Word: franks
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...King this afternoon to come and reiterate his views, but that's o.k. because Frank Bellotti, the state's attorney general who is also running for reelection, has just shown up and he can give a speech to stall for more time, until King comes...
...want you to care a great deal about what happens to us on November 7." Bellotti, who is wearing a light easter-egg blue suit smiles cheesily and steps off the stage. Everyone pats him on the back, and he is surrounded by friends who call him Frank, "ole buddy...
...this would be happening now. Remember, Ed King and his gang weren't quite sure they would be able to "Dump the Duke" or the "Dukakis Jewdiciary"--not quite sure because when it finally happened Ed himself looked pretty surprised. But they did it in a big way, leaving Frank Hatch to face a Democrat who drove people like his running mate, Tommy O'Neill, into complete silence. Frank Hatch was not prepared for the block of Democrats who were crossing over to endorse him. Quickly, a Democrats for Hatch Committee was formed by people like Barbara Ackermann, who also...
...eagerly tells people he can create jobs (so what if it makes a little noise or messes up the environment), he can control crime by locking everyone up or executing the murderers, and he can lower taxes (although he isn't going to take "band-aids" away from anyone.). Frank Hatch, being the nice guy that he is, hasn't come out with a strong enough attack plan. He's too honest to tell people he will cut property taxes by $500 million; he points out that prisons are going to get awfully full if you just try and lock...
...Frank Hatch apparently decided early on in his campaign to go for a positive, "Why I'm qualified to be governor" campaign line, but let's not be too purist, Frank. It didn't work out that way. All three debates this fall boiled down to name-calling matches between Hatch and King, with the press spurring it on. Finally, Hatch admitted he would be damn scared to see King be governor of the state for four years, while King came back saying that Hatch is just a rich incompetent, totally unqualified to run a state government...