Lamont's uncle was called before the House Un-American Activities Cmte

From a long front page piece in Hartford's paper, "Out Of The Political Shadows"-

He was charged with trading with the enemy during WWII and lost his company. And the enemy he was trading with was Hitler.

I don't think the Republicans would want to get into family histories.

Besides, sounds like Lamont's great-uncle would be a poster boy for government surveillance run amok.

to have a relative that endured McCarthyism and then WON a suit against the CIA for invasive practices.

It doesn't define Lamont one way or another beyond, maybe, some personal motivation to combat govt abuse of power. And that *would* be a plus to me as a voter.

If any present Dem or Repuke says something trying to shame someone, the response should be:
....if the present Democrats are not already ashamed of their behavior....People living in glass houses should not be throwing stones.

Association and a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union. Now, there's a PATRIOT.

Here are some interesting facts about Corliss Lamont:

In 1924 he drew criticism from the Harvard University administration when they vetoed his choice of speakers, Eugene V. Debbs, the jailed leader of the American Socialist movement. His efforts led to a more diverse group of speakers at Harvard.

In 1934 he was arrested and briefly jailed for picketing on behalf of the Furniture Workers Union in Jersey City. His actions collided with the policy of Mayor Frank Hague, whose motto was "I am the law." Lamont's subsequent lawsuit eventually won the right to organize workers in Jersey City and resulted in New Jersey's high court cracking down hard on the renegade mayor.

In 1946 Lamont was subpoenaed by the Un-America Activities Committee of the House of Representatives. He was cited by the Committee for contempt of Congress when he refused to produce correspondence and financial records of his organization, the National Committee of American-Soviet Friendship. He faced jail and a high penalty. The U.S. Attorney General dropped the case due to lack of merit.

Finally, Lamont could brag about his one-on-one with Senator Joe McCarthy, the chairman of the Senate Sub-Committee on Government Operations in NYC in 1953. McCarthy believed that American security was threatened by Lamont's book which studied ethnic groups with the U.S.S.R. Lamont refused to answer any of McCarthy's questions on the ground of violation of freedom of the press and freedom of scholarship. Lamont was given another contempt of Congress but a lower court dismissed the charge on the ground that the McCarthy Committee had no right to conduct such an investigation. A federal appeals court confirmed the dismissal and the Government did not appeal the decision.

Aside from his impressive scholarship and intelligence, I found Mr. Lamont to be very friendly and personable. He lived into his 90s.

I love a chance for poetic justice

Joe Lieberman has reason to worry about Ned, and rightly so.

each new item I read, and I appreciate your passing this along, Rose Siding. Thank you.

Humphrey Bogart once said, "The UnAmerican Activities Committee will nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the National Anthem."

You Connecticut Democrats sure seem to have a good soul in Ned Lamont for this primary.