Quotes of the Day
Lieberman "said he was staying in the race because Mr. Lamont had run
a primary campaign of 'insults' and 'partisan polarizing.'”
—NYT
"Meet Ned Lamont. He's a Greenwich millionaire."
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A Lieberman campaign ad"This shows what blind loyalty to George Bush and being his love child means."
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Congressman Rahm Emanuel, head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
"How many lobbyists are there for every single Congressman in Washington, D.C.? Sixty three lobbyists for every Congressman … all fighting for the special interests. Let's send some leaders to Washington D.C. to start fighting for the common interest."
—Ned Lamont,
in his acceptance speech"Today, Mrs. Lieberman is Senior Counsel for Hill & Knowlton’s [Washington] health care and pharmaceuticals practice, where she addresses the constantly changing dynamics of today's global health care market."
—from the entry of Hadassah Lieberman on the website of the Harry Walker Lecture Agency
"I am disappointed not just because I lost, but because the old politics of partisan polarization won today. For the sake of our state, our country and my party, I cannot and will not let that result stand."
—Joe Lieberman,
in his concession [sic] speech“What he’s really saying is, ‘I don’t think I’m wrong, but I don’t explain myself well enough.’ ”
—
an anonymous Lieberman aide
