Sen. Scott Brown On Reelection Worries: “Whatever Happens, Happens”

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by Matt Schneider | 9:04 am, February 21st, 2011

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Republican Senator Scott Brown revealed to 60 Minutes that he was the victim of sexual abuse as a child. In the extended interview last night with Lesley Stahl, Brown was asked whether he believes these revelations will be politically harmful to him in the future, to which he responded “whatever happens, happens.”

Whether voters might be turned off now, Brown says “no I don’t think so, I think people will recognize the honesty.” And if people do change their opinion of Brown, he hopes it would only be for the better in that “they’ll look at me and say ‘wow, he’s one of us.’” Given that Brown believes such psychological abuse is widespread amongst Americans, but rarely discussed by its victims, his courage to speak out now should only be rewarded. And although most voters will not vote for or against Brown on this one personal story alone, it seems like his humanizing tale would only serve to ingratiate him in the eyes of the public.

Watch the clip from CBS below:

60 Minutes, cbs, Lesley Stahl, Scott Brown

skyfet

Where are the tea parties now?
The Real Royal King

skyfet said:
Where are the tea parties now?

They seem to have deserted him, haven’t they?
skyfet

The Real Royal King said:
They seem to have deserted him, haven’t they?

I remember him being their white knight, they want him to run for president immediately. What a quick change of heart within 18months. I almost feel sorry for him.
The Real Royal King

skyfet said:
I remember him being their white knight, they want him to run for president immediately. What a quick change of heart within 18months. I almost feel sorry for him.

There is little room in Republican/Tea Party politics for a vote of conscience.
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Brown is worried now that Olbermann isn’t around to give him fair and unbiased coverage.
Judge Mental

skyfet said:
Where are the tea parties now?

The Real Royal King said:
They seem to have deserted him, haven’t they?

Not all of them. The tea parties are not a monolithic group. The president of the Greater Boston Tea Party recently said, “Scott Brown is probably right now the most conservative person we can get elected in Massachusetts. It’s our job to find people who will be more with us than against us. Is it worth it to go after Brown? I don’t think it’s a good idea to go after him.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/-202397-1.html
TeaPartyPatriot

In the underbelly of the US Senate (specifically, at the end of the lower intestine) is where we find THE SLIMEBAG SIX despicable, rino traitors who will continue to support d-crat socialist issues, and everybody knows who they are: AMNESTY-JOHN mccain, scott brown, collins, snowe, murCOWski and graham.

That’s part of the “hit list” for all American patriots to follow in future elections.

RINO TRAITOR brown, whose irresponsible lunatic-left d-crat socialist supporting votes have lost him ALL support from the Tea Party, conservatives and responsible Americans, will now play the sympathy card to try to keep onto his seat (the former TedKennedySeat™ ).

IT WON’T WORK.

Q: What’s the ONLY difference between RINO TRAITOR brown and a lunatic-left d-crat socialist?
A: One of them has an old pick-up truck.
The Real Royal King

TeaPartyPatriot said:
In the underbelly of the US Senate (specifically, at the end of the lower intestine) is where we find THE SLIMEBAG SIX despicable, rino traitors who will continue to support d-crat socialist issues, and everybody knows who they are: AMNESTY-JOHN mccain, scott brown, collins, snowe, murCOWski and graham.

That’s part of the “hit list” for all American patriots to follow in future elections.

RINO TRAITOR brown, whose irresponsible lunatic-left d-crat socialist supporting votes have lost him ALL support from the Tea Party, conservatives and responsible Americans, will now play the sympathy card to try to keep onto his seat (the former TedKennedySeat™ ).

IT WON’T WORK.

Q: What’s the ONLY difference between RINO TRAITOR brown and a lunatic-left d-crat socialist?
A: One of them has an old pick-up truck.

Judge Mental said:
Not all of them. The tea parties are not a monolithic group. The president of the Greater Boston Tea Party recently said, “Scott Brown is probably right now the most conservative person we can get elected in Massachusetts. It’s our job to find people who will be more with us than against us. Is it worth it to go after Brown? I don’t think it’s a good idea to go after him.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/-202397-1.html

Yes, I see what you mean.
Judge Mental

The Real Royal King said:
Yes, I see what you mean.

Yeah, Republicans and Tea Partiers don’t always see eye-to-eye, either.
Houndfan

Is it possible for anybody to keep their childhood traumas to themselves? Perhaps share those things with close
friends or relatives instead of just anybody within reach of a remote control? This story has been in so many places
I can’t switch channels soon enough. Just do what you were elected to do please. Wait until you’re out of office
to sell that tell all book with stuff nobody wants to hear about.