"I'd like to think we're not alone in terms of the civic engagement of business people, " Mackey said.

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"It's game time, and you get your game face on, " Mackey said.

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"This is like a pregame warm-up, " Mackey said of the party-like atmosphere.

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Mackey said the vast majority of the force's 50, 000 or so staff, including 32, 000 officers, "act with the professionalism and high standards we expect, " and that unacceptable behavior would be challenged.

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"I'd like to think we're not alone in terms of the civic engagement of business people, " said Mackey.

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Much of the dialogue between Loesch and Mackey turns on what Crowder said, and why he edited the video in the manner that he did.

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Connie Mackey, who heads the group's political action committee, said the organization "strongly supports" Akin.

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Stephen Mackey, president and CEO of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce, said he's glad the business owners in his community excel at civic virtue.

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