There's a new article in the October issue of GQ by Kenneth Cain entitled "The Kiss of Death". It's a fascinating chronology of the days leading up to the Lieberman-Lamont primary. But it's really so much more than that - it's also a surprisingly frank and candid look at the candidates, especially Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman, in this article, is revealed in no uncertain terms as the shallow, confused, frightened shell of a man we all know him to be. But it's so remarkable to see all the Lieberman phoniness laid bare in the mainstream media, at last!
The Kiss of Death
More after the flip:
I'm trying to keep this diary short, because there's one piece of information here that I desperately want to get across the most -
We now know Joe's campaign is lying about Al Sharpton.
Dan Gerstein, on behalf of the Lieberman campaign, said as recently as yesterday that they never asked Sharpton to come to Connecticut to campaign for Lieberman. And yet, Al Sharpton said this to Kenneth Cain in August, right before the primary:
"Lieberman called me personally to come to Connecticut. Probably the biggest irony of this whole campaign to me is Joe `DLC' Lieberman calls me for support. How do you criticize Al Sharpton for being in Connecticut when Lieberman called and asked me to come? And I did come. I just didn't come for him. So it's kinda odd to make a pariah outta somebody you asked to help you."
You really need to read the whole article. There are just so many things in here that too many Connecticut people just don't know about Joe Lieberman - let's get the word out.
UPDATE I
Here's a fabulous quote from Al Sharpton at the end of the article. He explains why he is so passionate about supporting Lamont, and what the Lamont movement in Connecticut is really all about:
Al's growing more expansive about the coalition that formed around Ned, of antiwar liberals, scared soccer moms, disaffected union members, and mobilized blacks--how they're not only going to put Ned over the top here but they're also going to change the direction of Democratic politics. "This is the beginning of the end of the right-wing takeover of the Democratic party," he says. "This is a whole different kind of people comin' together out of mutual interest and mutual respect. And the people that have the courage to stand up are gonna be the ones that usher in a new movement. Sometimes in life, you gotta make the decision to do what you think is right, and out of it something grows. I think Ned Lamont made the right decision."