MONDAY’S MUSINGS
WELL, MUCH to talk about. Let’s start with Massachusetts. Yesterday, President Obama spoke at a rally for Martha Coakley and admitted he knew little about Scott Brown, then made some pickup truck jokes ( Brown has made driving his pickup truck a hall mark of his campaign). Congressman Patrick Kennedy, Ted’s son, kept referring to her as Marcia Coakley. The President seemed uninspired, some suggested teleprompter troubles. Scott Brown had a rally at the same time and the Boston Globe ( the liberal paper ) reported the crowds were similar in size and that Brown stayed afterwards to shake hands and mix with the crowd, something Coakley hasn’t done yet.
BY THE WAY, Brown had real people like Curt Schilling, Doug Flutie and John Ratzenberger of Cheers fame on the stage with him, while Coakley had politicians. Ratzenberger talked about how the Democrats had left him when they turned radically left and how he helped build the stage at Woodstock and saw those ‘hippies’ before they took over the party.
ALL OF THE PUBLIC polls show Brown winning, though most are within the margin of error. Stuart Rothenberg, dean of political analysts, announced today that he is moving the race from ” toss up ” to ” leaning GOP takeover “. And, if the new social media is an indicator, Brown is leading. Brown has 76,538 fans on his Facebook page, Coakley 14,441; On Twitter, Brown has 10,187 followers, Coakley 3,514. The total uploaded views of Brown’s You Tube videos is 578,271 versus 51,173 for Coakley. And Chris Matthews of MSNBC is now saying that it looks like a Brown win. Yeah, Matthews. That guy. He didn’t say if it sent a chill up his leg.
TOMORROW, IT will be all about turnout and momentum. Advantage Brown, no question. Is Massachusetts really about to elect a Republican to the U S Senate? It looks like it. Some thoughts later on what it all means.
THE IPCC IS WITHDRAWING their claim the global warming will melt the Himalayan glaciers by 2035. Let’s see how the media covers this story. Bets?
HEADLINE IN THE New York Times this AM: “Review of Jet Bomb Plot Shows More Missed Clues”. Our administration really is clueless in DC.
A RECENT WASHINGTON POST/ABC NEWS poll showed 58% of Americans chose smaller and fewer when given a choice between smaller government and fewer services and bigger government and more services. The spread between the two choices has grown from 5% to 20% since the nomination of President Obama in June of 2008.
AND, IN THE I TOLD YOU SO CATEGORY, Democrats in the Washington State Legislature announced they were introducing legislation to make holding a cell phone while driving a primary offense. The fine will be $124.00. It’s all about revenue my friends. Expect more ingenious ways to come out of this bunch. And, several gun control bills have been introduced as well. I am watching them and will report on their progress for you.
12 Responses to “MONDAY’S MUSINGS”
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JD says:
Keep up the good work Kirby. Our republic is counting on it.
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Judy Ann says:
Kirby, I was so thrilled to hear your wonderful conservative voice again on the David Boze Show on KTTH today! What a joy to hear you two together again. Truly, David Boze is your wonderful legacy. We can’t tell you how much we miss hearing your voice every weekday morning! I get depressed when I turn on the radio in the morning now, and you are gone. I hardly ever listen to KVI anymore. You are so greatly missed, Kirby! But we know that you will do great things for conservative causes. We pray that God guides you in your decisions for the future. We conservatives here in Washington State need you! Judy from Bothell
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Anne of Bellevue says:
Thanks for keeping us informed, Kirby. When they cancelled your show, they silenced the peoples’ right to know what the crooked politicians in this state are doing to the working man.
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Gregg says:
Thank you, President Obama for creating the conditions under which a Republican can win the seat held by Ted Kennedy. Mass. isn’t going conservative, but at least there are some limits to how left they are willing to go.
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Marv says:
Hi Kirby,
Thanks for sending your musings each day.
Being retired, I have time to check most of the major websites, including the Eastern Newspapers, Townhall, and Fox. I appreciate being able to add your valuable perspective and local info to these other sources.
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Thanks Kirby, for being out there and staying in the game.Looking forward to your upcoming announcement of your next big gig, and I am hopeful it will be live and local.
Jay
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Chris N says:
Kirby, ditto what the other three said. Thanks always for your guidance and keeping the sanity for all of us in liberal land. We are all praying and hoping for Scott Brown to win in MA and with that maybe, just maybe Patty Murray can be defeated. If they can do it in MA, we can do it too!
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Susan Johnson says:
Re: Monday’s musings Kirby, I loved your line about wondering if it sent a chill up Chris Matthew’s leg when he gave Brown the win.
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Gary Plavidal says:
I’ve got family in MA. Saturday, my sister and her husband went to a Scott Brown rally. They’ve been longtime conservatives, but this was the first time they ever took action other than voting and sending a check. Perhaps soon we will no longer be able to describe WA as “the Massechusetts (Taxechusetts) of the West”:)
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Linda says:
SCOTT BROWN WINS IN MASS.!!! YEA!!!
Kirby, we need this column to hear the latest news, and to know what is going on. The country rallied behind Brown. Several people told me they sent him money. Maybe we need to do this in every major race in every state!
Thank you Kirby, for hanging in there and making the effort to keep us all posted. We are all praying God will lead you to find the right place. Course, I would rather KVI hired you back, and now KTTH is dropping Mark Levin—–what’s next?
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Carri says:
Oh Kirby….what I would give to hear you tomorrow later this morning. What a night! I went and picked up a victory cake and visited my parents to celebrate while watching Brown’s acceptance speech. What an awesome start to what should be a fantastic year for our fight for America. Have a terrific day everyone, now let’s get this momentum going. If Massachussetts can do it…we can do it. Patty can be unseated…lets get to work!
Thanks for keeping us informed Kirby, since I have nothing to listen to in the morning anymore……this site is how I stay informed.