# Elizabeth Warren is running for the Senate **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 14, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250 "2011-09-14T03:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/61 "2011-10-13T17:57:16Z")
> [@boytyperanma](#): > > It seems the MA GOP is throwing in their support behind Warren with their latest ad. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsiAtXyv\_WA&feature=player\_embedded](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsiAtXyv_WA&feature=player_embedded) > Well it’s supposed to be an attack ad, I think, but it makes me want to vote for her not against her. If that ad will make more Repubs hate her, I understand why we can not communicate with them. Good is bad and black is white. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/62 "2011-10-14T00:45:34Z")
They used “job creators” in that ad? Seriously, are there people who’s eyes don’t roll automatically at that term? The Mass GOP is really scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Did they hire the people that did Kerry Healy’s ads? ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/63 "2011-10-14T00:47:50Z")
> [@waterj2](#): > > Did they hire the people that did Kerry Healy’s ads? I sure hope so. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/64 "2011-10-26T16:16:16Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Yeah they lost me on that part but the core of the argument stands. The Rich Dude pays his share to society in that he fills a particular need for society. Otherwise he wouldn’t be rich because society would not bestow their collective wealth on him. Where the problem lies is with government getting involved giving favors to certain Rich Dudes. Which is how they became so rich. We have always had rich people ,but we have not always favored them so much with legislation and tax breaks as badly as we do now. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/65 "2011-10-26T16:57:32Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Which is how they became so rich. We have always had rich people ,but we have not always favored them so much with legislation and tax breaks as badly as we do now. i agree completely ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/66 "2011-10-26T19:32:18Z")
If calling her “Professor” doesn’t work, I understand that Plan B is to call her “Four Eyes”. :rolleyes::rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/67 "2011-11-03T18:14:07Z")
A tea party member crashed a Warren meeting and called her a “socialist whore” who works for a “foreign boss” before embarrassing himself more by not being able to make a quick exit. [Elizabeth Warren Heckled By Tea Party Supporter | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/elizabeth-warren-heckler_n_1073755.html) Keep it classy, tea party! ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/68 "2011-11-03T19:08:41Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > A tea party member crashed a Warren meeting and called her a “socialist whore” who works for a “foreign boss” before embarrassing himself more by not being able to make a quick exit. [Elizabeth Warren Heckled By Tea Party Supporter | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/elizabeth-warren-heckler_n_1073755.html) > > Keep it classy, tea party! I think Elizabeth Warren handled that quite well. And I think that anyone who’s been out of a job for almost two years and lays the blame for that on the people protesting the guys on Wall Street who blew up the world economy instead of the guys on Wall Street who blew up the world economy either has an unwavering dedication to his beliefs or is certifiably stupid. OK, it’s both. ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/69 "2011-11-03T19:19:06Z")
I have to wait a whole year before I can vote for her? But I want to vote for her \NOW\ ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/70 "2011-11-03T19:22:01Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > I have to wait a whole year before I can vote for her? > But I want to vote for her \NOW\ I know, I wanna move so I can vote for her. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/71 "2011-11-03T19:23:54Z")
What, a politician who’s actually capable of keeping her cool? You don’t see that much any more. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/72 "2011-11-03T20:34:52Z")
No Huff-po at work, would someone mind summarizing? ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/73 "2011-11-03T20:45:07Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > No Huff-po at work, would someone mind summarizing? A Tea Party supporter interrupted Elizabeth Warren’s speech last night to yell at her about her views, the crowd stated to shout him down, she asked them to let him speak, he did, she started to answer his questions, he called her a socialist whore and stormed out. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/74 "2011-11-03T20:56:48Z")
This only serves to enflame my political crush on her. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/75 "2011-11-04T00:18:37Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > I have to wait a whole year before I can vote for her? > But I want to vote for her \NOW\ I can’t vote for her at all. But I can send her money, and I did. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/76 "2011-12-09T01:24:22Z")
OK, so after their [previous dishonest ad](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/rove-founded-group-again-blanketing-airwaves-with-falsehoods-distortions-and-sleaze/2011/11/10/gIQAY3Ll8M_blog.html) attacked Elizabeth Warren for supporting Occupy Wall Street, Karl Rove’s group Crossroads GOP is out with a [new dishonest ad](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/winning-the-argument/2011/12/08/gIQAUcRQfO_blog.html) claiming that she is too cozy with the big banks. Just to set things straight, [Mike Konczal’s reviews](http://rortybomb.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/the-new-and-old-attack-on-elizabeth-warrens-congressional-oversight-panel/) the actual record of Warren’s tenure as head of the TARP oversight committee and GOP shills attacking her for being too hard on the poor systemically important financial institutions. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/77 "2011-12-09T14:27:47Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > If that ad will make more Repubs hate her, I understand why we can not communicate with them. Good is bad and black is white. Yeah, I’ve seen that ad before and I thought it was sponsored by her campaign. > [@waterj2](#): > > They used “job creators” in that ad? Seriously, are there people who’s eyes don’t roll automatically at that term? Yes the folks who consider themselves job creators. > [@Ca3799](#): > > A tea party member crashed a Warren meeting and called her a “socialist whore” who works for a “foreign boss” before embarrassing himself more by not being able to make a quick exit. [Elizabeth Warren Heckled By Tea Party Supporter | HuffPost Latest News](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/03/elizabeth-warren-heckler_n_1073755.html) > > Keep it classy, tea party! > [@Skammer](#): > > This only serves to enflame my political crush on her. She kind of has an Annette Benning sort of feel to her. I always liked Annette Benning, you know smart/sexy. Ohh maybe she can play Elizabeth Warren in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/78 "2012-04-05T22:00:13Z")
FWIW, both [_The Nation_](http://www.thenation.com/issue/april-23-2012) and [_In These Times_](http://www.inthesetimes.com/archives/covers_ind/36/04/) have special issues on Elizabeth Warren this month. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2012, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/79 "2012-04-08T02:03:35Z")
> [@Kolga](#): > > A Tea Party supporter interrupted Elizabeth Warren’s speech last night to yell at her about her views, the crowd stated to shout him down, she asked them to let him speak, he did, she started to answer his questions, he called her a socialist whore and stormed out. And she isn’t mad at the guy for doing that, and just sees it as indicative that he’s been lied to. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250/80 "2012-04-10T17:29:36Z")
Brown would vote straight republican if he thought it’d be ok. Instead he’s just careful to vote away from the party on issues where it doesn’t matter, or cosponsor something more or less innocuous. When the vote matters, he’s always republican. And that’s fine if a party member wants to vote with the party. I don’t fault him on that. But it’s a load of shit that he’s some kind of independent thinker just doin’ what’s best for the state, with his modest truck loaded with humble pie, who just happens to be republican. MA is not the democratic fortress everyone makes it out to be, and that doesn’t really bother me because it keeps people engaged. But I’d really like to see Brown go. I think reasonable Republicans can exist, and he’s not one of them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-warren-is-running-for-the-senate/596250.md?page=5)