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Originally posted by Gattigap
I've been watching the whole Lieberman/Lamont thing with some degree of amusement, largely because (a) I'm not from CT, (b) I don't really care too much about Lieberman personally, though I do find him mildly annoying when I do think about him, and (c) I presumed that the whole primary thing couldn't really be profoundly affected by Kos or some other bloggers typing angrily onto their keyboards, no matter how pissed they really are. In the end, I thought, it's a local campaign and the locals will decide what they want.
I was surprised, though, to come across the NYT editorial in which the Gray Lady endorsed ... Lamont.
It is NOT a typical, mealy-mouthed endorsement. Nor does it spend more than a paragraph or so praising Lamont. No, much of it is dedicated to the dicing and filleting of Joe Liberman. To what I imagine will be Slave's, Penske's, bilmore's, spanky's, and club's delight, the NYT doesn't even pretend to sit above the fray and spend time complimenting both candidates. Instead it kicks Joe in the butt, stomps on his testicles, and leaves him for dead.
I don't know but presume that CT voters tend to read this paper, and would imagine that a typical voter there would place some importance on the NYT's endorsement, certainly more than that of an Atrios. I wonder how this will play out.
Gattigap
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A couple of points, not in any order of importance.
Nutmeggers from the NY side of CT read the NYTimes. Also transplanted nutmeggers. Cip, moi.
I sort of like Lieberman, for a dem.
I like Lieberman more now that I know the NYTImes doesn't like him.
