Brown hits back at Kennedy for ‘joke’ candidacy dig

boston herald ^ | Friday, February 5, 2010 | By Jessica Van Sack

[onyx]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A stung U.S. Sen. Scott Brown lashed out at U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy today for insulting his landmark win by calling his candidacy “a joke.”

Brown said Kennedy’s remarks are “mean spirited,” especially coming on the day he was celebrating being sworn into office.

“I was elected and the votes are certified and I’m here to do my job. It’s unfortunate that he would use mean-spirited comments like that at a time when we’re just trying to solve the problems of the Commonwealth,” Brown said today on his first full day on the job.

[onyx]

How do you think this will play in MA?
I’m planning to listen to Howie Carr right after Rush today!!!

[a fool in paradise]

Report: Patrick Kennedy calls Brown's candidacy a ‘joke’ (Boston Globe February 5, 2010)

[TOTUS]

“This is where he shows that when they need him, he’s in the tank for the Republicans,” Kennedy is quoted as saying.

Patches....Hello. I think Brown is a Republican.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Then he got beat by a joke.

[bcsco]

Patrick Kennedy looks (and seems to act) like a child.

Patrick kennedy appears to be wearing a suit coat about two sizes too small. Perhaps he'll realize that when he sobers up.

[Always Independent]

Why is it a joke, because he hasn’t murdered anyone yet or crashed his car into a tree or assaulted any women?

[SE Mom]

Way to go SCOTT!!

This is going to be fun :)

[raccoonradio]

Should be fun

[raccoonradio]

This is the same guy who endorsed...”Marcia”...Coakley.

[LibLieSlayer]

I would have said, “What do you expect from a drunk rapist kennedy anyway?”

LLS

[onyx]

And this!

Kennedy's shaken as GOP eyes R.I. too

As for Kennedy, he faces a Republican rival who is backed by Brown’s top strategists.
A WPRI-12 poll shows Kennedy with a 56 percent unfavorability rating in his district. Republican challenger John J. Loughlin II, a veteran state lawmaker, entered the race yesterday.
Loughlin said Kennedy is out of touch with Rhode Island voters. “We can’t afford it anymore,” he added.

[Albion Wilde]

Another Kennedy drunkard upholds his family tradition.

[Finalapproach29er]

Same thing I thought.

I added the word petulant.

[FrankR]

"'I was elected and the votes are certified and I’m here to do my job. It’s unfortunate that he would use mean-spirited comments like that at a time when we’re just trying to solve the problems of the Commonwealth,'"

Come on, Boston Herald, how is THAT statement, "lashing out"?

Liberal newspapers are just like obama 'AGITATORS'.

Scott kept his remarks a lot more civil than mine...

My new name for baby kennedy is.......Pampers

[DollyCali]

glad that Brown addressed it. These scoundrels have gotten away with too much as the PUBS act as ladies & gentlemen & don’t defend. Hope that will change

[Enterprise]

“I’m here to start working,” a resolute Brown said,"

Contrast with A/H Patsy Kennedy who once said:

Patrick "Patches" Kennedy: ...'I have never worked a [bleeping] day in my life'....

[LucyJo]

Absolutely! The girl couldn't be any more obvious if she had posted a warning for it.

Lede sentence: "A stung U.S. Sen. Scott Brown lashed out..."

OTOH: "Kennedy (D-R.I.) told The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room yesterday..."
"The son of former U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, whose seat Brown is now filling, added..."
Blah, blah, blah, "Kennedy is quoted as saying"...

"Brown has denied any hidden agenda..."

[AvgGuyIA]

Was Patrick the Kennedy that Edward had to rush off to Florida a few years back to get him out from under a sexual abuse and rape charge?

[hoosiermama]

Patches behave yourself or the CiC will drum you out of the corP.

[GnuHere]

Yeah, he could even have said, “Well, the citizens of Massachusetts didn’t think it was a joke,” and still sound classy.