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Republican congressional candidate Bill Hudak of Boxford has proven to be no shrinking violet.
He arrived early at Wednesday morning’s North Shore Chamber of Commerce meeting in Danvers, introducing himself to those in attendance before sitting down to hear incumbent Congressman John Tierney and a couple of hospital CEOs talk about health-care reform.
Much to his frustration, we’re sure, Hudak had to sit quietly through the presentation as Tierney, live via video from his Washington office, made the case for the Democratic reform agenda. But he did make his presence felt bidding (unsuccessfully) for a pair of Red Sox playoff tickets offered by state Sen. Fred Berry.
Tierney’s participation in the panel discussion via video was a first for the chamber. If he’s going to do more of these, however, his office needs to work on its production techniques since most of the screen was taken up by the blank wall behind his desk (decorated, Marbleheaders will be proud to note, with a reproduction of “The Spirit of ‘76“).