Lamont called 'the al qaeda candidate' on CNN

[cynatnite]

Today on CNN Headline News, anchor Chuck Roberts discussed the impact of the foiled British terror plot with Hotline senior editor John Mercurio. Roberts asked Mercurio, “How does this factor into the Lieberman/Lamont contest? And might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the al Qaeda candidate?”

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/11/headline-news-lamont/

Reading it pissed me off enough. A video clip is available for all to watch. I've already fired off a blistering email to CNN. I hope others follow suit. This is outrageous. :grr:

[Wonk]

1. There's already a big thread on this, still on page one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1890578&mesg_id=1890578

[cynatnite]

5. Thanks!

I'm forwarding this to people in my address book...most especially the ones who claim that media is 'libral'.

:blush: Didn't see it when I posted...too pissed, I guess.

[daleo]

2. If anything, Bush is the Al-Quada candidate

He has done pretty much everything Bin Laden wanted. "Some might say" is journalist weasel talk.

[Ammonium]

3. Contact info?

Can you provide me a link or an email address so I can fire off a nasty letter to them. Nice, unbiasted, journalism they have over on CNN now-a-days...

[cynatnite]

4. Here you go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1890578&mesg_id=1890619

[Tiggeroshii]

6. I think that might be eligible for a lawsuit. Some of these people getting

smeared might ned to start trying that out

[Clarkie1]

7. There are 3 ways Republicans are going to try and spin Lamont's victory.

All of course are lies, but we need to be prepared:

1. It shows Dems are weak on national security.

2. It shows that Dems are bitterly partisan and reject candidates willing to be bi-partisan.

3. It shows that the Democratic party is divided and without direction or leadership.

It would be wise for all of us to thoughtfully consider how to stop their spin, because the spin is already going in full force. They are going to twist the Lamont victory for all it's worth to them...in the end though, I think it's a sign of the beginning of the end for them because it shows how much people are engaged against their policies.

Edited for spelling.

[EFerrari]

10. They will use #1. It's simple and clear. n/t

[TexasLawyer]

8. "some have said..."

Might CNN, as some have said, be a right-wing mouthpiece vying for last place in the accuracy race with FOX?

I think I heard that somewhere!

[EFerrari]

9. Cr@pNotNews?

Competing with FromOldX-files?

Is it a stretch?

:)

[nealmhughes]

11. What bad punditry: Cal Thomas already beat them to it and it was Taliban..

I don't take anything CNN says seriously these days unless Christianne Annanpour says it...

[mykpart]

12. This is the memo that the RNC is sending out to its members:

Dear ******,

In politics, there are turning points that can define a political party for decades to come. Yesterday's defeat of Senator Joe Lieberman in the Democrat primary in Connecticut is such a moment. Because he stood for a strong national defense and victory in Iraq, Joe Lieberman was successfully targeted for defeat.

For a political party to reject a respected Senator who just six years ago was its candidate for Vice President is virtually without precedent. It speaks volumes about the new Democrat Party: if you stand for a strong defense and victory in the War on Terror, you have no place in the party and you must be purged.

Watch the video and get the facts about what this means about the decline of the Democrat Party - from leadership that would "pay any price, bear any burden" to defend freedom to leaders who want to cut and run from the War on Terror, and surrender other tools needed to keep America safe.

The message from Connecticut is clear, and Ned Lamont isn't alone. He is joined by Rep. John Murtha, architect of the Democrats' position on Iraq and the man who wants to be the next House Majority Leader, who claims America is more dangerous than Iran and North Korea and says, "We've become the enemy." And by Howard Dean, who calls the idea of victory in Iraq "just plain wrong." Watch how the new Democrat Party always chooses weakness over strength, blaming America first.

With 90 days to go before the election, National Democrat leaders have made their choice in favor of defeatism, isolationism, and blaming America first. Where do you stand?

Sincerely,


Ken Mehlman
Chairman, Republican National Committee

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