Lamont aide will apologize for comment

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Democrat Ned Lamont's campaign manager said he will send an apology to the mayor of Waterbury for describing the city that backed his opponent, Sen. Joe Lieberman, as a place "where the forces of slime meet the forces of evil."

Tom Swan said the comment was made to a reporter on Tuesday, after the city voted heavily for Lieberman in the Democratic Senate primary. He said the comments were in the context of a broader discussion of state politics in which former Mayor Philip A. Giordano was the "slime" and former Gov. John G. Rowland was the "evil."

Giordano is serving a prison sentence on federal child sex charges and Rowland, a Waterbury native, was forced to resign in 2004 and served a federal prison term for corruption.

Swan said his statement was not meant to be reflective of the city and said he would send an apology to Mayor Michael J. Jarjura Friday. Jarjura became aware of Swan's comments Thursday when the Lieberman campaign sent Jarjura chief of staff Sheila O'Malley an Internet link to a Connecticut political news site where the comments appeared.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060811/ap_on_el_se/lieberman_lamont_apology

[DistressedAmerican]

1. Never Apologize. They never do.

And they say FAR worse than that. Fuck I hate to see Dems speak their minds then run to the press with an apology if their comments are criticized by winger assholes. What the fuck is wrong with these folks.

Never apologize and never surrender!

[Rose Siding]

2. Yeah, but this draws attn to something the public probably agrees with

It could be calculated to do that. It's questionable that the mayor of that town would want a reminder of all the corruption in the headlines.

[rodeodance]

3. good point.

[unblock]

4. "mee-sa oh so sorry to meesta jarjura"

:rofl: