Joe fires his entire campaign staff.

[kstewart33]

From TPM Cafe:

Lieberman said that he fired his campaign manager and spokesman, and asked for the resignations of his campaign staff.

"We did not answer, adequately answer, the distortions of my record on Iraq and my relationship with George Bush, that the Lamont campaign put out," said Lieberman, though he said he did not blame campaign workers.

Update from Political Wire:

Longtime Lieberman aide Sherry Brown and his former senate press secretary Dan Gerstein have joined the campaign. In addition, The Hotline notes all remaining staff and consultants have resigned.

[kenny blankenship]

1. After all, they were Democrats

Naturally he needed to rid himself of them.

[Donnachaidh]

2. do you have a link?

[ourbluenation]

8. Here it is

http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2006/aug/09/ct_sen_lieberman_fires_staff

[JackBeck]

3. They all would have quit anyway. n/t

[Yupster]

15. Yes - I think he had to do this

to avoid the constant stories of either aides quitting because he was a traitor, or constant infighting on the campaign.

He probably should have announced they all resigned and then any who wanted to come back could.

[JackBeck]

18. It'd be cute to see if Katherine Harris type stories start to pop up. n/t

[Skidmore]

4. Implied message.....

"Karl can do this better."

[Mabus]

5. Oh no! He's turning into Katherine Harris

Quick, hide the opossums!

[rubberducky]

13. LOL love your reply!

[Fridays Child]

Pray for a Katherine Harris-style meltdown.

[elehhhhna]

6. Is he just saying he's running so he can feather his nest w/ contrib's

a'la TommyBoy DeLay?

[Ghost in the Machine]

7. BLEH!!

[Rex]

9. Shades of Cruela Harris

This is starting to scare me! :scared:

[shireen]

10. why? because KKKarl is taking over! n/t

[lonestarnot]

11. Guess he's going to hire some slave labor that he helped create.

[oasis]

12. How can anyone explain away "The Kiss"?

[tanyev]

14. Hey, Joe, there are quite a few seasoned veterans of the Harris

campaign who need jobs. I think they'd be a real good fit for you.

[AusGail]

16. A bad tradesman always blames his tools

[B Calm]

17. The GOP will fund and run his campaign. Hopefully the dems in

the state will realize it before the election.

[Marie26]

19. What a guy

It's everyone's fault but Lieberman, apparently. He'll turn on his staff, his constituents & the Democratic Party, while never admitting any mistakes of his own. I'm so very glad he's gone & wish him the worst of luck in the Nov. election. He's worse than Katherine Harris!

[Justice Is Comin]

20. Good the new staff can go pick his campaign literature out of the

trash that he paid to have delivered.

[Fleshdancer]

21. Out goes the Democratic staff, in comes the republican staff.

We shouldn't be too surprised I guess.

[UTUSN]

22. Really? n/t