tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post115506153750131802..comments2023-10-18T11:04:13.946-04:00Comments on Connecticut Local Politics: Lamont's OfferGenghis Connhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13042849182723767087noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155075416138476632006-08-08T18:16:00.000-04:002006-08-08T18:16:00.000-04:00Also for those campaigns that need internal webser...Also for those campaigns that need internal webservers...here a quick walk-through.... <BR/>http://switch.richard5.net/isp-in-a-box-using-a-mac-mini/<BR/><BR/>-RellguruAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155068477321645692006-08-08T16:21:00.000-04:002006-08-08T16:21:00.000-04:00It is absolutely and completely legal for the DTC ...It is absolutely and completely legal for the DTC to run ads or spend money on a primary - take that to the bank. Done it personally in at least 50 races.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155066705048372662006-08-08T15:51:00.000-04:002006-08-08T15:51:00.000-04:00Let me address some of the comments going on here....Let me address some of the comments going on here. Many of you know me from my comments here in the past. I am currently working as the technology coordinator for the Lamont campaign. We have put together a great team handling many aspects of our technology, and I want to thank everyone who has been involved.<BR/><BR/>One of our biggest concerns when we were first setting up our site was to make sure that we had as secure and reliable a site as possible. We have spent extra money making sure that our servers are safe. We do not host the servers in house. There are people that do a much better job of providing safe and secure servers than we ever could. We are actually using several different hosting companies as part of our redundancy plan.<BR/><BR/>From what I’ve seen, it does appear as if the Lieberman campaign did not establish sufficient IT security policies. It may be that the site has gone down due to the burst of traffic the campaign has generated, or it may have gone down due to some sort of hacking, probably a distributed denial of service attack.<BR/><BR/>To a certain extent, it is inappropriate to ‘blame the victim’. Just because someone didn’t properly secure their site doesn’t vindicate people who are illegally breaking in. On the other hand, before getting involved in politics, I was a technology executive on Wall Street. Any information security officer at a financial institution who places blame for a site going down on the perpetrators could kiss his career goodbye.<BR/><BR/>At the Lamont campaign, we are fortunate that we haven’t suffered from a successful attack. Such attacks are bad for democracy and should be condemned. I hope the Lieberman site gets back up soon and everyone can focus on getting the vote out.Aldon Hyneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00527868669926331034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155064716233585422006-08-08T15:18:00.000-04:002006-08-08T15:18:00.000-04:00Bluecoat: Weicker Liker is correct (2d time in 2 d...Bluecoat: Weicker Liker is correct (2d time in 2 days for the record). The Republican party rules do not allow this, but the Democratic party rules do allow it. Not surprising. These ads are typical Bridgeport DTC, which is run by Stafstrom (one of Joe Ganim's boys and hand picked by Mario Testa). New name, new face, same old ethics. He even had a drug dealer and the Mayor's coke supplier on the DTC and did nothing about it. The Bridgeport DTC went overwhelmingly for Lieberman and Malloy, even though most Ds in the city favor Lamont and JDS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155064256584031212006-08-08T15:10:00.000-04:002006-08-08T15:10:00.000-04:00I believe the Party Rules - not State Election Law...I believe the Party Rules - not State Election Law - say party funds can not be used to advocate candidates in a Primary.Weicker Likerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283455865780405919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155063883121240672006-08-08T15:04:00.000-04:002006-08-08T15:04:00.000-04:00You have every bit of standing as you are a regist...You have every bit of standing as you are a registered voter and it may be illegal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155063747042223792006-08-08T15:02:00.000-04:002006-08-08T15:02:00.000-04:00The law says that you cannot use party funds in a ...The law says that you cannot use party funds in a primary. <BR/><BR/>I am not positive in this instance as it isn't directly the candidate but the DTC...and without seeing the ad. Does it mention a general message about voting today?<BR/><BR/>If you are concerned you could always forward the ad to Election Enforcement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155063473642722252006-08-08T14:57:00.001-04:002006-08-08T14:57:00.001-04:00Did they say "Vote for xxxx" or did they just list...Did they say "Vote for xxxx" or did they just list the candidate they'd endorsed? Have a copy of the ad you can post?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155063298175146952006-08-08T14:54:00.000-04:002006-08-08T14:54:00.000-04:00bluecoat--OK, I got it now. Does it say on the bot...bluecoat--<BR/><BR/>OK, I got it now. Does it say on the bottom of the ad who paid for it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155062763507248732006-08-08T14:46:00.000-04:002006-08-08T14:46:00.000-04:00bluecoat-I realize you didn;t ask me but I am invo...bluecoat-<BR/><BR/>I realize you didn;t ask me but I am involved in party politics and have no idea what you mean by your question. Is it in relation to an individual or the ad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155062568310404672006-08-08T14:42:00.000-04:002006-08-08T14:42:00.000-04:00MSNBC had their tech guy on.Also, McDonald's would...MSNBC had their tech guy on.<BR/><BR/>Also, McDonald's wouldn't allow Burger King access to their computers- we have a general potentially ahead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155062150543614472006-08-08T14:35:00.000-04:002006-08-08T14:35:00.000-04:00Anon - 2:28 - I assume you have some facts to back...Anon - 2:28 - I assume you have some facts to back that up, right? No? Just randomly making accusations, huh? Well, you are supporting the right guy, I guess.<BR/><BR/>dem office holder - why would they? They are getting free press by not fixing it..Gabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313270027747810794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155061736767577752006-08-08T14:28:00.001-04:002006-08-08T14:28:00.001-04:00The website has been down, on and off, for 14 hour...The website has been down, on and off, for 14 hours or so. The Lieberman campaign has had ample time to switch to new servers. <BR/><BR/>Instead, its techies are posting on Connecticut Local Politics.<BR/><BR/>I'm not accusing the Lieberman campaign necessarily of acting in bad faith, but they're clearly not in any hurry to get their website back online.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10214263.post-1155061732015721662006-08-08T14:28:00.000-04:002006-08-08T14:28:00.000-04:00Is the Lamont camp offering the person who hacked ...Is the Lamont camp offering the person who hacked the Lieberman website or another one of its techies? Just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com