US Rep. Michael Capuano tweeted today he's going to be holding office hours in Cambridge on Friday instead:
While I have great respect for the Office of the President and I accept the results of the election, I will not attend the Inaugural.
Instead I am holding an open house at my Cambridge District Office, located at 110 First Street from 8-10 a.m. on Friday the 20th.
So many of you have contacted my office to raise concerns about the future of our great country I wanted the opportunity to hear from you.
One other Massachusetts rep, Katherine Clark, will also not attend.
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What Clarke and Capuano are doing is dissent.
By Anonymous
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 1:22am
Judge them by their reasons.
Fitting that Capuano will be in a Sanctuary City...
By O-FISH-L
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 4:45pm
Did the same concerned citizens express concern when Capuano urged labor union members to "get a little bloody" in the streets to advance their cause? Fitting that he will be in a Sanctuary City as Trump signs the Executive Order to deny federal funding to same. Give Capuano credit, at least he's consistent and knows his audience. Baker, meanwhile, alienated the 1,000,000+ Trump voters in MA by opposing him and now alienates the rest by attending the inaugural. Tito Jackson should be running for Governor, not Mayor. Capuano should hold his office hours in Eastie, Somervile or Chelsea with the MS-13 crowd. If he insists on Cambridge, maybe Elizabeth Warren could open her mansion with snacks from her favorite "cheese shop" where she solicits votes.
Are you having a stroke?
By Karen Van Dyne
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 5:38pm
That collection of word salad is absurd. Do you have a point, or are you playing "Conservative Talking Point Bingo"?
Fishy being fishy
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 11:05am
His other motif is pretending to be a retired cop.
Hey, wait - shouldn't he and the 3/5ths GF be off getting their passports stamped on a domestic flight into a national airport right now? Getting late to get to the inaugural.
swrrls
By anon
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 2:02pm
...sometimew you are really funny. I appreciate you.
Hmmm
By anon
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 5:00pm
Democrats sure we're happy taking his $ for decades and loved him when he publicly criticised Republican pols.
No one can
By Sid
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 6:32pm
accuse Mike of being bi partisan.
What would Tip and Ted do
By anon
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 7:02pm
They would attend the inauguration and do their best to secure federal funds for the citizens of Massachusetts. They would work together to ensure that four years from now Democrats campaign in the rust belt and retake the White House. Joe Kennedy is the future of the Democratic party and represents the voice of the new wing of the Democratic party.
This isn't 1984
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 11:07am
Joe Kennedy? Really?
Your reliance on brand names is part of the problem.
I don't have any problems
By anon
Wed, 01/18/2017 - 11:35pm
I don't have any problems with them skipping the inauguration. I don't expect Trump to want to unite the country. He's read his cards correctly so far and knows he can advance his agenda with only the people who supported him this time around. Look at who he's surrounded himself with so far. His entire Cabinet is white men with two token gimmes for supporters Ben Carson and Elaine Chao who helps bring the Senate majority leader along. Does that look like someone who's looking to heal, build bridges, etc. by reaching out to demographics that did not support him? Do you think the Supreme Court will be supportive of a more socially just agenda after he's done with it in 8 years?
As Obama has pointed out, if you don't like the way the government is running right now you need to engage and participate. I think open office hours are a good way to accommodate that on day 1 of an administration that has made it clear that certain segments of the population are not and will not be included in the process.
The underlying issue
By In The Know
Thu, 01/19/2017 - 7:45am
Might want to read up on this:
Cognitive Dissonance:
http://galaxyveracity.com/index.php/human-behavior/90-psychology/111-cognitive-dissonance-or-how-one-cant-admit-they-made-a-mistake
Last paragraph is interesting, i.e. politics.
And also Narcissistic Disorder
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/narcissistic-personality-disorder-traits-no-accountability-0
This is so plain in everyday news that I am surprised that it is not in the forefront of discussion and debate at-large. Someone has had to figure this out somewhere.
If you really want to know what kind of a s_%$%^&_it -show is coming, wait till boundaries are set and some people are told, "No, you cannot do that because..." Enter here the customary reasons such as being unconstitutional, against local or higher statute laws, violates treaties with foreign nations, etc.
It's coming.
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