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Friday, July 28, 2006
Friday Morning Round-Up
Lots to get to this morning:
- Ned got a very positive reception from apx. 100-150 voters in Suffield last night who showed up to hear him speak, according to Genghis Conn:
But the most interesting part of the night was when Lamont wrapped up his stump speech and took questions from the audience. This is where Lamont seemed to be at his best.
- While Ned continues to travel to all corners of the state and answer any and all questions from voters, Sen. Lieberman continues his stealth campaign consisting entirely of unpublicized events with screened crowds and press-only photo-ops, All the while, he's trying trying as hard as he can to avoid talking about Iraq and foreign policy, as David Lightman of the Courant reports in today's must-read article. Read the whole thing.
Since January, when it became apparent that Lieberman was likely to face a primary challenge over his support for the war in Iraq, the senator has mentioned Iraq in 11 press releases, op-ed articles or other public statements archived by his office. About half of them expressed support for or confidence in the war effort or the troops.
In the same period of 2005, his office put out 26 statements mentioning Iraq; again, about half supported the war or the troops....
...other political veterans see a familiar trend: the incumbent in trouble who suddenly snuggles up to his party in a very public way.
"This isn't unique to Joe Lieberman," said Amy Isaacs, national director of Americans for Democratic Action, a liberal advocacy group. "But voters are smart, and usually what ends up happening when you play this game is you energize your enemies and alienate your friends." - Michael Schiavo will be in Hartford with Ned today. Here's some damning video of Joe on Meet the Press in March 2005, agreeing with Tom DeLay, George Bush, James Dobson, and Bill Frist that the government - and congress in particular - has a right to intrude on the most private and painful of personal decisions.
- This really shouldn't be that hard a question to answer. Who is collecting petition signatures for Joe's independent "Connecticut for Lieberman" party? Brian Lockhart tries to find out for the Stamford Advocate, without much luck. The campaign refers all questions to the founding members of the party, said founders refer all questions to the campaign. What's going on here?
Asked repeatedly this week for information on the petition effort or for a contact who could provide details, Lieberman's campaign spokeswoman, Marion Steinfels, said there is nothing to report.
"Every single person on our campaign, from the candidate down to every last intern, is working on making sure Joe Lieberman gets elected in the primary," Steinfels said.
As of yesterday, it was unclear who was coordinating the petition drive. Earlier this month, Steinfels said it would be the Connecticut for Lieberman founders.
But some of them, including Bishop Theodore Brooks and John Courtmanche, both of New Haven, said they have not been involved. And one party founder referred questions about who is spearheading the effort back to the Lieberman campaign.
Seems like more digging is needed on this one. Who's been paying these workers to gather signatures? Have Bill Clinton or any other prominent Dems been telling Joe that their support is predicated on him reconsidering bolting the party on August 9th?
I haven't met Marion. But she has not been truthful in the past. I would be wary of things that she says. She has an agenda.
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Has anyone seen or met people collecting signatures for Lieberman's independent run? The question of who's organizing it - or not organizing it - is important, but shouldn't the question, "Is it even happening?" come first?
I haven't seen any petition gatherers and I've only heard one report of people out collecting signatures.
I haven't seen any petition gatherers and I've only heard one report of people out collecting signatures.
The Groton DTC unanimously passed a resolution last night:
It is the sentiment of the GDTC that all Democratic candidates should respect the process and support the winners of the Democratic primaries.
It is the sentiment of the GDTC that all Democratic candidates should respect the process and support the winners of the Democratic primaries.
I have an very promising idea for the upcoming Lieberman public appearances.
Someone from Connecticut with a Bush mask and wearing a suit should visit Lieberman events, in a non-disruptive way, holding a sign saying "Bush Loves Lieberman" or "I Want Another Sweet Lieberkiss".
The guy in the Bush mask wouldn't confront Lieberman or even get near him. It would be very low key, almost respectful performance.
The Bush guy could just hang out by the periphery of the Lieberman event, handing out "The Kiss" buttons and saying: "Stay the course with Lieberman and Bush" or "support my war - stick with Lieberman", etc.
Someone from Connecticut with a Bush mask and wearing a suit should visit Lieberman events, in a non-disruptive way, holding a sign saying "Bush Loves Lieberman" or "I Want Another Sweet Lieberkiss".
The guy in the Bush mask wouldn't confront Lieberman or even get near him. It would be very low key, almost respectful performance.
The Bush guy could just hang out by the periphery of the Lieberman event, handing out "The Kiss" buttons and saying: "Stay the course with Lieberman and Bush" or "support my war - stick with Lieberman", etc.
I think this is a very cool idea. Tim?
On a related note - Bush is down to 27% approval in latest Q-Poll.
Surely we can capitalize on this somehow??????
On a related note - Bush is down to 27% approval in latest Q-Poll.
Surely we can capitalize on this somehow??????
Mr. Lamont seems rather selective in his opposition to wars.
Mr Lamont like Mr Bush thinks that Israel should be allowed to pummel Lebanon until it's reduced to rubble - at least that's what he seemed to say on the Brian Lehrer show last week.
No need for an immediate ceasefire?
Did I misinterpret?
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Mr Lamont like Mr Bush thinks that Israel should be allowed to pummel Lebanon until it's reduced to rubble - at least that's what he seemed to say on the Brian Lehrer show last week.
No need for an immediate ceasefire?
Did I misinterpret?
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