[statecom-discuss] Grace Ross Named IN NewsWeekly's

Sun Jan 7 10:13:36 EST 2007

Hi All -

Well, it's my impression that Deval worked very hard to stay out of the mud on his own, even dismissing advice from his own team to go negative, not to mention extreme goading by Healey.  I think that there is widespread admiration of him - bordering on awe - for staying above that fray.  For Grace to say publicly, whether true or not, that she is the one who deserves the credit for his behavior defies belief, sounds as if she's out of touch with people's perceptions and blowing a horn which isn't hers.   I don't know what Deval, Christy, Fox, et al. said about this (and I suspect many people don't - if you have any of the quotes I'd be interested in seeing them), but politically it sends an odd and unfavorable message.

As for editorial credibility, IN NewsWeekly may have its own reasons for sounding delusional (e.g., an LGBT person stands up to the straight world), or quite possibly didn't even connect the dots (it wouldn't be the first time a newspaper's editorial writers missed something).

I just wanted to emphasize that I didn't say Grace was delusional, I said she sounded delusional.  As we know all too well, appearances count for a lot in politics.  I'm not attacking her, I'm only sharing my response to the quote which I think creates a public perception problem and could bite us later (but will probably be quickly forgotten).  However, I think we should be very careful about such statements in the future.  Deval is an icon at the moment, corporate toady though he may be - we will gain nothing by claiming any credit whatsoever for his accomplishments.

Cheers,

Adam

----- Original Message ----
From: Lissa White <lissagrp at gmail.com>
To: Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 7, 2007 6:36:18 AM
Subject: Re: [statecom-discuss] Grace Ross Named IN NewsWeekly's

I have to back Grace on this one. If that perception wasn't widely 
accepted and would be percieved as delusional - then the writer/editors 
wouldn't have used that quote.  It would've hurt their own credibility 
to have named someone delusional as their person of the year.
~Melissa

Gracegrnrnbw at aol.com wrote:
> Adam - what is delusional about this?   Given that it is a perception that is 
> shared by Deval Patrick, Christy Mihos, several reporters including Fox 
> anchors, channel five producer, Herald reporters, Tom Reilly and a bunch of other 
> folks who might know more than some I am not remembering now, plus more people 
> on the ground that I could ever remember-
> 
> So, again, what is delusional about this?
> Love, Grace
> In a message dated 1/6/07 5:18:13 PM, adam_artist at yahoo.com writes:
> 
> 
>> Great piece, and Grace surely deserves the honor!  My one concern is that 
>> statements like this
>>
>> "We're always told that the end of a campaign
>> involves mudslinging, but I stepped in and turned things around by
>> pulling Healey and Patrick out of the mud and there's quite a general
>> consensus that agrees with this."
>>
>> sound at least mildly delusional (whether true or not) and don't help our 
>> credibility.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Adam
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Colby Peterson <saphron at verizon.net>
>> To: Discussion List for StateCom members <statecom-discuss at green-rainbow.org>
>>
>> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 11:11:56 PM
>> Subject: Re: [statecom-discuss] Grace Ross Named IN NewsWeekly's
>>
>> Here is the link...
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yldmed
>>
>>
>> Just scroll down to the bottom and there should be a box that reads 
>> "Story Interaction"
>>
>> Just click "respond to editor" and a pop-up feedback form will come up.
>>
>> Peace,
>>   Colby
>>
>>
>> On Jan 5, 2007, at 3:29 PM, liveinamerica at cctvcambridge.org wrote:
>>
>>>    Hi, Much deserved congratulations,Grace!Could someone send us the 
>>> link so we
>>>    we can click onto the editor's response line to give our 
>>> appreciation!Lloyd
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Merelice [mailto:merelice at gmail.com]
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 03:31 PM
>>>> To: 'Discussion List for StateCom members'
>>>> Subject: Re: [statecom-discuss] Grace Ross Named IN NewsWeekly's 
>>>> "Person of    the Year"
>>>>
>>>> Congratulations, Grace!
>>>>
>>>> Well deserved and long overdue recognition.
>>>>
>>>> Merelice
>>>>
>>>> On 1/5/07, Colby Peterson <saphron at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> Dear friends,
>>>>>
>>>>> We are pleased to announce that 2006 Green-Rainbow Party candidate
>>>>> for governor, Grace Ross, has been named IN NewsWeekly's "Person of
>>>>> the Year." IN NewsWeekly is New England's "Largest GLBT Newspaper,"
>>>>> and is distributed in all 6 New England States, with millions of
>>>>> readers in print and on-line at InNewsWeekly.com. The article is
>>>>> being reproduced here, but can be read on-line at:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.innewsweekly.com/innews/?class_code=Ne&article_code=3227
>>>>>
>>>>> OR
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/yldmed
>>>>>
>>>>> If you can spare a couple minutes, we encourage you to visit the
>>>>> article's page and click "Respond to the Editor" and thank them for
>>>>> choosing the candidate this year that truly represented progress in
>>>>> our society on all levels- Grace Ross.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for your continued support!
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>    Colby E. Peterson, Communications Director, Green-Rainbow Party
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