tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post115824010397553854..comments2023-10-02T04:41:34.722-04:00Comments on Marry in Massachusetts: Send Your Aunt to the State Housemassmarrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158277843708878182006-09-14T19:50:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:50:00.000-04:00She really is a gem. I wish everyone could meet he...She really is a gem. I wish everyone could meet her. <BR/><BR/>It's a pity none of the other candidates showed. Celester has apparently been hiding. He publicizes his endorsements from old-line City Council types in flyers we got in the mail, but he won't face Willie Mae. That's probably smart. Her common sense and well-earned respect for civil rights would surely overwhelm the audience.<BR/><BR/>I'm pushing her.massmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158275535941034662006-09-14T19:12:00.000-04:002006-09-14T19:12:00.000-04:00Oh, ok! If that is the way she portrays herself, ...Oh, ok! If that is the way she portrays herself, then who am I to say? Thank you for the clarification. I hope she gets elected - I am one person who has benefitted from the add-on delegate system. I never knew who devized it. Thank you Willie Mae! And although I thoroughly understand the worry that not enough young people are getting involved in gov't, there's a lot to be said for availing ourselves of the talents of someone who has plenty of experience with politics and human nature both. Who knows, maybe she'll be the pied piper the MA Dems could so clearly use!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158250877484028572006-09-14T12:21:00.000-04:002006-09-14T12:21:00.000-04:00I'm sorry that it came across that way to you. I c...I'm sorry that it came across that way to you. I can understand your points.<BR/><BR/>The descriptions were right in line with her own depiction of herself. She refers to herself as the "Widow Allen" and grins. She tells tales of how voters and campaign workers say, "You're soooooo old." <BR/><BR/>She's not Aunt Bee. She's much more like my Aunt Eleanor, smart, savvy, funny, and a real go-getter. <BR/><BR/>You are right that I think well of her. She and I actually had a nice chat at the restaurant. <BR/><BR/>Her Website may not cite family or stress those details, but she sure does in person. Plus she does it all with wonderfully depreciating humor. <BR/><BR/>She really is a refreshing change from the puffy New England politicians. They so often stress their academic credentials and hold themselves well above hoi polloi. <BR/><BR/>Willie Mae Allen is not a Harvard grad and does not distance herself. She thinks she is perceptive, good-hearted plain folk and I agree. I think she'll do well as a state rep.<BR/><BR/>Again, I'm sorry the post offends you. I did try to convey the sense of her presence and remarks. She is fun and funny as well as moral and left-wing.massmarrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02358207247771711952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7703913.post-1158248550516944242006-09-14T11:42:00.000-04:002006-09-14T11:42:00.000-04:00As you say, Willie Mae Allen sounds like a great c...As you say, Willie Mae Allen sounds like a great candidate with long experience. I am sad and disgusted, however, that your description of her was so dripping with patronage. You call her Auntie, and Widow Allen. Now, I haven't heard her speak so don't know how she presents herself, but something tells me she doesn't belittle herself and her accomplishments with descriptors like that. Her website mentions nothing about age, marriage status, or existence of nieces or nephews. You only finally get down to her bona fides at the end of your blog, after you've turned her into Auntie Bee. You mention that she is up against 2 criminals (both men). You don't patronize them with cutsey little tiddles. For them you call a spade a spade. I really hope this is just a case of you being so besotted with Ms. Allen that you forgot youself. I hope you will re-write your entry and take Ms. Allen as seriously as you would a man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com