http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..search=Ned Lamont

I thought he did a good job, but not necessarily a home run. This was actually a different type of interview from Colbert – actually a lot closer to what Stewart usually does.

Next step — Assuming Lamont wins next Tuesday, the bloggers have to produce the energy that forces every possible elected Democrat to endorse his General Election Campaign. The Schumers, the Clintons, the Boxers and all the rest have to bow to the will of the CT Democratic voters, and cut off any hope Joe has of support and money for an independent race. Remember, this is always about power, and forcing them to bow is part of accumulating power.

Obviously, should Lamont be the Nominated Democrat, we have to make certain that all the progressive interest groups that make campaign donations (i.e., have PACS) — contribute to Ned’s campaign. We also have to make it clear to Elected Dem’s that they should not use their leadership PAC’s to support a Lieberman Independent run. Again — the way one gets a mite of power is about knowing how the system works, and making it work for you. Joe has to be cut off from the mother’s milk of politics which is PAC donations controlled by other democrats.

I fully expect the Republican PAC’s et. al., to try to come to the rescue of Joe should he run as an independent. We have to be prepared to spell out what that really is all about. It is not enough to just condemn how this money game plays in politics — yes, I want to see it outlawed, but it is right now legal, and we have to use this opportunity to spell out to voters why it is the enemy of real democracy. It is an opportunity to get voters to see how this system disguises their own interests, economic or otherwise, and gets them to vote against their own interests.

Lamont was perfect on Colbert. He came off as a player, but not someone playing above the grade of Junior Senator Status. That’s fine. Part of the point of all this is electing someone who will pay close attention to the requirements of CT, and not a national candidacy. We can take down a dozen Republicans in the Senate on the same essential theme.

Just finished going through my New Deal Library on Thomas Lamont and the New Deal Era, and it looks like the most important contribution Tom Lamont (JP Morgan officer) — Ned’s Grandpappy, made to the early New Deal was creating support on Wall Street for FDR’s taking the country off the Gold Standard, and putting all the gold at Fort Knox. It was a very critical part of the Banking Reform during the early New Deal. Apparently it was done through meetings that Walter Lippmann organized in the spring of 1933. Tom Lamont in particular was concerned about the various farmer revolts then in process, essentially about ag commodity prices, viewing such revolts as likely to lead to much more dangerous political instability. Taking domestic commodities (such as milk and pork) off the gold standard and regulating prices so as to provide a fair return to the producer, (Parity is the term,) could in Lamont’s conversations with Lippmann, minimize the potential of a farmer’s revolt. FDR did take the country off the gold standard. I’ve yards more of FDR and Depression Economics books to consult for connections — but this one is clear. Thomas Lamont was a JP Morgan Partner who when the chips were down, enabled the New Deal. Yea, it ain’t 1933 anymore, but one thing I wish someone would get across in CT is that Ned has some most interesting historic roots through his family. It isn’t just about money. His grandpappy seemingly was interested in Dairy Farmers and Pork Producers not becoming revolutionaries, and he supported regulation so that they got fair prices. That is a nice base to build on.

I’ll add more New Deal Research in later threads.

My guess is that Colbert is a FDL lurker

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FDL and Kos have done a super job with the netroots on the Ned campaign. So I would toss out the question to those in the field… how much of an impact DID the netroots make? Was it like the spark that started the conflagration… or was Ned going to happen regardless of the netroots?

My sense is that the netroots CAN spread the word and fire up interest… but Joe was a loser waiting to lose… despite his money and his incumbency or incompetancy as I prefer it. After all he was not representing connecticutarians as much as joe.

What is your sense about how much the net roots can fire up the grass roots?

It all sounds so exciting back in CT!

I would say he came across as a bit earnest, but not at all ingenuous, and he had a sense of humor that I could tell he was trying to rein in to stay on his message. He took the loaded questions and answered them with intelligence, and not with sarcasm. He showed some wit and ability to think on his feet to get his message across. Under the circumstances, I’d say this was a stand-up triple with 2 RBI!

[eta] I used to live in Norwalk, CT. Ned would be a big step up for the people of CT. :)

BUT … I was blown away. He’s was unflinchingly on the money. He not only didn’t make a fool of himself (almost impossible on TCR), but he gave several answers which were better than anything I could have come up with if I’d had a week to prepare. I’m sold. Clicking off to donate more money.

GO NED GO!
http://nedlamont.com/blog/667/…..sphere-day
*thru 8/8