WBZ's Keller At Large

Keller At Large 9/04/2008

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Play from 0:32[0:32] ..." But our tax dollars it's money down the drain and when the Big Dig tunnel collapsed in July of 2006. Killing that poor woman and gridlock in the city. It was the ultimate symbol of the utter incompetence of the old guard. So in the fall of 2006. We turn to the newest freshest most outsider -- we -- and elected Deval Patrick opener. We didn't all necessarily agree with every position -- but we liked his style his personal values and its message of"...

Play from 1:23[1:23] ..." of this came from within the Democratic Party in the form of Barack Obama. Now conservative Republicans have found their version of it in Sara -- and and last night. John McCain tried to extend the phenomenon to himself. By arguing that his longtime devotion to reform and relative indifference to partisanship. Makes him"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" Good morning remember that summer of 2006. The people of Massachusetts were about its -- up as a culture that thrives on being Fed up can possibly be Fed up. We've been promised economic revitalization and political reform by a string of Republican governors and by Democrats in the legislature and pretty much all failed to deliver quite miserably. The patriots in the Red Sox were -- house more private sector managers could build public support and trust by delivering results and we gladly -- that our hard earned dollars for their tickets and hats. But our tax dollars it's money down the drain and when the Big Dig tunnel collapsed in July of 2006. Killing that poor woman and gridlock in the city. It was the ultimate symbol of the utter incompetence of the old guard. So in the fall of 2006. We turn to the newest freshest most outsider -- we -- and elected Deval Patrick opener. We didn't all necessarily agree with every position -- but we liked his style his personal values and its message of change so far. That at least has had mixed results at best but. Q we are two years later and all across America people are Fed up with the status quo and desperate to see new leadership in Washington. That can at least start to address economic energy infrastructure and foreign policy problems with some competence and integrity. The first manifestation of this came from within the Democratic Party in the form of Barack Obama. Now conservative Republicans have found their version of it in Sara -- and and last night. John McCain tried to extend the phenomenon to himself. By arguing that his longtime devotion to reform and relative indifference to partisanship. Makes him an agent of change to. So now voters are confronted with a choice of change it's been a 5050 country for years now. Is there any doubt election night will be a late one and I'll make this flat prediction. Change will --"

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