I bet Giuliani's stumping for Brown today will hurt Brown...

[jenmito]

I keep hearing that Brown is hiding his conservatism, not even running as a Repub., but an independent. Giuliani has shifted to the right, and he may have reminded people today that Brown IS a Republican. And Obama will help get Dems. fired up. Watch for the polls to change over the weekend in Coakley's favor IMO. This reminds me exactly of how everyone wrote off Hillary before New Hamphire's primary and she won afterall, probably because nobody considered her tearing-up that weekend. Hopefully, these late visits will cause momentum to shift.

[firedupdem]

1. I hope you're right! It would be horrible for a teabagger to get that seat. n/t

[jenmito]

2. And I hope the fact that he lied about being familiar with the teabaggers hurts him, too. n/t

[firedupdem]

3. +1 N/T

[Blaukraut]

4. Oh, wow, I just read Giuliani's 'shtupping of Brown'

But I agree anyway, stumping or shtupping by Rudy hurts Brown either way.

[Ian David]

5. Scott Brown Voted Against Helping 9/11 Workers

Scott Brown Voted Against Helping 9/11 Workers
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7476445

[Cha]

6. What a cowardly little

asshole..let ghouli and brown explain that.

[jenmito]

9. Does the local MA media report on this stuff?

It would be perfect to add to a report about Giuliani stumping for him-and terrible for him.

[Ian David]

10. Local media is in the bag for Scott Brownshirt. n/t

[jenmito]

11. Jeez! n/t

[Blaukraut]

12. Not a peep. Then again, Brown's wife is on local ABC news

as a reporter. Ian David is correct. They're in the bag for Brown.

[jenmito]

13. Is there ANY liberal (or even just objective) reporting ANYWHERE? n/t

[Blaukraut]

15. Straight up reporting? None that I've seen. Tons of opining, tho n/t

[Ian David]

18. And that douchebag whatsisname-at-large has a son who's one of the GOP big-wigs. n/t

[Cha]

14. Here's a little more from Steve Benen on that vote.

WHO VOTES AGAINST HELP FOR 9/11 RECOVERY WORKERS?.... It's a little late in the game to introduce a game-changing issue into the Senate special election in Massachusetts -- the election is Tuesday, after all -- but this revelation nevertheless tells voters something pretty important about Republican Scott Brown.

One month after the September 11th attacks, Scott Brown was one of only three Massachusetts State Representatives to vote against a bill to provide financial assistance to Red Cross workers who had volunteered with 9/11 recovery efforts, we've learned.

The Brown campaign acknowledged the vote to us, claiming the measure would have taxed already-strained state finances. <...>

On October 17th, 2001, Brown voted against a bill that would authorize "leaves of absence for certain Red Cross employees participating in Red Cross emergencies." The bill gave 15 days of paid leave each year to state workers called up by the Red Cross to respond to disasters. At the time, state workers called for such emergencies were required to use sick and vacation days.

This suggests an almost-stunning callousness. It's all the more galling that Brown knew it was going to pass -- 148 to 3 -- but opposed it anyway, just to make a point.

I shudder to think what Republicans would say about a Democratic lawmaker who cast a vote like this just a month after the 9/11 attacks

The Brown campaign has said the vote was about fiscal responsibility -- Massachusetts couldn't afford assistance for Red Cross workers who had volunteered with 9/11 recovery efforts.

That's not a bad line, I suppose, but here's my follow-up question: why, then, does Scott Brown recommend tax cuts now that the nation can't afford? Why would tax cuts for the wealthy be more important that help for 9/11 recovery volunteers?

DSCC spokesman Eric Schultz told Greg Sargent, "On a day with Scott Brown bringing in Rudy Giuliani, he ought to give the people of Massachusetts an explanation as to why he voted against relief for 9/11 workers. We knew Scott Brown was a shill for Wall Street and corporate interests, but I cannot imagine what excuse he comes up with for this vote. He ought to be ashamed of himself and he ought to apologize to the Mayor of New York."

It also reinforces the fact that Brown, a favorite of the Tea Party crowd, isn't even close to being a moderate. He's pretty far to the right on everything from torture to taxes, health care to the economy, Wall Street accountability to global warming.

But this 9/11 vote may lead on-the-fence voters to wonder whether Brown represents "a new day," or the worst of yesterday.

Update: On a related note, if the media is making a big deal about a DSCC ad that inadvertently showed the World Trade Center (the ad was pulled), Brown's vote on 9/11 recovery volunteers is at least as important, if not more so.

—Steve Benen 4:10 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (10)



http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/

[Fozzledick]

7. Hmmm, if word gets around that he's been palin' around with Yankees fans...

:evilgrin:

[BP2]

8. Agreed. Brownie will get trounced this weekend during the final push.

[BunkerHill24]

16. Brown will lose.....add that to Giulianis's miserable failures. nt

[politicasista]

17. Local Faux News was giddy airing Ghouliani and the fake Playgirl model twice

ignoring the Coakley rally. :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Peacetrain]

19. You may very well be right about that Jen.. who would want anyone Giuliani supports

[jenmito]

21. I hope so, but I'm worried that intrade now has Brown ahead of Coakley...

Just late last night, Coakley was up 63-37. Now she's down 45-55 and falling: http://www.intrade.com/

[Catshrink]

20. Mr. Anounaverband911 is poison

except to those who mythologize 9/11.

[krawhitham]

22. Having the #1 Yankee fan stumping for you in RedSox Nation is just a bad idea