Big Papi Says the Big Dog Taught Him How to Deliver a Speech

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Monday October 28, 2013 · 11:43 AM PDT

2013/10/28 · 11:43

Anyone who watched Game 4 of the World series saw David Ortiz gather 24 of his Red Sox teammates in the dugout at the start of the 6th inning and give them a pep talk on winning the game. Which they then did.

Afterwards, Ortiz was asked how learned to be such a motivational speaker. According to ESPN's Rick Reilly, Big Papi explained that he had learned from the Big Dog:

"Where did Ortiz learn to orate like that?

'Bill Clinton, he makes a lot of money making speeches,' Ortiz said. 'And he changes a lot of lives with his speeches. I watch him. I learn. If you can get people to listen, they will react.'

Their ears ringing, the Red Sox suddenly believed in a place called Hope."

Following Ortiz's speech, Dustin Pedroia singled, Ortiz himself worked a walk, and Jonny Gomes hit the 3-run home run that won the game for Boston.

For more on the Clinton-Ortiz connection, check out http://www.mediaite.com/....

Blue Tidal Wave in Maine

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Thursday November 08, 2012 · 10:30 AM PST

2012/11/08 · 10:30

November 6th saw tremendous gains for Democrats and for progressive forces in the state of Maine. While much attention was focused on the passage of the citizen initiative to institute same-sex marriage, which will take effect from January 5, 2013, there were significant victories in many other races. Important for the long-term was scale of the Democratic tide that gave them large majorities in both the State Senate and the State House of Representatives. An almost immediate consequence is that Democrats will replace Republicans in the key positions of Secretary of State, Attorney General and State Treasurer. This means that GOP efforts to suppress the vote and to block parts of Obamacare are stopped dead in their tracks. And Tea Party-backed Governor Paul LePage will soon have to try to work not only with a Democratic legislature but with 3 state-wide constitutional officers. For details, click to read more below the orange-brown squiggle.

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