Lieberman Uses Rival’s Wealth as Issue in Race

His great-grandfather was J. P. Morgan’s right-hand man and partner. His great-uncle ran the American Civil Liberties Union. The main undergraduate library at Harvard bears the family’s name. So does an earth science observatory at Columbia University and a dormitory at Smith College.

Now, as Ned Lamont campaigns to unseat United States Senator Joseph I. Lieberman in next week’s Democratic primary, his wealth and family pedigree have become an issue in one of this year’s most closely watched election campaigns.

Facing his first serious challenge in 18 years as a senator, Mr. Lieberman has sought to brand Mr. Lamont as a wealthy dilettante who is trying to buy his way into office, and who is out of touch with ordinary Americans. One of Mr. Lieberman’s first advertisements began: “Meet Ned Lamont. He’s a Greenwich millionaire.”

But an examination of Mr. Lamont’s wealth and his business career shows that while he clearly benefited from his family’s wealth and connections, he has also made his own mark. In 1984, after working for a few years in the fledging cable industry, he started a telecommunications company that now provides cable and high-speed data services to 135 colleges around the country.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/03/nyregion/03lamont.html?hp&ex=1154577600&en=3bd4c159d8a54385&ei=5094&partner=homepage

What a moron.

Lieberman - did he make his money selling out the American people?

How much does Joe control, directly and indirectly?

People in glass houses ....

"Egon's gone buh-bye" Time to call in the Stay-Puft Marshmallow man.

Or, better yet, the Lieberman Kiss float.

Lamont isn't going to spend anywhere near that.

I think everyone in Greenwich is a millionaire. And people will see the blatant hypocrisy of Lieberman. He's history.

Nedrenaline!!

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the list is impressive, and includes; Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Barbara Boxer, Joe Baden, and many others who are in cahoots with Lieberman's policy in the middle east, so that his defeat as war monger wouldn't expose them.

I thought you liked rich boys, Joe!

Good riddance, Loserman.

during the 2004 election my manager was going on about how Kerry had 500 million dollars from Theresa - and going on and on about it and I finally said WHAT IS YOUR POINT - how much freaking money do you think the freak in chief has....

This coming from a man who would give his left arm to have 500 million but somehow it was a bad thing for John Kerry

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