Assailant Was a Coakley Staffer on Loan from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee?

Weekly Standard ^ | January 13, 2010 | John McCormack

[maggief]

Or just a really good lookalike?

A tipster tells me that the man who was pushing me outside of a Capitol Hill fundraiser Tuesday night for Massachusetts Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley is Michael Meehan.

Meehan heads up a firm called Blue Line Strategic Communications along with his partner David DiMartino, who was outside the fundraiser with Coakley tonight and introduced himself to me there. The AP reported on Monday that Meehan is also working for Coakley: "The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also dispatched Michael Meehan, a media consultant with ties to Massachusetts, to assist the Coakley camp with messaging."

[ExTexasRedhead]

Has this gone to Drudge, Rush, Beck, Hannity so it can be broadcast throughout the country? America must see these thugs in action; RATs SOP.

Do you think we should expect this type behavior in Massachusetts next week from Union thugs, ACORN thugs, Liberal wackjob thugs???? If so, what is law enforcement going to do about it? Video tapes should be rolling and lawyers on stand by.

[STARWISE]

Brown should be using this photo today in all his ads, posters and press appearances. Thank God there was a Weekly Standard photog there to capture this 'gang' violence.

Just keep your hands in your pockets, Martha.

Go, Scott!

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Arena Profile: Michael Meehan

Michael Meehan is an expert at communications, national media, message development and implementation, polling and election politics. For over 23 years, he has been at the epicenter of communications and policy and understands firsthand the political dynamics of campaigns and Capitol Hill.

He currently serves as president of BGR Public Relations, Senior Vice President at Virilion, a digital media company and founder of Blue Line Strategic Communications.

From Senate Chief of Staff to top political and communications posts at the three national Democratic Party Committees (DSCC, DCCC and DNC), Meehan has held positions of influence in the public policy and media relations arenas.

He has worked in top advisory positions for many U.S. Senators, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer. From 2005 thru 2007 he served as Senator Maria Cantwell's (D-WA) Chief of Staff and chief strategist of her 2006 re-election campaign.

In the House, Meehan worked for U.S. Representatives John Olver, Vic Fazio and the DCCC. Meehan’s governmental and political experiences include working on dozens of Congressional and Senate campaigns in over 25 states, two presidential campaigns, and a stint as Vice President of NARAL Prochoice America.

Meehan holds a BA in political science and education from Bates College and lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife Tovah and daughters Meghan and Hannah.

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Even Politico CAN'T ignore it, and has VIDEO up on their website.

The Weekly Standard's John McCormack, on whom the husband of Dede Scozzafava (remember her?) called the cops, gets pushed around after trying (with no success) to ask Martha Coakley an unfriendly question:

As I walked down the street, a man who appeared to be associated with the Coakley campaign pushed me into a freestanding metal railing. I ended up on the sidewalk. I was fine. He helped me up from the ground, but kept pushing up against me, blocking my path toward Coakley down the street.

He asked if I was with the media, and I told him I work for THE WEEKLY STANDARD. When I asked him who he worked for he replied, "I work for me." He demanded to see my credentials, and even though it was a public street, I showed them to him.

I eventually got around him and met up with the attorney general halfway down the block.

"Attorney General, could I ask you a question please?" I said. "We're done, thanks," Coakley replied. She walked back toward the restaurant, apparently searching for her car. She remained silent as I (politely) repeated my question.

Coakley staffers told me they didn't know who the man was who pushed me, though by every indication he was somehow connected to the campaign.

It being the YouTube era, any Boston pols want to tell me who the guy is?

UPDATE: McCormack says it's a consultant the DSCC DNC brought in to the race; a DNC spokesman didn't immediately respond to a question about the incident."

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LOL ... the Dems are kicking desks, hitting walls, going ballistic, muttering to themselves, castigating each other, and in a magnificent malignant frenzy today. Our angel in the whirlwind is pretty busy these days, thank God.

[onyx]

Oh my, so that’s the thug!

[savedbygrace]

I’m pretty sure it’s an AP photo, not Weekly Standard.

There is only one thing Coakley can do to stem the bleeding, IMO. She needs to tell Meehan to quit her campaign and go back to D. C. Then she needs to make that announcement and apologize to the reporter and promise to answer his questions.

But she won’t do any of that. She’s a Dim, a ‘progressive’ Dim at that. Code for communist.

[melancholy]

Do you think we should expect this type behavior in Massachusetts next week from Union thugs, ACORN thugs, Liberal wackjob thugs????

Yes, recounts, etc. IOW, Al-Frankened II "election."

If so, what is law enforcement going to do about it?

Nothing, the fox is in charge of the henhouse! Coakley is THE highest ranked LEO in MA; THE AG!! LOL

[STARWISE]

Michael Meehan on Facebook

Michael Meehan is a fan of:

Politicians

* Martha Coakley
* Terry McAuliffe
* Alan Khazei
* Harry Reid
* James McGovern

Non-Profits

* Media Matters for America
* EMILY's List
* Clean Energy Works
* SEIU California
* NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia

[maggief]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2427385/posts?page=4

DSCC: Shoved reporter tape a GOP ‘dirty trick’ (re. Coakley aide Michael Meehan)

politico ^ | January 13, 2010 | Ben Smith

[STARWISE]

ABC
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Blue-State Blues: Win or Lose, GOP Sets Frame for ‘10 in Massachusetts

Did Republicans already win in Massachusetts?

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2010/01/democrats-scramble-to-hold-kennedy-seat-in-mass.html

[STARWISE]

ROFL!!!

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[maggief]

THAT is the best they can do?

Thug aide assaults reporter.

AG witnesses assault and walks away with hands in pockets.

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GOP “dirty trick.”

Pathetic.

[STARWISE]

They skeeered, tremblin' .....

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Ping to thread ...

[onyx]

“DSCC consultant, Michael Meehan”

I’m wondering whether Michael Meehan is related to Marty Meehan?

I’ll try to research.

[STARWISE]

I’ll save you the time, my dear .. been
looking .. haven’t found one yet.

[Notwithstanding]

http://www.politico.com/arena/bio/michael_meehan.html

Profile of culprit Michael Meehan:

Michael Meehan is an expert at communications, national media, message development and implementation, polling and election politics. For over 23 years, he has been at the epicenter of communications and policy and understands firsthand the political dynamics of campaigns and Capitol Hill. He currently serves as president of BGR Public Relations, Senior Vice President at Virilion, a digital media company and founder of Blue Line Strategic Communications.

From Senate Chief of Staff to top political and communications posts at the three national Democratic Party Committees (DSCC, DCCC and DNC), Meehan has held positions of influence in the public policy and media relations arenas. He has worked in top advisory positions for many U.S. Senators, including Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer. From 2005 thru 2007 he served as Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-WA) Chief of Staff and chief strategist of her 2006 re-election campaign.

In the House, Meehan worked for U.S. Representatives John Olver, Vic Fazio and the DCCC. Meehan’s governmental and political experiences include working on dozens of Congressional and Senate campaigns in over 25 states, two presidential campaigns, and a stint as Vice President of NARAL Prochoice America.

Meehan holds a BA in political science and education from Bates College and lives in Alexandria, VA with his wife Tovah and daughters Meghan and Hannah.

[Liz]

Look at her------Coakley's actually enjoying seeing
the reporter being beaten up by her savage Dem aid.

[Carling]

An accurate title would be “Coakley Aide Assaults Reporter.” I must have missed the reporter being a willing participant in a “scuffle”?

[Liz]

LAUGH BREAK---YOO HOO, OBAMA, WHERE ARE YOU? The White House says Pres Obama has no plans to visit Massachusetts to campaign for the Democrat seeking Kennedy's Senate seat. If she won, AG Martha Coakley would maintain the 60th vote Democrats Obama needs to prevent a filibuster of Obama's top domestic priority — health care reform.

ROTFLMCO Ohaha's not going to MA b/c he got lacerated when he showed up numerous times in NJ last Nov and saw the Dim go down to defeat. Ohaha was electorally castrated when he invested time, money and WH resources in NJ. The NJ race was considered a "squeaker" that would go on till all hours. But two hours after the polls closed, the Repub was declared the winner with a comfortable 4-point margin (would have been higher were it not for Dem voter fraud).

MOMENTS TO REMEMBER Nov 2009 elections clipped the wings of Obama's plans for a permanent Democratic realignment. NJ and Va gubernatorial candidates---the only two 2009 statewide races---won Independents by a 2-1 margin, (66%-33% and 60%-30%, respectively); McCain lost Independents in each state to Obama a year earlier.

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THE OBAMA SLAPDOWN Ohaha was heavly invested in the 2009 NJ gubernatorial race. His carefully-laid plans for installing a permanent Dem majority went haywire. Pulling out all the stops made Ohaha a VERY good target for voters disgusted with Ohaha’s policies.

OBAMA WAS DESPERATE FOR NJ's CORZINE TO WIN. The NY Times reported:
(a) every TV ad Corzine put on the air was screened by Obama's WH team.
(b) Corzine's aides gave the WH daily briefings.
(c) Obama’s pollsters took over for Corzine’s polling team,
(d) White House operatives were on the ground for internal strategy sessions,
(e) White House operatives were orchestrating obscure pep rallies with Latinos (kept secret from voters),
(f) Ohaha campaigned in the state three times, Biden was there twice.
(g) Ohaha TV ads ran relentlessly in costly NY media markets.
(h) The crooked NJ Democrat Machine was also running at warp speed.

Other pertinent facts:

>> Incumbent Dem Jon Corzine (the wealthy loser) outspent the Repub winner about 4-1.
>> New Jersey has a huge Democratic registration.
>> Corzine bragged he had 20,000 paid union helpers on the ground election day to get out the vote.
>> There was a third party candidate siphoning off Republican votes.
>> Corzine had the power of incumbency.
>> Corzine had the power of a crooked Democrat Machine cooking the vote.
>> Ohaha hid $17.5 BILLION stimlulus in New Jersey.....for Corzine's reelection campaign.

And still Corzine lost decisively.

I sure wish Ohaha would show up in MA. ROTFLMCO.

[STARWISE]

I could believe she was shocked momentarily
and froze, but wouldn’t a normal human
reaction so close to the assault be to
put your hands out, to stop the assaulter ?