Lieberman thought Obama was OK when he "begged" for his endorsement in 2006

Posted: 9/3/08 at 1:12pm

"Specifically, a top official on Joe Lieberman's 2006 Senate reelection campaign tells me that Lieberman's staff practically begged Barack Obama to come in and endorse him at a critical moment -- requests that Obama agreed to, helping Lieberman minimize the damage from challenger Ned Lamont's recent entry into the contest.

It's well known that Obama's 2006 endorsement was important. But it's not widely understood just how urgently the Lieberman people begged for Obama's help at a critical moment in Lieberman's career -- and in that light, just how much of a back-stabbing Lieberman's attacks on Obama now represent.

In response to the Lieberman camp's pleas for help, Obama subsequently endorsed him at a dinner of Connecticut Democrats later that month.

"I am absolutely certain Connecticut is going to have the good sense to send Joe Lieberman back to the U.S. Senate so he can continue to serve on our behalf," Obama said at the time.

"It was a favor as huge as we could have gotten -- it was like a drowning man getting thrown a life preserver," the Lieberman official continued. "Just when Ned was trying to establish himself as a credible alternative on the war, Barack Obama came in and said, `Hey, I disagree with him on the war, but you should send him back to the Senate.'"

Anyway, the back-story seems kind of relevant right now."

Kind of.
What's Yiddish for "Back Stabber"?

[romantico]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 1:21pm

What a difference four years makes.Lieberman can never go back to that point of integrity.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpKulXOv9JU

[romantico]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 4:58pm

This sums it up best!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kacyEkHTMHg