Darth Hamsher
In what can only be described as an exercise in self-immolation at this point, the lovely post with the lovely graphic of Joe Lieberman in blackface put up by Jane Hamsher at Huffington Post has been very, very publicly disavowed by the Lamont campaign.
And Jane Hamsher has very likely rendered herself completely radioactive to any Democratic campaign, anywhere, anytime, pretty much for eternity.
The over-the-top rhetoric from the Dark Side may play well to the far left, but it is death itself to bringing in the moderates. Lamont may be in serious trouble right now. Judging by the reflexive reaction of Lamont's campaign manager, he knows it, too.
Tom Maguire has the details.
UPDATE: I know Tom linked this, but here's the local news coverage. It's quite harsh on Hamsher and the photo. If this is picked up nationally, Lamont is in deep, deep, deep trouble. Want to bet whether Ned asks Hamsher to any campaign events?
Oh, Hamsher has apologized. The first paragraph, sounds good. the rest descends into an odd place capped with this:
But perhaps it’s also time people started asking why the Republicans suddenly feel they have a dog in this fight in the first place. First David Horowitz, then the College Republicans and now the rightwing blogosphere are all championing a particular Democrat in a Democratic primary. Perhaps they have come to admire what seem to be ever increasing Rovian tactics, such as that flyer accusing Lamont of being a racist (which inspired the satirical graphic in the first place.) Whatever it is, it certainly should give Connecticut voters pause as they consider whether they are really voting for a Democrat in the Democratic primary on August 8th.
It's funny, because I have been covering the Lieberman-Lamont thing for quite a while now. It's not at all recent. And I'm not a Republican. Or a member of any party whatsoever.
I just happen to think an unelectable party in a two party system is a very, very bad thing for everyone.
Blogosphere, Politics | Gaius Wednesday, 2 August , 2006
By Black Jack, Thursday, 3 August , 2006 @ 12:41 pm
Tony Blankley was prescient when said the modern Democrat Party was too loathsome to be seen in public. Liberals are so ashamed of the racism and bigotry increasingly on display from their side of the political spectrum they’re embarrassed to admit who they are.
Now, the embarrassment as grown to include acknowledging membership in the Democrat Party. These people are hell bent on self destruction and neither reason, logic, good manners, hell, or high water is going to prevent them from marching off the precipice.