Kobe, Katie and Lucy !

Mr. Lamont too !

“Boo-freakin-hoo”

Has Lieberman called on his pals to help in the Connecticut election rigging.

Bush coup crew is aiding in the rigging of elections in Mexico the same as they did here in 2000/04. Same tricks same people.

What happens there affects us greatly and vise versa.

Where have we heard similar before?
Hundreds turned away for lack of ballots, to close to call but the press keeps giving light to (Bush) Calderon, who would not have been (close) with out his northern pals and their tricks.

Candidates should fight a rigged election, Obrador hopefully would fight. It should be clear enough by now what the Bush coup crew tactics are, plan ahead Connecticut.

From WMR.
“This may go a long way in explaining why the corporate media is so biased in favor of the Bush regime. This morning, many corpo-media web sites are featuring the “celebration” ceremony of the conservative lickspittle candidate in Mexico’s presidential election before all the votes have been counted. We urge our Mexican readers to provide us with a list of the GOP operatives and Democratic Leadership Council Fifth Columnists and traitors to the progressive cause who descended upon your country during the election campaign to engage in vote fraud. Based on the early reports of fraud throughout Mexico, American Democrats and progressives should seek judicial restraining orders barring these Gringo “campaign consultants” from having anything to do with our own election in November if we can prove their recent illegal activities across the southern border. If child molesters can be prevented by court order from getting anywhere near a school or playground, the same should hold true for those who engage in electoral fraud working at polling place or campaign headquarters.”

Hi Jane. You look purty.

Go Ned.

Hi Jane. You look purty.

I’ll second that.

Third dat!!!

TOO FUNNY…
the poll numbers can’t fit the java window!

http://www.wfsb.com/news/index.html
Click Survey

: :

Maybe someone should put it to the DSCC

I called them today. I told them I couldn’t see donating money to them if Chucky Shumer wouldn’t rule out supporting Holy Joe after he bolted the party.

Of course I phrased it a little nicer.

Is that a picture of the shadowy Jane Hamsher of the Left?

Hey, Jane, tell Paul Bass to put FDL on his ‘Favorite Sites’ list!

PS more Kobe pix, please.

Hi Jane, I see your geniune smile but I cannot find Kobe.

Just blowin thru

What exactly did Joementum announce?

I can’t find Kobe either!

Kobe – bottom right

john in sac

No Mojo Joe announced he has authorized petitions to be circulated to put him on the ballot as an independent if he loses the Democratic primary. He says he would be running as an “Independent Democrat” but Connecticut law does not allow that. Basically, he’s bolting the party unless he wins in August.

What a pathetic p.o.s.

Yeah now I see him! The shadowy Kobe of the left.

Thanks for the 411 Neuro

Hi Jane. You look purty.

Jane is purty.

Jenny from the Blog, (wiping my brow) I thought I was going to have make an appointment to get my eyes check.

BTW, they’re having a Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi.

I want to see the episode about a politician who bolted his party and then woke up in a strange world where he didn’t know anybody and nobody knew him.

I am so enjoying Joe waiting to make this decision until Jane showed up.

Lizzy -

It seems the beauty of Kobe is in the shadows… whew is right!

The Kobe microchip implants are working!!!

Atrios and dKos and everybody was linking to FDL today!!!

Very cool picture, Jane — very clever, the way Kobe stays in the shadows. Even Kaiser Soze gets cold sweats when he hears that Kobe is looking for him . . .

Hi Jane. You look purty.

I’ll second that.

She doesn’t just *look* purty, she *is* purty.

Jane,

Has anybody actually said, or does any reliable polling show, that Lamont is gonna get killed by the republicans in the genral election?

Otherwise, I don’t get it.

Several of us have created blogs at Minority Leader Reid’s Give em Hell Harry website. Since I’m embarassed to blogwhore my own (again), I’ll pimp neurophius’s excellent blog:

http://www.giveemhellharry.com…..phius1/VjJ

Please take a moment to communicate your thoughts on today’s news from Joe-Nertia to the Minority Leader….

they’re having a Twilight Zone marathon on SciFi.

I caught the last part of To Serve Man — it seemed more honest than the NewsHour SCOTUS term recap.

EPU’d from previous post (with additions):

So many comments, and haven’t had time to read everything from this and the previous three posts, so forgive me if this has already been said…

Now it’s official – the Lieberbaby campaign must believe it is in serious danger of losing in the primary for it to start collecting signatures now.

I hope this is addressed in the debate on Thursday – would love to hear Ned confront Joe about what it means to be an “independent Democrat.” Would love for Ned to just ask Joe why he isn’t running as the Republican that his views are representative of. Would love for Ned to ask Joe what he thinks it means if he can’t win the Democratic primary – isn’t that an indication that the Democrats and Independents of Connecticut do not see Joe as representative of their values?

And I cannot for the life of me understand why anyone in the Democratic party leadership would waste one minute of their time on Lieberbaby at this point – if he wins the primary – fine – have at it, but now? Why is it important that he win now? Seems to me the DSCC should be on the sidelines ready to go full bore for the winner of the Democratic primary – with emphasis on “Democratic.”

I think Kobe should sit next to Ned at the podium on Thursday, and just stare down Lieberbaby throughout the debate. *g*

looseheadprop 25 — it’s my understanding that the Republican candidate is a non-starter in this state against anyone. No, it makes no sense at all, unless it’s all about incumbency protection.

ck @ 23

Kaiser or Rolo Tomasi

I have posted a comment on the DSCC blog using Jane’s link above. I signed it as “neuro” because it said my full name was already taken. (Hmm. Did I do that?)

Please join me in letting the DSCC hear our voices.

ck @ 7:00 pm (#27) – I think you’re right. Are all news shows now obliged to include a BushCo shill regardless of the subject matter? It’s one thing to have an opinion, it’s another to just go on at length and not actually contribute any actual information in something that is supposed to be an analysis segment. The other three folks were OK, but the Bushbot (a prof. from Pepperdine) talked nearly as long as they did.

Teddy & neurophius, hitting it home over at http://www.giveemhellharry.com…..ty/members

I have a feeling that the DSCC & Schumers email boxes are full and overflowing ….. of course I added my 2 cents.

On this 230th anniversary of our great Republic, I’m as mystified by the American people,s lack of interest in election fraud and 9/11 truth as I am in their willingness to pretend that a pecan roll is what they desire between stops on the interstate.

Thanks for the pimping, Teddy. You all are also welcome to post on TeddySF’s blog, just click on “Community Blogs” and you will find it. The more postings, the merrier.

Anne >”…I think Kobe should sit next to Ned at the podium on Thursday, and just stare down Lieberbaby throughout the debate. *g*”

What a great idea !

Woof

“On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog” – Peter Steiner

Have been in the New Haven area on a visit for the past week, with some travel east along the shoreline towns. In general I haven’t seen too many yard signs but the signs which I have seen are almost always Lamont signs. There was only one Lieberman sign, in his previous New Haven neighborhood (I understand he moved recently).

In a conversation with a Lieberman supporter I heard the familiar refrain: “Yes I oppose the Iraq war but I will support Leiberman in view of all the good he has done for Connecticut.” My response to that is that it is a most crass and selfish motive for a vote. If one really opposes the Iraq war and the tremendous human and political devastation it has wrought, then how could any past or future good done for Conneciticut possibly overcome such damage? Do the few million people in Connecticut count more than the 25 million in Iraq?

I wasn’t expecting Lieberman to openly court the independent petition route unless he was convinced that he would lose the primary. Perhaps he has been counting yard signs too.

1. I’ll just reference to my comment, #250?, which I made on previous thread. Basically, I happen to now think this is a smart move on Lieberman’s part. Reasons are in the comment.

2. As to all the “what will Joe say to this…to that…etc” at the debate, I think we’ve already seen his answers, as given in the John King cnn interview. By the way, I thought Mr. King gave a very intelligent interview. He asked alot of penetrating questions. Good for him.

3. Bottom line: Lamont better not let up. Yes, his enemy is falling…but the enemy still has fangs. Lamont needs to tee it up, and keep swinging.

Ghostman

TeddySanFran

I don’t know if my five-star rating for your blog registered or not. Do you have to do anything besides click on the stars? I didn’t see a “send” button or anything.

Have been in the New Haven area on a visit for the past week, with some travel east along the shoreline towns. In general I haven’t seen too many yard signs but the signs which I have seen are almost always Lamont signs. There was only one Lieberman sign, in his previous New Haven neighborhood (I understand he moved recently).

I simply cannot imagine anyone getting *excited* about Lieberman. It’s inconceivable to me. Which is why I suspect that (assuming a fair fight) if Lamont is within 5 points of Joe on Primary Day, he’ll win the primary handily on turnout.

Although right now I suspect that won’t be the exact scenario…

Jane,

It was a pleasure meeting you,Kobe and the extended family yesterday for coffee.

You sure Have this timing thing down,don’t you.LMAO

The funs just getting started.See you at the DumpJoe victory parade in willimantic tomorrow.

Wow Jane. Reading through that DSCC bulletin board is really enlightening. Maybe they should have hired Peter Daou before Hillary got to him.

Then he could have sat them down and read them the riot act about supporting an “independent” Lieberman and the cataclismic damage it would do to the DSCC and the Democratic party in general. Someone sure as hell needs to!

BTW… Love the pic. It’s like one of those bar top photo video games: “Find Kobe!”

Eli 7:15 p.m.

What, don’t you “feel the Joementum”?

Does anyone know a good editor?

Everythingseemsoneat:

I think I am a pretty good editor. Why?

what I really want to know is what does Marshall Whittmann have to say about this?

What, don’t you “feel the Joementum”?

No, one would need finely-tuned scientific instruments for that.

punaise

I don’t know whether he gives a Whit.

Teddy — I linked you up above.

This made me laugh:

I don’t know why everyone places such a big emphasis on losing elections,” the 3 term Senator told Fox News anchor Brit Hume.

“It’s just that kind of partisan bickering that we don’t need. There are people who want to kill us, Brit, and we’ve got to continue to support this war or occupation or whatever they call it, because otherwise, our reputation will suffer.”

Lieberman said he would stay on in the Senate regardless of the outcome of the election as a ‘petitioning Senator’. He took care to point out that most Democrats weren’t ’strong enough’ to hold on to their seats after a loss, especially one as crushing as he is anticipating, but that he answered to a higher power.

“The President needs me, and I just think it would be counterproductive to set a timetable for leaving my office. Why should we let the terrorists know all the details of the inner workings of our highest deliberative body?” Lieberman asked, rhetorically.

He said he would continue to caucus with the Democrats and vote with the President. He also offered to be available to ‘break ties’.

“I’m not going to ‘cut and run’ just because some guy in Greenwich gets a few more votes than me. That’s just a number, anyway,” quipped the former VP candidate.

“It’s all I got. Please….”, he added.

neurophius- I almost always make an error on the punctuation of my comments.

Jane at 7:22 p.m.

That is satire, right?

Everything

Oh, I see. A rhetorical question? I find that Preview helps, but am often in too big a hurry to use it.

This one episodes highlights the problem with umbrella groups. They want your money to make themselves more powerful.

I got a call from “21st Century Democrats” the other day%u2014I know nothing about them, but the caller styled them as truly progressive. When I told him that I preferred to pick specific candidates myself to support, he got bent out of shape. “That’s the sort of thinking that’s going to sink the progressive movement,” he chided me. “We can’t split our efforts. We’ve got to pool our resources.”

I noted that he was asking me to rely on his group’s judgment of what candidate to back, and I preferred to rely on my own opinion. He asked me, “So do you do polling? Do you do this 24/7? Because if you don’t, you’re just helping us lose again.”

Needless to say, I didn’t give, and I won’t be giving to Chuckie Schumer or Rahm Emmanuel. I do still give to Howard Dean’s DNC because I back the 50-state project.

I’m curious about other FDLers’ thoughts on umbrella groups.

Duh. Of course it is.

“I just think it would be counterproductive to set a timetable for leaving my office.”

LMAO

While Kobe taking New Haven is certainly an earth-shaking event, I just wanted to let the FDL’ers know that the Grannies for Peace, Code Pink, Cindy Sheehan, Daniel Ellsberg, Dick Gregory, and others have taken DC and have set up a fast and vigil at the White House. I was at the kickoff today at Ghandi’s statue before the march down to the White House. It was great! If you have any plans to come by DC during July, please stop by Lafayette Park at the White House to lend some support to the people doing the heavy lifting in the peace movement. If you haven’t already made plans to come to DC in September, then please make them. Find out more at Troops Home Fast .
peace,
jim
check out info at

I left another offering at your giveemhellharry blog neuro. Come’on, people, get over there!
http://www.giveemhellharry.com…..phius1/VjJ

My response to the DSCC & DCCC when they come acalling:
NOT ONE THIN DIME

The last one really got pushed out of shape too. I told them I was an elected PC, voting member in my county & state party, Chair of my county DFA chapter. I ONLY support and donate to individual candidates!

That can be the subject to your email to the DSCC….. NOT ONE THIN DIME!

Hi ya op99

I’m surprised thete not a bit more whooping goin’ on around here because this is BIG, you guys.

Yes, there’s a lot more work to do over the next month but Lieberman’s announcement is an act of pure political desperation. He’s on the run and (as Hillary has quickly grasped) Ned Lamont is headed for victory in the Democratic primary. Major credit for that dramatic and seemingly unlikely turn of events goes to the progressive netroots movement spearheaded by sites like FDL.

Obviously it’s important to follow through and help make sure Lamont takes that seat in November. But in the mean time, why not light a sparkler for yourself, celebrate a little, and start contemplating ways in which this kind of newfound political muscle can be used further to help pull our country back from the abyss.

shorter umbrella group:

“don’t rain on my charade”

Jim 55

Thanks for the info on the DC fast. I appreciate knowing what they are doing, and I hope they get a lot of press.

When you see them next, please thank them for Mr. LittleDog and me. I am very grateful for their sacrifice.

Hi katymine – hot enough for ya?

ctkeith — I am very excited about the parade tomorrow, esp. a particular float.

And you really called this one today, didn’t you? (I had the YouTube but now I can’t find it…)

Just a drive by on dial up. Check out the “Unity Party” action to see where Lieberman’s name might end up. The problem for the DSCC there is that it is expressly a party which favors neither party which means Joe could not claim to be a In-Depends Democrat and get the party backing.

Too much fun — continue to create havoc Jane, for –

You are like a Hurricane!

op99 at least the AC is fixed!

Loved a comment over at the DSCC

You are on notice, DSCC. The people are taking the party back. You can either get on board, or get shoved out.

DSCC – NOT ONE THIN DIME!

hi kobe!

teddysanfran at #26:

since i’m embarassed to blogwhore my own (again)

teddy, never be embarrassed to blogwhore. it’s the only way i get people to read my stuff!

katymine @ 7:39 pm (#65) – Sadly, I’ve already told the Democratic establishments that they’re not getting any more money out of me, and the reason was that I wanted my money to go to the kinds of candidates I wanted to vote for. At this point, telling them again that I’m not giving them any more money seems a bit repititious.

I think they ought to get a clue, though, and figure out that people can do this, and that we don’t need a party to do it for us any more. Maybe they need to find another reason to exist.

teddy, never be embarrassed to blogwhore. it’s the only way i get people to read my stuff!

I’m trying to swear it off. I get too depressed when no-one bothers to look…

Don’t tell me, Jane, that picture was taken on Chapel Street. :)

Getting the flavor of old New Haven?

Thanks, Jane ! *blushes*

Hey, katymine, before zenn shows up and tells us to get a room — I didn’t get your email, wanna put yours up here and I’ll write to you?

Say, Jane, are the Courant or the Independent gonna spring for a post-debate poll? Those 6/19 Rasmussen numbers sure are looking stale, what with Joe leaving the party and all….

Have y’all seen the float they’re working on for the parade tomorrow?

http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/sh…..aryId=1847

skippy, I used to read you regularly a few years back; you were one of the first blogs I read. I don’t remember why I stopped, but goddammit I’m going back! See ya.

Katymine-

Oh, I am glad to hear that your AC is back on. I bet you feel like a new woman! I have been trying to only run my AC at night for sleeping, cos I’ll be damned if I’m going to try and get a good night’s sleep tossing and turning in a pool of sweat. No thanks.

Congratulations. Welcome back to the 21st century.

Jim @ 55 — Thanks for the info. I work a few blocks from there and will defintely stop by.

Sometimes I think the President is fonder of Joe more then Dr. Rice.

I love it when TRex talks dirty and sweaty….

Thanks, op99.

“hot enough for ya?”

A more important question: is it hot enough for No Mojo Joe?

I suspect it is.

How about “HoJoe”?

TRex,

Do you have any Joefunnies for us for Late Nite?

Phoenix with no AC x 5 days and dealing with the death of the pet bunny was pretty nasty.

I appreciated everyones sympathy.

Teddy, katymine AT aol or yahoo will get me

And Cujo359, I think the DSCC only listens to money. They sure have NOT been listening to the people. The DSCC, DLC & DCCC have been giving Gov. Howard Dean grief over the 50 state strategy, demanding tons of money and just does not GET IT.

Just glad Jerry stopped being such an ass over at Taylor Marshes place!

Ms. Hamsher, the most important question I can think of is:

Which kind of tea did you get at Oolong’s? Too bad it was too hot for the mat [mate with an accent on the e; preview showed me the error of my ways]. Their variety is toe-curling (in a good way).

In general I haven’t seen too many yard signs but the signs which I have seen are almost always Lamont signs. There was only one Lieberman sign, in his previous New Haven neighborhood (I understand he moved recently).

Yup, he moved to Stamford, which is much more millionaires’ territory (at least his part of it) than Westville, New Haven. But Ned Lamont is rich, and that’s a bad thing.

Accurate take on the signage. The East Rock neighborhood (heavy Yale presence) has numerous Lamont signs; I have seen exactly one Lieberman sign. Up in Hamden (which is more ordinary middle class), the Spring Glen neighborhood is sprouting Lamont signs like mushrooms. It’s still gonna be tight, especially with the credit card companies dumping buckets of cash on “anti-millionaire” Stamford resident Lieberman, but it could be winnable. For God’s sake, the Republican candidate thinks we should “cut and run” from Iraq.

Eli-That works.

Do you have any Joefunnies for us for Late Nite?

Not tonight. This evening I am leaving Late Nite in the capable hands of our own darling Blogofascist, Ms Hamsher.

But I’m off work tomorrow and I have the whole day to cook up something good for your enjoyment. Otherwise I plan on spending the day swinging lazily in a hammock and reading.

Oh, and Teddy, I can talk much dirtier and sweatier than that, but you have to email me privately for that version of the Rex Show.

op99@71

skippy, i used to read you regularly a few years back; you were one of the first blogs i read. i don’t remember why i stopped, but goddammit i’m going back! see ya.

op99, i remember you! i’ll be happy to have you back! i’ve remodeled a bit, thanks to lauren foremerly of feministe and august j. pollack of xoverboard, the blog looks great!

And Cujo359, I think the DSCC only listens to money. They sure have NOT been listening to the people. The DSCC, DLC & DCCC have been giving Gov. Howard Dean grief over the 50 state strategy, demanding tons of money and just does not GET IT.

They’ll listen to votes. If Lamont gets elected, they’ll listen, especially if it’s over the DSCC’s (hopefully) dead body.

skippy, can we still play the skippy the bush kangaroo theme song? I LOVED that!

Skippy, I’m so glad you haven’t been co-opted by the capital letter lobby.

The whole “Love Man” (Lieb=love man=man) experience is very telling at this point in time.

My take on the whole melodrama has always been that there is only one party in the US of A, the Ruling Party.

The DSCC is the ’shill’ branch of the “Ruling Party”. Kinda like Good Cop, Bad Cop, but with the illusion of a two party system masquerading as a real choice of options. Schumer is a Butt Plug for the Ruling Party Apparatus. He Follows Orders.

Ned Lamont is so very, very off script for the DSCC that it makes their asses tighten up and toot so much they sound like a Count Basie brass section doing a major chorus line.

The DSCC is The Enemy at this point. If we can stick a fork in them by electing Ned, the Illusion of their Democratic-Roots is broken. Simple as that.

They will shit bricks if Ned wins. It will cull the Vichy Dems from the real Dems.

Hey, Jackass boys, bring it on, will ya.
.

Gave the DSCC an e-mail whuppin’ (politely and, hopefully, intelligently – but damn directly).

This may have already been covered, but NPR news did a brief piece on the Lamont/Lieberman race this evening, sparked by The Holy One’s announcement today.

It was a mixed bag: Lieberman was quoted, Ned was not; Dems disaffection with Joe was reduced solely to the Iraq war; and Lamont was tagged simply a “businessman.” Still, at least it got out there, and anyone with two brain cells to rub together couldn’t help but wonder WTF a “petitionary Democrat” is. (Hint: it’s an egotistical coward with job security concerns eating away at the part of his soul that should be focused on public service).

eli 84 – They’ll listen to votes. If Lamont gets elected, they’ll listen, especially if it’s over the DSCC’s (hopefully) dead body.

Best laugh I’ve had in ages is Schumer running around taking credit for Tester’s victory in Montana.

(((BWA HA HA HA HA!!!)))

Good one, Chuck.

SharonW — that’s exactly where it was taken.

The people supporting Lieberman “because of all he’s done for CT” remind me of someone I know who voted for Sen. John Warner back in ‘96, I think, when Mark Warner challenged him. My friend is pretty politically aware and progressive, but he’s a government worker and decided that it was better to have John Warner’s seniority.

Now in some ways that worked out okay in the long run, because Mark Warner was able to use the name recognition (”Mark not John”) from the Senate race to win the governor’s race a few years later. But federal government workers have gotten steadly more screwed under Republican government, and Warner’s seniority hasn’t done much to protect them.

Moral of the story, I guess, is think really hard before you decide that holding your nose for an awful rep is worth it because he brings home the bacon. Whether it’s blood money or selfishness, a chance to replace a sitting senator doesn’t come often, and if the new guy really represents you better, it’s foolish not to take it when it comes.

Virgin dKos diarist pops his cherry, seeks your support, blog-whores openly!

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/7/3/231517/8880

Please recommend, and thanks!

CNN also covered the Lieberman announcement, and the political reporter providing background noted there was a strong challenger — but never mention Lamont’s name. The CNN guy also said it was about “one word: Iraq.”

got knocked offline here so called some good friends in CT – they found it interesting that they got called by a clearly democratic poll on Fri or Sat and Joe bolted today – said the results on the weekend poll clearly showed him where he stood. The poll was simply two questions – who were they voting for for Gov and who in the Senate primary.

Jane – we started calling all the DSCC leadership earlier today – might make sense to keep those phone numbers handy for more calls on Wed – I had a very good discussion with Lincoln’s staffer about how Blanche was the woman’s rep on the DSCC and Joe was bad on women’s issues and now was cut&run Joe.

Here are the numbers:

DSCC number: (202) 224-2447
(you can hit 1 then 0 and ask for Guy Cecil who is the Political Director of the DSCC fyi)

DSCC leadership phone numbers – call Reid and Schumer and then your regional leader and Lincoln as the women’s leader:

Harry Reid 202-224-3542
Nevada Senator/ Senate Democratic Leader

Charles Schumer 202-224-6542
New York Senator, DSCC Chair

Barbara Boxer 202-224-3553
California Senator/ California Vice Chair

Barack Obama 202-224-2854
Illinois Senator/ Midwest Vice Chair

Mark Pryor 202-224-2353
Arkansas Senator/ Southern Vice Chair

Jack Reed 202-224-4642
Rhode Island Senator/ Northeast Vice Chair

Ron Wyden 202-224-5244
Oregon Senator/ Western Vice Chair

Blanche Lincoln 202-224-4843
Arkansas Senator/ Women’s Senate Network Chair

katymine — I’m terribly sorry to hear about your bunny. I’ve had guests and haven’t been around much the past few days, so I’d missed the news. My wife and I are bunny people, too. (I’ve got one underfoot as I type.)

TeddySF — at your dKos site, there’s a poll about whether Reid should support the primary winner.

Folks should go over and vote. See link at TeddySF’s 92

Did you set that up?

op99:

skippy, can we still play the skippy the bush kangaroo theme song? i loved that!

no, sorry, you can’t! but here’s the link to the song so you can play it anytime you want:

the skippy theme song

maybe i’ll put it back in…i’ll see where i can fit it into the blog sidebar…just for you!

Redshift -It was a ruff weekend…. then had to leave the kids with no AC and go out of town for business.

Got to the airport and they upgraded me to first class, then the hotel did not have my usual room, upgraded to the King delux with jacuzzi (still not feeling toooo guilty yet) and then was at the store buying bubble bath… get the sobbing daughter calls that bunny was dead and when ARE they going to fix the AC. Then I was feeling guilty!

Best laugh I’ve had in ages is Schumer running around taking credit for Tester’s victory in Montana.

I’m sure he’ll take credit if Lamont wins, too.

“All according to my Grand Master Plan to fake out Rove! I am a Political Gen-i-us!”

must read waas, he’s got more plaim info

President Bush told the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case that he directed Vice President Dick Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter allegations made by former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV that his administration had misrepresented intelligence information to make the case to go to war with Iraq, according to people familiar with the president’s statement.

Bush told prosecutors he directed Cheney to disclose classified information that would not only defend his administration but also discredit Wilson.

Bush also told federal prosecutors during his June 24, 2004, interview in the Oval Office that he had directed Cheney, as part of that broader effort, to disclose highly classified intelligence information that would not only defend his administration but also discredit Wilson, the sources said.

BBC has a story on Lieberman’s troubles:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5140778.stm
It was written before Joe’s bolt out of the blue today. It’s not bad, mentions briefly bloggers’ influence, but the British understand American politics about the way I would cricket even after it was explained to me.

Thanks, skippy, that just makes me feel good all over.

the British understand American politics about the way I would cricket even after it was explained to me.

So… about as well as Schumer, then.

“Ted, John…

The name’s Ted Hitler.”

*ilson said earlier:

about those F16s Pakistan is acquiring from the USA—$ 3 billion worth —how are they paying for them? with what? pomegranates?

How about future considerations?

Scarecrow, yup, I set up the poll with the diary. But folks should also go over to Leader Reid’s “Give em Hell Harry” site to add their voice to the comments.

Thanks to all you fdl recommenders at dK!

I think people are too hard on Schumer. If this was 1954, he would be cutting edge.

Teddy 92 — great diary, I hit the “recommend” button.

Teddy’s diary currently is showing 100% vote results in support of favoring the primary candinate and zero support of Reid supporting who ever he chooses.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/7/3/231517/8880

(waving hi to skippy)

new thread

I think people are too hard on Schumer. If this was 1954, he would be cutting edge.

I’m starting to think of him as “Chuck Shrumer”…

Hugh 100 said: “the British understand American politics about the way I would cricket even after it was explained to me.”

Poll: Brits tired of, and disgusted by, Americans

They know us better than we know ourselves :)

Just put this up overr on neurophius’s blog at “Give ‘em Hell, Harry” …Reid.

No Ifs, Ands, Or Schumers

If Joe Lieberman wants to support the bloody, expensive, and wrongheaded Bush Administration War on Iraq and says that anyone who questions the actions of our incompetent Commander-in-Chief is somehow putting this nation’s safety in peril, then that’s his right under the Constitution.

But when he says those same things as an elected Democratic Senator, Joe Lieberman is giving aid and comfort to the Republicans and their chickenhawk Leader who sends other people’s children to die for his War of Lies. He should be given no quarter at the ballot box, either in the primary in August or the general election in November.

And the national Democratic Party should be giving him no quarters or dollars, for that matter, until and unless he wins the real Democratic party nomination for Senate. If Ned Lamont wins the Democratic Party nomination fair and square, all Democrats of whatever ideological stripe should be supporting Ned Lamont in November, no ifs, ands, or Schumers.

Ach der lieberman! (Translation: Good heavens, man!)

Oh well, Happy 4th of July Firepups!

On a historical nore, ever hear of a patriotic mutiny? Well one happened in New Jersey in 1781. I think the story might point out the absurdity of how the term “unpatriotic” is often bandied about the right wing folks so I wrote this blog posting called Defining Patriotism Down”

Hugh ~100
Matt Wells of the BBC has lived in the US for some years and has a good grip on our politics and foibles. (He and I help sustain heterosexual representation in the tenor section of a New York chorus.)

I ran into him last month at a Lamont fundraiser in Manhattan, where he appeared to be the only media in attendance. I’m not surprised.

As for Ned being rich, name a Senator who isn’t a millionaire…

TeddySanFran

At last count, with 76 votes tallied, the vote was still 100 percent on your poll at DailyKos for the proposition that candidates for the Democratic U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut should pledge to support the winner of the primary (that was what the poll was about, wasn’t it?)

I left a lengthy comment to your diary. Here is an excerpt:

“Senatorial courtesy, the good-old-boy club, the Incumbent Preservation Society, whatever you want to call it, Reid would be making a major mistake to side with Democrats of dubious party loyalty such as Charles Schumer (D-NY)who choose to interfere in the Connecticut Democratic Party’s nomination process and refuse to commit to supporting the party’s nominee after the primary. If that is Reid’s idea of leadership, then the slogan should be ‘Get the Hell Out, Harry.’”

radlib1

Great comment at the Harry blog. Thanks.

siun 94 — I got that phone poll on Saturday, and when I engaged the caller in conversation (as I always try to do with pollsters), it became apparent that the polling was an informal deal being done by Dem. candidate for Governor Dan Malloy. In fact, when I admitted that I hadn’t really thought about the Dem candidate for governor because I was too involved with Lamont’s campaign (and also because the Dem. candidate for Governor doesn’t have any realistic chance of winning), the woman even told me that Malloy’s New Haven campaign office was right down the hall from Lamont’s.

Maybe both Lieberman and Malloy were polling the same two questions at the same time, but I doubt it.

By the way, Malloy Girl told me that everyone was saying they were voting for Lamont!

As far as I knew, I was just cranky, desperate, and all alone in saying “only individual candidate support” to the umbrella groups when they come calling; thanks Katymine and Veritas78 for an important confirmation and encouragement. FDL community is a comfort each and every day. And, oh, yes, Jane is very pretty, and sitting pretty there in CT.

We are so screwed that we can’t even take it for granted anymore that politicians will follow (respect!, get it, they’re talking about respect) what, in revolutionary jargon, is called the ‘will of the people’ as expressed by their vote: see Lieberman, Schumer and I don’t know who else. What is left of this U.S.A. and its ‘exceptionalism’? Now we’ll get sticky, tacky self-serving statements by Democratic politicians stating they will confrom to the will of the people as if they’d undergone a deep mystical converion to an idea no one had ever heard about before. How deeply reassuring the Lieberman-Schumer deal is to the people = rabble = sheeple.

Once upon a time there…was a Republic. Funny, that, no Democratic victory will be able to trun things around, despite a wide notion that it will be possible. There is not going back to …the Republic. Sorry to break the news.

Ripley at 88, “NPR news did a brief piece on the Lamont/Lieberman race this evening…”

I just caught the tail end of it – I assume it was the same piece – enough to hear them end it by stating matter of factly that His Joeliness is expected to be able to win handily in a three-way race in November, or some similar airy phrasing. It angers me the way NPR is often “out front” with the right wing’s “received wisdom” talking points.

In CT there is a very definite sense of Yankee rectitude and high-mindedness, which is going to be grossly offended by Joe’s slimey behavior. I’ll bet he loses that AFL-CIO endorsement, and will not be endorsed by newspapers he might have had before.

New Rule–give donations to the candidate of YOUR choice–not to Schumer and friends!