Posts from — September 2009

This is not an easy question for me to answer. It is not easy because it is hard for me to put into words what an incredible woman she genuinely is. Words like honest, ethical, caring, deserving, tough, inspirational all apply but they don’t seem to be enough. That is what sets her apart from all the other candidates that are currently in this race. She is the only truly qualified candidate and we would be lucky to have her representing our interests as the first woman Senator from Massachusetts. [Read more →]

Dang, I do love Jim Braude’s interviews.  In this one, Coakley disarms Capuano’s attacks on her as being a blank slate on national issues like the war in Iraq. 

Having voted yes or no is not necessarily experience…

Coakley calls for mission clarity before sending more troops into Afghanistan.  [Read more →]

When I was Googling for Coakley news yesterday, I stumbled onto a delightful blog called Diary of a Yummy Mummy.   This blogger makes no secret of her support for Martha.  In fact, readers who remember how poorly Chris Matthews has treated women over the last couple of years will get a real kick out of this feisty post.

Here’s one for the grapevine:

This race looks like the white version of Gladys Knight and the Pips

said analyst Dan Payne on WBUR this morning.  [Read more →]

Hillary Chabot at the Herald is confirming what we first alluded to yesterday, that Michael Capuano is struggling to find enough volunteers to collect signatures and has resorted to shelling out $2.50 per signature.

Having started far behind Capuano and in campaign cash, Coakley is furiously fundraising.  In fact, her website now features a clock that’s counting down to the FEC fundraising report deadline just days away on Sept. 30.  If you can use your purse-power and contribute, please click the green arrow in the left-hand column.  And please send the link to this video to a friend! [Read more →]

The Globe reports that Coakley has gathered 20,000 signatures, twice the number she needs to have certified and submitted by Oct. 20 in order to be placed on the primary ballot.  [Read more →]

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Will Stephen Pagliuca’s resignation from the Burger King board of directors separate him from unhealthy food and sexist commercials in voters’ eyes, despite his still owning stock? I am no expert in deciphering SEC forms. But as a layman it looks to me like Paliuca’s Sept. 23 SEC filing shows him to own 17 thousand shares of BK stock (now selling for about $17 each). That ~$300,000 may not be whopper sized for Pagliuca’s palate, but to most voters, it’s a lot. [Read more →]

Martha and I were best pals at Williams College and have remained close through the years.

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