Lamont surprised by harshness of attacks

[cal04]

Democratic Senate nominee Ned Lamont, the anti-war candidate who toppled Sen.
Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary, says he was surprised by Lieberman and Vice President Dick Cheney's claims that his victory could embolden terrorists.

"My God, here we have a terrorist threat against hearth and home and the very first thing that comes out of their mind is how can we turn this to partisan advantage. I find that offensive," Lamont said in an interview Sunday with The Associated Press.

(snip)
Lamont said Lieberman's swipe at his candidacy "sounded an awful lot" like Cheney.

"It surprised me," he said. "It seemed almost orchestrated. It's sort of demeaning to the people of Connecticut ... I thought the senator and the vice president were both wrong to use that attack (strategy) on the voters of Connecticut."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060813/ap_on_el_se/lamont_2

[acmavm]

1. It sounded orchestrated? I have no doubt that it was.

[rodeodance]

46. yes, it was orchestrated. No doubt. and vile!

"It surprised me," he said. "It seemed almost orchestrated. It's sort of demeaning to the people of Connecticut ... I thought the senator and the vice president were both wrong to use that attack (strategy) on the voters of Connecticut."

[rosesaylavee]

2. Good response, Ned.

Lieberman must be getting his instructions from the WH to sound so like them.

[diddlysquat]

3. Lamont is responding like an adult.

We so seldom see any adult behavior any more. Quite refreshing.

[Cassandra]

4. Hearth and home...

demeaning to the voters of Connecticut.... I love the memes that just come naturally to him. He is both a bit naive (as to the current political climate), and very, very wise (about the principles of democracy).

[acmejack]

17. He was great on Face the Nation

Just excellent, he has come a long way since that initial debate.

[Cha]

38. I know! The Dark side

must really hate that natural, riveting personality that Ned Lamont has..they can't fight it with all the fascist propoganda in the world.

[JackBeck]

5. I think the most important line of attack

needs to focus on attacking the voters of Connecticut. The high turnout for a primary shows that the voters of Connecticut wanted Lieberman out. If the Democrats focus their message on how the Cons and Lieberman are telling the rest of the country that who Connecticut voters chose in the primary was wrong, I think that would be an effective counter-strategy. Makes it seem as if who we vote for doesn't matter.

[Grateful for Hope]

6. Lamont is right

Both Lieberman and Cheney are attacking the voters of CT who voted for Lamont.

[Olney Blue]

13. And that is how it needs to be framed- constantly

[Rex]

7. Ned if you read this board or have a wonk reading the blogs

Blogs are your friend and the M$M works for the same people Holy Joe works for. Think of them as the Taliban with far less scruples.

[Cassandra]

11. That's far fewer scruples.

Yes, Ned, blogs have grammar nannies. ;-)

[Rex]

20. That's so Cassandra of you!

Hehe :hi:

I've always wondered, is 'much more' bad grammar?

[Cassandra]

34. Much more is fine, much being a qualifier.

The less/fewer thing is numbers versus mass; less fat, fewer calories. You wouldn't say fewer fat, although you could say fewer fat molecules. The advertising industry has done much to muddle English grammar.

[Rex]

36. I guess I don't like the way it sounds lol.

Much more, eh. I think George Bush has done a lot to make sure we spek gud engrish.

[calico1]

8. If Lieberman and his Repub buddies think that

Lamont is a wimp, I think they are going to be disappointed.

[rubberducky]

9. I just love Lamont`s

unscripted responses! This country needs many more like him.

[theHandpuppet]

10. I'm not surprised at all

It's because the neocons and PNACers (which includes Lieberman, IMHO) are scared shitless that they will soon lose their stranglehold on American government. They are getting desperate, folks, and that's what truly worries me. If anyone thinks they're going to give this up without pulling out all the stops, you truly don't understand what's at stake for them -- or us.

[glitch]

18. They should be scared, because once they lose their stranglehold the

investigations, trials, convictions, punitive damages and imprisonments begin.

[theHandpuppet]

21. That's just another reason they won't give it up

I shudder to think what they may have in store for us between now and November. :scared:

[glitch]

26. You are correct. They still won't win, but they will not give up without

creating as much havoc as they can before losing.
Real Americans need to know the threat and be very alert.

[MissWaverly]

30. I think they grow less powerful every day

From what I heard, Israel was encouraged into this offensive by Team Bush, it has not gone
well and they are not happy campers, they are less likely to fall for the Neocon nudges again.

[annabanana]

12. Lamont is beginning to see the greasy underbelly

of the full force of the RW slime machine. We have been staring at it for years. I can only assume that his net savvy staffers are prepared.

[Olney Blue]

14. I keep waiting for Lamont to fall into their traps- but he hasn't!

[whosinpower]

15. I just read a quote from Gandhi

That was posted here on DU.

First they ignore you. (antiwar protests before the invasion)
Then they laugh at you. (just after the invasion)
Then they ridicule you.(calling antiwar protesters wingnuts etc, etc)
Then they attack you. (that is what we are seeing today)
Then you win.

Do not change the message. Do not give up your principles. The Iraq war is wrong. It was wrong to invade then and it is wrong to occupy it now. Waging a war based on flimsy lies and innuendo is the worst thing an administration can do to itself and the nation it serves. Does not matter which nation. It is wrong. We all know this - instinctively.

[AlinPA]

22. It is happening. Slower than we'd like, but it is happening.

[sandnsea]

16. I hope he wasn't really surprised

He's exactly right, but I would have preferred he said that he wasn't surprised considering this is what the Bush GOP has done since McCain and have done it on a near monthly basis to somebody ever since.

Otherwise, good response and I hope he really hammers this one home.

[derby378]

19. NBC has apparently just confirmed that Bush coordinated this nonsense...

...and that the WH pressured UK agents to go ahead with the arrests, which compromised MI5's ongoing investigation and may have allowed some "big fish" to get away.

[pinto]

23. Good answer. The Dems of Connecticut gave Lamont the primary

victory by voting for him, for crying out loud. Does this mean by inference that Connecticut voters support al Qaida? Ridiculous, isn't it?

[KaptBunnyPants]

24. "It's ... demeaning to the people of Connecticut"

This is the point that needs to be driven home, and he needs to loose the qualifiers. He needs to run ads showing Lieberman's statements, and reminding people Lieberman/Cheney are making the argument that people who are anti-Iraq War are terrorist appeasers. Lieberman/Cheney are trying to make this about the leaders of the anti-Iraq War movement, if we can push the focus of their attack to the anti-Iraq War voter, Lieberman won't be within 20 points of Lamont in a month.

[kohodog]

39. I feel demeaned, but what eles is new?

And why should I care what they think??

see you in Gitmo!

[City Lights]

25. I'm surprised that this surprises him. eom

[LTR]

27. It's all about the Republicans' 'War on America'

The ultimate terror attack.

:scared:

[bleever]

28. Lamont keeps looking better and better.

I like his focus.

[elehhhhna]

29. Never underestimate saying "I'm SHOCKED" when you should be!

[Breeze54]

31. He better get used to the SOP!

Lieberman again, shows his true colors... :grr:
What an ass!

Lamont said; "It seemed almost orchestrated..."
It was! I think Lamont knows that! ;)

[Straight Shooter]

32. Someone has given Lamont some excellent framing and media training.

He has come so far in the last few months, it's amazing. This framing of Cheney's and Lieberman's remarks as an affront and insult to the voters of Connecticut is brilliant. He keeps his own ego out of it, and rearranges the argument where Lieberman and Cheney are now on the defensive to explain why they think the voters of Connecticut are terrorist-appeasers.

Good job, Ned! :thumbsup:

[survivor999]

35. Lamont is a mature individual

Not another petty childish idiot with a huge ego like Loserman.

[Cha]

40. May be Tom Swan's help, his

campaign manager who seems to kick ass and take names..

http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=369

http://majikthise.typepad.com/majikthise_/2006/08/tom_swan.html

[Kahuna]

33. Ned's next ad should morph Joe with Cheney. That would be

just too delicious for words. :evilgrin:

[Joanne98]

37. I watched "Outfoxed" last night. It was orchestrated.

[JerseygirlCT]

41. Love that he's publicly linking Cheney and Lieberman

The similarity in those attacks MUST be remarked upon, and often!

[redacted]

42. What was Lamont expecting? And OF COURSE it was coordinated.

[Skittles]

43. with all due respect for Mr. Lamont

has he been paying attention to these bastards running the country since they installed their puppet bush?

[opihimoimoi]

44. Cheney and Joe have no progress to mention...so they resort to

attack shit...

Nothing Positive... Nothing to see, move on....

Ned has nothing to worry about with these Ignorant Assholes.

[bigwillq]

45. Lamont is the answer.

You handled it very well, Ned. Keep on talking the truth.
People are really listening.