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Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Typical democrats. Winning with dignity.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Unfortunate
You’re both a couple of turds. More of the same. May as well have Dolan back. Nobody who isn’t an ass schmoozer to him likes the guy. Everyone, including myself who has through kids activities, whose “encountered” him says that he’s an arrogant jerk who thinks extremely highly of himself. Of course all you democrats look for that in a leader because you love to worship people. Nothing is going to change or improve in this city. More overcrowding, more taxes, high water bills, same ****ty school administration.
So sorry you don’t fit in. Before calling people names why don’t you do some self-reflection and work on things in your personality that put people off?

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

I’m sorry. Is there a better name than turds for adults who say dance around sticking their tongues out saying hahaha we beat you.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Haha you’ve voted for more of the same. Democrats who want socialism who will take your tax money and it will disappear without any improvement. Democrats have zero accountability in this country and you morons want to keep handing them money. money. I suspect PB will be as sleazy as the last mayor, who cheated on his family. But you all think he had your best interests at heart.

These days you can find him hanging at Grimsby’s trying to impress anyone who will listen to him.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

PAUL Brodeur congratulations and good luck.Good luck in your new job.Hopefully with all your experien you will make things better for the people here in Melrose.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

There has always been disagreement in Melrose, but that's natural/ok, because people have still tried to work together to move the City forward. It appears, however, that the disagreements have become animosity (seems to be happening a lot lately, everywhere) and I fear that, because of this, the chances of moving forward are slim. Whatever your 'politics', this is not good!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Ted Kenney
PAUL Brodeur congratulations and good luck.Good luck in your new job.Hopefully with all your experien you will make things better for the people here in Melrose.
There has always been disagreement in Melrose, but that's natural/ok, because people have still tried to work together to move the City forward.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Monica thank you for running for mayor. All of us know you put your heart into it.Thank you the kenney Family.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

To her credit, it seems (at least in my limited view) that she ran a fair and non mean spirited campaign, so at least in that respect she didn’t emulate her party “boss”!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Melrose was fortunate to have two qualified people running for Mayor - and that's a good thing! What is interesting to note - given that these are two born and grew up in Melrose candidates who have spent many years as former Aldermen - you would think that Melrose would be excited to elect the first woman as Mayor in its 169 year history! We had 3 women running in the primaries for Mayor - yet when it came down to two people - one a well-qualified woman and the other - a politically well-connected state rep - the good old boy network candidate won by a landslide! Where are all the "woke" people in Melrose - that we brag about? Most of the major city departments, non-profits and social oriented organizations are run by women in this city - yet they couldn't once support their female counter-part! I think that this election tells you all you need to know about the true partisan nature of our city - if you are a Democrat woman running for Mayor - welcome - if you are a Republican woman running for Mayor - find another city!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

And therein lies the dichotomy. You have one person saying same ole same ole, and another advising the “old melrose” to get a new slant because it ain’t working. It can’t be both!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Resident
Melrose was fortunate to have two qualified people running for Mayor - and that's a good thing! What is interesting to note - given that these are two born and grew up in Melrose candidates who have spent many years as former Aldermen - you would think that Melrose would be excited to elect the first woman as Mayor in its 169 year history! We had 3 women running in the primaries for Mayor - yet when it came down to two people - one a well-qualified woman and the other - a politically well-connected state rep - the good old boy network candidate won by a landslide! Where are all the "woke" people in Melrose - that we brag about? Most of the major city departments, non-profits and social oriented organizations are run by women in this city - yet they couldn't once support their female counter-part! I think that this election tells you all you need to know about the true partisan nature of our city - if you are a Democrat woman running for Mayor - welcome - if you are a Republican woman running for Mayor - find another city!
Well stated.

The disgusting nature of some of these gloating posts reveals the real state of "One Melrose" (a misnomer if ever there was one!). The good ol' boy Machine "won," but in the end, the citizens have lost.

We can and should hope that Brodeur can demonstrate more class than so many of his classless supporters, and more importantly that he takes to heart the concerns of the 40% of this city's voting taxpayers who did not vote for him, many of whom are not Rs but Independents and even lifelong Democrats. If he intends to succeed in the vein of his two predecessors by continuing to ignore our concerns, then we will have to work very hard to make sure his tenure is short, rather than working to help his agenda in a positive, forward-thinking path. If he is to continue on a path of consolidating executive branch power and working from the Dolan/Infurna premise of secrecy and outrageous abuse of power, then we will need to fight harder than ever to expose the abuses. If instead he decides to take a more thoughtful and wise path, he will take seriously the reasons for the outrage against him, the override, Dolan/Infurna (Van Campen, Clay, DellaRusso, etc.). If Brodeur is capable of gracious leadership (that remains to be seen and is doubtful based on his performance to date), then we can all work to support his efforts, which is the path we should all be hoping for. If instead he keeps the vile department heads who have caused so much irreparable harm, and if he continues on the same course as Mayor Poop Tornado and her deceitful predecessor, heaven help our sorely divided city. Elections certainly have consequences, and history will be the ultimate judge in the end. Here's hoping!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Well stated, yourself!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

"owned a home, paid bills and raised a family" do you ever stop to listen to how elitist you people are? this city is so full of mean girls now it's nauseating.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Hey Crap - great name for you -since when is a single woman running for office, living at home with her widow mother, who has a BA and MS degrees in political science a negative? What creep you are - hope you are not a Melrose resident!

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Hmmm, Come on Man and Crap posts disappeared..hopefully not from the admins, always best to have bigotry exposed where it exists.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Since my prior comment disappeared (and only an admin can delete a comment after one hour or a browser close) I can't quote it, but it could be paraphrased as saying that as much as it pained me to agree with Come On Man, that I actually did agree with the three opinions he posted, and I didn't think she was qualified to be Mayor. I would have made the same judgement if the person I was talking about was a 45 year old male who lived in a $2,000,000 house on Apple Hill Road. I also said that the choice we had was once again between bad and worse, and I didn't even specify which I thought was bad and which was worse. Clearly my opinion of both candidates was not high, but I actually thought I was more critical of Tramantozzi, Boisselle, and Garipay than I was of either mayoral candidate.

And yet somehow you have turned that into "Since when is a single woman running for office, living at home with her widow mother, who has a BA and MS degrees in political science a negative?"

The answer, of course, is that it's not, and I didn't say anything like that.

You are clearly dragging way too much baggage around.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

I have to agree. I don't understand how saying you don't think she's qualified gets interpreted as "Since when is a single woman running for office, living at home with her widow mother, who has a BA and MS degrees in political science a negative?"

In any venue I've ever seen, a 60-40 loss is called a landslide defeat. Does that mean that the concerns of 40% of voters are irrelevant? Certainly not. It means that 60% thought PB was the better choice, although I'm not at all sure he'll be a decent Mayor either. Time will tell, but if you're expecting some kind of striking changes, I wouldn't hold your breath.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Brodeur would be well served if he applies a prudent dose of skepticism of those who were lapdogs for the ancien regime, and also comes to understand Taymore and her lapdogs are liabilities, not assets.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

you represent "new melrose" perfectly. thank you

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Whether I disagree or agree with them, it’s comments “disappearing” that will make this message board irrelevant,

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Messages that involve attacking individuals based on such things as child-bearing status, among other vicious recent elements, will be removed. Mostly this is an unmonitored board, but the admins reserve the right to remove posts deemed and/or reported as offensive. Such posters who persist will be banned.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Don't know if the above post is supposed to end the thread but comments are open.

So Brodeur won. Whoopie. Monica would have had a tough road as mayor because the Not One Melrose, MEF and associated cannot abide by anyone having an opinion contrary to theirs and they attack and attack until they win.

Yes. I said it. Win. Because that's how they treat their positions. Must win at all costs. It's not a democracy. It is ramming their politics down your throat until you swallow. They acted offended that Monica was even on the ballot.

She lost by 20% not 80% or 90% as they would have you believe. For all the work on the override, it was 45 to 55 %, again not an overwhelming majority.

Sadly for me, people began selling their houses after the override, so the community is becoming more the Not One Melrose and their hypocritical ways.

Communities change but all the I moved here 2 years ago and I know better than you is not a good thing.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

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Messages that involve attacking individuals based on such things as child-bearing status, among other vicious recent elements, will be removed. Mostly this is an unmonitored board, but the admins reserve the right to remove posts deemed and/or reported as offensive. Such posters who persist will be banned.
Okay - I'll bite. What did I post that even remotely resembled any of the things you just accused me of?

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

I'm a 41 year old male. My child-bearing status is "extremely unlikely".

Do I get banned now?

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

You know and I know that "whether she has children" is what was meant.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

That was a joke. For crying out loud. And who even cares anyway? It's nobody's business if she has kids or not.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

Meant by who? I didn't say that. It's ridiculous on it's face, and totally irrelevant. I don't care how many kids she does or doesn't have as long as none of them are mine. My status isn't "extremely unlikely". It's either "been there, done that" or "thanks, but no thanks".

Judging by some of the "parenting" that goes on in Melrose, I wouldn't list that as an asset anyway.

Re: Hahahaha Monica loses and Melrose Messages is lame

This thread is very hard to follow...it seems disjointed. Can people please start using the “quote” button so I can follow who is saying what to whom?