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Senate 5: Homeless dress up for Scott Brown
PAYING THE HOMELESS FOR BROWN The headline on this Boston Herald piece,Obama Supporters for Brown Courts Black Vote looks innocuous at first glance an effort to highlight Sen. Scott Browns crossover appeal. Except very quickly, the meat of the story reveals that Massachusetts Republicans are paying the homeless to sport bright blue T-shirts and promote his candidacy against Democrat Elizabeth Warren. The newspaper reports participants receive roughly $8 an hour to cover transportation, child care and other costs. Browns campaign isnt commenting on the seemingly unseemly payments.
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)I hope they are not breaking employment laws and are paying FICA taxes for their employees
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Indpndnt
(2,391 posts)Isn't that how we usually get the final push to vote for someone?
sasha031
(6,700 posts)though he did filibuster 3 in the row in the Senate.
what next, put the poor guy's in the subways holding signs.