FITCHBURG, Mass. -- St. Anthony of Padua Church has traditionally served an Italian blue-collar congregation and the politicial views of those in the pews at 8 a.m. mass may not be indicative of all Catholics in Massachusetts. With that disclaimer, however, Martha Coakley may be on the verge of the most brutal Catholic backlash since the Inquisition.
The Democratic attorney general's adamant support of late-term abortion obviously puts her at odds with faithful Catholics, but many of those attending morning mass -- including lifelong Democrats -- were harshly critical of Coakley in other ways. Her round-the-clock negative ad blitz against Republican Scott Brown was repeatedly mentioned as "awful" and "horrible."
Other parishioners expressed indignation at Coakley's remark to WBSM radio host Ken Pittman about the "conscience clause" for pro-life healthcare workers: "You can have religious freedom but you probably shouldn't work in the emergency room." And not a few Red Sox fans were outraged by the Democrats' ignorant assertion that Boston baseball legend Curt Schilling is a Yankees fan. (My host here has his own blog post about this morning's reaction.)
This was an unscientific survey, of course, and the latest polls (reportedly including Coakley's own interal polls) indicate Brown just beginning to establish a narrow lead, but the plural of anecdote is data and there is abundant evidence that the Republican's supporters have far more enthusiasm and energy than Coakley's demoralized and gaffe-prone campaign.
More than 500 Brown boosters turned out Saturday night in Middleboro, cheering the candidate as he concluded the first day of a three-day "Bold New Leadership" bus tour.
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Richard Baker| 1.17.10 @ 4:32PM
Hey, hey, hey, Goodbye!
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Osamas Pajamas| 1.17.10 @ 6:06PM
OhBummer went to Catholic Mass today, which is pretty much like the fox praying in the chicken coop, before dinner.
Parmenter| 1.18.10 @ 11:30AM
Please tell me he wasn't allowed to receive Christ's body and blood?
OTOH, at least he has not been to church once since he took office. ;-)
Jim O'Brien| 1.17.10 @ 9:17PM
Remember the Traitor Kerry trying to show his knowledge of Red Sox baseball? He referred to Manny Ramirez as Manny Rodriguez. Coakley also has a vast knowledge of Fenway legends. She thinks Curt Schilling played for the Yankees.
Politicians like Obama, Kerry, Coakley, Pelosi, et cetera ad nauseum think they can BS their way through anything, telling lie after lie. They have nothing but contempt for the public whose votes they seek.
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Formerly known as Skeptic| 1.18.10 @ 12:09AM
Worse than that, when Kerry was asked who his favorite Red Sox player was, he responded "Manny Ortez" conflating two different players (the aforementioned Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz) and for a bonus pronouncing Ortiz incorrectly! Of course that pales in comparison to referring to Curt Schilling as a Yankees fan as Martha did the other day.
Richard Baker| 1.18.10 @ 6:14AM
Wonder if Coakley knows that the Red Sox play baseball?