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[edit] Candidate for President

"He is a candidate in the 2008 U.S. presidential election." Surely this should read, He is a candidate for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.43.173.110 (talk) 22:14, 25 October 2007 (UTC)


[edit] The Bio Needs to Explain How Dodd Managed to Slip into the Reserves in 1969 and Avoid Vietnam

Dodd'd entry in the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress claims that Dodd served in the US Army from 1969 to 1975. In fact, though, Dodd was in law school and privately practicing law during those years. Wikipedia correctly notes that Dodd was in a reserve component, but doesn't explain how Dodd managed to slip into the Reserves and avoid being sent to Vietnam. As anybody who tried it can testify, you had to know somebody to get into the Reserves in 1969 because everybody was trying to do so to avoid Vietnam. Dodd was clearly seeking to avoid the war and to continue law school. By the way, I don't point this out as an enemy of Dodd; in fact, I like him. But a biography is a biography and it should be accurate and complete. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.144.184 (talk) 00:37, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In serious need of cleanup

This article definitely needs a thorough editing and cleanup. I made some minor revisions to the second section, but it would be good if someone better versed in Dodd's life and political history, with better writing skills, gave the whole article a once-over. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MaterTerribilis (talk • contribs) 17:46, August 26, 2007 (UTC)

His marijuana comment should read: "I DON'T go that far." (who changed it to "totally"?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.237.90.71 (talk) 22:25, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Archive

I archived the topics which appeared to be closed, as per Wikipedia:How_to_archive_a_talk_page Cheers. HausTalk 12:53, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Remarks on Sen. Byrd

Why is there no mention of Dodd's "Trent Lott-esque" remarks about Sen. Robert Byrd, a former recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan. Why does a liberal Democrat making comments that can be easily interpreted as racist or pro-KKK not generate as much controversy as a conservative Republican making remarks that can be interpreted as pro-segregationist.129.22.33.30 17:29, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

Got a reliable source? HausTalk 19:16, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ned Lamont Controversy

I don't see any controversy in the Ned Lamont controvery section, so I'm going to delete it. If someone is going to re-nsert it, please demonstrate someting controversial. --Cjs56 20:20, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Alleged" Sexual Assault

I have removed the line about Dodd's "allegedly sexually assaulting" a waitress. This is libel. Use of the word "alleged" does not clear Wikipedia from libel, especially if no charges were ever filed. The incident is still in the article, as it is documented in other places, but that wording is removed. The Newsmax link is also removed. Newsmax is an unreliable source to begin with, but the article linked to here is completly speculative. They take a part of Imus' interview and completely add their own imagined context to it. Neither Dodd nor Imus mention the incident specifically, so it is not a good source. nut-meg 03:34, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Online sources suggest that Kennedy threw the woman on Dodd, thus making Dodd out to be a passive player in this incident. If having a woman thrown upon you by a drunken Ted Kennedy is notable, then there's a small channel in eastern Chappaquiddick which needs its own article. (There might even be the potential for a whole WP:Category here.) I suspect the Roll Call referenced quote begins in media res, but someone needs to look up the dead tree source. -- Kendrick7talk 07:29, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] National Securities Market Improvement Act

The article now says:

Public Campaign's report cites the following examples: Dodd was an original cosponsor of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and he helped to organize the Senate's override of President Clinton's veto. The National Securities Market Improvement Act, which ultimately weakened oversight that would have protected investors. Dodd lined up as a cosponsor of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act, an extension of the earlier securities litigation legislation. The bill was strongly supported by The Uniform Standards Coalition, an ad-hoc group of securities, accounting and high-tech computer firms.

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Preceding was not a complete sentence; perhaps the intent was "Dodd was an original cosponsor of the ..."?

Checking Thomas, I find that in 1996, there was a Senate bill, S.1815, the Securities Investment Promotion Act of 1996, sponsored by Phil Gramm (R-TX), and Dodd was one of six cosponsors. According to Thomas [1], "Senate passed companion measure H.R. 3005 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent." H.R. 3005 is the "National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996" — the bill noted in the article. Somebody should review Public Campaign's report and see how they connect Sen. Dodd to this bill. Failing that, the incomplete sentence should be removed. Anomalocaris 16:30, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Imus comments

I added the section about Chris Russo criticizing Dodd based on the Imus firing. If you don't think they belong in that spot, please DO NOT DELETE THEM. Please try to find a spot for them in the article. I feel those comments were pretty important because Mike & The Mad Dog have a large audience including most of CT. Russo himself is a CT resident.

[edit] Questions? Ask them through Wikinews

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I'm Nick Moreau, an accredited reporter for Wikinews. I'm co-ordinating our 2008 US Presidential election interviews. We will be interviewing as many candidates as possible, from the Democrats, Republicans, and other parties/independents.

I'll be sending out requests for interviews to the major candidates very soon, but I want your input, as people interested in American politics: what should I ask them?

Please go to any of these three pages, and add a question.

Questions? Don't ask them here, I'll never see them. Either ask them on the talk page of any of these three pages, or e-mail me.

Thanks, Nick -- Zanimum 19:40, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] DoddPod

Is this section really notable? It seems ridiculous to me, and its source is a single page on his campaign website. I advocate removing it, but if not then it should really be reduced to a one/two sentence bit within the campaign section. Carl.bunderson 17:59, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Well as no one has objected, I'm going through with it. Carl.bunderson 18:33, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Is Carl.bunderson really notable? He/she seems ridiculous to me, and his/her source is incest. I advocate removing it, but if not then it should really be reduced to a one/two sentence bit within the incest section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.51.209.21 (talk) 02:24, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "His parents were Britons"?

This article states:

His [Chris Dodd's] parents, Grace Mary Murphy and Senator Thomas Joseph Dodd were Britons;...

His father was definitely a native-born American, as his own article clearly states. Not sure about his mother.. But the article is quite wrong in implying that Senator Dodd the Elder was a native of Britain. ǝɹʎℲxoɯ (contrib) 02:45, 29 October 2007 (UTC)

Right; people apparently think New London is somewhere outside London. My mother has a small ranch outside of London, so I know better. -- Kendrick7talk 20:00, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] McCain-Kennedy

Er, the article now says this bill was voted on in 2007, but I'm fairly certain the Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act was in 2005, and never even voted on. Anyone care to clarify? -- Kendrick7talk 02:55, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

OK, User:68.14.84.60 provided the clarifying sources. I'll wikify the refs. -- Kendrick7talk 23:47, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of Golden Leash

Removal of uncited, Golden Leash award, per WP:BLP, and WP:N
The Golden Leash award given Dodd is from a primary source. Who decided on the award? Who cares about the award? It doesn't even has its own wiki-page, seems to be a precursor to a single blog award. EvanCarroll (talk) 02:35, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Find information on this old content at diff —Preceding unsigned comment added by EvanCarroll (talk • contribs) 02:36, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
  • renamed section in talk -- decided to limit involvement in article rather than rewrite EvanCarroll (talk) 02:58, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dodd in the news

Those of you working on this article should consider including this news story. Kingturtle (talk) 13:17, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reduction of Dick Morris comments

User:EvanCarroll made a good start on breaking down the 'Criticism' section; I've continued that by further merging material into the Senate section or Presidential campaign section as appropriate. Also, I've substantially reduced the space given to the Dick Morris comments about him and Arthur Anderson and Enron. It's a legitimate topic, but given how short this article is overall it was getting WP:Undue weight. Moreover, Morris is the world's most unreliable source — he's a political hack, whether flacking for the Clintons in the 1990s or bloviating for Fox News in the 2000s. Wasted Time R (talk) 18:30, 22 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Personal life

The article says "Dodd lives in East Haddam when Congress is not in session."

But this article "Iowa Results Lead Dodd and Biden to Quit Race" (new York Times, January 4, 2008) says: "Mr. Dodd had moved his wife and children to Des Moines to try to eke out at least a fourth-place finish, but finished a distant sixth." http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/us/politics/04dodd.html?ref=politics

Perhaps the meaning is not clear, but if Sen. Dodd moved his family to Des Moines, then saying "Dodd lives in East Haddam" is incorrect ??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mmathu (talk • contribs) 08:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC)