Kerry: Brown Supporters 'Way Over The Line', Reminiscent Of '08 Palin Rallies

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Kerry: Brown Supporters 'Way Over The Line', Reminiscent Of '08 Palin Rallies
Morgan Cohen | January 18, 2010, 4:05PM

Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA) office released a statement today describing the "threatening tactics" used by Scott Brown supporters in the final days of the special election in Massachusetts. Read the full text after the jump:

At a press conference today, U.S. Sen. John Kerry called on Scott Brown to tell his out of state supporters to put an end to the bullying and intimidation tactics of the past few days.
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"I'm no stranger to hard fought campaigns, but what we've seen in the past few days is way over the line and reminiscent of the dangerous atmosphere of Sarah Palin's 2008 campaign rallies. This is not how democracy works in Massachusetts. Scott Brown needs to speak up and get his out of state tea party supporters under control. In Massachusetts, we fight hard and win elections on the issues and on our differences, not with bullying and threats," said Senator John Kerry.

"He stoked the fires himself - smirking at threats against the Attorney General, busing scores of paid 'supporters' into his events, and standing by while his supporters call his opponents 'Nazis.' But what we've seen over the past two weeks is these out of state supporters coming in and engaging in tactics we've never seen here before. Now, as Election Day approaches, it's become increasingly clear that Scott Brown has lost control of his campaign, and we are calling on him to tell his out of state supporters to stand down," said Coakley spokesman Corey Welford.
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[graywarrior]

1. Yep, he's a teabagger and ne needs to be steeped into oblivion

Radical, right wing teabagger.

[chelsea0011]

2. I am in a heavily Brown stronghold and the Brown sign people

were out in force. Power to them. They're my neighbors and working for a candidate they believe in. But one guy was out there with a sign that said on one side..No Soviet Union" and on the other side "No More Crazy Democrats". I laughed, but also thought how I have never seen anything like that at any election in my town.

[politicasista]

3. Kick

:kick: :patriot:

[AspenRose]

4. Oh great. They're using the tactics of the Tea Parties this past summer

bringing in busloads of people from out-of-state. Who is paying for this? The money has to come from SOMEWHERE...:think: