Schlesinger and Lamont Work Together to Slam Lieberman in Today’s Connecticut Debate

Brian Zick

Pachacutec at firedoglake reports on an exchange in the debate: Schlesinger ripped into Joe up, down, left and right over his record, calling him an out and out failure, and refusing to allow Joe to make the case for the Republican votes he so craves. At one point, Schlesinger began an exchange that went something like this: Schlesinger: If you had someone doing a job for eighteen years, and after eighteen years, their record was one of complete failure, what would you do? What do you think should happen with that person?… Ned, you're a businessman: what would you say about someone like that? Lamont: I'd say, "It's time to go, Joe!"

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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