Thursday, March 23, 2006

Sam Seder Interviews Ned Lamont

quote[Joe Lieberman is a Republican. He may call himself a Democrat—he can call himself anything he wants—but really he’s a Republican. And, in fact, he’s actually sometimes worse than those who admit to being Republicans. Bill Frist and Karl Rove only wish they had the power to undermine the Democrats the way Lieberman can.

When Democrats came out against the Dubai port deal and Joe Lieberman, in his best Droopy Dog voice, said “Hey, the President deserves the benefit of the doubt,” the chatterheads in the mainstream press had all the fodder they needed to say “well, some Democrats are for it! So obviously, there’s no partisan difference here, folks.”

According to Joe Lieberman, we need to stay the course in Iraq, the Bankruptcy Bill was a good thing, and gosh-darn it, our Commander in Chief needs us now more than ever.

Thankfully, we have a choice—and a great one at that. Ned Lamont is running against Joe Lieberman in Connecticut’s Democratic primary. He’s progressive, smart, and a wildly successful businessman. And that’s not all—he’s also a Democrat. Which is a nice option to have in a Democratic primary.

Lamont announced his campaign on Monday, March 13th, but dropped by “The Randi Rhodes Show” a few days before that when I guest-hosted to give us a little preview of the big news:]


Click the link to read the transcript.

If you are from CT, it's time to throw out Lieberman!

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