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From CLT: Your source for
institutional memory
Monday, July 10, 2006
Democrat Party Babysits its
Candidates
We of course are loving the sight of the Democrat
Party making a complete fool of itself by publicly stating that its
own candidates don’t have the maturity or judgment to create their own
ads.
If this is true, and I for one don’t think it is, then the last person
who should be in charge of maturity/judgment issues is former Governor
Mike Dukakis.
We have watched in amazement as he criticizes Republican governors for
leaving after one term or running for another office. This is the
governor who RAN FOR PRESIDENT for a year around the country WHILE
STILL HANGING AROUND AND TAKING HIS PAYCHECK AS GOVERNOR! The Dukakis
administration, which included Phil Johnston, faked revenues and hid
bills in order to create the mirage of the "Massachusetts Miracle"
that he ran on. When he finally left office our economy was in the
toilet, the state fiscal crisis (when the true revenue numbers could
no longer be hidden) caused TWO major tax increases. The income tax
rate is still not returned to its pre-"Massachusetts Miracle" 5
percent.
Negative ads? I was the person who told Al Gore’s campaign to use the
Willie Horton issue, when their opposition research people came to my
office looking for tax issues. They called us back just before Super
Tuesday and asked us to fax everything we had on the Horton issue, but
it was too late for Al Gore. However, the Republicans knew what to do
with it. They created the perfect ad, showing Dukakis’ arrogance and
softness on crime, in time to warn the American people.
I understand his sensitivity on the issue of negative ads, but I’m
surprised, after what Dukakis did to the Commonwealth, that he shows
his face in public here.
Barbara Anderson –
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