The Scott Brown Era

By Anonymous - 1/29/10 - 5:34 pm

The halcyon days of Massachusetts' elected representatives driving the federal government's agenda is back according to Gretchen Carlson, a graduate of Stanford University and hostess of Fox News' Fox and Friends:

Carlson: This "will now be remembered" as the "Scott Brown era"

Also in today's news, President Obama addressed Republican Senators and Representatives at the GOP Retreat in Baltimore, MD and answered questions about a jobs bill, a health bill, and financial regulatory bill to regulate excess risk-taking on Wall Street that can devastate our economy, national debt and Republicans strategy of voting no on all bills causing gridlock handling the nation's important business.

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"his sudden stardom"

By Anonymous - 1/29/10 - 7:31 pm

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More than 700 supporters braved the bitter cold today to see Brown hold court at the Hu Ke Lau restaurant here, the first in a series of "Citizens Open Houses" he is holding around the state over the next few days. They thrusted napkins, Keno cards, and political cartoons at him to sign, tried to shake his hand amid the crush, and snapped cellphone photos from as close as they could get.

Brown, the once little-known state lawmaker from Wrentham, took the stage after being introduced by comedian Steve Sweeney, who said, "The only guy who ever thought he could do it was Scott Brown himself." Brown spoke briefly, saying he was trying to remain grounded amid his sudden stardom. link

... What do you make of the politician as celebrity angle Eric Moskowitz of the Globe Staff takes?

Brown -- and, we're told, his now-famous GMC Canyon pick-up truck -- will make five more stops:

Falmouth : Today, 7 p.m. , Falmouth Inn , 824 Main St. (Route 28)
Saugus : Saturday, 1 p.m. , Kowloon restaurant, 948 Broadway (Rte. 1 North)
Dracut : Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Lenzi's Catering , 810 Merrimack Ave. (Route 110)
Worcester : Saturday, 6 p.m. , Maxwell-Silverman's Restaurant , 25 Union St.
Foxborough : Sunday, 5 p.m. , Christina's Function Facility , 2 Washington St. (Route 1)