Mr. Toto, you’re correct. Granny Warren will vote 100% lockstep with her leftist ideologues! She was off-topic all evening as she meandered about the importance of re-electing the Omessiah, Democratic Party maintaining control of the Senate, and extremist environmental issues.

Same old Blah, Blah, Blah we’ve heard before.

Don’t believe me, check out the sequel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZgQhnNRSuw

Folks, it’s time to MOVE ON!

After the debate I was still left undecided regarding the candidates, I would like to see more debates as well. "Patriot" it is fine to point of whether or not a candidate was on topic or not but, you'll make a better political statement leaving out the "Omessiah" junk. I am a very firm believer in respecting the Office of the President, no matter what party currently resides in it. Political discourse should always be respectful whether talking about President Obama, Mr. Romney, or even President Bush.

Scott Brown will help bring Republican Tea Party ideology into power. Truly scary. They want to gut education (so only the rich can afford a good one), gut health care (so their insurance company lobbyists will reward them), gut the environment (so their oil company buddies will give them shares). They will destroy Mass. and the US.

I agree with Toto- we need an independent representative in the Senate who actually reads the legislation and votes after some thought. Warren has said many times she will always vote the party line without hesitation. I hope she doesn't teach her students at Harvard to not think about the issues!

The Congress's inability to get anything done is one of the biggest issues affecting this country right now. I don't believe Mr. Brown is as independent as he claims to be - on issues on which the Republicans had taken what was considered an obstructionist position, he voted the Republican line 75% of the time (see http://middlebororeview.blogspot.com/2012/08/senator-browns-obstructionist-record.html), and 93% before EW entered the race.

Scott Brown is open-minded and cooperative. That Warren markets herself as someone who fights for people that "play by the rules" is laughable. Between checking the ethnicity box, practicing law in MA w/o a license, and representing big corporations as a lawyer, she lacks self-awareness. Really, the only one she fights for is herself. Though I do not agree with Scott Brown on everything, I do believe his track record represents how he positions himself - as an independent thinker. I can accept that even though I don't like every vote he makes. Warren lacks experience and just spews the class-warfare lingo sure to rouse those that do not think critically about their future.

Reverend Pimperton which church do you come from?

"Reverend"??? What kind of reverend says such things? This man posts his hateful comments on Patch pages all over the state. Get a job, sir (or madam), or do some volunteer work, anything to get out of the house and do something more useful than clogging up the blogosphere with your fact-free opinions.

Ah Mz Jancourtz, you MUST be a Progressive Democrat - aka a Socialist like Pocohauntis Warren.

OK, I'm just guessing - but you are TELLING OTHERS HOW TO LEAD THEIR LIVES! Are you not?

Your very red neck is showing. Apparently you find it hard to talk in specific terms about the Brown stand on issues versus warren's stand on issues.

I could be cute and dismiss Brown's aptitude for the job of US Senator from MA by asking, "What's the color of horse shit?" Answer: Brown, Brown, Brown! And where does the horse shit? All over town! "

Brown can't remember some of his votes that prevented firemen, police. and other municipal workers being rehired. And that's no shit!

Warren won. Brown constantly made generalized statements like, " I have fought for women since I was 6." oh please! But when asked about it vote on Equal Pay, he danced. He is only b-partisan when his vote does not matter. When we need him to really cast a vote that counts, he is always on the side of wall street. He made that clear tonight with his a avoidance of voting record and broad based comments trying to con women into believing in him. He came across like an empty vessel.

Defend your paper candidate til the end. She is just as bad as the one from Pennsylvania Avenue and can't preach like Omessiah.

I thought Brown got stronger as the debate progressed. For those of us who find it frightening that there are three times as many registered democrats as republicans in this state and would like some representation in our congressional delegation for a change, Brown is a great candidate. He's moderate on social issues and conservative on fiscal issues, a value that is in short supply in MA.

D.Kel you hit it on the head---Brown danced around the issues. Reverend are you a Christian with that statement? Thought Brown showed some of his true colors--- found him sarcastic-- antagonistic--- and bordered on bullying. Senator you took a pay hike when you went to Washington--- she is taking a pay cut--- Who does that show really wants to represent the people of MA and not their own financial interests!!!

Sonny sonny sonny...Lyin' Lizzie has done nothing but be appointed to head an Obama BS organization. Buying foreclosed homes, helping huge insurance companies screw people over and using a made up minority class to get ahead helps people how?

Fact is that the students in Professor Warren's courses rated her consistently very highly for her presentation of course material and also for her knowledge of the subject matter. You redneck guys just can't take women who can stand their ground on a factual basis versus an emotional basis. You rate women by how they appeal to you sexually as opposed to what they know. UPenn and Harvard would not have hired Warren if she didn't know her subject matter and no US President would entrust some neophyte with a newly created Consumer Affairs position. So Warren maybe could alter her non-verbal communication so she doesn't offput a certain segment of the electorate. Scott Brown is not perfect either. He is less than candid in discussing his voting record when he went against the interests of municipal workers whose jobs were cut due to losses in revenue due to a reduction in value of assed real estate and reimbursement cuts from state funds due to lower income tax revenue. While his office did respond to some of my emails on certain issues, they were non-resposive on the politically touchy ones.

Well, maybe Brown did not support municipal workers, but he did support private sector workers like me who pay taxes and provide for those municipal workers. He can't stand for everyone and make everyone happy. Otherwise he would be another liar politician. But he is not.

I have a topic that I would like the next debate moderator to ask both Brown and Warren to comment on. I the following plan would have Congress lead by example in cutting waste in Congress in Federal Government.
I would like to ask both Senator Scott and Professor Warren to call upon the House and Senate leadership to lead in the belt tightening necessary to set our Federal Budget on the path towards fiscally responsible spending. Specifically, I would suggest a 10 to 15% across the board salary cut for Senators and Representatives. Moreover, there ought to be a 25% cut in their allowable expenses. Thirdly, I'd suggest scrapping Congress's benefit package to reflect that of the private sector. Why should they have the Cadallac of a health care plans while discussing slashing Medicare and Medicaid budgets so the average citizen's plan resembles a Kia. Finally, Congress actually votes themselves raises despite their dismal performance. If Congressmen knew that their probable pay increase was tied to a performance appraisal ,by say, the governors of the 50 United states, then this might help to reduce gridlock. In the private sector, employees are subject to 360 degree feedback -AKA you have to know how to work with other people to move up the corporate ladder. Just the opposite of what Congress has been doing. Like Paul Ryan, I haven't crunched the numbers on this but will ask my reps to do so.

I want a senator who has enough cajones to not vote with HIS party to filibuster . . . it takes only one person to break the ranks right now, I believe. If he is bipartisan, I haven't seen it.

Well Jonathan, You are right, I would love to see one Democrat with enough to stand up to their party, however, Warren would never do that. Warren will never, ever break ranks with her own party, on any issue whatsoever. So, the real question is whether you want someone who will be lock step with the Democrats or someone that may vote mostly with the Republicans, but will still vote with the Democrats on occasion. Oh, lets add in the thought that Brown is the only Republican at the moment from Massachusetts. If he goes, and the Republicans take control of Congress, there won't be nearly as much money coming to Massachusetts.

You want one Democratic senator willing to break ranks with their party?

Have you never heard of the Blue Dogs? You know, the ones who side with the Republicans nearly every single time an issue comes to vote?

Even in her own ads Warren comes across as a strident screamer. Is that what we need more of in a congress that can't find common ground?

why in the world does Elizabeth Warren's salary matter????

No, Brown really does not hide what you would get if he is elected...
You would very likely wind up with Senator Hatch, R, Utah on the supreme court.if your former governor is also elected to the White House.
I think that is a good enough reason to elect Warren to the Senate.
Semper Fidelis...
Dan Keefe

Alice,
Those of us who have college age children certainly think Warren's salary matters. She makes over $300,000 for teaching ONE class while those of us in the middle class struggle to make tuition payments. But, she says she's fighting for the middle class - right....

Hahahahaha! Other than the few thoughtful undecided voters posting here this thread is ridiculous, so I appreciate your obviously non-partisan assessment.

Keep in mind Brown's running in a state that has three times as many registered Dems as Republicans. The fact that any Republican can be competitive in as one dimensional a state as Massachusetts is a miracle. Which is one reason I've voting for Brown. It's time our congressional delegation become a little more diverse, a little more representative of the state population as a whole.

Iron Mike, you hit on a sensitive issue for me. My oldest son is currently serving, I have a nephew in the Navy and another who served in the Army during the Bush administration. Our military is suffering badly under democratic dominance in the federal government. Obama started removing funding for military programs right after he took office. The number of troops killed in Afghanistan was double that of the whole Bush administration within the first two years of Obama taking office. The white House has leaked information about military operations in a way that has jeopardized OP SEC for the troops probably leading to the downing of the helicopter carrying so many members of SEAL Team 6. The leaks appear to be done intentionally to make Obama look good. It's disgusting and shameful.
Scott Brown has served this country honorably in the National Guard. He cares about the troops much more than any democrat. I don't agree with getting rid of DADT, but any democrat would be so much worse in terms of reduced funding and general disrespect for our troops. Other than the lies and greed on the part of Ms. Warren, I just can't vote for a party that has damaged our ability to defend ourselves and our standing in the world as much as the democrats have in the last few years.

You asked where the 16 Trillion dollar debt came from? Eight years of the Bush Tax Cuts Two wars all on the credit card and not any of it paid for. Oh those "Rs" and they say the dems like to spend money!

Clergymen should not be involved in politics. Either reveal your true name and renounce your 'ordination' or keep quiet.

Since when does becoming clergy deprive someone of their freedom of speech or right to be in politics Aron? Sorry, but that kind of thing does not advance your cause, but rather makes you look like you just don't like people that disagree with your opinion.

Frank, perhaps you're new here. Deacon Pimp is NOT a man of the cloth. He is a professional troll. And since he considers the Patch his 'flock,' he has no right to electioneer from the pulpit. Tax exemptions and all that...

Hi Aron, yes, I am new here. So I will take your word that he may not be who he says he is, however, I will challenge you on your statement about the clergy.

Now, if you put it along the lines of those that refuse to use their own name and hide behind alias' shouldn't be involved in politics, then I will agree with you. If you believe enough in your opinion to write it down, then you should put your own name to it.

Hey Aron, who appointed YOU as the referee and umpire of our 1st Amendments?

It's a self-appointed position. You had the opportunity to snatch it up, but you simply waited too long. Not my fault.

And John, - as we've watched with the bumbling Obama Cartel [likethe Carter Cartel before it], - these Marxists are FULL of 'ideas' – but can't make them actually WORK when the rubber meets the road.

Somebody [with a brain] show me ONE (1) single Obama policy idea which translated into RESULTS on the ground!

The only RESULTS I’ve seen is the so-called Arab Spring, higher unemployment, higher gas and food pries, more foreclosures, bankrupt solar companies, more people than EVER on Food Stamps, GM stockholders screwed out of their life savings, and our former friends and allies afraid to share secrets with us.

The single BIGGEST RESULT I can see is a much weaker USA. Oh, - and that Canadian oil being sold to China!

How DARE she take a job defending a client! She should be hanged, drawn, and quartered for even CONSIDERING earning a paycheck!

Ugh. Such typical conservative pablum.

Typical Demo-Tax-and-Spendocrat comment. Insult the candidate and run away. No thought, not reasoning, no brains displayed.

Careful there Frank, - that's all the encouragement some of these MoonBats need.

They have NO IDEA what a Trillion $$$ is...OR who is going to pay it back. They couldn't find Greece on a map!

Can either of you geniuses find Greece on the map? How about their tax offices where Greek citizens simply REFUSED to pay? Rates and healthcare had nothing to do with a Grecian bankruptcy.

Unwillingness to pay taxes had everything to do with it.

Aron, to say that rates and healthcare had nothing to do with Greece's problem is also wrong. Yes, the Greeks had people who refused to pay their taxes, but many of them did so because the rates were way too high. The Greek economy is in a mess because their government tried to pay for everything with more and more loans. Does this really sound all that dissimilar from what we are doing today here in this country?

Oh, and before you ask, yes, not only can I find Greece on a map, I can also find every other European country, Asian country, most African countries (provided they have not changed their name recently), and all of those on the American continents. I will admit to getting somewhat lost in Micronesia and the rest of the islands, however, I am willing to bet that you do as well if you don't use it regularly.

Frank K, I am well aware that most of us know where Greece is on the map. I was merely pointing out the ridiculous nature of Balsa Bill's accusations.

And if taxing and spending is so awful, why does Northern Europe possess the highest standard of living in the world? They're about as close to Socialist Paradises as can be found in reality.

And, unfortunately, those "social paradises" are going under. Germany is almost single-handedly keeping the Euro afloat. How long it can do that is an interesting question, particularly given that not only Greece, but Spain, Ireland, and Italy are not all that far behind. Oh, and my friends who live in those "social paradises" would not agree with that description. They all have their own problems as well.

Aron, on "Northern Europe" countries you are again mixing apples and oranges. Those N. European countries don't have to provide for 300+ mln multi-racial (47% don't pay taxes, 30% fat and sick) semi-educated population.

Dr.DEH has the best analogy that I have read so far. I agree that Brown is a puppet of his party and that anyone who would think that voters cannot see through this tactic is blind to political tactics.

You want a truthful answer?

Because just like kids in Muslim countries are taught as toddlers to hate Jews and Westerners, - in SOME Democrat households, - kids learn from childhood that Republicans are 'all rich fat cats who $crew the working class'.

And if you've been brought up listening to that from your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles - - you are thusly indoctrinated.

In those households, - they never figure out who actually signs the paychecks...

Yeah, who signs the paychecks. Like me, a proud Democrat and small business owner.

At the end of the day, you will vote for a dog as long as she put a blue badge on herself with letter "D".

"Because GOP stands for traditional values and way of life, just like most people in this world."
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Says who? Here In MA GOP is in minority, which means most people do NOT "stand for its traditional values and way of life".

rvd, MA is not typical of the rest of the country. I wouldn't hold this state up as an example of traditional American values. In mid western states where my husband has relatives it's not unusual to have at least one family member in the military. It was a real wake up to me to see how many of my liberal friends in Concord and Lexington acted as though my son had joined the mafia when I said that he was enlisting. There really is a completely different mind set between conservatives and liberals. The liberal anti-Christian, anti-gun rights, anti-military, and anti-life attitude is not typical in the South or in mid Western states. Progressives in this country have introduced at remarkable speed a range of transformative cultural changes- welfare, abortion, birth control driven meaningless sex, feminism, the idea that everyone has to go to college, and the reduction of the importance of the role of men in our society. The cumulative effect after a few decades of this is that the developed world has developed to the breaking point. The traditions that anonymous is referencing existed in this country and drove a good deal of our success in the world. It's telling that you are so unable to identify them that you think that majority acceptance of a lower standard of behavior is in itself a tradition.

Kathy G. They (liberals) call all those "pervertsive" values and behaviors as "progressive".

Slavery and segregation were 'traditional values.'

Would you support the repeal of the Fourtheenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act?

(Oh, and nice job not having the strength of your convictions to reveal your name.)

Nice job mixing apples and oranges. But as a matter of fact, slavery and segregation still exist, unofficially.
(Oh, and why do you pick on me only? If I called myself "Abc", like "rvd", it would be better?)

Apples and oranges? Hardly. I am merely pointing out that the prevailing opinions regarding 'traditional' opinions may not necessarily be correct.

And at least somebody who uses a username like 'rvd' is presumably using their own initials. And that means there is a real person behind the name.

You are simply not confident enough to post your real name.

(Oh, and segregation may still exist, but it isn't institutional. And slavery is LONG GONE in this country.)

That being said, your 'traditional values' folks are on a steady decline. Like it or not, the younger folks among us (myself included) realize that everyone, regardless of race, creed, sex, orientation, etc. deserves a right to be happy. And as the older generations pass on, your outmoded social mores will pass on as well.

While I won't make an apt comparison to the Historical Dialectic, I will simply state that times change. People change. Society changes.

I am very confident enough in my opinions. Perhaps, I should have picked another nickname, so the word "anonymous" won;t stick in a face and raise some flag for people like you.
But, speaking of values, who are you to judge which one is correct and which one is not? I am not considering myself an old, though I am not just out of college and I have a family. But maybe for you and you ilk when 2 men have sex is progressive and you don;t mind if you children become gay, because they were told in school it;s all normal. But for me and most of people in this world, it's not. It's pervertsive and it is unnatural. Because homosexual couples cannot procreate. And what is not natural is not normal. Just common sense. And yes, man and woman have different qualities. And woman's primary role is to have babies.

'Woman's primary role is to have babies?'

Sir, I believe the nineteenth century ended about 112 years ago. And schools telling children that homosexuality is 'normal' has nothing to do with it. Nurture has no bearing on sexual orientation. It is entirely nature.

You are born that way. And I can produce any number of legitimate academic studies to back up my evidence.

The most you can produce is probably Paul 'discredited' Cameron.

I don't care about your "legitimate academic studies". I only know that nature stands on procreation (humans, animals, plants, everything live). Other than that is unnatural, so abnormal aka sick.
2nd point. Since we don't live in slave/segregation era anymore as you mentioned, we have to get rid of all racial preferences and quotas. The color of my children should not be their disadvantage when they apply into university or college.

Point A.) He who provides the best evidence wins. I can provide evidence. You cannot. Therefore, your position is invalid.

Point B.) If you actually believe institutional racism no longer exists, I suggest you travel into Boston sometime. We are among the most racist cities in the nation.

And if you really feel that poor minorities enjoy just as much of an opportunity to get into good schools and jobs as their more affluent neighbors, you are simply ignorant of reality.

(How do you think your boy Clarence Thomas got his judicial appointment? Because it certainly was not based on merit alone...)

WOW, Aaron Levy's last statement on this feed is the most racist thing I've read here. I could ignore Mr. Levy's attempt at censorship against the Reverend because so many liberals try to pull censorship on anyone who disagrees with them. I can ignore Mr. Levy imagining himself to represent 'youth' in this conversation. Many delusional young people think that they and their cohort represent everyone like them, it's a sort of twisted discrimination to see the world through your own narrow view with no attempt made to see the perspective of anyone who disagrees with you. But for Mr. Levy to imply that Justice Thomas didn't earn his position on his own merits is such blatant racism. Levy, you're a narrow minded twit who uses contempt to try to brow beat anyone who disagrees with you. I can only feel sorry for you displaying your narrow minded ignorance on this feed. My Dad got into Harvard in the 50s. My grandfather is native American. do you think that my Dad didn't earn his position? As for your assertion that Boston is a racist city, only you and your friends. One of my middle sons is dating a Muslim woman from Nigeria. My niece recently married a young from Jamaica. You just hang out with other narrow minded people. None of the young people in my family see things the way you do. I come from a huge family, I'm one of 10 kids who gave our parents 22 grand kids, and two great-grand kids with one on the way. You need to get out with some good folks. You're lost.

David, by saying "no new taxes for everyone", it means already being independent.

To whom are you speaking? Is this Wayland Patch, or is it Lexington Patch? Besides, Anne Coulter would argue this is healthy debate.

As far as the moderator goes, mr. Keller ( Intentional ) Where does he get off calling a seated Senator Mr. ? He did it twice calling him Mr. Brown.

Yes

Yes

Can you be more specific?

Unless you work for Travelers Insurance.

BF, Tip O'Neil was a DEMOCRAT - not a Socialist. Obama and Warren are socialists.

Obama appears to hate almost everything our country stands for - starting with our Constitution. Warren appears to be one of his temple handmaidens.

THINK: $16 Trillion in DEBT! 45,000,000 on welfare. Black unemployment at 16.7% - under the 'first black president'. How'd THAT happen? Billion$ given to phony solar companies - really just paybacks to his campaign bundlers.

THINK: American and Israeli military and state secrets given away to the Russians, to the Iranians and Arabs, - and to a Hollywood movie producer? Whose side is this president on???!?

THINK!

Cat, please back your statements up with some facts. It is a fact that Obama has added 6 trillion dollars to our deficit, that in consequence to the PC ROE for our military more than double the number of troops have been killed in Afghanistan since Obama took office, unemployment has been above 8% since Obama took office, automatic weapons have been sold to gangsters on the border with Mexico that have resulted in the deaths of one border agent and over 300 Mexicans in a program put together by Obama's Justice Dept., the country is at the point of economic collapse and sequestration for our military is on the horizon. If things look bad in this country it isn't because of the Republicans. Obama had a super majority for the first two years that he was in office and the country is in deep trouble. Increasing taxes doesn't increase revenue. When people get to keep more of their own money they spend it and hire people and the economy grows. The government is not what grows the economy, businesses and industry grow the economy. Right now businesses are laying people off. Obama and his EPA shut down the Key Stone pipeline and put a moratorium on offshore drilling in the Gulf. The middle east is on fire. If we can no longer get oil from the middle east because of social and political unrest the price of gas will go through the roof, then what will happen to what's left of our economy?

Hey Cat, let me explain 'Global Warming' to you...

Where you are sitting RIGHT NOW - was once covered by a sheet of ICE - 1 MILE THICK!!!

That was about 10,000 years ago. There were very few humans back then, and ~ most ~ of them didn't own cars....

If Al Gore really believes in man-made global warming and rising oceans - WHY did he buy a seaside mansion?

No, melinda. Sen. Brown had a duty to point that out. It's a matter of INTEGRITY and HONESTY. Misuse of affirmative action set-asides should anger Democrats; I wonder who Ms. Warren stepped over to get to Harvard? Oh, but then, I guess we'll never know that because she'll never release her hiring records and Harvard and UPenn would never admit to hiring her for that reason either. Back in the 80's and 90's many law schools were having trouble attracting female and minority professors. Warren was a 2-fer as soon as she checked that box, making her trip up the professional ladder a whole lot quicker.

I'm grateful that Senator Brown brought up Ms. Warren's repeated lying about her heritage to get ahead. You know that if a Republican had done this it would have been the end of her career. My grandfather was a Pasamaquoddy. My father got into Harvard on his own merits. Everyone in my family would be embarrassed to try to use our heritage as a leverage to get ourselves ahead. Everyone in my family has either succeeded on their own merits or failed for want of trying. The way we see it we were born in America and we're Americans. Ms. Warren has no, zero, Native heritage. She is dishonest to the core. What exposes liberals is that as long as Ms. Warren is a liberal hack it doesn't matter how dishonest she is. You can only hold someone with integrity to a standard that requires integrity. By stating that dishonesty doesn't matter to you you are reflecting on the value of honesty in your own life. What do you call someone who tells lies? A liar. What do you call someone who tricks people out of their money and deceives people to get what they haven't earned? A thief. Anyway, I haven't seen any liberals explaining how this country is going to continue to survive under this crushing debt, how the current policy of monetizing the debt is going to keep our currency from collapsing, and how our military is going to defend us after sequestration when they're struggling to do it under the present cuts.

Creepy?

What's creepy is all the Moonbats commenting here who seem OBLIVIOUS to our $16 TRILLION national DEBT and our $103 BILLION state DEBT - and who are more focused of phony issues like 'did scott Brown vote against women?'

Warren is an Obama handmaiden - together with Pelosi and Dirty Harry Reid they'll raise our DEBT to $25 TRILLION by 2016. Tell me MoonBats, HOW are your grandchildren going to pay for your feel-good voting?

There are some intelligent democrats on this site who use factual information to back up their perspective. Insulting someone isn't an argument it's a crutch for someone who can't engage in critical thinking and reasoning. I'm sorry that Ms. Gritter left this conversation. She was one of a small number of liberals who actually made me think about my perspective on things as opposed to demonstrating that most liberals are incapable of having a civil discussion with someone who disagrees with them. Mr. Marcus and Dr. DEH can articulate reasons to back up their support for Ms. Warren. I may not agree with their reasoning, and it would take a lot of space to express why, but I appreciate that they actually have a thought out opinion. If you put the governors name on your post try at least to use some of the intelligence and diplomacy he uses when discussing issues with other people. Otherwise, you're not only insulting yourself, you're insulting Gov. Patrick.

Coule you please make an adult comment about our $16 Trillion national DEBT, and our $103 Billion state DEBT?

Your threat of violence won't solve either problem, but does serve to explain to the uninformed readers here why you and your ilk are called MoonBats.

And Mike, you are nothing but a wingnut. And as an admitted birther, you're HARDLY in any position to criticize someone for 'not making adult comments.'

"Give me a person that can pass a mirror without looking at it and getting an erection. I'll take Lizzy Warren hands down." You got that right. Warren is the best erection killer in the race. Why is that leftists are always insulted by truth, and result to rude comments like Ms. Mahon's when challenged with factual data. The problem with progessives is that they believe their own propaganda. Their skill is that they are able to lie with a straight face. They feed you a sh*t sandwhich and tell you its roast beef. I think this year the political race has become so heated is because the democrats and the media have so polarized this nation that the rest of us have said "ENOUGH!"

Law License or lack thereof.

Before everyone jumps up and down on this as an issue there are a few facts that we need yet. First, Warren did not and does not need a Massachusetts Bar card to be admitted to or practice in the Federal Courts. They are a different system and, as such, just need you to be admitted somewhere in the country (I believe that she is admitted in New Jersey). Second, did Warren first chair any of these cases, or did she just provide research support from the back bench? Third, did she appear anywhere in Massachusetts? Since the answer to these is pretty clear, this is little more than a red herring. (One I suspect to have come out to embarrass Republicans and get away from the Cherokee comments.)

If you really want to see her law record and what her cases were, go to New Jersey and pull them there. Chances are pretty high that she never handled a case here in the Commonwealth's courts. Or at least not directly, she probably consulted on several, but didn't enter an appearance. A check through the Social Law Library does not show her appearance on any of the listed opinions.

So, in the end, Elizabeth Warren is more of an activist than a lawyer. Don't worry where she is not admitted to practice, worry more that she is a theorist who doesn't really practice her own theories. It is easy to be "gutsy" when someone else pays the price.

Anyone who believes ANYTHING on Breitbart deserves the lies they are being force-fed.

"Dad,"

She went inactive in New Jersey on September 11, 2012 according to a news report I recently read. She has been inactive in Texas for years. She was never active in Massachusetts, so up until September 11, 2012, she was an active lawyer. She could file in and participate in cases in New Jersey and in any Federal Court she was admitted into (Federal Courts are individual admissions rather than the blanket admissions that the states use). So, there just isn't that much worth to this, it is a red herring that I am really willing to bet was put out there by some Democrat to make the Republicans run around in a tizzy and look foolish.

And she did not bother to get a license to practice law in New Jersey or Massachusetts because...?

She had a law license in New Jersey and it was active until about two weeks ago. My guess is that she let it lapse to avoid paying the fees and because she is assuming that she is going to win the election.

She never got one here for the same reason that most law professors didn't get one here, she did not practice law in Massachusetts' courts.

"Frank Kautz"Because she resigned her law license , . What she was before she resigned is not available by her action of resigning , So you can not say she was active. "DAD"

"Dad,"

I am sorry, but your last statement confuses me. Prior to resigning her law license in New Jersey, Warren was an active attorney from 1977 until September 11, 2012. She had the right to practice law in the state of New Jersey and any Federal Court to which she was admitted. (I am not sure of the dates she was admitted in Texas, but between the start and end dates, she could also practice law of the State of Texas.) The interesting thing here is that she does not cease to be a lawyer when she goes inactive, she just cannot practice. Oh, and one does not cease to be a lawyer when one is disbarred, one just cannot practice law any more. Once a person has passed the bar and been sworn in, they are a lawyer for life, whether they exercise it or not. In some respects, it is a lot like being a priest.

Oh, and if you are interested, I do have more than a passing knowledge of this. You can type my name in the MA BBO search engine and it will let you know that I have been admitted in MA since 1998. http://massbbo.org/bbolookup.php

Yes, but at some point, the things should be called by their true names. And people, especially liberals, don't like to hear the truth, because truth may not be very pleasant. Kinda slippery slop.

@ Anonymous- lest we forget- YOU are the ONE person who knows "truth." Thank you for gracing us all with your reminder. Conservatives know everything of truth. They are superhumans who understand everything about how the economy and businesses work. You really should run for office so we can all be the beneficiaries of your wondrous truth.

How classical. It doesn't take long for left-winger to call someone who opposes affirmative action to be a racist. You are right, we live on different planets. But as a matter of fact, MLK is on my side, because he dreamed that people be judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their characters. I am sure he would oppose any race-based preferential treatments as well.

you have an issue that you throw false labels on people without any proof. Where do you see from above my comment '300+ mln multi-racial (47% don't pay taxes, 30% fat and sick) semi-educated population' comment as an opposition to miscegenation? If you go to Wikipedia and read the same or near stats about USA, will you label wikipedia as a racist source? You have some serious issues with yourself.

I think Deval Patrick and Barak Obama are better examples of AA beneficiaries, than Clarence Thomas, speaking of whom, he would not agree 2 men having sex as "progressive" behavior and deserve to be verheiratet.

Just a question. Were your parents or grandparents those civil rights activists who fought hard to bring those black people from the South into Boston, New York, etc.?

What does the Bible say about stealing?

You are right , His lack of knowledge of aircraft conflagration disqualifies him as a candidate for president. Maybe he should become a community organizer and then you might like him.

Alice H. When are you narrow-minded people going to realize that this election is not about likability or personal connection to one guy vs other guy, based on how he talks, how he walks, how he looks? Those kind of things are meant to target stupid audience who don't see a big picture in this election.

See, I don't believe it's relevant. Just like Sherlock Holmes had no idea that earth rotates around the sun, because it was irrelevant for his job. Romney's ability of fixing the economy and restore this country stance in the world is what is relevant to me.

She will have to have the Governor answer for her...

You are right.. we should all start hitting her on all of her stories. The law license, the Governor doing her talking,,, it could go on and on...

"EW hasn't been elected to office at any level" - I thought career politicians were the problem.

@Chris Schaffner, Obama is a career politician. He has never held a real job. He's gone to elite private schools and lived in the best neighborhoods. EW is as much an opportunist as Obama. Romney has earned a fortune. Given that he's so competent at managing his own money I'd prefer he manage the country's as well. Anything would be better than the horrific economic decline and the destruction of our ability to defend our country.

OK, I think I understand now.

On Patch, Democratic politicians are either "career politicians" and "hacks" or they are "inexperienced" "community organizers". Republicans on the other hand are either "tireless public servants" or they are "independent minded business leaders".

I knew Goldwater. He is spinning in his grave at what liberals and commies have done to this country! They've turned Christian charity into government bureaucracies - run to keep stupid and poor voters 'on the plantation'.

And seriously, that is crude

What military components does china manufacture for the US? Not sure if China is worth the hype as they are about to implode.

Are you sure? I mean there are pretty strict rules for dod procurement...do you think pres Obama himself asked Hu Jintao to build those parts, or was it already hard-coded into into mil procurement law as determined by congress? Besides, if China can produce cheaper steel shouldn't we purchase from them anyways...we believe in capitalism, right? Actually, mil procurement is more about "best value"...either way... Do you think this "strategic pivot" in the pacific is going Impact our supply of military parts from china? Man, I hope not--we would have a heck of a time of deterring the chicoms <sarcasm>

Actually, Lurch just votes for HIMSELF...for his own financial interests.

Can you IMAGINE this lying 'squaw' making decisions on judges, ambassadors, intelligence and defense bills...

Ever been to Alabama? The state is gaining jobs and influence as Massachusetts languishes. A Massachusetts 'Bride of Christ' would be welcome there.

Reverend E. Raleigh Pimperton III

Reverend, I consider you an ally in faith as well as values. Please don't take this fake Christian's statements as representing those of other Catholics. "Sister," if that's what you are, you should be ashamed to support Justices Kagen and Sotomayor who both support abortion and the redefinition of marriage. The Catholic church is explicit in its stance on both issues. Kagen has never held a judicial position before being put forward for a seat on the highest court in the country. She doesn't belong there. She was an academic like EW and Obama.
You must be one of those nuns that the Vatican is trying to censure for your weird leftist agenda. I know real Catholic nuns who wear habits and serve the faithful as well as their faith. You don't care about the poor or you'd realize that the liberal policies of the last 40 years have created more poor people in this country and robbed them of their dignity. If you were a real sister you wouldn't support a liar for public office. The devil is also called 'the great deceiver.' If you support a liar and cheat you should leave the church, you're worshiping at the wrong altar.

Chris Schaffner. It's very simple. Women should do whatever they want with their bodies, but at their own expense, not at mine or taxpayers. And regarding same-sex marriage, people also can do whatever they want with themselves, but don't expect to be rewarded by society and taxpayers for behaviors not recognized as normal by most people in this world.

Someone who posts as 'Sister' is implying that they are a consecrated member of the Catholic church. The church has its own standards for its members. I agree that what non-Catholics do, for that matter what non-clergy do, is none of my business. I don't want to pay for, or participate in, other people's life style choices. If they are none of my business, then don't make them my business by insisting that I pay for them. On the other hand, I am Catholic and I do have a right to tell someone who claims to be a nun to re-examine their stance if what they are claiming is entirely contrary to church teaching. The Vatican has gone after just such people recently as politicians and religious in this country and Europe have appointed themselves experts on the Catholic faith when they have no idea what they're talking about or they're outright lying.

And having married your dog, - then divorced it - which 'spouse' gets taken to the Pound?

A leap in logic.

When blacks were given the right to vote did people say, "What next? How soon will pets be allowed to vote?"

A leap in your logic - mixing apples and oranges: race and homosexuality are 2 different things. Race is an attribute humans born with. Homosexuality is an attribute of choice of sick people.

Hey, "news' (Lorem Ipsum) are you comparing people of color to dogs? What a racist! No surprise to me. The majority of black people in this country don't support homosexual marriage, and they don't want to be dragged into the conversation as a tool of manipulation either.

She needs a membership in Liars Anonymous – except she's hardly anonymous anymore. EVERYbody knows she is either a serial liar or a pathological liar...

Those who support and stand by her are called 'enablers'. They're not unlike battered women who live with their abusers – and keep making excuses for them.

she is also a serial cheater