Archive for October 14, 2010

Voices of the voters: Tina Hood

Posted: October 14, 2010 by datechguy in congress, elections, internet/free speech, local stuff, opinion/news, politics, short films/interviews, special events
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Tina Hood of Worcester talked to Robert Stacy McCain after the Lamb/ McGovern, Barron debate last night

Tina is active in the Republican party in the area.

Bill Gunn goes to Town hall, John Olver goes to new ad

Posted: October 14, 2010 by datechguy in Uncategorized
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Gone is the very cute I’ve been everywhere man, on MSNBC we see a more conventional commercial touting service.

Oh and he is upping his signs I saw three on the way to taking my son to school. I’m sure he would have been happier if one was on a lawn instead of in a wooded area. The 2/3 of the Bill Gunn signs I saw on the same trip were in front of houses or businesses and not hidden.

BTW Bill will be at the Leominster public Library for a town hall. if you are in ma-1 you need to be there.

A bit of housekeeping and FYI’s

Posted: October 14, 2010 by datechguy in examiner columns, opinion/news
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Some FYI’s for the readers

Item: As you already know Stacy and I attended the 3rd district debate last night. I shot an awful lot of video and have more to upload. I’ll be blogging it during the morning, meanwhile Stacy’s clip picked up over 300+ hits overnight (my clip of the full question and Marty Lamb’s EXCELLENT and ignored answer ) 1.

Item: I was so busy with the debate and such that I missed the blog passing the 250,000 hit mark and am only 4000 hits away from passing 200,000k for the year. Thanks so much for reading.

Item: We are up to $150 on the road trip fund. We are still $150 shy for the car rental and we will need $50 for gas and tolls, (we can crash in the car if necessary) still two more days to go before it becomes drop dead.

Item: Yesterday’s Instalanche on the Examiner article Massachusetts soon in a different column produced 4700 hits and $29 buck in revenue. Thanks all.

Today is the quiet day, Tomorrow will be heavy traveling with Stacy and Saturday it will be either covering the president, then president then road trip, or road trip. The decision is up to you.

Tonight’s Debate between Marty Lamb (R), Jim McGovern (D), Pat Barron (I)

Posted: October 14, 2010 by datechguy in Uncategorized
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Here is a slideshow of the debate accompanied by some commentary:

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I think it was an even fight, Marty Lamb and Pat Barron hit Jim McGovern, Jim McGovern and the Moderator hit Marty Lamb and Pat Barron 2 on 2.

Even worse when the Moderator didn’t like that hostile questions were directed at McGovern she went after those asking questions. I think she cost McGovern more votes by such tactics and the public in this state is very much aware of what the media did with Obama in 2008. It was a very poor job.

I think Pat Barron won the debate, he answered crisply and directly.

Talked to several people off camera they thought he knew Barron knew his stuff but didn’t like him, too negative. I disagree.

I thought Marty started tentative due to the moderator interrupting him off the bat but got stronger as the debate went on

Jim McGovern was an effective counter-puncher although the debate made that hard to do. He constantly talked about what congress should do and fix but since he has been in congress for 15 years, why isn’t it done? I am very glad that I wasn’t drinking when he called himself tough on immigration.

He however (although he misrepresented public opinion on the issue) actually praised the healthcare bill and stood by it. That was actually kind of refreshing.

Marty Lamb praised McGovern for his constituent services.

McGovern has more money and the signs outside sure indicated it. He did a great job turning out his people for the standout.

When this election is done I’d like to see Pat Barron run for another office.

There was a pretty good tea party turnout.

Things certainly aren’t boring here in the 3rd Massachusetts

I’ll be uploading video tonight and posting during the day tomorrow

Stacy McCain’s take is here I also have video of the McGovern statement in the full question that was asked that prompted it:

i thought the question was interesting particularly since so many non pols are running this year everywhere.

Update: I think Marty’s answer is more deserving of attention because it is an AWESOME answer to this question and also points to a phenom I’ve seen all over the place. The idea of citizens coming to serve from all walks of life is very important to our republican field this year and would give a perspective to congress that it NEEDS desperately!

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