CT Mainstream Media rips Lieberman

[Larkspur]

http://www.courant.com/news/local/northeast/hc-pbass0604.artjun04,0,7611693.column

Seasonal Memory Lapses

Medical researchers have identified a host of causes for amnesia, from encephalitis to traumatic brain injury.

I've discovered another cause: political campaigns.

Exhibit A: The current campaign in Connecticut for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination.

In the wake of challenger Ned Lamont's surprisingly strong showing at last month's Democratic convention, the race has begun to take shape. Both candidates are trying to define the race - and each other - early. Lamont seeks to cast incumbent Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman as an out-of-touch apologist and crucial helper of President Bush's Iraq war and environmental, economic and health-care policies. Lieberman seeks to identify his opponent as an out-of-touch plutocrat. (Lamont, a tech entrepreneur, is worth between $90 million and $300 million.)

Meanwhile, in ads and public statements, Lieberman portrays himself as Regular Joe, a fighter for the little guy, in touch with blue-state Connecticut and mainstream Democrats on all issues except Iraq.

And somehow we - not just Lieberman - keep a straight face, as if he hadn't just spent 18 years helping Republicans hijack the Constitution and pick on little guy after little guy.

The Bush administration values Joe Lieberman because he has been a crucial ally in efforts to free Enron-style corporate crooks from regulation, transfer wealth to the wealthy, hound gays, trample on the rights of government critics and sacrifice the lives of thousands of Americans and Iraqis to dishonest, dangerous military adventurism.

SNIP

Thank Goddes the Mainstream Media is finally calling Lieberman's b.s. for what it is.

[kaygore]

1. Great article--Thank you!

[cmkramer]

4. It's not an article

It's an opinion piece by a columnist who obviously prefers Lamont.

But that's the thing about columns -- you can insert your opinion in there all you want. This is only this guy's opinion.

It's amazing how few people know the difference between a column and an article. And it happens on all sides of the political spectrum too.

[Arkham House]

2. I used to like Lieberman--

--maybe because of a couple of personal encounters I had with him before he became a senator--really, the nicest guy you'd ever want to meet. But my patience came to an end a long time ago, and I am for lamont all the way...

[madmusic]

3. Some good news! F that wing-nut centrist crap n/t