The Senator Who Cried Wolf
I think it’s disgraceful that Joe Lieberman (Ego-CT) continues to get away with his media manipulation gambit. Local press, please keep in mind that Joe lost on Tuesday and in my opinion you no longer have to grovel at his feet for access–he should have to grovel at yours for coverage.
Reports were everywhere on television and on newspaper websites parroting Lieberman’s charge that either Ned Lamont’s campaign or its supporters had hacked joe2006.com. Holy irresponsibility bat-journalists! When, on election day, you let one candidate accuse the other of disenfranchisement and vote suppression (even if the site was hacked, those charges are still ridiculous), I think you have a responsibility to follow up with the truth, even apologize.
On Tuesday, the day Lamont beat incumbent Joseph Lieberman in an election with record turnout for the Democratic nomination, Lieberman’s campaign began accusing Lamont of hacking into his web site, issuing a press release and trumpeting the charge to numerous reporters and accusing its opponent of interfering with an election.
“These are very serious charges, absolutely untrue, and a desperate attempt to divert attention from the Senator’s own record—and from the fact that he is ignoring the will of the voters and running under his own ‘Just for Lieberman’ banner,” said Lamont spokeswoman Liz Dupont-Diehl. “The Lieberman campaign has spread deliberately false and slanderous lies about our campaign. There are no facts to back their claims and they should apologize – and they should be held accountable for pressing false charges.”
Hold Joe accountable.