http://www.fairfieldweekly.com/article.cfm?aid=3913Ned Trip
Ned Lamont is more than just our homeshizzle. The Greenwich cable exec's successful campaign to kick pro-war senator Joe Lieberman off the Democratic ballot in 2006 represented the first time opposition to the war in Iraq had a real effect on electoral politics. When Lamont won the primary, it became riskier for Democrats to face angry constituents who saw the war as a sham than the neocon's pit bulls and swift-boaters. People once again had the power. Corey Boutilier's documentary Honk for Peace examines the whole story, tracing anti-war protests in 2003 to Lamont's campaign and shows the race in the context of the changing political climate with interviews with John Kerry, Chris Dodd and Ralph Nader. It should be a great flick, even if we know it sorta has a sad ending. Meet Boutilier, Lamont and the 2006 GOP senate candidate Alan Schlesinger at tonight's premiere, part of the Connecticut Film Festival, co-sponsored by the Weekly. Greenwich Criterion Cinema, 2 Railroad Ave., Greenwich. Red carpet arrivals start at 6 p.m. (203) 869-4030; ctfilmfest.com for the full schedule.