Joe Lieberman's defeat: Does it spell trouble for Republicans?

[EagerBeaver]

Hey guys,

I just saw a very funny Lieberman commercial on TV. The commercial shows a light bulb turned off. You then hear a voice saying, "still waiting for some ideas from Ned Lamont?"

The light bulb then goes on, and underneath it you see the following words: EXPERIENCE MATTERS. Then you hear the voice say, "vote for Joe Lieberman."

 

[greenie]

Something to think about

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/what-if-joe-lieberman-gav_b_32226.html

 

[EagerBeaver]

Greenie,

As Doc reported a deal has already been made with the Democrats, if Joe wins he is welcomed back and he promises not to switch to being Republican. You think the Democratic leadership is so moronic that they have not thought about and dealt with the possibility raised in that article by some dumb ass reporter from a non-credible publication?

 

[greenie]

Greenie,

As Doc reported a deal has already been made with the Democrats, if Joe wins he is welcomed back and he promises not to switch to being Republican. You think the Democratic leadership is so moronic that they have not thought about and dealt with the possibility raised in that article by some dumb ass reporter from a non-credible publication?

EB,

I'm not here for political discourse; rather to glom information and give absolutely nothing back(textbook lurker). Actually my trips to Montreal are pretty infrequent, and I haven't had any information worth mentioning for years but do lurk for entertainment purposes. However to say the Huffington Post is a non-credible publication shows, and I speak with deference to your status on the board, absolute ignorance. Along with the DailyKos it is the most influential publication in the liberal blogosphere. Regular contributors include John Kerry, Al Gore, Jack Murtha as well as a who's who of progressive bloggers. Whether you agree with the content or not is opinion but to call it a non-credible publication is simply wrong. As for Cenk Ungyer being a "dumb-ass"(Did you pay royalties to Mike Judge for quoting Butthead?); I think his resume, which can be found with a link on his column, will attest to the fact that he is anything but. Again, whether you agree with his opinions is subjective, his credibility as a pundit is not. Nowhere in the piece does he say that Lieberman will become a Republican he just notes the possibility, one thing to consider before casting a vote. Actually whether he switches allegiances or not it is rather obvious that he now votes with the Republicans on most major issues, especially on matters that facilitate the usurping of our, heretofore inalienable, constitutional rights. As for Lieberman being welcomed back, I'm not certain what Doc Holiday was referring to as he did not include any links, but just because the Democrats will "welcome him back" if he's re-elected(Do they have any other choice?) doesn't mean he'll stick around with those he no longer sees eye to eye with. Even if he does, the party realizes that they will not have his vote on issues important to most Democrats. Bottom line is the Democratic leadership would like to see it's candidate, Ned Lamont, win the seat. The fact that he probably won't has nothing to do with what party leadership wants, whether they have "thought about and dealt with the possibility raised in that article" and everything to do with Lamont's inexperience as a politician; now listening to his consultants, trying not to lose, rather than speaking with the passion that won him the nomination in the first place.

 

[EagerBeaver]

regnaD,

I have a bottle of Dom Perignon in my refrigerator which is going to be popped open in celebration when Lamont is handed the stinging defeat he so richly deserves from Connecticut voters who know that he is a fucking blowhard without acumen and without platform.

You are welcome to drive down from wherever you happen to be on Election Day to Connecticut to participate in the celebration.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Your 2 cents is right on, as opportunistic is a very good word to describe both Lamont's success in business (where he stumbled into a monopolistic monolith that was very successful) and his victory in the democratic primary. This opportunistic blowhard will be disappearing from the political scene here very soon.........and my champagne is in the cooler waiting to be popped when we all hear Lamont deliver his concession speech to Joe very early in the evening on November 7.

 

[Doc Holliday]

This was the best option for the Republicans at this time, since they are fully aware that their candidate wouldn't stand a chance against either Lieberman or Lamont, since CT is strongly supportive of the Democrats. They figured that there still existed the possibility where they could entice Lieberman to side with them in the Senate. Plus the fact that he's a very credible and respected Senator and has voted in this past with his gut-feeling instead of siding with his own party's political views at times. In other words, they're more comfortable with Lieberman in the Senate as opposed to Lamont.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Lieberman is running a double digit lead in the polls after 3 debates and Lamont is begging and pleading for a 4th debate. That tells you all you need to know about what Connecticut voters think.

Lamont's defeat will be coming soon to a polling station near you.

In response to the Lamont camp's 4th debate requests, Lieberman's campaign manager said three wins is enough (you can't rally from a 3-0 deficit in one game, you need a best 4 of 7 and this ain't the 2004 ALCS) and Joe will focus on meeting 1 on 1 with citizens and addressing their questions and needs from now to Election Day.

 

[voyageur11]

read the article on bush. www.ekos.com/media

 

[EagerBeaver]

I just got back from my local polling station. I voted to re-elect Joe Lieberman as U.S. Senator, Jodi Rell as Governor and Richie Blumenthal as our Attorney General. I expect all three to win handily.

It should be noted that the two most prestigious newspapers in Connecticut, the Hartford Courant and the New Haven Register, both endorsed Lieberman with the Register calling Lamont a "lightweight" in an editorial. I will go a step further and call him a lightweight pipsqueak. It should only be another hour or so until the bottle of Dom is popped to celebrate his defeat.

In an interesting note, I observed that Connecticut, the richest state in the USA, has now gone to paper ballots, at least at my polling station, after years of using the electronic machines. It is very shocking to me that we should be using such primitive techniques. You fill out the paper ballot with a special ink pen and then insert the paper ballot into a machine which sucks it in and apparently reads the vote. So at least we are more evolved here than in Florida circa the 2000 Bush-Gore controversy over the same kinds of ballots.

BTW Btyger if you saw Lamont's latest commercial you would realize how dramatically wrong you are when you say Lamont and Lieberman only differ on the Iraq War. In the commercial, an actor playing Lieberman repeatedly crashes a car into a brick wall, each time with a different issue spray painted on the wall. The Iraq War was of course first, but there were about 8 others.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Macaca now leads, 50-49.

 

[EagerBeaver]

CNN is already projecting Lieberman as the winner.