Ned Lamont Endorses BARACK OBAMA

[peoli]

http://nedlamont.com/news/2256/why-im-supporting-barack-obama

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. That's it, I like Joe Lieberman now!!@111

How dare Ned Lamont attack America like that!

[sniffa]

2. why didn't Obama's mentor Joe Lieberman endorse him?

just kidding, but i wanted to beat the usual squawking parrots to the punch. :bounce:

edit: oh, and why did Lamont endorse him since he endorsed Joementum instead?

see above.

[Bullet1987]

3. The "mentor" crap is overblown on this site anyway...

[debatepro]

7. no kidding

it's all those crazy obama supporters... causing the destruction of the universe and the utopia on DU forums.


:sarcasm:

[tammywammy]

5. lol

:hi:

Lieberman must be so disappointed tonight.

[sniffa]

8. i'm tempted to start several mocking threads

but i don't know if it will be in my best interests. :grr:

[tammywammy]

16. I'll be sure to recommend them if you do

:P

[DB1]

4. Cool, N/T

[debatepro]

6. wow

that's a pretty nice endorsement considering Ned Lamont was the darling of the many people here and on other progressive sites.

Congrats to Obama... not surprised the unfounded Lieberman comments came through... but the obama supporters the dividers?

[xultar]

9. HUGE GET! Congratulations!

[Wisconsin for Hill]

10. Ned who?

What office does this "Ned" currently hold?

[NoBorders]

11. Ned Lamont. He ran for senate

against Lieberman.

[sniffa]

12. Welcome to DU

I hope you enjoy your stay. :hi:

[bunnies]

20. seconded

:hi:

[debatepro]

14. Nice job

using non confrontational discourse. You could talk about the reasons he endorsed Obama and say they are poor or you disagree. Many people in on several progressive online communities pulled for Lamont... but way to improve dialog and focus on the issues...

If you bothered to click on the link the first sentence is...

When I decided to run for Senate...

That wouldn't be prudent.

[bigwillq]

24. Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[tammywammy]

27. Welcome to DU

I always suggest Google if you're unsure who someone is and everyone else seems to know it. www.google.com

And here, I already got a good link for you to read up on. http://www.nedlamont.org/

[Wisconsin for Hill]

34. umm.... 'scuse me

I was being sarcastic. I know who Ned Lamont is. I just think it's funny how you Obamaniacs are grasping at straws after your whuppin' this past Tuesday.

[Fresh_Start]

13. payback is a bitch

Clinton didn't support Lamont so she can't expect any better

[cali]

29. She certainly did.

She gave him money and lent him staffers. I'm an Obama supporter but I care more for factual information than partisanship.

[tammywammy]

31. She did support Lamont in the general election.

[Fresh_Start]

33. I read she ran a fundraiser for him

and the next day Bill Clinton is reported as saying there is no difference between the two candidates (lamont as Dem and Lieberman as independent).

I guess you could call it support. But clearly the Clintons were playing both sides of the general.

[jackson_dem]

15. Edwards supported, campaigned for him

Obama didn't. Who does he endorse? It looks like Lamont is doing what the Culinary Worker's did in Nevada and try to get on the Obama bandwagon.

[sandnsea]

17. Maybe they looked at Edwards' record n/t

[debatepro]

18. Wrong!!!

Obama gave him 5k from his PAC and sent an email to several thousand supporters.

"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.

[jackson_dem]

19. Did Obama campaign with him?

sandsea, they looked at Edwards' record in losing Iowa and New Hampshire. It was pure politics. The unions all went to Hillary or Edwards until Obama won Iowa.

[debatepro]

22. Obama campaigned for him...

http://www.answers.com/campaign&r=67

campaign - Series of related advertising communications or promotional pieces, scheduled for a given period of time and related by verbal and/or visual themes and common objectives.

[jackson_dem]

26. Did Obama campaign for him in Lamont's state?

Where the election was?

[cali]

30. I'm sure that was a factor

but that was likely only one factor.

[tammywammy]

21. Maybe, just maybe

Lamont looked at both of them carefully and decided in the end that he likes Obama better. :shrug:

[debatepro]

23. I don't know

That seems pretty far fetched that someone who was revered for their vision and commitment by people here would make an honest endorsement.

:sarcasm:

[tammywammy]

25. Too logical, I agree

I don't get all the hating around here over who endorses who. It's very silly.

[BlueStater]

28. I find that sad

Edwards campaigned for him in both the primary and during the election. Obama only campaigned for him after he became the candidate.

Yet another opportunist hopping on Barack's shallow bandwagon. :-(

[calteacherguy]

32. Obama has been against the war since the beginning.

I'm sure that played a very large factor.

[Tektonik]

36. Well maybe he should have voted against funding the war time and time again

Well he should have the times he was actually present to vote.

[Occam Bandage]

35. Seems like that bandwagon must be pretty deep, actually.

You know, to hold all the huge endorsements he's been picking up.

[BlueStater]

37. He can have all the endorsements he wants

I still haven't been impressed with him or anything he's had to say thus far.