Senator Scott Brown (D-Mass)

choi

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Newest first.
(1) Former Allies Tee off on Brown; Others Praise His Vote for Wall Street
Reform. Boston Globe, May 22, 2010.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/05/22/former_allies_tee_off_on_brown/

My comment:
(a) tee off (vi): "to hit hard"
(b) Massachusetts is lopsidedly Democratic. The heretofore unknown Mr. Brown
was warm and fuzzy during the campaign for the Kennedy seat. Before the ink
dried that certified the election result, he worked hard to move to the
center, in preparation for re-election in November, 2012 (less than 3 years
away). When Sarah Palin came to Boston on Apr. 14, 2010 to give a talk at
the invitation of Tea Party, Sen. Scott did not show up. An announcer (from
the Tea Party) said he was in a meeting at DC, doing what he was elected to
do. The audience gave a warm (I might even say lukewarm but definitely not
enthusiastic) applause. A few days later (on Apr. 23), Sen. Brown then
endorsed Mitt Romney (former Massachusetts governor) for president. Like Mr.
Romney, Sen. Brown is inclined to flip flop without core values.  

(2) A lesson from the nosebleed seats: Fame is fickle. Boston Globe, May 16,
2010.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/05/16/a_lesson_from_the_nosebleed_seats_fame_is_fickle/

Note:
(a) nosebleed (adj): "extremely or excessively high <seats in the nosebleed
section> <nosebleed stock prices>"  www.m-w.com
(b) nosebleed seat
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nosebleed_seat

Quote:

"Etymology  From the tendency of high altitude to cause or aggravate
nosebleeds

"(idiomatic) A seat high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at
a theater.

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choi

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发信人: choi (choi), 信区: USANews
标  题: Re: Senator Scott Brown (D-Mass)
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 24 14:12:46 2010, 美东)

Martin Finucane, Coakley Quote Stunned Obama. Boston Globe, May 24, 2010.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/05/23/coakley_quote_stunned_obama/

My comment: Democratic candidate Martha Coakley for the Senate vanished
after she won the primary for 2 weeks around Christmas. After she returned
from vacation, her campaign was sporadic. The campaign strategy (to ignore a
weak opponent) was not totally invalid, as she was--and still is--attorney
general of Massachusetts, well known among voters, in contrast to the then
obscure state senator Scott Brown. But Ms. Coakley forgot that she won
district attorney (in Middlesex County, the largest county in the state; two
terms) and attorney general (one term), because she had had not encountered
any opponent. Put this way, she was never tested in fire, and voters'
impressions about her were superficial--and can easily change or be changed.
The now famous quote was first reported in

David Filipov, In short race, Coakley picks targets carefully. Boston Globe,
Jan. 13, 2010.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/01/13/campaigns_brevity_shapes_coakley_image_on_trail/
("Coakley bristles at the suggestion that, with so little time left, in an
election with such high stakes, she is being too passive. 'As opposed to
standing outside Fenway Park? In the cold? Shaking hands?' she fires back,
in an apparent reference to a Brown online video of him doing just that.")

Please note that Boston Globe is liberal. Fenway Park is home to Boston baseball team Red Sox.

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: Newest first.
: (1) Former Allies Tee off on Brown; Others Praise His Vote for Wall Street
: Reform. Boston Globe, May 22, 2010.
: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/05/22/former_allies_tee_off_on_brown/
: My comment:
: (以下引言省略...)

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choi

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I am so sorry. In the title, I used (D-Mass) which indicates a Democrat from Massachusetts.

It should be (R-Mass).

I will change the title tomorrow and delete THIS posting.

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: 发信人: choi (choi), 信区: USANews
: 标  题: Re: Senator Scott Brown (D-Mass)
: 发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon May 24 14:12:46 2010, 美东)
: Martin Finucane, Coakley Quote Stunned Obama. Boston Globe, May 24, 2010.
: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/art
: (以下引言省略...)

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joshua

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haha, I was actually confused and thought it could be sarcasm.

【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: I am so sorry. In the title, I used (D-Mass) which indicates a Democrat from Massachusetts.
: It should be (R-Mass).
: I will change the title tomorrow and delete THIS posting.
: 【 在 choi 的大作中提到: 】
: : 发信人: choi (choi), 信区: USANews
: (以下引言省略...)

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