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Scott Brown’s Money-Bomb
Racks Up $1.3 Million in One Day

Posted on | January 12, 2010 | 22 Comments

Impressive results for the Massachusetts Republican seeking the Senate seat formerly occupied for more than a half-century by the Kennedy clan, but not belonging to them by divine right. NTC News has a major aggregation of news on the Massachusetts Senate race.

Yesterday was also a pretty good day for the “Send Me to Massachusetts” money-bomb here. Thanks to tip-jar hitters Edward in St. Louis, Kyle in Ontario, Maggie in Staten Island, Mike in El Segundo, Harry in Gainesville (“Get back to work, MA is about to be big”) and Thomas in Cincinnati (“Bring home a winner”).

If readers keep the hitting the Shoe Leather Fund at a good pace today and Wednesday, Mrs. Other McCain can probably be sweet-talked into letting me head up there Thursday. (Any benighted socialist who still adheres to the discredited labor theory of value should figure at least $20 per hour for the sweet-talking.)

It’s 455 miles one-way from my house to Fitchburg, Mass. — where Pete Da Tech Guy has offered to let me crash on his sofa — so 910 miles x 20 cents per mile = $182. That doesn’t include the two new tires ($75 x 2 = $150) needed for the 2004 KIA, nor other necessary expenses, including replacement of the cell phone I lost in San Francisco. There is also the possibility of taking AmTrak from D.C. to Boston ($87 one-way or $164 round-trip) which would make Joe Biden happy.

Mrs. Other McCain and I just had an early-morning discussion about this Massachusetts trip, in which she (a) mentioned certain unpaid bills and (b) reminded me of my previous pledge that the Pasadena trip would be may last foray on the road before CPAC next month. My argument: “But honey, the readers won’t pay me just to stay home and blog.” Her argument: “[Cold silence].”

Remember: $20 an hour for sweet-talking, and that AmTrak train for Boston leaves at 3 a.m. Thursday, so do the math on my ’round-the-clock sweet-talk campaign.

Category: Blogging, Journalism, Massachusetts, Mrs. Other McCain, Senate, Shoe Leather Fund

Comments

22 Responses to “Scott Brown’s Money-Bomb
Racks Up $1.3 Million in One Day”

  1. Joe
    January 12th, 2010 @ 2:00 pm

    Good riddens to the Kennedy Seat.

  2. Joe
    January 12th, 2010 @ 9:00 am

    Good riddens to the Kennedy Seat.

  3. Joe
    January 12th, 2010 @ 2:38 pm

    Brown fought back against Coakley’s argument in the Senate debate last night stating, according to the Globe, “You can run against Bush-Cheney, but I’m Scott Brown…I live in Wrentham. I drive a truck.’’

    Go Brown Go.

  4. Joe
    January 12th, 2010 @ 9:38 am

    Brown fought back against Coakley’s argument in the Senate debate last night stating, according to the Globe, “You can run against Bush-Cheney, but I’m Scott Brown…I live in Wrentham. I drive a truck.’’

    Go Brown Go.

  5. Mr.K
    January 12th, 2010 @ 2:56 pm

    Once again, I am offering to be an exclusive reporting for The Other McCain in Massachusetts, as I live just 50 minutes from Massachusetts.

  6. Mr.K
    January 12th, 2010 @ 9:56 am

    Once again, I am offering to be an exclusive reporting for The Other McCain in Massachusetts, as I live just 50 minutes from Massachusetts.

  7. Joe
    January 12th, 2010 @ 10:35 am

    Rasmussen explains.

    This is still Coakly’s race to lose, but Brown definitely has a shot and momentum in his favor.

  8. Joe
    January 12th, 2010 @ 3:35 pm

    Rasmussen explains.

    This is still Coakly’s race to lose, but Brown definitely has a shot and momentum in his favor.

  9. Cakeman
    January 12th, 2010 @ 5:01 pm

    http://bit.ly/7bcM09
    McCain=Adlai Stevenson?

    Hit his tip jar. It’s HISTORY for crying out loud.

  10. Cakeman
    January 12th, 2010 @ 12:01 pm

    http://bit.ly/7bcM09
    McCain=Adlai Stevenson?

    Hit his tip jar. It’s HISTORY for crying out loud.

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  13. kc duffy
    January 12th, 2010 @ 7:46 pm

    When I get some spare cash, is there a way to earmark it for MRS. Other McCain’s bills instead of your jaunts to far-flung geographies? I knew what I was getting when I married a Sailor many moons ago – this might be part of the deal she hadn’t thought of before agreeing to be mother to your children?

  14. kc duffy
    January 12th, 2010 @ 2:46 pm

    When I get some spare cash, is there a way to earmark it for MRS. Other McCain’s bills instead of your jaunts to far-flung geographies? I knew what I was getting when I married a Sailor many moons ago – this might be part of the deal she hadn’t thought of before agreeing to be mother to your children?

  15. Shirley
    January 12th, 2010 @ 11:32 pm

    I’m in Delaware (home of Joe Biden), and I made an online contribution last night. It wasn’t alot, but it was the first time I have ever contributed to an out-of-state candidate. It’s that important.

  16. Shirley
    January 12th, 2010 @ 6:32 pm

    I’m in Delaware (home of Joe Biden), and I made an online contribution last night. It wasn’t alot, but it was the first time I have ever contributed to an out-of-state candidate. It’s that important.

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