MSNBC Top Stories "Sen. Lieberman feisty in debate"

[mike_c]

On their front page here until they come to their senses-- it could happen-- http://www.msnbc.msn.com
and the article is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13740130/

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Joe Lieberman television viewers saw on Thursday night in his debate with maverick challenger Ned Lamont was not the mellow, sleepy-voiced, decent, religiously observant man we used to know. No, this was Joe Lieberman, the savvy, battle-hardened, and very aggressive politician.

Face to face with his rival, Lieberman came across as a man absolutely determined to save his career in the Senate, a man who wasn't going to bother being genteel. He was throwing punches and seeming at least at one point to rattle his younger, less experienced foe.

Lieberman faces Lamont in the Aug. 8 Democratic primary, but has started to gather signatures to get on the ballot as an independent if he falls short in that primary.

While Lamont did go on the offensive at points during the debate -- for example, accusing Lieberman of undermining fellow Democrats in Congress -- the Greenwich, Conn. millionaire was relatively tame compared to the super-aggressive and sometimes rude Lieberman, who interrupted Lamont a number of times during the 60-minute event.

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Talk about polishing the turd! Lieberman was pathetic in that debate. Lamont was focused, articulate, comfortable (especially after the opening remarks), and he stayed mostly on the issues. I could smell Lieberman's desperation through 3000 miles of fiber optics. MSNBC's own poll had 80 percent of responses rating Lamont as having "won" the debate the last time I looked-- "trounced" seems a better word-- yet this article stresses how well Lieberman did during the relatively few times he took his thumb out of his mouth and asked umpteen times "who is Ned Lamont?"

[Crunchy Frog]

1. Nice to Cheney, nasty to Lamont.

It's clear that he knows who his real enemies are.

[napi21]

2. I keep hearing Ned referred to as the millionaire, so after 18 yrs

in the Seante, is Joe 2 steps away from the poor house????

I know I've read somewhere that almost every Senator is a millionaire, so why the hype?

[jsamuel]

3. he's new money... that's bad, Joe is old money, that's good

edit to add that I don't really know Joe's financial history

[11cents]

5. Lieberman is "old money?"

How so?

[jsamuel]

8. ? don't know ? - just kidding, but I was referencing his 18 years of being

a senator. That's 18 years of premium pay. He's had it for a while. Is Lieberman worth a few million himself?

[napi21]

6. THAT'S BS! I can understand someone criticizing his opponent for being

wealthy enough to finance his own campaign if it created a real disadvantage, but Joe was harping on another millionaire???? That's just crap!

[beltanefauve]

7. That's the MSN for you

when they're choosing sides. Remember how often we had to hear about Kerry's Swiss boarding school and upper-crusty ski vacations, but nary a word about *'s privileged, WASPy background?

[sandnsea]

4. I thought it was a mild debate all around

Lieberman seemed to think "I'll bring home more pork" was going to win the day while Lamont did actually stammer on Iraq a bit. All in all, Lieberman will appeal to the peope who still think Dems can work with Republicans and Lamont will appeal to the ones who know better.

But there's no way Lieberman was savvy, battle-hardened, or LOL, super-agressive. :rofl:

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