Michael Capuano

Final Democratic candidate debate for the US Senate special election

Kaz — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:05:06 +0000

The final debate for the Democrats' primary election will occur this Wednesday (12/2) for one hour starting at 7 PM at the NECN studio in Newton. The Globe, WBUR, WGBH-TV, and NECN are sponsoring the debate and RD Sahl of NECN will be the moderator (Details at Blue Mass Group). You will be able to get live coverage of the debate on NECN, WGBH-TV, and WBUR.

Health reform rally on the Boston Common

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:17:58 +0000

Health Care For All, HFCA, organized a Labor Day rally and march in support of health care reform, which started with speeches at the gazebo on the Boston Common and ended after a march and more live music at Copley Square.

To set a festive tone at the gazebo, a funk band followed by a rag time band played as the crowd of thousands gathered. Speakers on the gazebo included Rep. Michael Capuano, AG Martha Coakley, Rep. Stephen Lynch, Mayor Thomas Menino, Rep. Ed Markey, Rep. John Tierney, Betty McGuire from SEIU, a representative from Doctors for America, and a woman who told her story about needing surgery and being uninsured.

It's anybody's game now: Joe Kennedy not running for Senate

adamg — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:45:08 +0000

Channel 4 reports.

The Dorchester Reporter reports Michael Capuano will be taking out papers on Tuesday - and adds he started talking about that before Kennedy made his announcement.

Kennedy's complete statement, posted at the Citizens Energy site:

The group that wants to replace Michael Capuano with some polling software

adamg — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:09:04 +0000

The Free Government Party goes public; they're the group using Craigslist to recruit somebody to run against Capuano if they agree to be bound by online polls.

Via MetaFilter.

Asian massage parlors not only ones recruiting on Craigslist

adamg — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:13:51 +0000

Alicia notices an interesting Craigslist ad:

Become MA's Next 8th Congressional District US Representative (8th Congressional District)

Yes, we're serious.

We're looking for a candidate to run under a new political party intent on representing people directly through online polling. ...

So watch out, Mike Capuano: Some anonymous political party with no candidate (yet) is gunning for you.

Rep. Mike Capuano Votes Against Impeachment; New Local Website Expresses Outrage

ralphlopez — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 02:05:55 +0000

There is a new Cambridge-based website for people upset about Rep. Mike Capuano (Cambridge, Boston, Somerville) not supporting impeachment in the vote brought against Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday, by Rep. Dennis Kucinich. It is CapuanoTraitor.com. The vote was broadcast on CNN. An excerpt from the site reads:

There is no middle ground when you know a crime as great as the overturn of the Bill of Rights is in progress, especially if you are in the branch charged with stopping that crime.

Anybody running against Mike Capuano?

adamg — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 18:45:07 +0000

Andy lives in Michael Capuano's district. After reading a John Kerry apologia for Capuano's Brazil trip today, he no longer wants to vote for him:

... I think that if Democrats try in one breath to call for reform and point to Delay as horribly corrupt but in the other breath defend the blatantly stupid decision by Capuano as an aberration we will immediately lose our edge as reformers and look like silly, partisan hacks. Representative Capuano may represent the people of his district well but in this current climate of corruption he has spectacularily failed us and for that we need to think twice about who we send to Washington in November.

An apology wouldn't hurt, Congressman

adamg — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:02:44 +0000

On Blue Mass. Group, Charley wishes Michael Capuano wouldn't try to rationalize away that $19,000 trip to Brazil paid for by corporate interests:

... Our system is broken by money, and as far as this goes, it broke Mike Capuano. Just apologize, Mike -- start to heal your reputation. ...

Kerry's office is snotty and dismissive

adamg — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 12:47:53 +0000

Sissy calls her local congressman and senators to see what they plan to do to cut pork. She writes:

... Not that we would ever vote for one of them in a million years. But Capuano's and Kennedy's staff were friendly and helpful -- professional -- while Kerry's were snotty and dismissive ...