time right -- reserve ground -- like you were talking. My visit the problem is the apathy of Massachusetts. When voters. The anger is out there of the people would take the time to email and and write and call is out there. But when it comes to the voting. You know I usually get disappointed as the same -- same --

We don't you know it might it's not about how many people show up to vote it's about -- people show up to vote right now. As you've indicated there's an energized conservative. Mainstream American movement in this country liberals are disillusioned. And discouraged by the failure of Obama. To be radical enough to already converted the country into the Soviet Union. And they're not excited by Martha Coakley and her game and they're not excited by what's going on -- Washington. Who is excited we are because America's realizing what's going on.

Don't underestimate things it'll let's be honest about this liberals and progressives however they choose to describe themselves are usually better at politics. Then conservatives. Or Republicans why. Because they know that every vote matters and elections count they show up. In logic real fruit for many many real basal -- I'm no actually invested in these things much more so than the ordinary guy who -- a gray area I'm just look at for a sensible guy or -- leave me alone I got to coach my Little League I got my fridge.

I don't that's true in general Lester because you're -- union members and people who have a a vested interest in Democrats being elected they -- monetary interest in Democrats being elected. But at the you know there's this groundswell gone on to fight that in what was interesting about the Rasmussen poll as it showed a nine point differential. Among likely voters but amongst highly likely voters it was a two point differential. And what that indicates is that if if the cores are showing up only to vote Scott Brown is in a statistical tie with Martha Coakley. And now that the energy of that poll is out it's transforming. And by the way it's also. Credit to Scott Brown he's running great TV commercials that are making him feel like the kind of guy you want representing you. And he's maintained this wonderful demeanor he's been totally consistent. In his sense of confidence about undo -- my way it's low key it's not exciting.

I mean you've you've really intrigued me really a description again measure known as the audience does have been away for several there's a Paris so I haven't seen. Any of -- television ads but the way you've described to them forming one of them embracing the JFK. Tax cuts. Mean economic growth philosophy which had been on the radio sound familiar with the theme but I haven't seen the visual Diana CD's and then the other one in his pickup truck that I like up chart is a great attitude Tim era WR Gail Tom and Todd here.

I I I've I've probably are based credit -- it back on -- wondering why YouTube. How close. How much closer he wanted to gather in Europe a lawsuit beats that. -- you two are close to a political person. Belida term person -- Martha Coakley by the Coakley want to be elected generally care I don't think what you want to be elected to. Election is are her welfare. Obama want to be elected or is ideology. And their ideology is so far out I mean both of you aren't even close. To what the philosophy -- and that's what's in guiding people I've been I've been out voluntary at this dark brown. Campaign which the first time ever done that the most politicians. Let -- and empty. Chuck brown there's sort very might be a little bit but it talking to people. And you're right about the apathy there are people that don't know take -- I wish I when I I'm not bitter election I have. What happened jedi I eat -- All I -- there are people there are no control --

what are we missing the philosophically I I don't get that part of where -- percent.

Yeah I know -- could be sort of -- dynamic equilibrium to sidestep the issue. But I think you two are much closer look silently and politically. They knew any of you are close to Martha Coakley receives politics at -- game as a black box it pushed the right buttons you get the right. Money won't even as an ideology it's fundamentally. Different than both the basic democratic or Republican philosophy.

I think I'm -- saying you you get what -- after he and I I I I get part of it I mean it certainly right what wiped out Coakley is demonstrated in the and that's the big mistakes she's made. Is that by running a cynical campaign she's happy to be cynical she's happy to violate. The premise of a democratic process by going into hiding and hoping she can cruise into office. That's very cynical and very upsetting in this particular moment. And she's way off base doing that I don't see Barack Obama is being that different from her. Although he is an ideologue he's also totally willing to compromises values. And do whatever is necessary to win elections yes or no mr. -- He says yes the hot. I'm not I'm not gonna happen is you're saying you're. Lousy season.

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