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Monday, July 31, 2006
Monday Morning Round-Up
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- Ned Lamont will join many other Connecticut Democratic figures at the "Wake Up Wal-Mart" tour on Wednesday in Bridgeport:
WakeUpWalMart.com, launched last year by the United Food and Commercial Workers union, will visit 35 cities in 19 states for 35 days of rallies, town hall meetings and state fair visits to back its calls on Wal-Mart for higher pay and better health insurance for workers.
The tour plans to stop in Bridgeport on Wednesday with a rally on the steps of the City Hall annex. Among Connecticut Democratic politicians scheduled to appear are U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont, gubernatorial candidate John DeStefano and Diana Farrell, a candidate for Congress....
Other national figures speaking out at stops on the tour include Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Gov. Tom Vilsack (D-IA), and former vice presidential candidate John Edwards. - Colin McEnroe pens the must-read article of the day at Salon, a personal and moving reflection detailing the long history of Joe's break-up with Connecticut Democrats:
What has saved Lieberman, time and again, has been his famous charm and affability. When politicians and activists march into his office to complain about something he’s done, they walk in mad and emerge calm.
He’s done it to me too, and it's more than smiling and nodding. Lieberman really seems to be listening and considering the possibility that you’re right and he’s wrong. And he usually makes it clear that he still likes you, even though you sharply differ with him.
That charm and affability have deserted him this summer. The 2006 Joe is one angry guy. One of the first signs was an explosion on my radio show this March. Lieberman hadn’t liked a column I had written the previous Sunday, and he blew up at me. The audio clip went all over the Internet on blogs such as Daily Kos and Firedoglake, which marveled at the crack in Joe's legendary composure and crowed, "He's losing it!"
He never really got his smile back. You might call that a political miscalculation, but I don’t think he can help it. Lieberman is truly appalled by the number of former friends who are now foes. He can't hide it. It's all over his face. - Ned will be a guest of Joe's right-wing friend Stephen Colbert tonight. Should be tough... Lieberman is surely Stephen Colbert's Favorite Democrat.
- Ned and Attorney General Dick Blumenthal (who has said he will unconditionally support the winner of the Democratic primary) at the Bethel DTC picnic yesterday:
There are a whole lot more great shots at the official site's Flickr photostream.
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Wasn't Blumenthal on stage with Clinton in Waterbury supporting Lieberman?
He may HAVE to support the winner of the primary, but his heart (and home town) belong to Joe.
Is this hypocritical . . . or just politics?
He may HAVE to support the winner of the primary, but his heart (and home town) belong to Joe.
Is this hypocritical . . . or just politics?
Don't forget that Lamont's Video Blog is up on the front page of Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ned-lamont/lets-talk-about-iraq_b_26137.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ned-lamont/lets-talk-about-iraq_b_26137.html
Ok, this is PURE SPECULATION, everyone, but have y'all visited Lieberman's campaign website? Blumenthal is NOT listed as one of his supporters. I know this may be reading too much into it, but don't you all think if he really, truly, deeply supported him he would be listed? I kinda noticed this and I think it means SOMETHING. . . And yeah, sure, he was in attendance in Waterbury, but hey, I heard a number of people were there for Bill, not the senator. . .
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