Dems' Fighing Words (summary of Lamont-Lieberman Debate)

[NewJeffCT]

Dems' Fighting Words
Acrimony Marks Battle Over Identities, Party Loyalty
July 7, 2006
By MARK PAZNIOKAS, And CHRISTOPHER KEATING Courant Staff Writers

WEST HARTFORD -- Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman relentlessly attacked Ned Lamont during a televised debate Thursday, painting his challenger as a rich neophyte with a single issue - the war in Iraq.

Unlike the collegial tone employed in his vice presidential debate with Dick Cheney in 2000, Lieberman was alternately caustic and dismissive, leaving Lamont wide-eyed and visibly rattled in the opening minutes of the one-hour confrontation.

But at the end of the nationally televised debate, each side claimed victory. The incumbent's camp said Lieberman dominated, while Lamont's backers said the challenger showed he could stand up to a three-term senator.

"It was a good night for Ned Lamont. He did what he had to do, which is establish his credibility as a U.S. senator," said former Democratic State Chairman George Jepsen, a Lamont supporter. "Joe was way over the top with his aggressiveness and personal attacks."

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-sendebate0707.artjul07,0,5513247.story?

[Behind the Aegis]

1. ...

...they both support Israel, so all is good. :evilgrin:

[liberalhistorian]

13. Yeah, and that's the

only, REALLY important thing, right? :eyes:

[Behind the Aegis]

14. apparently to some...

I guess you didn't "get" the devil smily icon...oh well.

[cornermouse]

2. I guess this means that Lieberman considers himself a pauper?

:eyes: Yeah right.

[Bombtrack]

3. I'm watching it right now on C-SPAN. Too bad Lamont is so jumpy

and beady eyed. I mean I support him, but you can't say he doesn't come off as nervous and abrasive.

[Mist]

4. Lieberman attacks Lamont as a "rich neophyte" --because that's

totally inferior to being a rich, co-opted DINO hack incumbent.

[Lasher]

5. "There you go again."

I couldn't believe my ears when Lieberman said that. It wasn't funny or clever when Saint Ronnie of Reagan said it to Carter, either. Not a very bright thing for Lieberman to say in a campaign where he is in trouble for being too friendly with Republicans.

[Kolesar]

6. I have never seen anything like this in my life

There was blood on the mat in that ring last night.

[Straight Shooter]

7. Lamont was clearly nervous, but his voice held passion and conviction.

Lieberman is beginning to show his true colors, that he plays dirty just like Repubs play dirty, with the politics of personal destruction.

"There you go again." What a stupid, snarky thing to say. It is totally beneath him, and if I had any respect left for him before the debate, it was lost when he sank to that level.

[orwell]

8. This phrase says it all...

"Unlike the collegial tone employed in his vice presidential debate with Dick Cheney in 2000, Lieberman was alternately caustic and dismissive, leaving Lamont wide-eyed and visibly rattled in the opening minutes of the one-hour confrontation."

When confronting Darth Cheney, Lieberman sits down to tea and cookies, when confronting a fellow Democrat, out come the long knives.

DINO confirmed...

[Zynx]

9. Cheney is a bully and a liar who needed to be bitch smacked.

Both Lieberman and Edwards failed to do that.

[gizmo1979]

10. I thought it showed how easy

it is to attack a sitting senator.Scary how easy it is for a challenger to impinge senators.Maybe we need to start looking at governors as presidential candidates?

[NewJeffCT]

11. The RW had no problem attacking Clinton & Dukakis

Clinton was just better than Dukakis, Gore, Kerry or Mondale at responding to the attacks.

[gizmo1979]

12. They have voted on so much

though they may have vored oneway to get something else passed but it ends up coming off horribly.

[VegasWolf]

15. Jay Leno jokes about Indians at 7/11, I can't believe Bidden would

be so stupid to say that to their face while soliciting their votes. Must have slipped out from his subconscious.