{news} (hartford cournat)"A Lieberman Politcal Party That Opposes Lieberman"

[Ken Humphrey]

          Lieberman has always been devious himself. He ran simultaneously for his senate seat and for veep in 2000.  And he took a second shot at his senate seat in 2006 after he failed in the primary. What REALLY should happen is to enact legislation that would enable us to recall or impeach Jingo Joe. He's an embarrassment to Connecticut. As it is, we're stuck with this pompous chickenhawk warmonger for over four more years. NO, I for one got a kick out of the astute folks who took over Lieberman's opportunistic party and are using it against him. Good for them. I don't agree with Tim KcKee on this one little bit.       Ken Humphrey> From: dbedellgreen at hotmail.com> To: ctgp-news at ml.greens.org> Subject: Re: {news} (hartford cournat)"A Lieberman Politcal Party That Opposes	Lieberman"> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:08:34 -0400> > Connecticut Green Party - Part of the GPUS> http://www.ctgreens.org/ - http://www.greenpartyus.org/> > to unsubscribe click here> mailto:ctgp-news-unsubscribe at ml.greens.org> I would leave the the CFL Party alone to figure out their own strategy.  If> they just want ballot access, certainly they could change their name, or> merge with the Independent Party.  But it looks like they are hoping to> spoil Lieberman's campaign if he runs again. Yes, some voters (there's no> way to know how many) will be misled into voting for the CFL candidate> instead of Lieberman.  In fact, they could really spoil Lieberman if they> found someone with the same or similar name to run against him.  This would> be devious, but legal.> > There was a recent case where a candidate (I think it was a Green candidate> but I'm not sure) deliberately ran against a conservative incumbent solely> because they shared the same last name.  The conservative tried to get him> off the ballot, but the state ruled that the challenger had every right to> run, and the two candidates were clearly enough distinguished on the ballot> by their different first names.> > I suggested, half in jest but half seriously, that Ralph Ferrucci should run> against the incumbent New Haven Registrar of Voters Sharon Ferrucci.  Is> this unethical?  Perhaps no more so than nominating Sarah Palin for VP in> hopes of winning over Hillary Clinton supporters (they both wear lipstick;> therefore voters will be confused).> > David Bedell> > ----- Original Message ----- > Subject: {news} (hartford cournat)"A Lieberman Politcal Party That Opposes> Lieberman"> From: Tim McKee timmckee at mail.com> Date: Tue Sep 16 06:35:33 PDT 2008> > I generated this story after i found these guys on the Sec of state's web> site.> > What do people think about this?> > i think we should also say that it kinda of misleading to the public to> run under banner while opposing the same man. Will some vote for these> guys NOT knowing they are against Lieberman?> > Should we issue a press release calling for them to change their name?> > Leave them alone and hope it goes away?> > courant.com/news/politics/hc-joeparty0916.artsep16,0,5483457.story> > > > Courant.com> ===========> > > A Lieberman Political Party That Opposes Lieberman> --------------------------------------------------> > By MARK PAZNIOKAS | Courant Staff Writer> > September 16, 2008> > Even casual observers know that Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut> has invested significant time and political capital in electing John> McCain president.> > So, it only follows that the Connecticut for Lieberman Party would be> squarely for McCain, right?> > Wrong.> > It's not even for Lieberman.> > Not any more.> > Confused?> > Welcome to the world of third-party politics.> > Led by John Mertens, a Trinity College engineering professor with a> passion for independent politics and a disdain for Joe Lieberman, a few> dozen voters have resurrected the senator's old ballot line.> > After losing the Democratic primary in 2006, Lieberman ran for> re-election as a petitioning candidate. To get his own ballot line,> Lieberman took the initial steps to create a new party, Connecticut for> Lieberman.> > But he abandoned the name and the embryonic party as soon as he won.> > John Orman, a Fairfield University political science professor and> Lieberman critic, tweaked Lieberman by holding party functions under the> Connecticut for Lieberman banner.> > "I followed John Orman's antics. I thought it was quite amusing," Mertens> said. "Then it hit me - Connecticut for Lieberman has ballot access."> > Ballot access is everything in third-party politics.> > Mertens tried to run for U.S. Senate in 2006 as a candidate of the> Independent Party, but elections officials refused to give him ballot> access, saying that the existence of two local Independent parties> rendered the name unusable for statewide office.> > (State officials say there now is only one Independent Party, and it can> have statewide access.)> > Mertens contacted Orman and proposed using Connecticut for Lieberman as a> real political party. Orman agreed, on the condition that Mertens become> chairman and take over the effort.> > As the marketers would say, Mertens has "re-purposed" the old brand into> an anti-Lieberman vehicle that is running a half-dozen candidates for> state legislature this year and has endorsed Barack Obama for president.> > Five of the six candidates have Trinity connections. The sixth, Robert> Adkins of Waterbury, is an Independent Party member cross-endorsed by> Connecticut for Lieberman, Mertens said.> > Bryce Snarski-Pierce is a Trinity senior running in the 4th House> District, which includes the Trinity campus. Mertens is running in the> 20th House District in the Elmwood section of West Hartford. Two others> are alumni and another is a former faculty member.> > On its website, the party describes itself: "The CFL is an independent,> anti-war, anti-corruption, pro-fiscal responsibility, pro-democracy> party, that stands for individual liberties and real problem-solving in> government."> > Mertens said that the party looks forward to endorsing a candidate for> U.S. Senate in 2010, when Christopher Dodd is up for re-election.> > If Lieberman were to run again in 2012, the senator could look forward to> being opposed by a nominee of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party. A> spokesman said that Lieberman has no comment on the new direction of his> old brand.> > Tim McKee, an activist with the Green Party, which also ran a candidate> against Lieberman in 2006, said that an anti-Lieberman party whose name> indicates support of Lieberman strikes him as a joke.> > "We've been trying to build up respect for third parties. If this is just> a prank, please cut it out," McKee said. "Only the political junkies like> us are the ones who get the joke."> > Mertens said he was surprised by McKee's reaction.> > "This is not a prank," Mertens said. "It is a takeover. 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