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Democrats all over the country have been making their calculations regarding Ned Lamont's campaign. There are a few who need your help with their homework. They seem to be calculating that you will not notice their answers and will forget them by and by:
Barack Obama: Mr. "Audacity of Hope" is hoping you'll never find out he cancelled his plans to campaign in Connecticut for Lamont weeks ago, right at the last minute. He has just recently agreed to send out an email under his name for Lamont, asking people to volunteer for Ned, and that's good. But he seems to be calculating that backing out of the rest of his promise won't matter, even as he turns up in New York and Massachussetts on his book tour (doesn't I-95 run from NY to MA through CT? What's the hypotenuse?). Can you help Mr. Audacity?
John Edwards: The smiling former senator did well to campaign with Lamont right after the primary, and he apparently told an audience in Colorado just this week he would be glad to go back anytime. Word on the street in Connecticut is he may have changed his mind when actually asked to deliver. Can you help Senator Edwards with his sums?
Russ Feingold: Senator Feingold seems to be copying from John Edwards' paper. He tells people he will show up for Ned anytime, but doesn't actually do it. Maybe he was an English major. Can you help him with his math?
The Clintons: The Clintons seem to have turned in their papers, from what I can tell. Senator Clinton is holding on to her email list of Connecticut contacts from her national database, so the Lamont campaign can't tap into those Democrats who may be able to help get out the vote by volunteering for Ned. Likewise, President Clinton will not be reprising his role as supporter of the incumbent during the primary for the subsequent winner of the actual Democratic primary. Perhaps Senator Clinton will be running in the future on some newly minted "America for Clinton" ticket?
The DSCC: Until late this week, the DSCC had dug its heels in against pressure to send out an email on behalf of Ned, asking people to volunteer for Ned and help GOTV, but I'm told they've been persuaded to change their minds. Good for them.
Can anyone offer any help with the math for these folks in the comments section? Seems like everyone on that list has aspirations for 2008.
UPDATE: 10/28/06 5:37 PM PST. I want to post this update from Tim Tagaris, netroots coordinator for the Lamont campaign, empasis added, with apologies to Senator Feingold:
I've seen the entries, I've been part of back-channel discussions on the topic, and I know it's on a lot of people's minds. Let me just clear a few things up, and know that I will go into tedious amounts of detail (along with Swan) post-primary. Let me start by saying this has never been about a $5,000 PAC check or high-dollar fundraisers.
John Kerry and Wes Clark have been nothing short of amazing. If you are the type of person keeping score at home, note that please.
It's also important to note that Russ Feingold is taking a bit of undeserved heat. That's partially my fault. I didn't find out until after the original post went up on Firedoglake that we had only asked the Senator to visit 48 hours ago for the first time. By then, his schedule was full inside his home state of Wisconsin. We are looking to involve him in other ways.
We have an open invitation to Senator Obama and John Edwards to appear in Connecticut down the stretch as well. A lot of people would like to know about the Clintons as well. Well, more on those stories post-primary. Ultimately, it would have been great if others chose to stand up to Senator Lieberman as he continually throws the Democratic Party under the bus. It's symptomatic of a party perpetually bullied by the right-wing that only a small handful have chosen to. But that's alright, we're still going to win this thing with you and a few friends. Finally, the DSCC sent out an email to their entire CT list (50,000 I'm told) asking them to volunteer down the stretch.
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FITZ!
Well, what the hell. Can’t these knuckleheads smell a watershed event furchrissakes!
We have long memories.
Wash, rinse, repeat.
I left a comment on LamontBLog along the lines of Obama first scorned and chastised Democrats for not revealing the convictions of their fatih, then he is silent on the torture bill (a moral issue and hence one of faith) til the last minute, when its’ passage was insured. Now he waits til the last minute to send a half-assed e-mail supporting a candidate that is opposing a moral-less war-monger. Fuck him and his sanctimonious pandering.
Ned will get plenty of support if he shows some progress- he needs to cut the Lieberman lead from 11 to five or so in the next couple of pollings.
Most here seem to think that will happen because of the debates- and maybe it will.
Triangulation will be the end of the Democratic Party, and it’s a shame to see the Clintons’ example being followed by those who know better. Copying from Bill and Hill’s paper will NOT endear these others to the progressive force within their party.
I wonder if part of Karl Rove’s “assistance” to RGJoe includes access to NSA wiretap-obtained information about national Democrats. It’s difficult to understand their silence otherwise.
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Had Enough?
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It’s obvious the Democratic Party has problems of its own. Taking our country back means taking our party back. And when we take the party back, there is going to be some pain involved.
I’ve been thinking about what it’s going to be like in the netroots after Nov 7 — quiet? jubilant? But I realize one thing, Nov 7 is all about one big move toward Progressive Power, but only one move.
The next move, no matter what happens Nov 7, will be to continue cleaning out the Democratic Party’s sclerotic arteries.
We can divide Dems into two categories: the Sclerotics and the Effectives. Pach, I nominate these guys for the Sclerotics if they don’t get off their as*es and do the right thing by the elected Democratic candidate for Senator from Connecticut.
What does Feingold (famous for campaign finance reform) have to say about Lieberman’s $387,000 petty cash slush fund or is that fine and dandy with Feingold and he just worries about some pissant stuff but politicians siphoning off campaign money into slush funds is A-OK with Russ Feingold.
I hear Fitz was a math major. Apparently he can teach people a thing or two.
The Lamont Liberman campaign would be the perfect venue for the big name Dems to do a last minute push on social security. Wasn’t Liberman considering privatizing? This issue seems to have been forgotten this year and I don’t know why. If people vote the Repugs and Joe back in- all your grannys and gramps are gonna have to eat cat food.
It all adds up to Wesley Clark, and John Kerry has redeemed himself somewhat.
All the folks you named, pach, have earned negative credits. Which are double plus ungood, of course.
“Audacity of Hype!”
I kinda liked hypotneus, what about changing slightly to hyponews, defined as a tiny bit of news along with a lot of propaganda in an article?
I can count the days until the next presidential election. Are you listening Barack, John, Russ, and Hilary?
I think it is fair to say that those who are “playing it safe” are actualy playing with fire.
This race is symbolic of much more than just Joe Lieberman. Democratic voters spoke out about who they wanted to represent them. Leading Democrats have actively thumbed their noses at that in favor of keeping their friend in the Club and maintaining the Incumbency Protection Program.
The problem, and hence people’s memories, will not disappear after this race is over. People will not only remember where the true loyalties of these “leaders” is placed, they will also know who is sincerely deserving of their respect and support moving forward.
Pach,
Speaking of the mathematically impaired:
Diane Benson goes from 30 points down to 9 points down in 4 weeks! http://bensonforcongress.com/
I was going to post this earlier today, but we had a power outage. Did I mention this is Alaska and our Winter just started?
Diane Benson has struggled from 30 points to nine points behind in four weeks with NO HELP WHATSOEVER from ANY agent or agency of the national Dem machine. What little help her campaign has gotten on the state level pales in comparison to the help she’s gotten HERE from egregious http://www.actblue.com/page/egregious and our dear fdl readers and commenters like YOU!
I’ve a theory that the AK Dems want Diane to soften Don up so a REAL (ie. white) pol can take him out in 2008. In that sense, Diane’s campaign http://bensonforcongress.com/ harkens back to the 60’s - a campaign to enfranchise Alaska natives in a way they’ve never been represented here before, ie - a seat at the Federal level.
Support Diane today, Doggies!
Got effective email addresses for these folks? I say we fill up their in-boxes. And I agree with LindaR #7, wholeheartedly. As Shrub himself put it: “Don’t get fooled again”
Word to TeddySan @ 6, but man for one brief, shinning moment, I thought Russ Feingold had rummaged around in his scrotum and come up with the last remaining set in the Democratic party. I’m loathe to think that we are reduced to depending on Hillary to produce a pair; but she’s a better bet than most.
I’m afraid, though, that there is political gain for her to have Lamont loose just as it was beneficial for her that Kerry loose in 2004. If the Lamont campaign is the dawning of the age of Aquarius that ushers in a whole new realm of liberal thought; we, the people, will have very little time for moderate conservatism of the Clinton variety in ‘08. It is in her best interest that Ned loose.
It is my best interest that Ned win; for I am a believer in that great liberal ideal that all people are created equal and we are endowed by our creator with certain unalienable rights. Among those rights, the right not to be governed by wimps!
I’m not sure. Everyone is getting all up in arms but when the presidential election comes around we’ll be back supporting the lesser of two evils. And the beat goes on . . .
Jane Hamsher @ 15
So far, then, it is Edwards ‘08 from that list. At least he was there. Was Clark? For me this is the litmus test.
When Diane Benson gets to Washington, DC, the only special interest group to whom she will owe anything close to a debt will be YOU, wonderful doggies! Get Rabid,
lambs, uh, pups - and send her $5.00 at egregious’s ActBlue site:http://www.actblue.com/page/egregious
Big interview with a “very upset” Lynn Chaney on CNN in a minute.
What happened after Hill and NED’s lovefest on the flowered sofa in the Chappaqua sunroom, anyway? Do we have Howard Wolfson to thank for NED’s flat polling numbers? Surely Swanny’s not listening to the National Democratic Consultacracy.
Has there been a real post-third-debate poll in Connecticut yet?
Agreed! I will hold to that! Who joins with that? Who swears to remember?
Robert Paehlke @ 20
Robert Paehlke @ 20
Clark stumps for Lamont, Slams Tortureman on War.
Wes Clark was there twice, AND sent a call to arms out to his mailing list to back Lamont.
Jane, you are on the money; they are playing with fire.
We’re only now in the stages of cleaning up the right-wing side of the aisle; we haven’t started on the left. Yet.
And that day is coming; it’s going to happen both at the top with the likes Pach cited, and it’s going to happen at the roots. I cannot wait for the day I can b*tchslap a local pol who is corrupt and counting on Dems to cover his *ss for him. He is going to the curb with my boot stuck up his backside, starting November 8th.
Obama is on my sh*t list right now because he could have and should have waited with his book release until after the election. He’s been used as a dog whistle and he’s too stupid to know it.
Politicians act like politicians… most of them are self intersted SOBs who step on their own mother for power.
The lesser of two evils applies to the democrats.
If you want real change you need to get rid of most of them too and replace them with honest progressives.
Hey… the two party system is another thing broke in america…
There’s always France.
That’s what I’m talkin bout! “Meet the new boss. . .”
DefJef @ 28
This race is the litmus test for 2008 in my book. If these potential 2008 candidates encourage this Liebercancer within the Democratic party to grow, then it is as clear an indication as any that they cannot be trusted in the long term to put progressive values and loyalty to the party ahead of their own political goals and desire to protect their fellow incumbents.
The ironic thing is that the candidates who fail to show up for Ned believe that they are actually making the “safe” choice - they think that (1) they can skate by on this issue without Democratic voters knowing or caring (or remembering) that they failed to support Lamont to the best of their ability and (2) if they can just stay on Joe Lieberman’s good side, then they can trust him to do right by them.
They are wrong on both counts.
1. Progressive Democrats care about Lamont and will remember who was there for him and who did not stand up. We will long remember how the 2008 candidates acted with regard to the Connecticut race. For me, at least, it is the single most important issue because it speaks to the values of the 2008 candidates.
2. It is delusional to think that there is anything to be gained by pandering to Lieberman or trying to avoid his ire. If he is reelected, he is going to unleash a shitstorm on and within the Democratic party that will hurt all Democrats, including the ones who are walking on eggshells around him now. Memo to 2008 Democratic hopefuls - if you want to get on Lieberman’s good side, become a freaking Republican - those are the only people he seems to like.
If I were a 2008 hopeful, I would get up to Connecticut to campaign for Lamont immediately. It is the right thing to do morally, and it is a no-brainer politically. If Obama, Hillary, et. al. can’t figure that out, then they deserve to lose both because they have failed to act as loyal progressive Democrats and because, from a political perspective, they are fools.
I just called Senator Russ Feingold’s office. His assistant says he doesn’t recall the Senator ever saying he will show up any time for Russ.
My call seemed to be the first and only one.
karen allen @ 31
Phone calls seem like a good idea.
JohnSwifty –
Your second paragraph (that there’s political gain for Hillary if Lamont loses) is reason enough right there for me to never support Hillary.
Aren’t you just sick to death of people who stare in the face of an impending totalitarian threat our beloved country and say to themselves, “what’s in it for ME?”
My vote will go to the leader who shows by word AND deed that concern for the whole nation is what motivates him or her, with self-concern being a far distant second.
It’s that paradox, isn’t it — leaders who show that their heart is where the needs of others cry out for help end up being the ones who will be TRULY charismatic, with a host of loyal voters. This is an era in desperate need of selfless heros.
Why don’t the candidates in this list get that? Selflessness in working to save our democracy will shoot you to the top of the list! Help Lamont and show how much you love the democratic process, and you gain the love of the grassroots overnight.
I sincerely believe the GOP civil war that we are witnessing as we speak will be rivaled only by the Democratic civil war that will begin November 8th. We are entering a period of political chaos that will end up with some strange landscape for the 2008 election.
Obama is an smart fella and a big time opportunist. He smells president… the country is ready of a balck president and Colin Powell blew his chance…
Hillary is loaded with negatives no matter how many triangles she shoves up her butt… Obama is not a progressive and he is in it for himself… and he is soooooooo in love with himself… he can’t get enough of himself…
Kucinich is the honest man.
Obama is young. He is learning. Up until now, his teachers have been the existing Democratic controllers. Don’t discount the growing momentum of this forum; and don’t discount our collective voice as a teaching element. If he can hear our cries, learn from us, then he is not lost. We need courage and I’m not convinced that he is completely un-possessed of it; unlike Joementum.
Rayne @ 27
The beat goes on… these “leaders” of the Democratic Party have shown their colors once again. Why would we expect anything different?
I am of the belief that taking control of either house of Congress would only be a baby step towards better government. Does anyone believe the Democratic Party is significantly less corrupt? I think Nader has it on that count. We get a moderate on the Supreme Court– maybe, plus a slightly more benovelent slant to legislation. But if anyone thinks we are making major strides forward, they will be just as disappointed as the failure of these politicians to support the Democratic nominee for Senator in CT.
raven @ 22
Well, of course, she’s upset. She just found out her husband is a sadistic sociopath who gets warm feelings inside whenever he thinks about “alternative interrogation techniques.”
raven @ 22
This sounds like a good time for Keith Olbermann to do a Special Comment about Cheney, so we can watch Lynn’s head explode! LOL
CNN: Safavian gets 18 months.
raven –
What does Lynn Cheney have to be upset about this time? And why should anyone care?
One other thing to remember - If Lieberman somehow wins and either gets appointed to a position by Bush and allows Rell to choose his successor in the Senate, or if he caucuses with the Republicans, or if he continues to be a thorn in the sides of the Democratic party, then the candidates for 2008 that didn’t stand up for Lamont are going to suffer because Democratic voters will see Lieberman’s continued involvement on the national stage as a direct consequence of the failures of the 2008 hopefuls who failed to go to bat for Ned.
If reelected, Lieberman himself would serve as a constant and painful reminder to Democratic activists and progressives that Hillary, Obama, et. al. failed to help Ned.
I hope Hillary and Obama are taking this into consideration (and you too, Feingold and Gore).
Pachacutec @ 32
I got on the Google and found this.
Back in June, when he spoke to Russert, Feingold pointedly refused to endorse Lieberman for re-election, splitting with most other Senate Democrats and most of the party’s Washington establishment. While he did not endorse officially endorse the challenger, the Wisconsin senator said, “I think Ned Lamont’s positions on the issues are much closer to mine on the critical issues.”
So that’s nice, but that seems be about it.
What a blessing if both parties melt down big time or agree to dissolve and 4 or 5 new parties rise up.
Those pointy dems sicken me…
Obama is not to young to know that what he is doing is wrong. He doesn;t need to be mentored in good behavior, honesty and ethics. He graduated from Harvard for gawdsakes!
Mrs K, that was special!
More and more, honest and bold speakers like yourself need to find their collective voice!
It is courage we want; courage that we respect. Those who play the game for the sake of the game must be forced from the board. These are the true stakes, and the stakes are high!
Please, keep writing. Your voice is clear and strong!
Thanks Pach.
Of that group, in my opinion, Bill C is the key. If he would appear with Ned, it would not only result in the single biggest payoff, it would also offer the others some cover.
IMO, Feingold offers the least benefit to Ned (he’s already viewed as “far left”) and I suspect not many in CT are familiar with him.
I am afraid in the primaries we’re all going to have to listen to all of the above, talk about how hard they campaigned for Ned. When that happens, this post will have some real Spotlight value.
raven, Mrs. K8 — it’s a ploy; both Lynne “Soft Porn” Cheney and Pickles Bush get far higher ratings than either of their respective spouses. Cripes, Cheney couldn’t get above 18 points, meaning a big chunk of the base hates him, too. After Mr. Pissy’s presser and DeadEye shooting his mouth off about waterboarding as a no-brainer, they had to do damage control.
For the next 11 days, whenever the POTUS and the VP screw up, they’re going to toss Soft Porn and Pickles out in front of the pitchfork-bearing crowd.
It is more likely if Jo gets in or becomes SecDef we won’t be seeing another election in 08.
Why bother having elections when the will of the people is suppressed and consent is manufactured?
Makes sense to me!
What do these people have to gain by a Lamont victory? THAT would legitimize the netroots. The outsiders. The rabblerousers. They would have to start kowtowing to us a bit more than they are. It’s much, much easier to be a politician without all of those annoying bloggers.
So, if they quietly let Lamont die, they can go on with business as usual. You’ll forget about how they slipped a dagger in Lamont’s back just to make a point.
Wes Clark, on the other hand, gets an A . I’ll betcha he’d make a pretty good president.
Where the F is Al Gore?
TeddySanFran @
40
That’s VERY light. What does this imply? Does anyone know where I might find his PSI report on-line? Looking for Don Young dirt…….
Obama talks good, but he walks the DCCC walk. Unfortunately.
I am not going to forget these names either. An endorsement is worth about 39 cents if the person doing the endorsing isn’t willing to actually show up at least once, send real money, or provide people to help the campaign.
John Casper:
Yes, the Clintons have set the tone for the rest of the pack. Their Clinton for Clinton Party gives license to the others to drive by with a palty press release.
And they think all of us are rubes too dense to notice.
raven @
19
I agree. I’ve recently condemned “lesser-of-two-evils” logic with respect to Ford/Brown.
Look at the interest groups Rove refers to as “Nutjobs.” Why do they wield so much power over policy in the GOP?
They were willing to withhold support from GOP candidates that didn’t tow the line - even when it sent the seat to the Democrats. This started in the early eighties.
In the short term, this was against their interest. But in the long term, they took total control of the GOP.
Are we willing to suck it up and lose control of congress/presidency to take control of the Democratic party?
Probably not, but that’s what it takes. Anything less is just dreaming that someday the Democratic establishment will do what they want just because they love us.
Ned is a big positive step in showing we are serious. Unfortunately the GOP candidate wasn’t strong enough to put the seat at risk from the establishment perspective. But if it did put the seat at risk, would we be willing to split the vote and give it to the GOP? That’s what it will take next time (not everywhere is CT).
portia.vz @ 49
The 2008 hopefuls might as well get on the good sides of the netroots. We are self-legitimatizing, regardless of the results in Connecticut or any other single race.
egregious @ 13
or hypnonews –
hypno-news
hyp-no-news
take yer pick
W. O. W.
21 points in 28 days…
keep going.
Ed*ard Teller @ 16
Can you get the third party candidates to endorse her instead of their own people? Make the story that she CAN win and with this momentum WILL win.
Sorry, I follow what people on both sides say.
Mrs. K8 @ 41
Barack Obama was out here in WA yesterday morning. He spoke at a rally for Maria Cantwell (SEN-WA) and Darcy Burner (WA-08, hopefully). Here’s what the PI had to say:
Obama thrills crowd like celebrity
and the Seattle Times:
Obama low-key but “electrifying”
Predictably, the local TV news gave him some coverage as well, more than you’d typically see for a freshman U.S. Senator, or even a senior one. He could help draw that attention in CT, but whether it’s that necessary at this point is debatable.
To avoid seeming like a complete spoil-sport, I’ll just say that this is a lot of publicity.
seems like big-name Dems are all over the place, doing the Super-Spirograph to avoid helping Ned.
OT– Mrs. Snarl complaining about Webb.
She sez she has never written anything explicitly sexual.
She’s worried about her granchirrun.
The fix is in! After Ned surprised everyone in the old boy’s club by winning, they were afraid and offered their “help” by sending consultants that promptly diluted Ned and his message. The old boy’s club sensed Ned my not win the general election and now they want to play it safe in case old boy’s club member Holy Joe returns to the club.
Disgusting.
The audacity of soap on a rope.
She’s pissed off becuase of Webb citing her books in defense of his.
Mrs. Dick: I’ve got nuthin to explain, Jim Webb has a lot to explain.
Cujo359 @ 59
The Lamont campaign would welcome Mr. Obama to come to town and campaign, as he promised previously to do.
Jane Hamsher @
15
All true, Jane. But what will it matter? By then, they will have neutralized the voices of the people demanding the most change. We will become the “fringe” again. They will form their own blogs like HotSoup (don’t laugh) where the former Bush lovers will feel comfortable and they will ride that to popular support. They will create their own reality, just like the Bushies did. That is why a Lamont win is so important. They won’t be able to dismiss us. It makes me wonder why we aren’t going after the insiders harder on this if for no other reason than it shows the voters of Connecticut that Lamont isn’t one of them.
Of course he WAS a Republican when he wrote these books.
angie @ 64
lynn cheney hahahahaha . . . damn. she denies lesbian novel is a lesbian novel.
hahahahahaha!! but her hair looked nice.
portia.vz @ 66
People voiced these same fears in an older version after Kerry lost. We’ve only gotten stronger since. We’ll continue to do that.
Pachacutec @ 65
They should, although the benefit is somewhat different. In Lamont’s case, it would be a way of saying that he’s part of the Democratic Party, and his opponents aren’t so much.
Sure. My math:
Number of winners of the CT Democratic primary:
ONE. JUST ONE.
Number of losers of the CT Democratic primary:
Oh there are a lot of ‘em, starting with the turncoats listed in the post.
portia.vz @ 66
I disagree, a Lamont win will be an indication of the strength of the netroots - but it will not necessarily have a causal effect of making the netroots stronger. And conversely, a Lamont loss will not make us weaker. The Lamont race is a bellweather, it is not a kingmaker.
Hey, I’d love to see things change for the better and I’ll believe it when I see it.
Pachacutec @ 69
I just got this from Jerry McNearny’s (CA-11) office and wanted to pass along the info, in case any Northern California ‘Lakers were interested and available. Sorry for the long post.
email: info@jerrymcnerney.org
phone: 925-833-0643
web: http://www.JerryMcNerney.org
Thank you, JohnSwifty –
I wanted to pop in here today to explain to all my pals and fellow pupsters here at FDL that the reason I’ve not been here in a while is that I’ve had an abrupt downturn in my health battles, a new problem on my plate to cope with and fast — or else the situation worsens. [And to say that I miss y’all and still try to read here when possible.]
But then I saw your remarks and just HAD to jump on the essentially important theme you highlighted IMMEDIATELY. It is the very essence of what’s wrong — and how to fix it — who is selfless enough to put the country FIRST?
Of course, my new health problems are happening at exactly the WRONG time, and it breaks my heart. After volunteering locally and getting to work on a campaign here, I suddenly had to leave everybody in the lurch. And it breaks my heart for the disability to worsen and is embarrassing and humiliating too. These are good folks I just met whom I promised to help, and was looking forward to a great working relationship with them. Oh well, after all, it’s not about ME. So I just have to get over it and offer my fervent prayers and good wishes to the political battle instead of my more concrete efforts right now.
Good to meet you here! I love your ideas and sentiments. I only have time for patriots anymore. Everyone else can take a number. The need is too urgent for politicians (and their followers) to screw around with cuteness and coyness and jockeying for position.
Robert Paehlke @ 20
My understanding is Wes Clark is doing great work for candidates this cycle. He’s been to several events for Charlie Brown — who is not high on the DCCC list for priority spending.
Kucinich is the honest man.
You can’t vote for someone because they’re fun to watch when you’re stoned, dude.
Mrs. K8 @ 75
Good luck with your battles, Mrs. K8.
I only have time for patriots anymore. Everyone else can take a number.
Perfectly stated.
egregious @
57
The Libertarian candidate already has endorsed Benson on live TV, during the statewide public TV/radio debate (Young’s one-hour of campaigning for his seat). The Green candidate and the Impeach Bush Now candidate are real amateurs who won’t draw much, and the DB campaign doesn’t need to be seen being endorsed by them. I have a hunch they’ll go as far on their own as their party by-laws will let them to endorse Diane this coming week.
portia.vz at 1:45 pm
IMO, FDL, Kos, and the other sustainable liberal blogs have influence with the media, especially the WaPo and the NYT’s. If the vichy Dems think we’re going to pack it in after November 7, they are going to get blindsided. Plus journalists love to cover controversy.
Mrs. K8
Sorry to hear about your recent health issues.
You know it as well as anyone, but please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.
We’ll come running.
raven @ 58
Well, of course you do. I think most of us do. That was a real question. WHAT is she upset about? And why should we care? We saw her feelings “upset” over her publicly gay daughter (who worked as a publicly gay p.r. rep for Coors to repair their image with gays) being noted AS GAY. She was oh, so upset then in 2004.
I really wanted to know what she’s upset about. That was in no way a slam at you. Pretty much all of us here listen, across the spectrum. to see who is making sense and who isn’t.
Stoned? I gave up pot before you were born…
Denis is an honest person, a progressive and you must be smokin something to think otherwise..
Sorry to hear about the setback Mrs. K8. Prayers and good thoughts your way.
Goggle bombing from liberal websites?
We are posting a list of links that are the same in order to change what people get when they search for candidates on Google.
Google flushes every two weeks to re-index.
I’ve got this posted on mine on the left below my “Mother Jones” ad.
http://911billofrights.blogspot.com/
Here’s the article… http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/10/24/122153/98
Here’s the code… http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/10/24/121757/70
If you do it, don’t forget to ping your site… http://pinger.blogflux.com/
DefJef @
83
Well said.
Ah hah! We cross-posted. She’s upset her lesbian novel is mentioned in public again? She’s upset someone is pointing to a novel she wrote (although without them quoting the explicit scenes)?
The I guess she knows how Jim Webb feels, eh?
Mrs. K8 - I hope things get better, and hang in there.
Mt
Mrs. K8 @ 82
Well, of course you do. I think most of us do. That was a real question. WHAT is she upset about? And why should we care? We saw her feelings “upset” over her publicly gay daughter (who worked as a publicly gay p.r. rep for Coors to repair their image with gays) being noted AS GAY. She was oh, so upset then in 2004.
I really wanted to know what she’s upset about. That was in no way a slam at you. Pretty much all of us here listen, across the spectrum. to see who is making sense and who isn’t.
If the rest of the dem senators don’t get the fact the Lieberliar is going to HOLD THEM HOSTAGE if there is a 1 vote margin in the Senate either way, they are delusional.
The only reason for them to avoid Ned is because they don’t want to have a working coalition to control the agenda in the Senate. They would rather hue to the old line DLC crap and keep their new lobbyist friends happy and the $$ coming. A working majority in both houses would mean that things would have to change because we would demand it.
As for Wolfie, what is coming up is Lynn Cheney being brought up short on her own writing because of the mud slinging over the Webb novel, that and the light of her life being into torture.
Dennis Sweatt — thanks for the prod on that Google Bomb. I want to do the same thing for another Dem candidate in this state; do you know if I merely stick in a link if it will work, or if I have to go and get a Google Ad, too?
MrsK8,
Sending healing and peaceful thoughts your way. We all have to take care of ourselves during this high stress time.
I contacted Russ Feingold’s Milwaukee office & told the person I talked to that I would like him to campaign for Ned Lamont in Connecticut. Here is Sen. Feingold’s contact page- http://feingold.senate.gov/contact.html
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