"Lamont brushed past reporters Wednesday night in Bridgeport, saying: "I don't know anything about the blogs. I'm not responsible for those. I have no comment on them."
Yes Ned, you do know about blogs. In fact Ned, you said:
Then:
"I’m very appreciative of the blogs. I’m coming at this race as a bit of an outsider, with not high name recognition, and who cares passionately about the issues, but when I talk to the mainstream media, it’s all about process and money and delegates. It was the blogs who said, “Hey, there are compelling issues out there, and let’s see how Lamont stands.” Whatever the blogs’ reputation, they opened the door to more serious discourse than the mainstream media did."
So what happens to Ned Lamont under pressure? He lies.
Lieberman Assails Lamont Over Supporter's Blog Post, By Dan Balz, Washington Post Thursday, August 3, 2006.
Ned Lamont: The Truthdig Interview, Posted on Apr 25, 2006, By Blair Golson.
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Tell me, is Ned now responsible for everything anyone writes about him on the blogs?
Is he supposed to say he knows all that is taking place on the blogs at every single minute?
Nothing here. Move on. Lets talk about relevant issues which matter to voters and of which the Lieberman campaign almost refuses to embrace.
Let's see:
yet another very dishonest attack from Turffy - surprise, surprise.
I think that the point was not that he is unaware of blogs in general, but that he does not keep track of everything they do, nor does he have any say over what they do or do not post. His point, I would imagine, is that neither he nor the campaign approved of the picture (why would they??) and as such he was saying that he doesn't have control over what they do.
Good luck shifting the story, though - your absurd atacks on Ned in the past have really helped stem his momentum.
Turf:
You're really picking at straws here. I know you like Lieberman, but is this how to boost his candidacy? Make a strong case for your guy but not this.
Sorry, another jello spot on the sinking Lieberman ship.
Hahahahhahahhahha
Sure-Racebaiter Hamsher is pure as the driven snow and Ned, well he's Ned.
I guess we'll just disregard the fact that Ms Hamsher directed one of Ned's commercial. Or that Ms Hamsher has practically devoted her blog to destroying Joe. Or that Ms Hamsher along with Spazeboy and Lowell Wieker spent an afternoon with Colin Mcenroe pumping up Ned. Or that Ms Hamsher has rented a place in CT, along with her fellow out of staters, to capture the "revolution". Lets' conveniently forget that Ned only recently dropped his membership in an "exclusive" Greenwich country Club. And who was that strange person in an earlier Ned commercial--Markos???? Yes, Ned knows nothing, nothing about blogs.
it's not like hamsher, tom swan and rick melita didn't leave the Temptations concert together the other night in New Haven.
Hamsher plays the politics of personal attacks, and I knew she would cross the line at some point.
And Ned, what can you expect from a politician - especially when according to the qpiac poll, 60% are voting against leiberman not for ned.
pathetic blue dems.
Like Lieberman's campaign strategy, turfgrrl's attacks are increasingly flailing and desperate. They're both going down with the ship.
Well that picture was taken down and that is that.
There are more pressing issues facing out state and our nation we need Universal Healtcare,stop privatization of Social Security which Leiberman was not opposed and which Republicans like Bush support.
We need to focus on Global Warming and Environmental issues,better Education for all kids,War and Peace issues like i.e. Iraq etc.
There are real issues that need to be talked about Turfgrrl's latest diversion from real issues just shows that she cannot not del with the real issues just like a Leiberman hack.
Again just a reminder who will win August 8th.
Ned Lamont who is focused on the issues which Leiberman supporters would like to divert voters away from social issues and deal with non issues called negative attacks on Ned thats all the Lie supporters know .
Turfgrrl knows how to do.
Joe Lieberman is going to lose Tuesday on Primary day and ned has people voting for him not just because they are voting against Leiberman but now they see they have a true alternative that they like instead of Joe.
"I guess we'll just disregard the fact that Ms Hamsher directed one of Ned's commercial."
Really? Which ad was it and what is your source for this?
You guys are all missing the point, which is lost because of Turfgrrl's accusation that Lamont lied.
Here it is: when put on the spot before the press for the first time, Lamont panicked. At best, he missspoke (even his ardent supporters must admit that he does know something about blogs) and at worst he purposely chose not to be forthright and honest.
To me, it seems that he just wanted to avoid the issue, instead of standing up and taking it on headfirst.
This is an interesting manuever, for two reasons: (1) this is the guy who said he will stand up to George Bush, but he won't stand up to the reporters; and (2) the "deer-in-the-headlights" act demonstrates that he is not ready for prime time, and we need a Senator who is ready.
Perhaps this is just a minor misstatement; but I tend to think it is more troubling than that.
Turrfgirll conveniently left out the inconvenient that puts the Lamont comment in the context of..."no comment":
Lamont spokeswoman Liz Dupont-Diehl tried to distance the campaign from the photo and said campaign manager Tom Swan had called Hamsher and asked that the picture be taken off the blog. "This was not the campaign's doing," she said. "We find it offensive and inappropriate. We asked that it be taken down, and it was."
But Dupont-Diehl said the campaign will not bow to the Lieberman campaign's demand that Lamont cut any ties with Hamsher. "She's not part of the campaign staff," Dupont-Diehl said. "She's an independent blogger covering the race."
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