Patrick speech set at convention

Why in the world would the DNC choose Patrick to speak at the convention?? Assuming that Obama is the nominee, why would they want to draw attention to Patrick? There are many similarities between Patrick and Obama, and one of my main reservations about voting for Obama is that he is so similar to Patrick, who has pretty much turned out to be a useless Governor. I can honestly say that having Patrick speak at the Convention and hearing talk of Patrick joining an Obama administration would have a HUGE influence on me to vote AGAINST Obama. It seems that Obama who has campaigned on the idea of "change" is just another typical politician who rewards those who support him regardless of qualifications.

When/how did Deval Patrick become a "party heavyweight"?! I notice Deval's not planning to talk about his accomplishments as governor. They must have figured that would be too short a speech . . . "Hi, I'm Deval Patrick. I am a Democratic governor of a monolithically Democratic state, and I've done nothing substantive in my 1+ years as governor. But my back story is heartwarming and I'm making great progress on my memoirs. Thank you very much."

I think its a great idea for him to speak at the convention.

I think its a good idea to have so many Clinton supporters speaking at this convention. It was an historical campaign for her. Now, her supporters who won't give up and keep trying to drive a wedge into the party need to STOP. She lost. She conceded. MOVE ON. Leaking memos to the press now, right before the convention is low brow and really, a page right out of The Wizard of Rove's handbook.

Perhaps this is WHY Clinton didn't win the nomination.

Oh how I hope she turns the convention on its ears. She won, didn't lose. She took Ohio, Pa., Florida, etc. New York, California. He didn't take one large state and now, speaking as someone who supported her, I and most of the people I know, will vote for McCain rather than let an inexperienced man who just recently was handing out pamphlets on the south side of chicago. I am from chicago and I know that area. It was not something that prepares you for the presidency.

Is it becoming crystal clear to everyone that these Repugnicans are soooooo jealous of our rising Democratic leaders? They can't seem to stop themselves from throwing juvenille tantrums against the courage, integrity and vision of our strong Democratic candidates. It would be interesting to hear their opinion of John McSAME and his merry band of Washington lobbyists......

I believe Governor Patrick will seek a second term as Govewrnor in 2010, but whether he full fills that 2nd term and not all of a sudden be offered an immediate position with ouer next president....President Obama who I know in my 'heart of hearts' this counrty needs right now.....will be our next president.... .for say his 2nd term in 2012 himself is another thing entirely....God Bless the Commonwealth of Mass...and God Bless this country.

When/how did Deval Patrick become a "party heavyweight"?! I notice Deval's not planning to talk about his accomplishments as governor. They must have figured that would be too short a speech.

I don't know where in Mass Rick is living but I can tell you as a white resident of Springfield working at after school programs at public schools that the increased funding of state educational institutions has directly impacted the lives of the children I work with. When I started the school I worked at was a complete dump and by the end of this year it will have had a complete renovations that the students can finally be proud of. Deval Patrick is working hard for the people of Massachusetts and I have seen it with my own eyes working on the front lines for communal progress and change. Deval supports Obama becuase there ideas are similar and Deval is going to run for Re-election in Mass and I'm proud of that.

Clinton didn't win the nomination because the media deliberately torpedoed her in order to promote a first term senator and arrogant dilettante. Of course they had assistance from a bunch of impressionable young people with time on their hands and assorted dim-witted, mean-spirited bloggers. Last but not least the back-stabbing leaders of the Democratic Party who couldn't stand having the Clintons stealing the show. They are much more comfortable promoting a young man (Black, no less!) with no experience that they can play like a puppet.
How stupid are Americans??!!? Apparently stupid enough to vote for a liberal version of George Bush- all show and no substance.

DeVille on the Supreme Court?

You must be joking. He is a few bricks shy of a load, as evidenced by his do nothing tenure here in Mass.

Seeing that Obama has campaigned using the Deval Patrick "Hope/Change" handbook, I would think they wouldn't want him up there. If Deval is a party heavyweight then the Democrat party has all but lost. Personally, maybe Obama winning is the best thing Massachusetts could hope for :)...

Clinton didn't win the nomination because the media deliberately torpedoed her in order to promote a first term senator and arrogant dilettante. Of course they had assistance from a bunch of impressionable young people with time on their hands and assorted dim-witted, mean-spirited bloggers. Last but not least the back-stabbing leaders of the Democratic Party who couldn't stand having the Clintons stealing the show. They are much more comfortable promoting a young man (Black, no less!) with no experience that they can play like a puppet.
How stupid are Americans??!!? Apparently stupid enough to vote for a liberal version of George Bush- all show and no substance.

Deval Patrick and Barack Obama.....Separated At Birth.

Two empty Brooks Brothers suits.

Two inexperienced "political heavyweights".

Two "celebrity politicians".

Two speakers who can't put two coherant ad hoc words together unless they are scripted.

Two bricks shy of a load.

Two inches short of a foot.

Two narcissistic self-centered wannabees.

To quote the article:

"and they borrowed from each other's rhetorical flourishes"

Way back when I was a boy .... they used to call that
either "plagarism", or a lack of original thought.

Deval Patrick has has been a horrible Governor for Massachusetts. To "Phil from Springfield", Patrick had nothing to do with the renovations at your school... His entire budget plan for Massachusetts was based on bringing casinos into the state, and when this plan was up for a vote where was he? In New York selling his book. Does anyone really believe he's gonna run for a 2nd term?? First of all, there is no way he will win a 2nd term. Second, do you really think someone who goes to NY to sell his book during the voting on his only budget plan is really committed to this state? I don't think so. I think he's more interested in furthering his career so he can write another book about how great he thinks he is.

I love the comment about how Democrats have "courage, integrity, and vision". That's a complete laugh. Democrats in the past two terms were elected to end the War. They were too incompetent and weak to even find the wherewithall to retreat. They had the Majority and they couldn't retreat. Obama is part of this limp class of Democrats. If Obama had courage he would have voted against the $300 Billion Dollars he voted for to fund the War. If he had any courage or integrity he wouldn't have voted to confirm Condi Rice as Secretary of State. If his words had any integrity he would have made a bipartisan effort with his time as Senator. He is the most radical left candidate and has a 97 percent voting record right down the party line. Think about his grandiloquent claim that "There isn't a Blue America, or a Red America, there is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" Well, he votes for just a Blue America.

As far as Patrick, he is a total discrace. He asked a Parole Board to ask for the release of a Grandmother Rapist. He took hundreds of thousands of dollars to be the public face for Ameriquest, a predatory mortgage lender company that targetted the poor and were particurlarly cruel to minorities. He was the backstabbing token minority Judas that got his wealth by this predatory lender, got his mansion in the Berkshires by trading on his political capital (given by the Clintons). If he cared about poor black people he would have defended them and not taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from a predatory lender that targetted minorities. Patrick appealed to our "Hopes and Dreams" and opened the door to the Casino Industry. He gave his personal congratulations to Glen Marshall of the Mashpee Wampanoags, a convicted rapist who lied about Military Service. Patrick's chief aide who was responsible for ushering in Casinos was caught with a 15 year old boy. Patrick is surrounded by filth, Obama and Tony Rezko are also tied, he's another filthy scumbag, and how about that wacko Reverend Wright. Obama took the "Audacity of Hope" title from the title of one of Reverend Wright's sermons "The Audacity of Hope".

This is the information age and it is mind boggling that people would consider the most inexperienced candidate of both Parties Primaries. Obama is a fairy tale. Writers and many of the Press value language skills and Obama has them. His problem is that he speaks with grandiloquence when he speaks about "themes", but when it comes down to specifics in policy, he uses weasel words, lawyer-speak fine print to weasel out of positions. Is Obama for a timetable withdrawl, is he for drilling? What is his position regarding the Strategic Reserves? He has more weasel words than at the end of one of those Viagra commercials. This guy is so self absorbed, he writes books about himself. If he focused on actually doing something he might realize how inexperienced he is. He is delusional and the irrational exuberance that led to the stock market bubble, the real estate bubble will start the worst of all, an Obama Bubble. The Press, like Chris Matthews who gets a tingle up his leg when Obama speaks, are in a bubble. The Stepford Wives in Wellesley, the trophy wives in Weston and the boat ornament wives in Cohasset will love the Maria Shriver endorsment . I hate being right, but look at the towns that went for Obama.

Hey Boston Globe, don't be a Nazi censor and not post this because this is a differing opinon from your left wing views. Show some courage and post this.

The common thread between Obama and Patrick is their lack of value of hard work and experience. If they valued hard work, they would not have the audacity to run because they had no experience. Casinos are about throwing your money away, devaluing your hard work to earn the money. Do you know they have companies that schedule their bus trips to casinos based on when Social Security Checks are mailed out?

I think that the reason why the Press are in love with Obama and Patrick is that writers hope that words matter, words and language are their trade and Obama values language skills. The reason why words resonate with people is the action that goes along with the words. If someone has walked the walk, their words mean something, if someone uses words that they have no experience in, the words are hollow. Influencing people with words is not as meaningful as influencing people with action. Obama and Patrick's actions, their associations with sleazy filth and their lack of experience do not align in any way with their lofty rhetoric. Their lofty rhetoric throws the Press off the scent and prevents them from doing their due dilligence.

The problem with Socialists is that they believe that they are entitled something and that it is governments job to provide for them. Socialists are either slothfully lazy or hyper agressive like Nazi's. What Socialists don't value is being industrious, and working hard. This is why Obama and Patrick don't value experience, because they don't value hard work.

I love the comment about how Democrats have "courage, integrity, and vision". That's a complete laugh. Democrats in the past two terms were elected to end the War. They were too incompetent and weak to even find the wherewithall to retreat. They had the Majority and they couldn't retreat. Obama is part of this limp class of Democrats. If Obama had courage he would have voted against the $300 Billion Dollars he voted for to fund the War. If he had any courage or integrity he wouldn't have voted to confirm Condi Rice as Secretary of State. If his words had any integrity he would have made a bipartisan effort with his time as Senator. He is the most radical left candidate and has a 97 percent voting record right down the party line. Think about his grandiloquent claim that "There isn't a Blue America, or a Red America, there is the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" Well, he votes for just a Blue America.

As far as Patrick, he is a total discrace. He asked a Parole Board to ask for the release of a Grandmother Rapist. He took hundreds of thousands of dollars to be the public face for Ameriquest, a predatory mortgage lender company that targetted the poor and were particurlarly cruel to minorities. He was the backstabbing token minority Judas that got his wealth by this predatory lender, got his mansion in the Berkshires by trading on his political capital (given by the Clintons). If he cared about poor black people he would have defended them and not taken hundreds of thousands of dollars from a predatory lender that targetted minorities. Patrick appealed to our "Hopes and Dreams" and opened the door to the Casino Industry. He gave his personal congratulations to Glen Marshall of the Mashpee Wampanoags, a convicted rapist who lied about Military Service. Patrick's chief aide who was responsible for ushering in Casinos was caught with a 15 year old boy. Patrick is surrounded by filth, Obama and Tony Rezko are also tied, he's another filthy scumbag, and how about that wacko Reverend Wright. Obama took the "Audacity of Hope" title from the title of one of Reverend Wright's sermons "The Audacity of Hope".

This is the information age and it is mind boggling that people would consider the most inexperienced candidate of both Parties Primaries. Obama is a fairy tale. Writers and many of the Press value language skills and Obama has them. His problem is that he speaks with grandiloquence when he speaks about "themes", but when it comes down to specifics in policy, he uses weasel words, lawyer-speak fine print to weasel out of positions. Is Obama for a timetable withdrawl, is he for drilling? What is his position regarding the Strategic Reserves? He has more weasel words than at the end of one of those Viagra commercials. This guy is so self absorbed, he writes books about himself. If he focused on actually doing something he might realize how inexperienced he is. He is delusional and the irrational exuberance that led to the stock market bubble, the real estate bubble will start the worst of all, an Obama Bubble. The Press, like Chris Matthews who gets a tingle up his leg when Obama speaks, are in a bubble. The Stepford Wives in Wellesley, the trophy wives in Weston and the boat ornament wives in Cohasset will love the Maria Shriver endorsment . I hate being right, but look at the towns that went for Obama.

Hey Boston Globe, don't be a Nazi censor and not post this because this is a differing opinon from your left wing views. Show some courage and post this.