Connor And Squadron Get Together Again

With less than a week to go until primary day, state legislative candidates are going into full gear in their quests to either attain office or stay in office. One of those contested primaries is the 25th Senate District, compromised of Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Marty Connor is the long-time incumbent and Dan Squadron is the young insurgent looking for change. They last butted heads at an event hosted by Democracy for New York City and both came out looking good (though Squadron looked a little green as well), this time around things have changed, Connor was on the defensive and the Brooklyn Heights live blog paints a picture of what went down.

From Brooklyn Heights Blog:

7:42pm: Wow, Connor on the defensive. Getting angry over voting against the smoking ban. Breathe, connor, breathe.
and he’s completely ignoring the question about voting against commuter tax.

7:47pm: Connor blaming commuter tax demise on Giuliani

7:52pm: Squadron defending his brooklyn bridge park position. Doesn’t want to stop the park, just the condos. And the crowd goes wild!

7:56pm: Connor: I got the funds for the park, me, me,me! And the crowd goes wild!

7:51pm: knitting lady update: she’s almost done. I think its a scarf.

8:05pm: talking about education. Really, these guys are on the same side. Connor taking shots at Squadron.

8:09pm: Oh, this is rich…Connor accusing Squadron of using too many posters and leaving around too much trash

Connor to Squadron: get off my lawn!

Oh no, not the "Get off my lawn!" mentality, that does not bode well for Marty at all. Two years ago he had some good competition in Ken Diamondstone, but this time Senator Connor is running scared. While Connor may be on the right side of many issues, this is a race about having the better Democrat in the State Senate and it is looking like a time for change. Whining about Republican control while your record shows compliance with them just isn't good enough.

CNN : Still Trying To Emulate Fox News

CNN's acquisition of Campbell Brown reminds me of how Fox News employs Carl Cameron. As you may know, his wife worked for the Bush campaign, serving in a high-up role in Texas. You can see that Cameron and Bush are quite chummy over it. Now we have CNN's new anchor Campbell Brown, who's husband is a GOP operative. Now one might say, you don't know that she's biased just because her husband works for the GOP, so why not take a look at her very first week at the network.

From America Blog:

The wife of Dan Senor, who served as a spokesperson for Bush in Iraq, is now working for CNN. Normally, who a reporter's spouse wouldn't and shouldn't matter. And, it wouldn't if Campbell Brown didn't show an obvious bias. Last night, in her first week on the job, she attacked MoveOn:

During the November 28 CNN special Campaign Killers: Why Do Negative Ads Work?, CNN anchor Campbell Brown said: "General David Petraeus made his reputation taking on insurgents in Iraq. But when he came to Capitol Hill in September, he was confronted by American insurgents, a liberal anti-war group called MoveOn.org."

Seriously, comparing MoveOn to insurgents is beyond the pale. That is such an obviously loaded term. Campbell Brown showed a clear bias, plain and simple.

How the hell is an insurgent who fights with guns, IED's and other weapons anything like one of the millions of MoveOn supporters? MoveOn is a political organization that fights against the tyranny of the Bush Adminstration. For a reporter, anchor or any other journalist to compare them to insurgents. Giuliani talks about hit jobs, but this is one hell of a hit piece right here.