Posted on 08/20/2002 5:48:54 PM PDT by pbear8
RNC asks Lieberman to weigh in on remarks critical of Rowland
August 20, 2002, 7:27 PM EDT
WASHINGTON -- Controversy over a Connecticut Democrat's characterization of Gov. John G. Rowland as a "snake" and the "Prince of Darkness" spilled into the national political arena Tuesday, with the Republican National Committee asking Sen. Joseph Lieberman to weigh in.
"I hope that Senator Lieberman will join me in publicly rebuking these offensive statements," Racicot said. "This is a disservice to both the political process and religious expression."
Lieberman responded with a brief statement in which he condemned the remarks as "offensive and indefensible statements."
"Such vicious personal attacks have no place in our political discourse, let alone in a religious invocation," Lieberman said.
During last month's Connecticut Democratic convention, one-time gubernatorial candidate and liberal activist Ned Coll, the invocation speaker, referred to Rowland, a Republican, as a "snake" several times.
He also said, "Death to the Prince of Darkness," according to a transcript distributed to the press.
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