Saturday, September 23, 2006
· The Lamont folks are pushing heavy (it's front and center at nedlamont.com as I type) on this GQ article written by a strong Iraq War opponent that, surprise, does its level best to show Lieberman and his campaign in a bad light: The Kiss Of Death. It's an interesting article for what it shows about the behind-the-scenes of a major campaign, but I'm not sure it's quite the club the Lamont people think it is. People understand that major political races are pretty rough and tumble, and poor wealthy Ned Lamont is hardly a sympathetic victim, nor is he coming to the battle of "machines" unarmed. Having Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson out campaigning for you, as Lamont has, hardly makes you a man of the people, and complaining about "race-baiting" for pointing it out, as the author of the piece does, is a bit of a stretch:
Accusing the Lieberman folks of "race baiting" for pointing out that a Sharpton endorsement is a double-edged sword seems to be a Lamont theme.
Hmmm...would it be race baiting for Lamont to denounce that Danny Glover endorsement?
· The Lamont media people are continuing their "turncoat" message with another TV ad on that theme. I'm not sure why. The Lieberman folks are thanking their opponents for the ad. They may be right.
Lieberman's new TV ad pushes the "experience" angle. This is a toss-up for effectiveness. On the one hand, the voters will go with who's most effective at bringing home the bacon, in spite of how they say they want people in other states to sacrifice the pork. On the other hand, if the "winds of change" really are blowing, being "experienced" can bring a rather turgid, heavily inertial feeling to a campaign.
· The Lamont campaign is returning a $100 donation from the Democratic Socialists of America...because they don't take PAC money:
Heh.
The Oct. 23 debate, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, also will include Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger. The debate will take place at the Garde Arts Center and will be broadcast live on WTNH-TV, Channel 8...
...George Stephanopoulos, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News, will moderate the debate. WTNH is an ABC affiliate.
Candidates will field questions from a three-member media panel that will include Ted Mann, political reporter for The Day; Mark Davis, state Capitol correspondent for WTNH; and a member of The Day's editorial page staff.
· On this Rosh Hashanah, this article looks at what the Orthodox Joe Lieberman will be doing: Keeping the faith Lieberman stays on the sidelines during holy days. The answer is, nothing.
· A reminder for you conservatives who support Lieberman...He's still liberal: Lieberman Defends Health Care Record
· On the other hand, Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine doesn't seem to mind. She'll be pulling for Lieberman.
[The Lieberman/Lamont Notebook is part of my ongoing coverage of the race for Pajamas Media.]
