How a Special Election in Massachusetts Works

One of the hazards of running a radio talk show is that sometimes the staff grabs the wrong audio clip.

On the bright side, sometimes it works better that way:

[audio:http://www.imao.us/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/fred-thompson-select-kennedy.mp3]

[Fred Thompson Show 8-27-09 – 13 sec, 214k]

9 Comments

  1. They don’t pick senators from the group of fat, drunken Red Sox fans, they let the fat, drunken Red Sox fans pick the candidates. Then, if either of them is actually eligible for the job, they make sure that the MA State Republican Committee (a department of the MA State Democrat Committee) won’t endorse them. That’s where the shootings and drills come in.

    After that, it’s just the anointing of whomever has the word “Democrat” next to their name on the ballot.

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