Morris: Lehane Behind Dean's 'Political Assassination'

NewsMax ^ | 1/17/04 | Limbacher

[LibertarianInExile]

Who's on the list so far, Howlin?

[Howlin]

You want on?

[Feckless]

Could be worse... end up in Ft. Marcy Park in an Arkancide.

[Timesink]

hours after polls showed that Dean's once formidable lead in Iowa had evaporated.

I don't want to be picky, but Dean never had a "formidable lead" in Iowa. That was just media spin. At his peak, he was only a few points ahead of Gephardt. I don't even know if it was ever a greater lead than the margin of error.

[Northern Yankee]

I'll hunt you down one by one!

My sword sir is ever ready should you need assistance!

[Timesink]

"Chris understands the essential dynamic of politics, which is punch or be punched," Jim Jordan, Sen. John Kerry's former campaign manager, told the paper.

Jordan knows all about sucker punching. It's his wife who was the AP reporter that wrote the Rick Santorum hit piece.

[Timesink]

Lehane's tactic was so successful that we still call them "RATS" today.

It sure is amazing how Lehane is considered some sort of political master even though his candidates always prove to be complete losers (Gore, Clark, etc) and his biggest "achievement" has been to create a new, permanent insult for the Democratic Party.

[auboy]

"The places that have the money for negative research are the Democratic National Committee and the Clintons," said Morris.

I thought they were synonymous.

IIRC, Lehane the viral strain was working for Kerry before jumping like a flea to Clark.

[Amelia]

I figured this out several days ago, from a report I heard on NPR.

It doesn't hurt (except sometimes your blood pressure) to listen to what "the other side" is saying.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

the lame 30 year old DWI

Lame? We might think so, but it is widely credited for having cost W all of his rather substantial popular vote lead.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

"Political assassination" has a sexy ring, but it's nothing but good old-fashioned opposition research, a technique practiced by political campaigns of all stripes since time immemorial. So long as the information revealed is not false, I see nothing wrong with it.

To the contrary, I'd say it can serve a useful purpose. For example, I don't know if it was Lehane or someone else who dug up Kerry's past proposal to cut the Dept. of Agriculture. But from the point of view of an Iowa voter, I'd say that's relevant information, not "political assassination."

[txzman]

Morris sees the Clintons everywhere. I wonder if he checks under the bed and in his closets for them when he gets home....

[Lazamataz]

Morris sees the Clintons everywhere. I wonder if he checks under the bed and in his closets for them when he gets home....

The problem is, 6 out of 10 times, there they are.

[chgomac]

Republican War Room = working on strategies to defeat enemies of the US

Democrat War Room = digging up so-called dirt on one's political enemies

We are in a real war on terrorism and most people can see the difference.

[norwaypinesavage]

"a result of that ad, the DEMOCRAT party has tried to change its name to the DemocratIC party to keep the repubs from using the "rat" or "rats" against them"

Doesn't matter. Up here in Lyme disease country, the "tics" are just as dangerous as the "rats", as far a spreading disease is concerned. Spreading disease is an apt description of democrats.

[philo]

Looks like the Democrats have their own Donald Segretti.
Remember what they called it at CREEP in 72?...Rat F^&*ing.

[prairiebreeze]

To the people on this site who are bashing Bush day in and day out

And if, God forbid, a Dim were to win in November these same people would snarl and rip and bash them even more. Taking no responsibility for their own role in what happened.

Certain people are simply perpetual complainers. Single-issue voters frequently fall into that category.

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

You were right on target. What we need is some dirt to be dredged up about Lehane. Keep him busy that way

Prairie

[Allan]

Could be worse... end up in Ft. Marcy Park in an Arkancide.

Could be worse... end up on Howlin's list.