Ned Lamont Endorses Obama

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Why I'm Supporting Barack Obama

by Ned Lamont
Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 03:49:55 PM PST
When I decided to run for Senate, I did so because I deeply believed that the citizens of Connecticut were yearning to see fundamental changes in our politics - changes that would make government work for them again.

Today, with our Presidential primary in Connecticut less than a month away, I am announcing my support of Barack Obama for President because I am convinced that his forward-looking, progressive vision provides the best chance to enact meaningful reforms in the way Washington works.

Sen. Obama has the tone and temperament to bring out the best in our people and our nation, and to bring new coalitions together in support of the progressive policies we all want to see enacted. His campaign has already reflected this, not only by bringing hundreds of thousands of new voters of all ages to the polls, but by inspiring so many who are new to politics to become activists as well.
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http://ned-lamont.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/10/184519/630/624/434646

[Perky]

1. hmmm

:popcorn:

[Clarkansas]

2. Uh oh. I gues DU is going to hate Lamont now. eom

[Renew Deal]

That c***sucker hates Edwards. I'm off of his mailing list!

:banghead::argh: :banghead::argh: :banghead::argh:
:banghead::argh: :banghead::argh: :banghead::argh:

[Nimrod2005]

7. ROFLMAO....The Hillary freeks will for sure!

[jonnyblitz]

14. not me. I would still vote for Lamont again here in CT even though

I can't fucking stand Obama!! It's a great endorsement. Obama has more than a few good people endorsing him but I could care less, I am still ABO. :D :hi:

[Colobo]

37. You need to reconsider. They support Obama because they know he's what we need.

[Adelante]

28. The whole blogosphere shall now freak nt

[Renew Deal]

29. 19 recs so far

Who knew!

[Cha]

35. Oh yeah...there will be pure

hatred for my guy Lamont, now!

[NYCGirl]

3. That's wonderful. NT

[cali]

4. What a great endorsement!

Obama supporters have an embarassment of riches today. Thanks for posting this.

[Mass]

5. So, who is going to compare him to Lieberman now.

:popcorn:

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

55. Lieberman, oh that name

To see what he did to our party and the way he has helped to get us trapped in Iraq, moving to war with Iran. How many other members of Congress have done as much damage?

[Connie_Corleone]

6. Oh my. LOL.

[flpoljunkie]

8. Great news, Bleachers7! Thanks for posting.

[CK_John]

9. getting all those winning game plans in one place might help. n/t

[tritsofme]

10. Why would he backstab Edwards like this?

<insert whiney Edwards supporter diatribe here>

[Nailzberg]

11. heads are exploding. i love it.

All those false Obama endorsed Lieberman in the General Election threads? Makes it all that much better when this stuff goes down.

Exploding heads rule

[ellisonz]

43. He did.

And then pulled his support 2 weeks before the election.

[redqueen]

49. Are you sure? That seems bizarre.

Why would he do that?

[ellisonz]

52. Yup.

Lamont Gets Help From Obama
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 27, 2006
By ANDREW MIGA Associated Press Writer

(AP) Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, a vocal defender of Sen. Joe Lieberman earlier this year, is urging Connecticut voters to rally behind his rival, Ned Lamont.

The Illinois senator and potential 2008 presidential candidate sent an e-mail message Thursday praising Lamont.

"Ned Lamont has waged an impressive grass-roots campaign to give the people of Connecticut a choice in the November Senate election," Obama wrote. "Please join me in supporting Ned Lamont with your hard work on-the-ground in these closing weeks of the campaign."

----

"Ned Lamont and I share a commitment to bringing our troops home safely from Iraq, to achieving energy independence, to helping all our citizens realize the American dream, and to empowering the American people to reclaim their government," Obama wrote.

----

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/27/ap/politics/mainD8L0MB280.shtml

Now if you think that's bizarre, John Lewis endorsed Lieberman in that race too: http://www.atlantaprogressivenews.com/news/0075.html

Full on DU flame war: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3807436

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

12. A well-said endorsement

Personally, I'm still leaning toward Edwards, but this is one of the best-spoken endorsements I've heard on any side so far.

[Cha]

36. Exactly and it does

my heart good because I admire Ned Lamont a lot!

[Colobo]

38. Listen to Ned.

[redqueen]

13. Nice one...

:thumbsup:

[Renew Deal]

16. I'm surprised people are so excited about this.

:shrug:

[redqueen]

17. Lamont gained "rock star" status last go round...

did he not?

[Renew Deal]

22. I guess so.

I thought it would have faded by now.

[redqueen]

26. I highly doubt it...

the primary battle against Joe will live long in my memory at least, and my memory is crap.

[Cha]

40. Not with lieman blabbing in

the press all the time.

[Cha]

39. Not me! But, I'm one of

the most excited cause I didn't take my Lamont avatar down for months after he lost out to the lieman.

I admire that man so much.

[BringBigDogBack]

15. obligatory "where's the beef?"

:sarcasm:

[Superman Returns]

18. haha

How many Obama haters have brought up this supposed Lieberman support only to have Ned freakin' Lamont endorse him. You guys got pwnd.

[Proud2BAmurkin]

19. Are any WINNERS going to endorse him?

:evilgrin:

[cali]

21. Like who?

I think he's got quite a few winners endorsing him- including Kerry who won the dem nomination and Ned who won the dem primary in CT.

And I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Carter endorsed him.

[Renew Deal]

23. Have you finally calmed down?

I hope so. :pals:

[jasmine621]

20. Just to keep the record straight: Obama supported Lamont

Lamont Gets Help From Obama

By ANDREW MIGA
The Associated Press
Thursday, October 26, 2006; 9:48 PM

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, a vocal defender of Sen. Joe Lieberman earlier this year, is urging Connecticut voters to rally behind his rival, Ned Lamont.

The Illinois senator and potential 2008 presidential candidate sent an e-mail message Thursday praising Lamont.



U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., left, and Thomas Armstrong, the owner of the "Rajun Cajun" diner, right, flank three-term U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., outside the Hartford, Conn., diner, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006. Landrieu was in Connecticut to campaign for Lieberman, who is running for a fourth term as an independent. (AP Photo/Bob Child) (Bob Child - AP)



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"Ned Lamont has waged an impressive grass-roots campaign to give the people of Connecticut a choice in the November Senate election," Obama wrote. "Please join me in supporting Ned Lamont with your hard work on-the-ground in these closing weeks of the campaign."

The Lamont campaign said Obama's e-mail went to about 5,000 Connecticut residents.

Lamont aides said they welcomed the support of Obama, who has enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent weeks as speculation about his national ambitions mounts. Obama has also given $5,000 to Lamont's campaign through a political committee.

"Ned Lamont and I share a commitment to bringing our troops home safely from Iraq, to achieving energy independence, to helping all our citizens realize the American dream, and to empowering the American people to reclaim their government," Obama wrote.

In the spring, Obama traveled to Connecticut to speak for Lieberman.

The three-term senator holds a double-digit lead over Lamont in recent polls. Lieberman, the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, lost the Democratic primary in August to Lamont. Lieberman is running as an independent. A third candidate, Republican Alan Schlesinger, trails far behind in the polls.

Lieberman, meanwhile, won praise from another prominent Democrat, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu.

"One of the first calls I made after the levees broke was to Joe Lieberman," Landrieu said in a statement. "In a time of national crisis, Joe had the calm, intelligence and compassion to help get me _ and our country _ through those difficult months."

[Adelante]

24. Oh, my, oh, my

He was such a popular fellow, too. :cry:

[Occam Bandage]

25. So now the Edwards supporters are going to turn on him, too, I see.

[tired_old_fireman]

32. I doubt it.

I don't think Ned Lamont's endorsement would help Edwards turn the poll numbers around.

[redqueen]

48. Where do you see that?

[cloudythescribbler]

27. Now, EVERY time someone starts to get snarky about the Kerry or other mainstream endorsements ...

They should hear an Obama supporter here at DU remind them about Lamont

[Democrafty]

30. Cool! Thanks for sharing. n/t

[wndycty]

31. oh this is sweet!

I can only imagine that those who want to hang lieberman around Obama's neck will hate this.

[Renew Deal]

33. kick

:kick:

[Cha]

34. Well there ya go...I was

behind Ned Lamont for so long..I didn't want to take his avatar away.

Ned ran for the Senate against lieman because he couldn't get anyone else to..and he's responsible for getting that little warmongering twit outta the Dem party!

So Glad that he endorses my candidate.

[usregimechange]

41. Kick!

[FrenchieCat]

42. oh-oh.....

Heads are gonna Explode!

[ripple]

44. Kick! n/t

[Usrename]

45. That's jacked up man.

:banghead:

[Renew Deal]

47. What? Why?

[Strelnikov_]

46. Oh . . . My . . . n/t

[skipos]

50. Great endorsement! nt

[jgraz]

51. Sadly, it looks like people are giving up on Edwards

My take is that all these endorsements are flowing to Obama because of Edwards' third-place finish in NH. Now that it's clear who the leading ABH candidate is, they're all throwing their support to him.

Hopefully John can stay in and at least guide the debate. I still have a faint hope, but it's pretty faint.


(Of course, this is just IMHO. First person to ask for a link gets smacked with a spanky-smiley.)

[Muddy Waters Guitar]

53. Edwards is still more or less my candidate, but I'd support Obama

if Edwards doesn't get the nod. They're both far more in the progressive mold than a DLC operative like Hillary is.

[jgraz]

54. He's mine, too. But I think the corporate media is gonna win this one :(