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谁是斯科特•布朗?

(2010-01-20 19:59:23) 下一个
 

 

在昨天举行美国马萨诸塞州的参议员选举中,共和党推出的“全美最性感男人” 候选人斯科特布朗打败了奥巴马领导的民主党女将martha coakley,夺下了肯尼迪家族垄断了近 40年的位子。由于斯科特•布朗 的当选民主党丢掉了在参院保持的关键多数席位(60),接下来制定的各种法案估计都将在参院遇到种种阻力。

现任总统奥巴马手下也是无丑将,个个都是高学历加好相貌,奥巴马领衔的民主党风光一时无两,共和党自从打“佩林牌”输了之后,不停传出推选诸如麦凯恩之女、切尼之女等新秀出来搭救保守派,效果甚微。这次,共和党为马萨诸塞州的参议员选举推选出来的候选人斯科特•布朗,一举成为美国各大媒体的新宠。 

斯科特现年50岁,律师出身,拥有美国塔夫斯大学的艺术学学位,波士顿大学的法律博士学位,19岁就加入了美国国民警卫队,曾外派巴拉圭,官至陆军中校。他的从政生涯可以从1992年开始算起,1996年成为共和党马萨诸塞州区议员。但斯科特的成名要追溯到1982年,不是在政界一鸣惊人,而是在时尚界。 

1982年,22岁的斯科特还在波斯顿大学攻读法律博士学位,正是最年少气盛的时代,就一举赢得了美国著名的时尚杂志《cosmopolitan》主办的“美国最性感男人”比赛,斯科特更毫无顾忌地为该杂志拍摄了尺度开放的裸照。   

美国媒体也将斯科特拿来与奥巴马比较,不仅比较两人的年轻与帅气,更重要的是,斯科特的当选打乱了奥巴马的如意算盘。斯科特这次夺取的马萨诸塞州议员职位已让民主党垄断了近40年,而斯科特的出现,则让民主党大为头疼。 

去年825日,前总统约翰•肯尼迪之弟爱德华•肯尼迪去世,留下参议员一缺,民主党、共和党争相争夺。民主党当前在参议院占有的席位刚好达到可以强势主导议事进行的关键多数,把肯尼迪的遗缺留在民主党,对奥巴马政府至关重要,而共和党也想不惜一切抢下这一位置。 如今终于如愿以偿。

由于这次选举刚好在奥巴马执政1周年的前一天,斯科特当选,以使奥巴马的周年庆喜庆味大打折扣。但要改变马萨诸塞州的颜色还很难说,毕竟这个地方从议员到其他政府官员,大部分都是民主党员。

新当选的马萨诸塞州参议员斯科特布朗的政治观点是不容易管窥的。虽然他属于共和党阵营但布朗自称他将是一个独立思考者。用他自己的话说我是你们所有人的议员。

Here are some personal and professional highlights:

·                              Born Sept. 12, 1959. His father was a city councilor in Newburyport, Mass. Brown, a high school basketball star, graduated from Tufts University and then Boston College law school.

·                              First election victory was in 1992 for assessor in Wrentham Mass. Was elected to Wrentham Board of Selectmen in 1995, to the state House of Representatives in 1998 and to the state Senate in 2004.

·                              Joined National Guard at the age of 19 and has served in Kazakhstan and Paraguay. Received the Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service in homeland security after 9/11.

·                              Opposes Democrats’ healthcare bills, but supports Massachusetts' healthcare plan of 2006.

·                              Supports President Barack Obama’s plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

·                              Believes suspected terrorists should be tried by military tribunals, not by civilian courts.

·                              Opposes Obama’s proposed tax on banks.

·                              Has nuanced views on abortion. Brown accepts Roe v. Wade as “the law of the land,” but opposes partial-birth abortions and believes in parental consent and a strong parental notification law.

·                              Opposes gay marriage, but supports civil unions.

·                              Married to TV reporter Gail Huff with two daughters. Ayla Brown was a star basketball player at Boston College and a semifinalist on “American Idol.” Arianna Brown is a pre-med student at Syracuse University.

·                              Won several awards in triathlons.

 


 

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