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VIDEO: Vietnam Vet Drives 1,600 Miles to Volunteer for Scott Brown Campaign

Posted on | January 18, 2010 | 28 Comments

His name is Randy May. He spent his own money, left home in Mississippi on Thursday, drove 38 hours, arrived in Massachusetts on Saturday, and on Sunday afternoon was part of the Brown brigade in Boston outside the Obama-Coakley event:

Da Tech Guy has more about Sunday’s crowd in Boston.

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28 Responses to “VIDEO: Vietnam Vet Drives 1,600 Miles to Volunteer for Scott Brown Campaign”

  1. Joe
    January 18th, 2010 @ 1:05 pm

    Thank you for your service in Vietnam Mr. May and thank you for your service to Scott Brown.

    BTW, just saw Chris Matthews on Morning Joe. He said Scott Brown is ahead by double points and should win and that Coakley is an idiot.

  2. Joe
    January 18th, 2010 @ 1:05 pm

    Thank you for your service in Vietnam Mr. May and thank you for your service to Scott Brown.

    BTW, just saw Chris Matthews on Morning Joe. He said Scott Brown is ahead by double points and should win and that Coakley is an idiot.

  3. Joe
    January 18th, 2010 @ 8:05 am

    Thank you for your service in Vietnam Mr. May and thank you for your service to Scott Brown.

    BTW, just saw Chris Matthews on Morning Joe. He said Scott Brown is ahead by double points and should win and that Coakley is an idiot.

  4. Shirley
    January 18th, 2010 @ 2:08 pm

    Great motivator….off the couch and into the streets.

  5. Shirley
    January 18th, 2010 @ 2:08 pm

    Great motivator….off the couch and into the streets.

  6. Shirley
    January 18th, 2010 @ 9:08 am

    Great motivator….off the couch and into the streets.

  7. KingShamus
    January 18th, 2010 @ 3:43 pm

    Enthusiasm gap?

    Way to go, Mr. May.

  8. KingShamus
    January 18th, 2010 @ 3:43 pm

    Enthusiasm gap?

    Way to go, Mr. May.

  9. KingShamus
    January 18th, 2010 @ 10:43 am

    Enthusiasm gap?

    Way to go, Mr. May.

  10. keyboard jockey
    January 18th, 2010 @ 5:48 pm

    Martha Coakley can’t find any Kennedy coat tails.

    Obama’s speech for Coakley. Scott Brown is for The Fat Cats.

    This is a memorable FBN, Imus In The Morning commentator Dagen McDowell Quote, about what the present Government is seeking to do to US.

    You don’t want to think if you get in bed with Uncle Sam, he is going to strip you naked, chain you to the bed, leave you there…………

    http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2010/01/imus-in-mornings-dagen-mcdowell-us-govt.html

  11. keyboard jockey
    January 18th, 2010 @ 5:48 pm

    Martha Coakley can’t find any Kennedy coat tails.

    Obama’s speech for Coakley. Scott Brown is for The Fat Cats.

    This is a memorable FBN, Imus In The Morning commentator Dagen McDowell Quote, about what the present Government is seeking to do to US.

    You don’t want to think if you get in bed with Uncle Sam, he is going to strip you naked, chain you to the bed, leave you there…………

    http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2010/01/imus-in-mornings-dagen-mcdowell-us-govt.html

  12. keyboard jockey
    January 18th, 2010 @ 12:48 pm

    Martha Coakley can’t find any Kennedy coat tails.

    Obama’s speech for Coakley. Scott Brown is for The Fat Cats.

    This is a memorable FBN, Imus In The Morning commentator Dagen McDowell Quote, about what the present Government is seeking to do to US.

    You don’t want to think if you get in bed with Uncle Sam, he is going to strip you naked, chain you to the bed, leave you there…………

    http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2010/01/imus-in-mornings-dagen-mcdowell-us-govt.html

  13. Joe
    January 18th, 2010 @ 6:04 pm

    DAN SCHNUR:

    There’s no way that Martha Coakley can lose: Kennedy family members will personally carry Massachusetts voters to the polls to keep that from happening. More likely is that she wins by a relatively small margin of victory that will be written off as a status-quo outcome by a political community whose expectations for a huge upset were raised beyond all rational levels this past week.

    But if Scott Brown actually does pull off an astonishing victory, first, the sun will swallow the moon, angels will weep and the Charles River will run red with blood.

  14. Joe
    January 18th, 2010 @ 6:04 pm

    DAN SCHNUR:

    There’s no way that Martha Coakley can lose: Kennedy family members will personally carry Massachusetts voters to the polls to keep that from happening. More likely is that she wins by a relatively small margin of victory that will be written off as a status-quo outcome by a political community whose expectations for a huge upset were raised beyond all rational levels this past week.

    But if Scott Brown actually does pull off an astonishing victory, first, the sun will swallow the moon, angels will weep and the Charles River will run red with blood.

  15. Joe
    January 18th, 2010 @ 1:04 pm

    DAN SCHNUR:

    There’s no way that Martha Coakley can lose: Kennedy family members will personally carry Massachusetts voters to the polls to keep that from happening. More likely is that she wins by a relatively small margin of victory that will be written off as a status-quo outcome by a political community whose expectations for a huge upset were raised beyond all rational levels this past week.

    But if Scott Brown actually does pull off an astonishing victory, first, the sun will swallow the moon, angels will weep and the Charles River will run red with blood.

  16. Patrick
    January 18th, 2010 @ 7:38 pm

    Hmmph, some of us cannot afford to drive all the way to MA for a damn campaign rally.

  17. Patrick
    January 18th, 2010 @ 7:38 pm

    Hmmph, some of us cannot afford to drive all the way to MA for a damn campaign rally.

  18. Patrick
    January 18th, 2010 @ 2:38 pm

    Hmmph, some of us cannot afford to drive all the way to MA for a damn campaign rally.

  19. proof
    January 18th, 2010 @ 8:09 pm

    Obama said he wanted to unite the nation. Looks like he’s doing a pretty good job of uniting us against his health care plan!
    He sure motivated that Mississippi vet!

  20. proof
    January 18th, 2010 @ 8:09 pm

    Obama said he wanted to unite the nation. Looks like he’s doing a pretty good job of uniting us against his health care plan!
    He sure motivated that Mississippi vet!

  21. proof
    January 18th, 2010 @ 3:09 pm

    Obama said he wanted to unite the nation. Looks like he’s doing a pretty good job of uniting us against his health care plan!
    He sure motivated that Mississippi vet!

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