Talk:Eric Massa
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opposition links
I have re-inserted the link to Kuhl for Congress. I think it is valuable for pages on candidates for political office to have links to their opponents pages because they provide an opposing view to the information on the candidate's own page. Additionally, the opponent is mentioned within the text of the article and the his page provides information on an important person mentioned with the article. I watch Randy Kuhl's page as well as Massa's and ensure reciprocity in the matter. I will continue to maintain the reciprocal links until someone convinces me of the folly of my ways (which is pretty easy to do) or unless there is a wikipedia policy discouraging this. [[Cjs56 17:48, 18 May 2006 (UTC)]]
Surname
What is the ethnic origin of Massa's surname? 131.123.231.143 21:30, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
My belief was that it was Italian. Evidence: enter "Massa" in the blank labled "Cognome" which is Italian for surname. There is a limoncello called "Villa Massa" which comes from Sorrento, near Naples. --Cjs56 16:28, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
August, 2009 Comments
While Massa did say he would vote against the "interests" of his district, he quickly corrected himself to say "opinions." As the rest of his statements support the fact that he meant, "opinions" rather than "interests" I think it is disingenuous to include the original and unamended statement in the text as it was likely an accident. --Cjs56 (talk) 19:46, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- I see what you are saying, however I disagree that including his original statement is disingenuous. For starters, how else are his constituents to express their views and interests if not through their opinions? Also, regardless of which word he used, at the end of the day it boils down to this: An elected representative stating, quite clearly and on multiple occasions, that he will vote against the wishes of (as he admits) a majority of his constituents. After all, he is an elected representative, a paid employee of his constituents. It is the duty of a representative to vote in accordance with the wishes of a majority of his (or her) constituents, not to go to Washington and decide for himself what is in the best interests of the people. The latter course leads inevitably to tyranny. So again, while the wording may be slightly different, the intent is not, which is why I do not find it in the least but disingenuous. SpudHawg948 (talk) 21:04, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
Edit warring over Massa's reason for leaving Congress
I noticed a large number of back and forth edits regarding Massa's reason for leaving Congress. Thus, I have requested temporary semi-protection for the article. Safiel (talk) 02:32, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
- So far it looks like just Politico is reporting on the allegations - other sources seem to be citing the Politico story. While it looks like Rep. Hoyer has gone on record with the allegations, I think we need to see a couple more major sources carrying independent confirmation on this story before it rises to the level of BLP. Actually, the WSJ is reporting on what Hoyer said about Massa: . Feedback? Ronnotel (talk) 13:35, 4 March 2010 (UTC)
Clarification of the statement on "cancer scare"
On Congressman Massa's own website, the statement was:
- "This last December I underwent my third major cancer recurrence scare."
This does not say that he had cancer, or was given markers of cancer. Only that he had another cancer scare. How can this be "cancer"? He has yet, in any statement, to clarify that he has cancer.
* Ref: http://rochesterturning.com/2010/03/03/massa-press-conference-live/ statement from Massa's Press Office on Rochester Turning * Ref: http://massa.house.gov/ statement on Massa' website for looking at CAT scans which "may or may not be scar tissue". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.181.40.180 (talk) 03:07, 8 March 2010 (UTC)