Smartcor
Oct 27 2009, 08:26 AM
U.S. Rep. Michael Capuano
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley
City Year Co-Founder Alan Khazei
Boston Celtics Co-Owner Stephen Pagliuca
It seems as if most think that Coakley won the first debate. I did not get a chance to watch. Anyone here have any opinions?
graham4anything
Oct 27 2009, 08:35 AM
I am sad another Kennedy did not decide to run
They say Alan Khazei is really good, however, he is Irani, which probably is the kiss of death these days unfortunately
His bio though sounds good like Obama
from wiki-
Khazei was recently recognized as one of NonProfit Times' 2008 Executives of the Year for his work in organizing ServiceNation, a summit event held in New York City on September 11, 2008 that featured then-presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain alongside over 700 other national service leaders.[7] At the summit, Obama and McCain together pledged to expand national service in an event that was broadcast on national television. Reaching an estimated 100 million Americans through its 200 non-profit member groups, ServiceNation played a leading role in the drafting and April 2009 enactment of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which authorizes the greatest expansion of national service in America since President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation Corps.[8] The ServiceNation coalition continues to advocate legislation promoting national service, such as that proposed by Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and David Paterson of New York to created cabinet-level positions for service and volunteering.[5]
Khazei penned an article featured on The Huffington Post in April praising President Obama's signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, emphasizing the importance of "Big Citizenship over Big Government" and calling for a "New Patriotism" that looks to entrepreneurs and innovators in both the private and social sectors, forming new partnerships among government, the private sector, and the non-profit sector, all while taking advantage of modern technological advances that empower citizens and make government more effective and efficient.[9] Previously, Khazei had written an article for The Huffington Post on the importance of national service "not as a Democratic idea or a Republican idea...but as an American idea"[10] and another arguing for a renewed emphasis on ideas in political races to replace the current emphasis on fund-raising alone.[11]
rla
Oct 27 2009, 08:40 AM
I don't yet have a preference...