The first debate between Massachusetts Senator Scott and his challenger Elizabeth Warren was aired last night on WBZ Boston. Post-debate analysis has round one going to Scott Brown, who took an aggressive approach from the get-go. In answer to a question put to each on the character of the other, he went after Warren for claiming to be part Cherokee and the unfair advantages that she probably gained as a result.
“Professor Warren claimed that she was a Native American, a person of color, and as you can see, she’s not,” said Brown, who repeatedly called on Warren to release her personnel records to put to rest whether the claim helped her gain employment at Harvard University or the University of Pennsylvania. “When you are a U.S. senator, you have to pass a test and that’s one of character and honesty and truthfulness. I believe and others believe she’s failed that test.”
Warren denied ever using her Cherokee status to get into college or law school and invoked her family in defense.
“The people who hired me have spoken and they’ve been clear about it,” Warren said at the debate, hosted by CBS affiliate WBZ. “I didn’t get an advantage because of my background. But this is about family. I can’t and won’t change who I am. I am who I am.”
Undeterred, Brown went back a third time at Warren. “You refuse to release your records and I think that speaks volumes,” he said.
Bill Jacobson of Le-gal In-sur-rec-tion called Brown's attack "brilliant."
Very strong opening for Brown on fake Cherokee issue. He didn’t handle it the way I would have, but he picked an issue — the release of her employment records — and stuck to it. (added) In hindsight, focusing on releasing records was brilliant, because Warren has a major problem, she likely made or participated in causing Harvard to make false federal filings as to her Native American status using standard Harvard and EEOC definitions.
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Warren didn’t land many blows, but Brown hit her very hard at the end on two points. When Warren brought up the high cost of college, Brown hammered her on her lavish salary and perks.
When Warren tried to say that Brown sided with big companies, Brown lowered the boom on something most viewers probably didn’t know, that Warren represented Travelers Insurance Co. and was paid $225,000 to defeat asbestos claims. Brown harped on it, and because most viewers probably didn’t know, I think it hurt.
Brown and Warren face off again on October 1st at UMass, Lowell.
"...something most viewers probably didn’t know, that Warren represented Travelers Insurance Co. and was paid $225,000 to defeat asbestos claims."
Kinda' like Ms. Clintons legal work for the major importer of Chinese "durable" goods-Mall Wart?
Meanwhile, in matters important to NH's autonomy from Fed/International New-World-Order Facism...
Anyone bought a GM (etc.) electric car yet? How much? How much "rebate" is involved?
Where're ya gonna' "plug it in"?
Think that Northern "extention cord" from Canada is gonna' help in NH? How about those windmills/Chinese solar panels?
I sure hope uh...snow, on those long winter nights, doesn't become an issue.
How come there's plenty of bio-"additive" for the $4.00/gal fuel, yet "big agro" needs "extra" legislated financial "help", AS USUAL, to "distribute" increasingly expensive FOOD to the market shelves?
(admittedly, a "legislated" can of worms THERE)
Dosen't the rising-cost rationing (yet with a seemingly over abundant, on-demand supply-like "health" care)cover that?
How come "firewood" seems to have "unexpectedly" shot up so fast?
How come there's "suddenly" more Canadian licence plate tourism than Mass. plate tourism in the North? Who's behind all this "rooms, meals, (and campsight) brew-ha-ha. How's it working out for ya?
Are YOUR local-ish "health care" providers "suddenly" springing up reorganisation, consolidation, legislation of "new rules", electronic coding, to "streamline" YOUR "health" care "experience"?
You want less waste, more conservation? Think more toward folks that self-identify as um... Conservative.
While it would be swell if the nice folks in Mass. had more "extra" cash to escape to "tax- free"(bwa ha ha ha ha ha) NH, and mindful that Libertarian Leanings MIGHT have "exposure" in Mass., the Senator v. Professor donnybrook in Mass. is NIMBY to ME. (Insert ironic Maine politics joke here)
Posted by: CaptDMO | September 22, 2012 at 10:49 AM