The Air Just Went BACK IN to to the Lamont Brigade!

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/18/06 at 3:13pm

Methinks the Lady Chanticleer may have spoken too soon...

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Major State Union Switches To Lamont

AFSCME Council 4 Drops Lieberman, Citing Movement Toward Bush Policies

September 18, 2006
By MARK PAZNIOKAS, Courant Staff Writer

One of the state's largest labor unions has dropped its endorsement of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman and switched its support to Democratic primary winner Ned Lamont.

The switch by Council 4 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees gives Lamont his biggest boost from organized labor since the primary....


"In the end, our delegates realized that it boiled down to a simple question: Which candidate will stand up to George Bush and Dick Cheney?" Luciano said. "That candidate is Ned Lamont and only Ned Lamont."

Luciano said the decision was not easy, given Lieberman's "distinguished years of public service."

"This is great news for the Lamont campaign for Senate," said Tom Swan, Lamont's campaign manager. "It shows Lamont continuing to gain support while Lieberman continues to lose support."

Lieberman press secretary Tammy Sun said, "We are disappointed and had hoped for a different decision, but realize party politics played a big role in the outcome."

"We're grateful that over a dozen other labor unions withstood the political pressure, put people ahead of politics, and re-endorsed Joe Lieberman based on his outstanding record of results for Connecticut's working families," she said.

Lamont has won other significant labor endorsements since the primary, most notably by the Service Employees International Union and the United Auto Workers. Those unions had made no endorsement in the primary.

Major State Union Switches To Lamont

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 9/18/06 at 3:21pm

Brigades usually happen on earth, which has air. I'm not sure how are goes back IN to a brigade given that there is no place to go for air to let OUT of a brigade.

It's a terrible metaphor, you must be quoting some sort of slightly retarded person who came up with it, PalJoey.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 9/18/06 at 3:44pm

Also, a (ok, don't hate) Rasmussen poll has Lamont within the margin of error against Lieberman in the election.

[Calvin]

Posted: 9/18/06 at 3:46pm

Perhaps the analogy is referring to the ill-fated group attending the Sanford & Son balloon during the 1976 Macy's parade.

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 9/18/06 at 3:47pm

Thank you, Calvin. I just snorted and alerted my boss's boss that I was still here.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/19/06 at 11:57am

According to a new Rasmussen poll (!) Lieberman's lead over Lamont is down to two points: 45%-43%.
Connecticut Senate: Lieberman (I) 45% Lamont (D) 43%

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/21/06 at 10:51am

Things are really heating up for the Lamont Brigadiers...

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Debate Planned In Senate Race
September 21, 2006
Associated Press

NEW LONDON -- U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman and Democratic challenger Ned Lamont have agreed to a televised debate next month in New London, according to debate co-sponsor The Day newspaper.

The Oct. 23 debate, co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters, also will include Republican candidate Alan Schlesinger. The debate will take place at the Garde Arts Center and will be broadcast live on WTNH-TV, Channel 8....

George Stephanopoulos, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News, will moderate the debate. WTNH is an ABC affiliate.


Debate Planned In Senate Race

[PalJoey]

Posted: 9/24/06 at 8:10pm

Ned Lamont wrote a letter to Joe Lieberman the night before Lieberman's big Irag speech:


Here's the beginning:

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Senator Joseph Lieberman
United States Senate
Washington, D.C.

Dear Senator Lieberman:

As I am sure you have seen, the New York Times today reported that the National Intelligence Estimate in April concludes “that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.” The NIE represents the consensus view of the U.S. government’s 16 major intelligence agencies. The Times notes that the Iraq War is a major “reason for the diffusion of jihad ideology” and cites one intelligence official acknowledging that the NIE “says that the Iraq war has made the overall terrorism problem worse.” 1 Let me put this news in terms that you can clearly understand: Our own intelligence agencies now confirm that the Iraq War is undermining America’s security and credibility at our nation’s peril.

With this report being released on the eve of your major address on Iraq, I and thousands of other citizens in Connecticut expect to hear your response to this news in your speech, considering you have echoed President Bush’s claim that the Iraq War has made our country safer, and that staying the course will help keep us safe. As the NIE now shows, that is absolutely not the case – in fact, the Iraq War has and continues to unnecessarily endanger U.S. national security. Never again can a political leader claim otherwise, lest they deliberately ignore the concrete facts presented to us by our intelligence agencies.

Senator Lieberman, I sincerely hope you will provide answers to these questions in your speech, because there are many who feel that Time Magazine was correct when it wrote that when it comes to Iraq, “Either Senator Lieberman is so divorced from reality that he’s completely lost the plot or he knows he’s spinning a line.” 2 Clearly, Iraq is the most pressing national issue of our time and like many others, I was perplexed a few weeks ago when you gave a major speech on national security but failed to publicly explain your position on Iraq. As one newspaper editorial said, “Any politician worth his salt should know what he thinks about Iraq, off the top of his head – and he should be willing and able to articulate it.” 3 Similarly, thousands of Connecticut citizens are perplexed that you have skipped half of all U.S. Senate votes on the subject, including votes that occurred while you were in Washington, D.C.

At a time of war, our state and our country needs leaders in Congress who are willing to speak frankly with the public and who are willing to fulfill their constitutional obligations to hold the executive branch accountable. Our troops serving in combat and the millions of citizens concerned about this war deserve no less.

[REMAINDER AT LINK]
Letter From Ned Lamont to Sen. Lieberman: National Intelligence Estimate Finds the War in Iraq Has Made Us Less Safe

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:34pm

I didn't realize that "anyone" thought Lamont was going to win.

I'm so sorry.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 6:54pm

No No No, the point is no one thought the REPUBLICAN was going to win. What was his name again?

[HDThoreau2]

Posted: 11/26/06 at 8:47pm

I don't know, I voted for Lieberman.