Why We Just Can't Trust Dodd

Gail wrote:

My late husband was president of the Democratic party's Tolland County Assoc. many years ago. He told me that Cris's father Tom was a crook too.

ctresident wrote:

The comments that are posted on here are ridiculous. First of all, the majority of those who are posting are not even Connecticut residents, but instead Republicans from other states who have nothing better to do with their time than sit on their computer and bash politicians that they know nothing about.
If you read the news reported by all outlets, instead of just conservative papers, you would see that Dodd did release ALL of his mortgage documents. It disgusts me that you can all say he did not release his papers, when none of us were there to actually see what was released.
All we know is what each news outlet has printed, and that is that the Senator Dodd made public all of the documents associated with his 2003 mortgage refinancing. Additionally, he released a report performed by an independent agency analyzing his mortgage documents showing that he did not receive a sweetheart mortgage rate, but instead a rate that was average for the time. He always said he would release these documents and I am glad that he finally did.
Those of you who are saying he didn't release his mortgage documents only say that because you didn't get to physically see them. But Chris Dodd has the right to not post them on his Web site or have reporters photograph them; mortgage documents contain confidential information-- home address, phone number, credit card numbers, and social security numbers. He does not have an obligation to release that sort of information to his constituents. No one would ask you or I to do so, so why should a Senator have to?
Chris Dodd did not evade anyone of the truth. And to prevent further accusations, he has opted to refinance his two homes with a different bank and asking a third part to negotiate the terms and rates so that no one can accuse him of receiving a sweetheart deal.
Some Republicans will continue to try to keep the issue alive– mainly because they don't have much else to talk about. But that will not prevent Senator Dodd from addressing the big challenges facing the country—like creating a health care system that is transparent, accessible and affordable for all Americans. That is something we should be debating and discussing, not a moot point like whether or not Senator Dodd got a sweetheart deal.
Additionally, making unsubstantiated comments about Chris Dodd being an alcoholic is absurd and just makes you seem like an ignorant nincompoop, not an educated Connecticut resident. But if that's what you were going for, you succeeded. It is obvious Senator Dodd didn't receive a sweetheart deal, so drop it, move on with your life and get a hobby that doesn't involve bashing Senator Dodd for something he didn't get.

There is plenty wrote:

to criticize Dodd for over his last 6 yrs but this Countrywide affair is a press created PHONEY STORY.Garbage like this is the very reason noone gets their news from print reporters anymore.They have proven themselves easily minipulated,lazy and packlike.
Please read the link to the Huffingtom Post story. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-fiderer/w...
Read the author of that articles Biographhy here
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-fiderer/#...

Dee wrote:

The reason so many people who are posting are not from Ct. is because they are just as affected by Dodd's actions and leadership(?) as Ct. residents are. He is a big reason the country is suffering from the financial crisis it is in!<quoted text>

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Tired of this nonsense wrote:

So what did this "handful of reporters" actually report on? Nothing! This is a non-story. True, Dodd handled it wrong, but let's face it people, there is no story here. No crime committed. It's interesting how the Courant tries to crucify Senator Dodd and keep this kind of venomous rumor mongering going. Hey journalists - why don't you actually do your job once and for all and report on the story? If he is guilty of something then by all means expose it and produce some real evidence instead of inflammatory conjecture and reactions from angry "conservatives" who know absolutely nothing about the issue except for rumor and speculation. I truly fear for the direction of journalism in this country. Everyone has an opinion, but it seems no one has any real knowledge. And to all of you people whining about his handling of the "crisis" - would any one of you release your detailed mortgage information to a bunch of journalists? Hell no. If there is evidence of wrong doing then go through the proper channels and get a subpoena and prosecute the guy. This is just a tactic to effect the election in 2010. Period. Very sad.