Let Us All Hail the Legendary Ed Morris. Nonagenarian Calls Out Connolly.

Take a moment to salute East Lyme Democratic convention delegate Ed Morris. The nonagenarian is taking no guff from gubernatorial hopeful Sean Connolly. Morris is a veteran of WWII–Pacific theater–and spent much his career in the newspaper business.

Morris received an email with a subject line “Don’t be bullied and don’t settle.” Connolly claims, “The media and the establishment choose the candidates they want to see in office, and they expect you to fall in line.” The former Beefsteak Charlie busboy tells recipients, “You don’t have to settle for a candidate you don’t actually believe in.” (Connolly also wants delegates to know he is not a self-funding billionaire or career politician.)

Here is battle veteran Ed Morris’s marvelous reply:

“Sean:

“No one is bullying me for anything. I have been involved in local politics for over 65 years and have served as a town chairman and a member of the Democratic State Central Committee for more years than you have been born. I also resent your reference to the media as I was also a newspaper man having worked at The Hartford Times, Hartford Courant and the Manchester Journal Inquirer all my aunt working life and newspapers are in business to give people the news not to bully them into how they should vote. You sound like Donald Trump who would stop all media if he could get away with that dictator mentality.

“Ed Morris

“East Lyme”

Everything but “Bye Felicia.”