Big Eddie quote: Lamont can't hold his own jock strap(%@%$@%^&)

[Boxerfan]

Ediie Eddie Eddie...This was the last straw. I am done with your underhanded SABATOGE of our Democratic party. You jumped the shark,revealed your true colors & made a TOTAL ASS of yourself in that one statement..

Fuck You Eddie!

[madinmaryland]

1. Huh?

Big Eddie said that? :wtf:

I don't ever remember him talking positively about lieberman.

[calico1]

2. Who is "Big Eddie?"

Never mind. I know now.

[merwin]

3. From what I understand, Lamont didn't do a terribly good job with

his composure during the debate. I didn't watch it, but I've read through people's reviews of the debate here.

[coalition_unwilling]

5. Sam Cedar (on the Al Franken show this a.m.) said exactly the opposite:

that Lieberbush came across as "angry" and "cranky" and that Lamont came across as composed and commanding.

[jsw_81]

28. Lamont was composed and commanding?!

That's the funniest thing I've read all day.

[madfloridian]

8. Lamont was fine...Lieberman was offended.

And it showed. Joe seemed to be attacking Lamont more than he attacks Republicans.

He seemed to be very much on the offensive against a fellow Democrat who dared run against him.

Primaries are part of Democracy, and Joe needs an attitude adjustment.

Lamont did pretty well for his very first time on the national scene.

[Master Mahon]

32. I agree with this assessment... nt

[emald]

43. yep, thats what I saw also. well put.

[skipos]

45. Agreed! nt

[napi21]

12. I watched the debate on cspan, and I'm sure it will be rerun this weekend

sometime.

Joe was more polished, but he damn well should be! He's been in the damn Senate for 18 years!!!!!

Lamont was obviously nervous at the start, but that cleared up after the first 5-10 minutes, and I think he did a very good job! He was open, honest, and directly answered all the questions and attacks!

Joe was on the vicious attack the entire time, and even used some old tricks, like saying "there you go again" and kept repeating that Lamont had 6 different stances on Iraq.

I thought Joe looked desperate, and was throwing mean and nasty in every way he knew how to.

Of course, I dont live in Ct. so it doesn't matter WHAT I think!

I can tell you that the Ct. newspaper did a poll after the debate, and Lamont was voted the winner by 80%.

[okieinpain]

42. after watching the debate, I'm not a big lamont fan. but I really enjoyed

watching joe baby squirm....

[CottonBear]

18. Ned did fine. He ended really strongly Joe was petulant and whiney. n/t

[eleny]

19. I watched and thought he did well

And in the car today I heard some sound bites and Ned sounded fantastic. He was then interviewed by Sam Aeder. He was nothing short of dynamic and confident. Lieberman may have a few points lead but I think Lamont has a chance.

[iconoclastNYC]

30. I watched it on Youtube. I think Liberman came off

as a petulant career politician with an insulting sense of entitlement.

[Clarkie1]

33. Honestly, I thought Lamont did horribly during the debate.

He did not respond effectively to Lieberman's questions on revealing his tax records, his positon on Iraq, and his past political history.

This is my objective view, I'm not a Connecticut voter.

[kohodog]

34. "objective" view" Apparently you do like the loserman because

You are spreading his shit all over DU.

You are entitled to your opinion, but I don't think it's objective. Do you know Joe? I feel lately like his staff has infiltrated du. Just a crazy thought.

[Clarkie1]

37. I'm no fan of Lieberman, but I do think he won the debate.

There were several points that he made Lamont did not effectively counter or even challenge.

Perhaps Lamont will get better with more experience, but he was clearly the neophyte and showed it.

[kohodog]

41. Lieberman may have been more polished, but his body language reminded

me of Bush in the Kerry debates. He was arrogant and shifting around like he was offended to be required to be there. He also used many Republican talking points ("There you go again"), and he avoided answering questions about his record. He talked over Lamont and the moderator in an inappropriate fashion. He has the arrogance of power down, but overall I would not agree that he won the debate.

[emald]

44. opinions aren't objective by definition

and spreading shit all over DU is done by folks who don't allow others their opinion.

[coalition_unwilling]

4. I can't stand listeining to his nationalistic blustering anymore.

He says he's a "lefty" but he's really a proponent of imperialism with an iron fist in a velvet glove, as opposed to BFEE's imperialism with an iron fist.

[tridim]

6. Be sure to inform Malloy and Randi

They both claim he's a fraud. I tend to agree, but I must admit I don't listen that often.

[coalition_unwilling]

11. I just keep radio off until Randi comes on. I actually have serious probs

with Al Franken also, so radio is typically off from 9 a.m - 3 p.m. PST

[Dembo98]

7. I saw the debate...

Lamont looked bush-league and is definately a single issue candidate. Joey L. may be an idiot when it comes to the war but if i am a CT voter, I'm a little scared to vote Lamont.

[tridim]

9. And you're less scared to vote for a DINO?

A DINO who literally hugs and kisses Bush?

[madfloridian]

10. Welcome to DU....quite a comment.

Lieberman was snide toward Lamont.

[KingFlorez]

13. Finally, somebody who doesn't like Lamont!

Welcome to DU

[wyldwolf]

21. how 'bout this: I don't particularly care for either one of them

But I do believe Lieberman outpointed Lamont in this debate.

[Cha]

35. No, Lamont is not

a single issue candidate. I've heard him in press conference and he sounds knowledgeable on all the issues.

[Botany]

14. Ed is an act .... end of story

He will say stupid stuff just to whip up interest.
"I haven't read it all but i will talk about it." Direct quote from E.S. about
RFK Jr.'s piece on the stolen 04 election.

"North Korea getting missiles and bombs should not be used to bash bush."
(very rough quote) Ah, Ed N. Korea did not have bombs or nukes under Clinton
it was after bush QUIT TALKING TO THEM that they developed those systems
so it is bush's fault and if we are going to solve the problem we have to know
where the problem came from.

[BeachBuckeye]

46. Ed Schultz is a complete fake

He is no more Left than is Tom DeLay. I cannot understand how so many so-called "Lefties" can listen to this fraud spew Right-Wing talking points several times a week. Ed got to where he is by sucking up to the right people and it has worked well for him. But, do understand that Schultz is in no way whatsoever a Democrat.

The fact that Schultz is the most listened to "Left" radio voice is a testament to the gullibility of the American public.

[Ian David]

15. Ed Schultz has his tongue so far up LIEberman's ass...

you can see his tongue wagging behind Joe's eyeballs.

I've both defended and berated Ed before, but this time I'm prepared to throw him under the bus.

Especially since I now have XM Satellite Radio, and don't have to choose between listening to him or Jerry Doyle anymore.

[eleny]

16. Good for you and welcome to DU

Two good choices - hanging out here and dumping Ed. There's so much good radio on during the day if you can stream via the net.

[Totally Committed]

17. Hate to contradict Big Eddie...

:sarcasm:

But I posted this thread earlier about an interview featured at Crooks & Liars:

Harwood:Lieberman Used Republican Talking Points in the Debate; Lamont Polished
By: John Amato on Thursday, July 6th, 2006 at 6:38 PM - PDT

John Harwood spoke much more candidly than I thought he would have tonight after the debate. He pointed out that Lieberman used Ronald Reagan’s and George Bush’s talking point strategies in his debate with Ned Lamont which is right in line with his Republican influences. He said that Lamont spoke directly to the people and came off very polished.

Rest of the article at this DU theread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2713693


TC

[wyldwolf]

20. Is he not allowed to give his opinion of the debate?

Even KOS says Lieberman technically won the debate.

[AtomicKitten]

22. I have to agree with your assessment.

This knee-jerk reaction of kicking people to the curb who don't tow a narrow, rather arbitrary line is ridiculous.

It's okay to have a different opinion. It doesn't make one bereft of all reason and humanity, you know.

Lieberman was strong and on the offense, but I think Lamont did a great job and landed some devastating blows.

That's my opinion. Is it okay?

[wyldwolf]

23. you're opinion is always OK with me, AK!

[AtomicKitten]

24. whew!! I can go on living. n/t

[Placebo]

40. Exactly.

And dammit, if the netroots God himself says it why his will not respected??? :P

(I agree. Lamont lost. And lost bad.)

[wryter2000]

25. I turned him off the other morning

He regularly shows up on the local AAR morning program in SF. He finally went too far criticizing dems, and I turned it off. I haven't listened to that show since, and I never listen to Schultz' own show.

With the crappy programing on local AAR and the infomercials on the weekends, I almost never have my radio on anymore.

[Kolesar]

26. "Dead Air Ed" was on Dr. Dean's case,but I could not figure what

He stated what Dean said then followed with this..."what about that?" comment that totally baffled me. Big Ed was assuming I would know why Ed thought Dean was making a mistake, but I just could not get it.

I can't stand Ed's voice. Thank Zeus for NPR until 6 pm. Everybody have a nice evening!

[madfloridian]

27. He's always on Dean's case about something.

He doesn't need a reason. Probably because the Governor used the word "bigoted".....about damn time someone used it.

[iconoclastNYC]

29. ED SCHULTZ reveals himself to be a tool of the status quo

Seems to be part of the DLC/D.C. establishment/consultant culture that brought us the Clinton lurch to the right.

The ones who keep our party weak in order to maintain thier slippery grip on power.

They have stripped the party of any sort of populist justification in order to please thier corporate paymasters/puppeteers.

[enough already]

31. Ned kicked his sorry a$$

This thing is over. Lieberman is finished.

[LincolnMcGrath]

36. Who cares what "DLCentrist Radio" has to say about anything?

Much like BullMoose, Big Eddie is a former GOPer and makes no bones about it.

You'll note that the usual cast of keyboard Krishna's who checked in here to give credence to both Big Ed and BullMoose over the last few days make no bones about where their loyalties lie.

[Placebo]

38. Lamont lost the debate.

He wasn't polished. He was obviously nervous. His responses were sketchy and all over the place.

If I was a Connecticut voter, I wouldn't be very impressed with him.

[madfloridian]

39. Actually Lieberman came off acting rude and somewhat arrogant.

Lamont did pretty well for his first national debate venue. No, not polished, but sincere and honest.

Lieberman needs to get rid of the attitude that Lamont has no right to challenge him. It really came across that Joe was angrier at Ned than he ever was at Bush.

This is just a primary. It is part of our Democracy, and people are flipping out that someone is running against Lieberman.

[skipos]

47. If I was a democrat in CT, I my vote wouldn't be decided by

Lamonts performance in 1 debate. My vote would be decided by the fact that Joe doesn't respect the will of Democrats. He won't honor the Democratic voters in this primary unless they vote for him. In 2000, when he was our VP nominee he still ran for re-election in the senate even though Democrats asked him not to. If he and Gore won, the Republican governor would have appointed a Republican to replace Joe's seat, changing the 50/50 senate split to a Republican majority. Joe's didn't care about the effect on CT or Democrats, he only cared about himself. If Joe isn't loyal to Democrats, why should we be loyal to him?

Can you answer that question for me?