Ned was on the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC with guest host Alison Stewart.
Ned Lamont, the Greenwich Democrat who challenged U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman two years ago, believes his former opponent will soon join the Republican minority in Congress.
Former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Ned Lamont has been very busy this year as Co-Chairman of the Connecticut division of the Obama presidential campaign.
Lamont, who endorsed Barack during the primaries, is the Chairman of Connecticut for Obama. His CT group has sent over a hundred volunteers to New Hampshire every weekend for months, and Lamont has been acting as a surrogate for the campaign at local Chamber of Commerce debates.
“Flag pins and lipstick, the stuff of American politics these days, have pushed an honest debate about the war in Iraq off the front pages of the traditional media. Well, it’s time to push back.”
We were way down in the polls and I was busy leaving messages on answering machines when a young volunteer came bounding into my rabbit warren and announced breathlessly, “Paul Newman is on the line.” A little skeptical, I shot back that I was on the line with Vladimir Putin so hold all calls, but our savvy volunteer suggested that this was a call worth taking. “Thanks for calling, Mr. Newman,” I parried. “Cut the Mr. Newman crap, it’s Paul,” was his opening line—unmistakably the real deal.
On Sept. 13, 2008, Ned Lamont was the keynote speaker at the Merrimack County Democrats’ annual picnic/BBQ.