Joan Vennochi of the Boston Globe has written a scathing article against Brown and his supporters.
Brown Supporters Trying to Suppress Votes by Bullying
This article is reminiscent of the Palin rallies during the presidential campaign. Ugly, vicious stuff.
Regarding a Brown supporter yelling out "Shove a curling iron up her butt", referencing Attorney General Martha Coakley, Vennochi seemed disgusted with both Brown and the voters of Massachusetts:
A campaign spokesman said the Republican state senator didn’t hear what was said and was merely giving his standard stump reply. But if Brown didn’t hear it then, shouldn’t he - especially as the father of two daughters - be outraged now?
If Brown isn’t outraged by the crudeness of the curling iron remark, you would think Massachusetts voters would be. But so far, they’re more outraged by Coakley’s misstatement on a radio show that ex-Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is a "Yankee fan’’, as in the evil empire, New York ball club.
Brown supporters surrounded Coakley's car and heckled her. Another supporter laid in the road in front of her car. The article includes some vicious postings on the campaign Facebook,including: "Scott Brown should rape Martha Coakley and then deny her emergency contraception". "Martha Coakley getting raped would complete my life." "Abortion is wrong. Kill her." "Hope she gets shot."
My heart is truly saddened that the people of Massachusetts, the birthplace of my 85-year-old father, are being used and abused by these hateful tactics.
We can only hope that the undecided voters of Massachusetts will see Brown and his supporters for what they really are, and vote accordingly. The author summed up the situation well:
Turnout is key. The Democrat’s best hope is a strong ground game.
That’s why Brown supporters are trying to suppress the vote, by bullying and making Coakley supporters believe the cause is hopeless.
That’s the picture Brown is trying to paint. It isn’t pretty, like a lot of his campaign.
My thoughts are with Coakley and the people of Massachusetts, and I pray evil will not prevail.