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Massachusetts primary election on Tuesday
If you live in Massachusetts you may not have heard much about the election this Tuesday, September 14th. We have only two contested statewide races: Treasurer and Auditor, offices that don't usually get much attention. So I'm posting - and I hope you forward this link to others - to ask that you please vote to make sure this racist asshole doesn't get elected.
Guy Glodis is one of three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Auditor. In addition to bigotry and lack of awareness, he's got a record of sleaze and corruption (and at least one hilarious goof-up). However, he's tied for first in the polls, and might win.
I prefer Suzanne Bump. Apparently both the Globe and the Phoenix agree. Mike Lake, the third candidate, seems good too, but Bump's record is a better indicator that she'll do a good job in this office, IMO. With Bump ahead of Lake in polls (and slightly ahead of Glodis), and getting the major newspaper endorsements too, it seems pretty certain that either she'll beat Guy Glodis, or he will win. So if you think Bump and Lake are both fine candidates, and making sure Glodis doesn't get elected is more important than which of them wins, vote for Suzanne Bump.
[ BTW, I've been on unemployment twice, in 2003 and 2009. Suzanne Bump took over the MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development in early 2007, and unemployment is one of the departments under that office. Despite 2009 being a much harder and more stressful time for the unemployment office than 2003, I saw dramatic improvement in their service between the two periods, and I think that's partly (mostly?) her doing. ]
Two candidates are running for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer. I like Steve Grossman - which again puts me in agreement with the Globe and the Phoenix. I met Grossman a few times when he was on Howard Dean's campaign for president in 2003/4. His opponent, Steve Murphy, pissed me off with this ad (here's my comment on that ad).
[ Edit: Steve Grossman is hero to LGBT community, by former head of MassEquality ]
Meanwhile, I'll be spending primary day volunteering for Mac D'Alessandro for Congress. He's the most exciting candidate to me this year. If it weren't for him, I'd be volunteering for State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz of Boston, who has a primary challenger. She's one of the best people we have in the state house. If you live in either of those districts, please help Mac or Sonia.
I encourage you to link to this post, and share it with friends in Massachusetts through whatever means you'd like.
P.S. Donate to Mac & Sonia on my fundraising page.
Guy Glodis is one of three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Auditor. In addition to bigotry and lack of awareness, he's got a record of sleaze and corruption (and at least one hilarious goof-up). However, he's tied for first in the polls, and might win.
I prefer Suzanne Bump. Apparently both the Globe and the Phoenix agree. Mike Lake, the third candidate, seems good too, but Bump's record is a better indicator that she'll do a good job in this office, IMO. With Bump ahead of Lake in polls (and slightly ahead of Glodis), and getting the major newspaper endorsements too, it seems pretty certain that either she'll beat Guy Glodis, or he will win. So if you think Bump and Lake are both fine candidates, and making sure Glodis doesn't get elected is more important than which of them wins, vote for Suzanne Bump.
[ BTW, I've been on unemployment twice, in 2003 and 2009. Suzanne Bump took over the MA Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development in early 2007, and unemployment is one of the departments under that office. Despite 2009 being a much harder and more stressful time for the unemployment office than 2003, I saw dramatic improvement in their service between the two periods, and I think that's partly (mostly?) her doing. ]
Two candidates are running for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer. I like Steve Grossman - which again puts me in agreement with the Globe and the Phoenix. I met Grossman a few times when he was on Howard Dean's campaign for president in 2003/4. His opponent, Steve Murphy, pissed me off with this ad (here's my comment on that ad).
[ Edit: Steve Grossman is hero to LGBT community, by former head of MassEquality ]
Meanwhile, I'll be spending primary day volunteering for Mac D'Alessandro for Congress. He's the most exciting candidate to me this year. If it weren't for him, I'd be volunteering for State Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz of Boston, who has a primary challenger. She's one of the best people we have in the state house. If you live in either of those districts, please help Mac or Sonia.
I encourage you to link to this post, and share it with friends in Massachusetts through whatever means you'd like.
P.S. Donate to Mac & Sonia on my fundraising page.
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http://electkennedy2010.com/ for the election.
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Thanks for remembering a bit, you've contributed a significant percentage to the tiny bit I know about him :)
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In any event, I am glad to be able to contribute useful information. I have found your comments and links (both now and in previous elections) invaluable.
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a race, then your genes (as opposed to your beliefs) can make you a Muslim.
If your genes can make you a Muslim, then the president of the United States
is arguably a Muslim. Are you sure this is where you want to go?
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Edit: I should also add that the broader usage of "racism" makes a lot of sense because those who practice it generally don't treat these things as different categories, anyway. That is, people biased against or expressing hostility towards another group often conflate race, religion, tribe, nationality, etc., and associate them with each other. So being pedantic about the different kinds of categories, in this context, is not useful.
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Works for me.
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I endorse it.
I also think a lot of people think of him as a racist, via essentially the
same intuitin that leads a lot of other people to think of the president as
a Muslim (or a half-Muslim). And that objecting strenuously to either
usage is, in our host's words, a form of silly pedantry.
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And that objecting strenuously to either
usage is, in our host's words, a form of silly pedantry.
Either that or maybe both objections are valid and reaonable. I'm not
sure which I believe. But I'm pretty sure they're either both one or
both the other.
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The bright side is that I finally get to vote against him for something.
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Guy Glodis is the reason I read up on the state auditor's race. I met Glodis about a month ago and my first impression of him was 'can this guy seem any slimier?', then I researched his background and saw the shady stuff he has been involved in. When I talk to people about the state auditor's primary I barely mention who I'm supporting but rather that I'm against Glodis.
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Someone nasty from the LaRouche camp is trying to challenge Barney Frank for US House of Representatives; also someone is challenging the incumbent Governor's Councillor, someone is challenging the incumbent State Senator, three people are fighting for the District Attorney nomination.
Except for the US House race, where it is obvious that Barney Frank is the good guy, I don't know much about the other races.
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(Of course, since she is running as a LaRouche activist, this is much more important than anything about her personality would be. People don't really need to consider who she is, all they need to consider is who LaRouche is.)
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Note: I don't personally know that that is indeed the woman running against Barney Frank, I'm just explaining the meaning of the claim.
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http://www.rachelforcongress.com/about
Well, she got her 20% of the votes, approximately...
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http://www.rachelforcongress.com/
It's not very weird -- I'd say just another debate; I guess it's mostly the polite tone of the debate which makes the difference.
What about Coakley?
(Anonymous) 2010-09-10 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)I personally cannot stand Coakley on a number of issues - 2nd Amendment rights, her "catch and release" stance for violent offenders, all sorts of good stuff. I'm a big fan of "vote out all the incumbents" this election cycle, but YMMV. Enjoy!
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Guy Glodis hung out with the Campus Conservatives at UMass Amherst. After about a year, year and a half or so he very much surprised me by saying he was a Democrat. Its not like he had any policies that struck me as being Democratic. I have watched his political career from afar and been mildly appalled. He never struck me as particularly caring, or about helping the public as a primary driving motivation. He may have changed since college; his record makes me doubt it, especially given all of his many ethics problems.
His progression in offices makes no sense from a career perspective: from state representative to sheriff to this attempt at the Auditor's office. He at least had qualifications for the first, had no less in qualifications for the second and seems to equate leadership with the ability to audit for the third. His choice in offices makes complete sense if you look at it as political climbing, however. He should hire a proper proofreader for his campaign literature instead of relying on spellcheckers.
Suzanne Bump was at a rally for Governor Patrick in JP a few weeks back and I met her there. I interviewed her earlier this week. She has a strong focus on streamlining in an effective manner and finding cost savings there, meaning reducing duplication of management while leaving front-line work alone or improving it. She struck me as somebody who wants to serve in order to help people and give back.
She did have one ethics violation nearly 20 years ago. It was small (key point, it was quite small), she did not realize was a violation at the time because of the chain of events, she did not fight when it came up and she paid her fine. It was not part of a series of ethics violations, no pattern, no habit. One violation out of a total of 17 years of public service.
I am trying to convince my parents to vote Bump in the auditor primary.
In regards to the GOP primary for Attorney General, I talked with Jim McKenna for an interview this week. He wants to move the category of 'illegal immigrant' from a civil offense to a criminal offense. He is also somewhat in line with the Tea Party - note I say somewhat. I feel he would be a credible AG but I would personally prefer to keep Coakley in office. If somebody happens to be voting in the state GOP primary I would suggest writing him in as his primary opponent has not given the race any serious consideration.
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