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meegbear

(25,438 posts)
Tue Jun 19, 2012, 08:14 AM Jun 2012

Sen. Scott Brown demands conditions to join Elizabeth Warren in accepting Vicki Kennedy's invitation [View all]

Source: masslive.com

U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., today said he will join his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren in accepting an invitation to debate, as proposed by Vicki Kennedy, the widow of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, as long as certain conditions are met.

More than a week ago, Kennedy invited the two Senate race rivals to go head-to-head in a debate sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Boston and the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, which is currently being built.

Warren accepted on June 11 and Monday, Brown's Campaign Manager Jim Barnett, sent Kennedy a letter saying they would accept the invitation if certain conditions were agreed upon.

For starters, Kennedy has to pledge to remain neutral for remainder of the contentious Senate race for the seat held by her husband from 1962 until his death from brain cancer in 2009. While it is not entirely clear what this condition involves, an endorsement of a particular candidate would almost certainly be out of bounds.

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Read more: http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/06/sen_scott_brown_joins_elizabet.html



That's a bullshit term, to say the least.

And there's another condition which was reported on TV but not here ... that MSNBC not be allowed to broadcast the debate.
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Brown is running scared Randomthought Jun 2012 #1
These are not reasonable terms......... Swede Atlanta Jun 2012 #2
The audiences for those two stations are fairly polarized. AlbertCat Jun 2012 #18
Isn't this strong-arming stuff going to back fire on him? Why should she remain neutral? WI_DEM Jun 2012 #3
Here's what I would propose: proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #4
omg, lol wordpix Jun 2012 #15
If a any democrat posed like this picture...The ReTugs wold be howling and Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #17
Elizabeth Warren responds to Brown's centerfold DJ13 Jun 2012 #20
God I am so hot for that lady, and for all of the right reasons. left on green only Jun 2012 #27
BWAHAHAHA! OMG! freshwest Jun 2012 #28
What demographic would that attract?! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #22
value voters newblewtoo Jun 2012 #25
This just proves that Brown is a coward Iliyah Jun 2012 #5
Sounds like Scott is afraid nt cstanleytech Jun 2012 #6
Scott fears Elizabeth The Wizard Jun 2012 #7
It's not just that he drives a pick up truck......... left on green only Jun 2012 #26
I'm surprised that another Brown condition wasn't that FOX broadcast the debate. no_hypocrisy Jun 2012 #8
He is channeling his inner Grover Norquist. louis-t Jun 2012 #9
The letter doesn't mention brodcasting at all ... GOTV Jun 2012 #10
If he was that concerned, what about Fox News? meegbear Jun 2012 #12
Vicki should get out of it then and be for Warren and let someonre elsre do the debate. craigmatic Jun 2012 #11
Asshole. He probably also wants "No hard questions" as well. MADem Jun 2012 #13
I see that Scott Brown wants to be a 1/2 term Putz bayareaboy Jun 2012 #14
wow, what a letter from King Scotty! wordpix Jun 2012 #16
poor baby..... madrchsod Jun 2012 #19
Ok, but only if his pink leather shorts remain neutral. nt onehandle Jun 2012 #21
Did Warren have ANYTHING to do with MSNBC arranging the debate? randome Jun 2012 #23
Boston Globe email alert says Raven Jun 2012 #24
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