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Serving the Town of Stamford, Connecticut
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To the editor:
The day before the primary election between Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman, Lieberman's campaign accused the Lamont campaign of crashing its Web site. Based on no evidence, this accusation was a part of a Rovian-style campaign waged against Ned Lamont. Here is the statement that appeared on Joe Lieberman's Web site at the time:
From spokesman Sean Smith:
"For the past 24 hours the Friends for Joe Lieberman's Web site and e-mail has been totally disrupted and disabled; we believe that this is the result of a coordinated attack by our political opponents. The campaign has notified the U.S. Attorney and the Connecticut Chief State's Attorney and the campaign will be filing a formal complaint reflecting our concerns. The campaign has also notified the State Attorney General Dick Blumenthal for his review."
"We call on Ned Lamont to make an unqualified statement denouncing this kind of dirty campaign trick and to demand whoever is responsible to cease and desist immediately. Any attempt to suppress voter participation and undermine the voting process on Election Day is deplorable and has no place in our democracy."
We now call on Senator Joe Lieberman to make an apology in a public forum. He owes both Ned Lamont and all of Connecticut's citizens an explanation for his "dirty campaign trick." In addition to an apology for the initial transgression, the senator should make a second apology for failing to disclose the fact that the FBI found his accusations were untrue prior to the November 2006 election. It is clear that Senator Lieberman found it convenient, before the election, to hide the results of the FBI investigation from the public. This dishonest and malicious decision speaks volumes about the character and judgment of the junior senator from Connecticut.
Robin Winick
Old Greenwich
Ann Galloway
Stamford
Co-signers: Brian Schwartz, Norwalk; Harriet Scureman, Norwalk; Steven Gottschalk, Wilton; Linda Arden, Stamford; Larry Winick, Old Greewnich; Kate Tepper, Norwalk; Scott Kimmich, Norwalk; Mike Toto, Redding; Marke Rubenstein, Stamford; Marianne and Cliff Schorer, Greenwich; Jane Milliken, Riverside
Our children deserve better than legacy we are leaving them
To the editor:
When will the people of the world stop believing that the world's most vital resource is oil? For too long the world, and our government, have neglected the one and only resource that will pull us out of this throat-gripping dilemma and into the sunlight again — our children.
The children are the resource that will rebuild a world that will work in harmony. Not the oil. Our children will be the resource that will explore far better forms of energy than the fossil fuel we depend upon today. The present oil crisis of the world has caused nothing but evil and greed to rear their ugly heads, costing our nation the lives of more than 4,000 young men and women and more than 20,000 wounded and crippled for life, and for what? Control, power and money. And also leaving in its wake the highest rate of unemployment since the Great Depression.
Where is the camaraderie, the old national spirit we once had? The hang-out-the-flag pride? And, it's not just in America, but all around the globe. I remember when the Persian Gulf, Iran, Iraq, Egypt and Saudi Arabia were once far away places we only dreamed of because of the warm sands, the sheiks and the camels. Remember? Now, it's the oil they produce and the grip they have around the throats of us all.
The current administration is concerned with only and how much each member in our higher ranks of government can squeeze out of today's chaos with all the under-the-table contract deals.
The politicians of today are leaving in its place a staggering, crippled, bankrupt government as a legacy for our children.
My God, they deserve better than that.
By writing this letter, I'm doing all I can to stop the vermin that suck the life-blood out of our nation. What are you doing about it?
Paul S. Domizio
Stamford