New Haven Independent

Posted by: Ozy | November 5, 2006 1:51 PM

If you want to post an awesome YOUTUBE this one came up this morning! This video speaks for itself Connecticut and our Troops deserve better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PpUIKD3-iw

Posted by: Christopher Rose | November 5, 2006 4:01 PM

"To many observers, Lieberman continued to hold the age in this campaign, but it may be too close to call." Is it safe to assume you meant "edge" not age? Don't you have an editor?

Posted by: Mary | November 5, 2006 9:41 PM

CT Voters - We have been spotlighted across the entire nation who's watching to see if CT will maintain the integrity, frustration and the commitment we made on Aug.8th when we sent a resounding message to the elderly Joe Lieberman that 18 years is INDEED enough of a chance to work for us and support our needs, not only as a state but as individual voters.

Lieberman is Karl Rove's dessert and I can hear him licking his perverted lips in anticipation of one more meal on Tuesday and if we show the world that CT chooses the likes of Joezell Millieberman over the integrity and shining values and principles of the youthful Ned Lamont, who was willing to stand up to this whiny, dimiminutive, megalomaniac and entitled charlatan who suffers from extreme bloodlust and thirst for war, understand that not only have we let the country down, but we will have cast upon our children and grandchildren the most heinous of legacies by saying we agree with George bush's "favorite" senator and their despicable policies. Who cares whether Joe has the "experience?" - he didn't have it 18 years ag when he started and from the looks of the mess he's made, it doesn't look like he's benefited at all from that "experience." I know his pocketbook book has but that's another matter.

If you love war, if you love bush, if you love Cheney and if you love fascism, then Joe Lieberman's your man.

If you want to rescue our country from the most insidious forces I've ever seen invade the essential character of this once most great land, then vote Ned Lamont. We already know what doesn't work. Now let's make the change that's necessary to discover what will.

If you are a real Democrat, VOTE NED LAMONT on Nov. 7. Otherwise, you deserve what you get and have lost all rights to complain from here on. Dick Cheney and Karl Rove have no place in CT...AND, no place running our country. It is time to get rid of the vipers.

Posted by: Connecticut Bob | November 5, 2006 10:07 PM

Well done. I like the video extras you put in.

Posted by: wow | November 6, 2006 9:23 AM

I'm surprised connecticut voters are now going to be thought of as having Tennessee values if the poles are right.

The hartford courant is a rag. Somehow lieberman gets to tell republicans he is stay the course while telling independents and dems "no one wants out of iraq" more than he does.

Amazing the media lets joe hold two contradictory positions at once.

I'm also suprised the connecticut media wasn't more interested in apparent campaign finance/reporting violations with team joementum

Posted by: Germai Medhanie | November 6, 2006 9:49 AM

The voice of an immigrant: Joe Lieberman is neither Ralph Nader nor Abraham Lincoln…

For someone like me, who came from a country such as Eritrea where people are never able to vote because their president says the country is not ready for democracy, it is a treasure to cast my vote as a U.S. citizen. For someone like me, from a country that has no constitution to govern it, whose people have been denied their voice after their country, Eritrea, declared its independence from Ethiopia, whose people hunger for democracy, the U.S. constitution is something to treasure and defend.

In full spirit, I try to watch and learn what makes this country great. I’m trying to observe and learn from all kinds of people, dead or alive, who have been protecting the constitution or attempting to broaden its function to serve the people. Sincerely I believe that any elected official is supposed to serve us, not the other way around.

It is a wakeup call for me to see “the birth place of democracy� heading to a disaster without fully realized its potential to be a leading nation. A leading nation pays attention to all aspects of life here and abroad. When the other nations are protected, the United States also protected. American foreign has policy has failed miserably, and it is time for change in Washington.

Many of our elected officers have failed us. They have forgotten that we, the people, are the employer of all elected officials including to the President of the United States of America. America is supposed to be a government by the people, for the people, of the people. That is the political system that has been spread all over the world which attracted many countries. I believe that the United States’ constitution is dynamic, and that it is capable of accommodating all of the diverse peoples of our country, but only when there is a balance of power in Washington. While Joe Lieberman claims to be an independent, he is not Ralph Nader: he does not have an independent politics to correct the power imbalance in Washington, to serve the public interest.

For new emigrants, I can not tell you how brave you are to leave the loved ones and your childhood friends behind, to cross the ocean or the border, to get here. There are many reasons why you are here: freedom, economy and education and so on. As we get here, we must take responsibility – we can not let democratic rights slide on the side. Engaging in true politics is the only way to sustain the inspiration that brought us here. As an immigrant, I understand how hard it is to spare time for national or state politics – working people, including immigrants, are working longer hours for less, having difficulties making a decent living. But you cannot separate politics from economics. Our lives are at stake, and we can not afford to be silent in the political arena.

For Connecticut immigrants voters, no matter how busy you are, there is no an excuse to throw away your vote in this midterm election, by not voting, or by voting for Joe Lieberman. Joe Lieberman is neither Ralph Nader nor Abraham Lincoln -- he is a politician that would sell a snowmobile to a desert man. Joe Lieberman and the Bush Administration continue to divert funds away from public programs to an un-winnable war.

As immigrants you know, first hand, politicians like Joe Lieberman, politicians put their interests before the peoples’ interest. Immigrant voters, you have power. Think how you can help the 12 million undocumented immigrants. Think how beneficial your vote is for the undocumented immigrants when you send the right senator or congressperson to Washington. Think how your vote is able to promote peace and dialog instead of war. Think how easy it would be to spread hope instead of fear. Think how joyful it is to protect the lives of all civilians and innocent people around the world. It is our responsibility to be active politically, and to elect a person who sees other people’s children as his/her own children, who sees that all the children in the world need protection, love, and normal childhood experience. Once you do this thinking, it becomes obvious that Joe Lieberman cannot address these issues, that he doesn’t even talk about what is really important. We should say no to Joe Lieberman.

Our vote is precious, and we should ask tough questions whether the candidate has a good track record and public trust. For example, Abraham Lincoln had a good track record in regard to race, he freed the slaves. If Lincoln came back to life, and ran as a Republican candidate, still I would not automatically throw my vote to him. I would ask him where he stands on the Iraq war; and whether it is racially motivated war in addition to oil and the expansion of the US Empire; and what would he do differently. I wouldn’t doubt that President Lincoln would come with a compelling story, but Joe Lieberman and the Bush Administration will not be able to explain to us the death of over 3000 US solders and the death of over 60,000 Iraqi civilians, including many children.

It is important for the people of Connecticut to elect someone who represents the interest of the people at this crucial time. In preparation for Connecticut’s democratic primary, democratic party members thought long and hard about who should represent them in Washington. They raised their voice and the majority said No to Joe Lieberman. They collectively said, 18 years is enough! But Joe Lieberman sees himself above the party’s rule. He is no longer acting like a Democrat. The Connecticut Democratic Party should support their party candidate, and all democrats should vote for Ned Lamont.

Of course, Joe Lieberman has the right to run as an independent, but Joe Lieberman is not Ralph Nader. Ralph Nader has earned his credentials because he fought for the public interest. Lieberman’s politics do not resemble Lincoln’s politics either, to earn republican votes. As William Greider said, “Lincoln… stood for an idea of democracy that I think is now widely dismissed as mystical – the beliefs that only from the many can this nation fulfill its larger qualities.� Lincoln cared about the slaves; we need to care about the Iraqis. Maybe I’m an idealist, but what else is there to life if I can not feel what other people are feeling. Joe Lieberman is a self-centered, out-of-touch, self-serving politician – he is not the right senator for our time.

Connecticut Republican voters, our country is in disarray. Most of our elected officers are busy chasing after mega funds to outspend their opponent. Joe Lieberman is one of the best at this game. He opens his arms from every corner of big businesses – he is neither Ralph Nader nor Abraham Lincoln to stand for the poor and disadvantaged communities. You have your candidate, Alan Schlesinger, who stands for Republican values, and he should not be neglected by his own party members because he was unable to outspend Joe Lieberman or Ned Lamont. On Tuesday, November 7th, think what Abraham Lincoln exemplified to the world -- party of Lincoln, hold onto your pride!