NEWTON — In their feistiest debate yet, US Representative John F. Tierney and Republican challenger Richard Tisei jammed highly charged personal attacks and substantive policy disagreements into 23 television minutes Thursday night.
In their first three meetings, the candidates almost entirely avoided the issue that has shrouded the race — what, if anything, Tierney knew about the illegal gambling ring run by his wife’s brothers — but moderator Jim Braude made it the first topic on his NECN show. Tisei immediately accused Tierney of dining on the island of Antigua at the home of a fugitive, although technically, the dinner occurred a year before Tierney’s brother-in-law was indicted on 442 counts.
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I found Tierney to be disrespectful and dismissive. He seems to have lost touch with his constituents. Maybe it's time for a fresh face in DC.
Easy choice really, REALLY easy, time for some new faces in this do-nothing congress, who knows? it might get better. Teirney IS part of the problem in Washington.
Tierney has been there for 8 terms, 16 YEARS, and yet Tierney doesn't have one single bill to his name!!!! In 16 years not a single bill in his name!! I don't care if we replace Tierney with Big Bird, get Tierney OUT of there!!
So far I've received in the mail 14 -- fourteen -- flyers lying about Richard Tisei, and only three flyers attacking John Tierney on the illegal gambling scandal.
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