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Off the beaten path online: Winner may not be sworn in until February...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Winner may not be sworn in until February, Democrats' health care quest has soured, and Finger-pointing begins for Democratic insiders.
Video: Coakley dodges questions from media, hides behind labor
After Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley addressed the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers on Monday, she quickly answered some questions from reporters but dodged issues regarding negative campaign tactics and reports that the White House is preparing for her loss on January 19.
The 'hurry up and stall' strategy
Democrats are hinting it will take days, if not weeks, to seat the next senator from Massachusetts, but Sen. Teddy Kennedy and Rep. Nikki Tsongas, both Bay State Democrats, were sworn in within days of winning their special elections.
Video - Chris Matthews: It looks like Brown 'by double digits'
MSNBC's Chris Matthews appeared distraught this morning when he reported to Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski that Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos told him that Republican Scott Brown is leading Democrat Martha Coakley "by double digits"in all three "Bellweather areas" of Massachusetts.
Off the beaten path online: Prez's outsider act is bombing in Kennedy country...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Reid’s support falls even lower, Gillibrand is running scared, and Martha Coakley changes YouTube thumbnail away from 'deny rape victims care'.
Futures Market Give Obama Thumbs Down in Bay State
Obama's intervention not well received in predictive market
LGBT blog tells Mass. voters: Stay home on Jan. 19
An LGBT blog known as "Lezgetreal.com" is telling its Massachusetts readership to stay home on January 19, and not vote at all.
Video - Outside of Obama-Coakley event: 'We're here to see Obama'--Coakley an afterthought
Outside of Northeastern University today, individuals, mostly young, waited for a number of hours waiting to catch a glimpse of President Obama. One supporter even admitted he was in line since 11 PM last night. Unfortunately, for the Senate candidate he was campaigning for in the school's sports complex, his fans barely could remember the name "Martha Coakley."
Barney Frank: Martha Coakley is not Barack Obama in drag
Congressman Barney Frank (D – MA) joined the Democratic Party faithful in Boston on Sunday to support Martha Coakley’s campaign for U.S. Senate and watch President Barack Obama give a final campaign pitch for the embattled Attorney General's election.
Sen. Kirk can't vote for health care after Tuesday, argues GOP
Although there will be at least one delay in seating Republican Scott Brown as Massachusetts senator if he wins the special election on Tuesday, Republicans say that won't buy time for the sitting appointed Democratic Sen. Paul Kirk to vote for health care legislation.
Boston radio station creates parody of Coakley attack ad
Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley's campaign for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts has become so desperate, her negative campaign ads attacking her opponent ,GOP state Senator Scott Brown, has been relegated to reminding voters in the state that Mr. Brown is a *gasp* Republican. Boston radio station 96.9 WTKK found the Coakley ads so amusing, the station created a parody of them.
Ed Schultz: I'd cheat to keep Brown from winning
Radio Equalizer's Brian Maloney captured MSNBC's Ed Schultz making a startling remark on his radio show yesterday about supporting voter fraud in Massachusetts, so Scott Brown would lose. The audio is below along with the transcript.
Does Obama remember when Coakley snubbed him in 2008?
President Barack Obama is flying into Boston on Sunday to try and help the struggling Martha Coakley campaign in the final days of the Massachusetts Senate race. Mr. Obama must have swallowed a lot of his pride do make this trip, knowing it is all about keeping the Senate Democrats at sixty, because Ms. Coakley was not as courteous to Mr. Obama during his Boston birthday bash in 2008.
Video: Brown camp files criminal complaint against Mass. Dems over flyer
Dan Winslow, Brown campaign counsel, spoke to reporters (VIDEO BELOW)today about the campaign's filing of a criminal complaint against the Massachusetts Democratic Party regarding a recent mailing paid for and sent by the Massachusetts Democratic Party
Large Brown supporter turnout at Coakley rally
If there is one thing the Scott Brown campaign is overflowing with right now, its volunteers. A rousing contingent of Brown supporters appeared at a press conference for him and former Mayor of New York Rudy Giuliani in front of Paul Revere's statue in a park named after the Revolutionary War era hero this afternoon and followed the Republican state Senator and Mr. Giuliani around Boston's north end.
Tanning tax would hurt businesses, slash jobs
The health care bill's tax on indoor tanning services would impose discriminative surcharges and cut jobs
Former MSNBC talker Tucker Carlson calls Jeff Zucker 'inept'
Tucker Carlson, the founder of a new news and opinion Web site and former NBC employee, said the blowback that NBC’s “inept” CEO Jeff Zucker was getting for shifting his late-night schedule was “well deserved” and indicative of other media failures.
2008 flashback: ACORN graded Coakley A+
Mass Resistance has dug up an interesting press release in Democrat Attorney General Martha Coakley's political past. In 2008 Ms. Coakley sent out an endearing press release praising the now scandal embroiled ACORN.
Off the beaten path online: Corrupt ACORN graded Coakley A+...
Today's Water Cooler lineup of off the beaten path online stories are: Corrupt ACORN graded Coakley A+ , The “Kennedy seat” attitude isn’t helping, and The Fall of Obama.
