Lautenberg's gaffe?
By Wally EdgeU.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg’s attempt at humor – he told an ABC News reporter doing a story on lobbyists, corporations and labor unions spending $50 million at the Democratic National Convention that it’s his duty to check out their food and booze – has drawn the wrath of Republican State Chairman Tom Wilson. “Now it all makes sense. Lautenberg hasn’t gotten anything done as our US Senator because for the last 25 years, he’s believed his ‘duty’ was to be wined and dined by the special interests instead of creating jobs, lowering taxes, or tackling our dependence on foreign oil,” said Wilson. “These kinds of statements are precisely why Senator Lautenberg is being sheltered away from the public view by his handlers.” Click here to watch.
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Wow
Good work Frank. That was a dumb move. Fire your staff who let you run into that gaffe. Or finally admit that the age issue is a factor.
Wow
Good work Frank. That was a dumb move. Fire your staff who let you run into that gaffe. Or finally admit that the age issue is a factor.
New heights of desperate
When I stopped laughing, that’s what I thought of Tom Wilson’s ridiculously earnest rebuke at Senator Lautenberg’s sophomoric attempt at humor. Unless he was playing too. I don’t know him, but I’d like to be able to afford him that caveat.
SoWeary
Laughing? Lautenberg's "attempt" is better identified as "contempt"...for voters.
He is backing Obama as the agent of "change" when anyone voting for Obama is doing so only to change the occupant of NJ's Senior Senator office.
Lautenberg isn't funny. He's arrogant.
Pot Calling Kettle Black
Lobbyist Tom Wilson is bashing Lautenberg for making a joke about lobbyists? That's just plain funny. And it really speaks to how desperate the Republicans are.
Co-starring The Torch
Watch the entire clip ... in a moment from a previous convention, Torricelli eludes the ABC camera by driving away in a black SUV.
Stop the presses Lousenberg is alive!!!
As I predicted before..Lousenberg at the DNC convention is like 'Weekend at Bernies"..his staff carries his body from party to party proping him against the wall...
only need about 5 weeks, right?
is it too late to replace Lautenberg with Rob Andrews?
smallmouth
it couldn't have Torricelli driving - the SUV didn't run into a parked car and the driver then didn't blame it on his date in the car...
Ted Kennedy was behind the wheel
The SUV went off the road and crashed into a lake....Ted swam to safety....no word of the girl in the back seat!!