in proper political discourse
http://israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/02/j-street-endorsee-says-to-get-little.htmlJ Street endorsee says to get a little bloody
I think my friend Stacy McCain was surprised when Congressman Mike Capuano (D-Ma) told a union rally in Boston on Tuesday that it's time to 'get a little bloody.' But I'm not.
Living in Israel, I don't recognize the name of ever Representative and Senator in the US. But I recognize Capuano's name. Capuano ran against Martha Coakley for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in the special election to fill Ted Kennedy's seat two years ago. Coakley won the primary. The election was won by Scott Brown - the first Republican Senator from Massachusetts since Ed Brooke in my childhood. I was in Massachusetts just after that and kept hearing how Capuano would have been a better candidate, because he's 'more exciting.' Uh huh.
But Capuano's name was familiar for a different and more important reason. Capuano was endorsed by J Street and got the Soros money despite being unopposed in his Congressional election in November.
Is it a coincidence that a guy who behaves like a union thug was endorsed by J Street? I don't think so. It's part of the entire trend of the Democratic party abandoning Israel.
That punk is most likely to end up bloodied in a fight
http://nhjournal.com/2011/02/23/dem-rep-to-unions-time-to-get-%E2%80%98bloody%E2%80%99/ Dem Rep to unions: Time to get ‘bloody’
By Patrick Hynes
February 23, 2011
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A Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts is raising the stakes in the nation’s fight over the future of public employee unions, saying emails aren’t enough to show support and that it is time to “get a little bloody.”
“I’m proud to be here with people who understand that it’s more than just sending an email to get you going. Every once and awhile you need to get out on the streets and get a little bloody when necessary,” Rep. Mike Capuano (D-Ma.) told a crowd in Boston on Tuesday rallying in solidarity for Wisconsin union members.
Capuano’s comments come at a time when there is heightened sensitivity to violent rhetoric in the wake of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ (D-Az.) shooting in January.
Capuano is considered a leading contender to take on Sen. Scott Brown in 2012.
This is not Capuano’s first brush with violent rhetoric. Last month Capuano said, “Politicians, I think are too bland today. I don’t know what they believe in. Nothing wrong with throwing a coffee cup at someone if you’re doing it for human rights.”