Patrick Launches Campaign with Labor in Pittsfield
Deval Patrick kicked-off his first official campaign tour on Sunday at the annual Labor-Legislative Breakfast of the Berkshire Central Labor Council. By the accounts coming in so far — it was a roaring success.
The Berkshire Eagle reported:
Deval Patrick says Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has been nothing more than a “recreational governor” during his time in office, using the state’s money to travel the country in hopes of making a run at the presidency in 2008.Patrick, speaking to a crowd of about 250 at the 20th-annual labor-legislative breakfast at Sons of Italy Itam Lodge 564 yesterday morning, fired verbal salvos at Romney and spoke about his own political aspirations to run for the governor’s seat next year as a Democrat.
“(Romney) was going to build job opportunities in Massachusetts, but what he’s done is gone all over the country on our dime,” Patrick said.
A former NAACP and Clinton administration lawyer, Patrick, gave a stirring speech that elicited a standing ovation. He has not officially announced his run for office, but Suzanne Bump, Patrick’s deputy political director, said he will do that today in Pittsfield when he makes two public appearances.
Well, OK. But what are bloggers saying about the event?
The headline at MargeBlog reads: Deval Patrick Wows Them in Pittsfield
Walk In Brain writes: “If Patrick can govern a tenth as well as he can speak, Massachusetts would be in capable hands. You can officially move this blogger from ‘undecided’ to firmly into the Deval Patrick camp.”
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I’d like to see what pro-Patrick supporters think about this letter from the Arlington Advocate where a member of the DP Media Team attacked and distorted the positions of AG Reilly.
Particularly alarming is the claim that the AG and Governor Romney have the same position on stem cells and gay marriage. The AG has a long record supporting civil rights for all, and has increasingly called for advanced and enhanced stem cell research.
The letter is below, but I wanted to see what people think about it. The last thing progressives need to do is slander each other.
With the gubernatorial primary approaching, many Arlington democrats will find themselves questioning whether to cast a primary ballet for Tom Reilly or for Deval Patrick. I would like to use this letter to strongly urge Arlingtonians to consider Deval Patrick.
The issues surrounding this election are critical; the financial health of Massachusetts hangs in the balance. When casting your ballot, remember that Tom Reilly certified an anti-gay petition put forth by the Massachusetts “Family” Institute. Remember that Tom Reilly has “flip-flopped” on the death penalty, Deval Patrick remains firmly against capital punishment. Think of the millions of Americans suffering from debilitating diseases and think of how both Governor Mitt Romney and Attorney General Reilly have played politics with stem cell research.
When at the polls, consider Deval Patrick’s roots, from the southside of Chicago, the first in his family to attend college. Patrick was not handed a political career, he earned it. As a member of President Bill Clinton’s Justice Department, he served as the first assistant attorney general for civil rights.
This is a critical time for Massachusetts: the state is in one of the worst financial crises that it ever has been in. We need a strong, compassionate leader and Deval Patrick is just that person.
Colin R. Campbell
Morton Road
Member
Deval Patrick Media Team
JumboDem
23 Oct 05 at 1:46 pm