Scott Brown: Elizabeth Warren Media Coverage Is 'All Fluff' (VIDEO)

When Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) scored his upset victory over Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley in January 2010, he rode a wave of voter anger to a seat in Washington.

Nearly two years later, Brown's bid for a full Senate term is just as heated. Early December polls showed Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren holding a sizable lead over the incumbent.

With that challenge at hand, Brown has turned to a source in direct contact with voters: the media. In an interview with the conservative Boston Herald, he grumbled about the press' role in his re-election run, casting himself as the candidate suffering more "roundhouse punches."

"It's all fluff," said Brown of the Warren coverage. "It's all fluff. Gimme a break."

Claims of favoritism on the airwaves aside, Brown added that Warren is too liberal, pointing to his willingness to cross Washington's partisan lines.

"If you're gonna get anything done, especially the fact that there is a check and balance, you need to work in a bipartisan, bicameral manner to get things done," he told The Herald. "You need to work across the aisle. And as you know, just because you follow me more than most, I am the most bipartisan person in the delegation, and one, if not the most in the entire Senate."

Brown has aimed to affirm that bipartisan label, aligning himself with President Barack Obama on some issues. In a Wednesday interview with Fox's Boston affiliate, Brown pointed to a series of bills that he and the president saw eye to eye on. That list included the Hire a Hero Act, which gives businesses tax credits for hiring unemployed veterans.

If being bipartisan is not enough to win in 2012, Brown seems to be open to recapturing his 2010 magic. At a South Boston diner, he went so far as to place himself as the dark horse against Warren.

"I've always been the underdog, and I will be the underdog again," he told The Boston Globe.

 

 

Comments

[Thumbody]

10:57 PM on 01/06/2012

Year after year people fall for candidates like Warren. "The champion for the consumer." opensecrets.org is reporting she has taken 40 million from wall street so far for her campaign. Don't get disappointed again people, remember these people are politicians they will position themselves and tell you one thing to get elected then sell you out. Sound familiar look at the Potus.

[stirkle2]

09:20 AM on 12/31/2011

The woman Scott Brown beat wanted to be the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts so badly that after she lost she ran for Attorney General again. I think these people just like being on the public payroll more than whatever the Hell their title is. HACKS, pure hacks!

[GoodDay]

08:58 PM on 12/30/2011

Maybe Scott Brown can get his Fox and Friends at Fox News to smear Elizabeth warren for him. Duh!

[stirkle2]

09:16 AM on 12/31/2011

Helllloooo, that's a given. Then with Karl Rove running millions of dollars worth of negative ads all next year, she's done. There's literally millions coming in from all over the world to defeat her.

[ajbernhard]

02:40 PM on 12/30/2011

Rick: You're sitting in a crowded restaurant, you and the interviewer are the 800-pound gorilla, and no-one's paying any attention; it's like you weren't there.
Are you learning, yet?

[zest]

02:12 PM on 12/30/2011

The naked truth escapes him.

[PhilBoston]

02:11 PM on 12/30/2011

Have pity they say on poor Scott
Treating EW so fluffy he likes not
He grouses and moans
Wiyh his macho undertones
But, alas, that's what happens to a GOP robot

[PhilBoston]

02:05 PM on 12/30/2011

Have sympathy some plead for poor Scott
Fluffy EW treatment he likes not
He mumbles and groans
With his macho undertones
But,alas, thats what happens to a GOP robot

[MayberryClark]

01:13 PM on 12/30/2011

If this guy hadn't spent his early life as a nude model he would have had a real chance at a successful career in politics. It's a life lesson. I tell my kids, "Nude model now – failure later on."

[Danyelle79]

01:03 PM on 12/30/2011

Maybe he should take his shirt off. Didnt that work last time?

[Eagleman]

01:57 PM on 01/02/2012

It will work this time too.... Being Massachusetts it will work with both men and women !

[ThePeoriaKid]

01:00 PM on 12/30/2011

"Mom! Jimmy is looking at me !! Tell him to STOP!!"

[Grumpy Old Dude]

12:53 PM on 12/30/2011

Some unsolicited advice for Brownie, you are about to get a first class arsewhipping from Ms. Warren, take it like a man, stop crying, and go away....YOU'RE FIRED!

[REBEL LEADER]

12:39 PM on 12/30/2011

Throw him a hunk of chesse to go with the whine as rats like cheese

[Randy Cullar]

12:35 PM on 12/30/2011

This "underdog" should be in a pound with the rest of the Repuglican mongrels. Go fetch !

[pattileigh]

12:29 PM on 12/30/2011

Better get the resume out you're fired.

[RiffRaffAmI]

12:21 PM on 12/30/2011

Once again the Republican mantra; "Poor me. I'm a victim. It's THEIR fault!"