me for believing
it is wrong in every way shape and form 2,598 of our men and women have died in iraq, it is wrong $303,073,056,797 has been spent on iraq when (AT THE VERY LEAST) OUR united states citizens on the gulf coast still have NOT been thoroughly taken care of after katrina, it is wrong for me to be spyed on by our government WITHOUT A WARRANT, it is wrong for corporations such as halliburtan to profit (and when i say halliburton i am including the WHOLE good ol' white boy network) off of this unjust war (based on lies) in iraq
or the asswipe who said THIS:
Columnist Cal Thomas Says 'Taliban Democrats' To Blame for Lieberman Loss
By E&P Staff Published: August 11, 2006 10:00 PM ET
NEW YORK Is the normally midl-mannered syndicated columnist Cal Thomas venturing into Ann Coulter territory? In his latest column today, he declared that the recent primary defeat of Sen. Joe Lieberman in Connecticut "completes the capture of the Democratic Party by its Taliban wing."The Taliban Democrats, he added, "are willing to 'kill' one of their own, if he does not conform to the narrow and rigid agenda of the party's kook fringe.... "It will be difficult for any Democrat to seek consensus with any Republican without being targeted as an infidel worthy of electoral death. Our already-poisoned political dialogue has not only been made more toxic, but contagious. Taliban Democrats have effectively issued a political 'fatwa' that warns all Democrats not to deviate from their narrow line, or else face the end of their careers through a political jihad. Perhaps the few remaining rational Democrats should put on their burkas now and submit to the will of the party mullahs."
Saturday, August 12, 2006
they're crazy
they're insane. they're certainly BIASED (and of course NOT supposed to be. i CAN be biased, i'm NOT a news reporter). i wonder when the last time was chuck asked king george where osama was. osama is probably with the killer of nicole simpson.
Headline News Anchor: ‘Might Some Argue That Lamont…Is The al Qaeda Candidate?
Today on CNN Headline News, anchor Chuck Roberts discussed the impact of the foiled British terror plot with Hotline senior editor John Mercurio. Roberts asked Mercurio, “How does this factor into the Lieberman/Lamont contest? And might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the al Qaeda candidate?” Watch it:
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Headline News Anchor: ‘Might Some Argue That Lamont…Is The al Qaeda Candidate?
Today on CNN Headline News, anchor Chuck Roberts discussed the impact of the foiled British terror plot with Hotline senior editor John Mercurio. Roberts asked Mercurio, “How does this factor into the Lieberman/Lamont contest? And might some argue, as some have, that Lamont is the al Qaeda candidate?” Watch it:
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Friday, August 11, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
and now a word from now on ned lamont
(peace IS a women's issue. it's everyone's issue, but it starts and ends with women)
NOW Celebrates Ned Lamont's Victory in Connecticut Democratic Primary
Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy
WASHINGTON - August 9 - I am proud to stand here today with Ned Lamont to celebrate this significant victory in Connecticut's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
Back in May, when the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee became the first national PAC to endorse Ned Lamont, there was no bandwagon to jump on. In fact, many Beltway politicos thought we had lost our senses, or worse -- endorsing a relative unknown against a well-connected 18-year incumbent.
This challenger, however, spoke truth to power; and NOW PAC never shies away from a principled fight when women's rights are on the line.
In the wake of perhaps the most stunning political upset in decades, we could not be more pleased. Women's rights are being challenged in every arena, our access to emergency contraception is being blocked, and Roe v. Wade is hanging by a thread. That's why we applaud Ned Lamont -- a candidate who stands firmly and uncompromisingly for women's rights and reproductive justice.
Peace is a feminist issue and the Iraq war has been a key issue in this campaign, but it is not the only issue. Because of the actions of the Bush administration, the national economy is in a shambles, our civil rights are being eroded, and the nation's standing in the world community has been seriously compromised.
It is time for the elected members of Congress who have enabled such travesties to retire or be retired. We applaud the voters in Connecticut who sent a strong message with Ned Lamont's primary win. The status quo must be transformed, and the voters recognized in Ned Lamont a forceful advocate for change. ...........
NOW Celebrates Ned Lamont's Victory in Connecticut Democratic Primary
Statement of NOW President Kim Gandy
WASHINGTON - August 9 - I am proud to stand here today with Ned Lamont to celebrate this significant victory in Connecticut's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
Back in May, when the National Organization for Women Political Action Committee became the first national PAC to endorse Ned Lamont, there was no bandwagon to jump on. In fact, many Beltway politicos thought we had lost our senses, or worse -- endorsing a relative unknown against a well-connected 18-year incumbent.
This challenger, however, spoke truth to power; and NOW PAC never shies away from a principled fight when women's rights are on the line.
In the wake of perhaps the most stunning political upset in decades, we could not be more pleased. Women's rights are being challenged in every arena, our access to emergency contraception is being blocked, and Roe v. Wade is hanging by a thread. That's why we applaud Ned Lamont -- a candidate who stands firmly and uncompromisingly for women's rights and reproductive justice.
Peace is a feminist issue and the Iraq war has been a key issue in this campaign, but it is not the only issue. Because of the actions of the Bush administration, the national economy is in a shambles, our civil rights are being eroded, and the nation's standing in the world community has been seriously compromised.
It is time for the elected members of Congress who have enabled such travesties to retire or be retired. We applaud the voters in Connecticut who sent a strong message with Ned Lamont's primary win. The status quo must be transformed, and the voters recognized in Ned Lamont a forceful advocate for change. ...........
frightening VERY much so
if this doesn't say it all, i don't know what else could: Report: Rove offered Bush's assistance in Lieberman campaign Karl Rove, a close advisor to the President, has expressed interest in assisting Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in retaining his seat, despite a loss in the Democratic Primary last night, ABC News has reported.
Rove was, according to the report, acting on behalf of President Bush.
George Stephanopoulos, writing for the World Newser blog at ABC, wrote that a Lieberman aide had shared with the news agency a message from the White House: "The boss wants to help. Whatever we can do, we will do."
According to the report, The Lieberman campaign is assessing its options, including whether it is beneficial for a candidate attempting to appeal to independents and moderate Democrats in Connecticut to be publicly supported by the President.
Excerpts from the ABC report follow:
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The White House might help Lieberman by putting the kibosh on any move to replace the weak Republican candidate, Alan Schlesinger, with a stronger candidate............
Rove was, according to the report, acting on behalf of President Bush.
George Stephanopoulos, writing for the World Newser blog at ABC, wrote that a Lieberman aide had shared with the news agency a message from the White House: "The boss wants to help. Whatever we can do, we will do."
According to the report, The Lieberman campaign is assessing its options, including whether it is beneficial for a candidate attempting to appeal to independents and moderate Democrats in Connecticut to be publicly supported by the President.
Excerpts from the ABC report follow:
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The White House might help Lieberman by putting the kibosh on any move to replace the weak Republican candidate, Alan Schlesinger, with a stronger candidate............
what a soul-less ass
i don't think ANY of 'em have souls for THAT matter.
how dare this ass call ME (and anyone else who has the brain to know we were lied to in order to get us into iraq - as the stepping stone to the REST of the middle east it would appear) impatient. i am impatient because 2500 (plus) of our men and women died? died as a result of
the actions of a king and his court some would consider to be madmen/madwomen.
IMPATIENT??? our constitution, the constitution of the united states of america has not only been torn up but been spat upon by this administration. spying on it's own citizens WITHOUT warrants in order to 'capture' the ninja three stooges in florida? c'mon now. the health and well being of our citizens has been ignored. katrina and stem cell research for two (there are many more). the rich get richer while the working women and men strive to feed themselves, their families, heat their homes and fill their cars with gas. BUT the rich get richer. how DARE snow or ANY of the soul-less ones judge ME and the citizens of MY state for using not only our MINDS but our HEARTS AND SOULS as well. we made the RIGHT choice.
White House tears into Dems over Lieberman loss
RAW STORY Published: Wednesday August 9, 2006 White House press secretary Tony Snow today launched into a lengthy diatribe regarding the loss of Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) in yesterday's primary election--before stating the President has no official comment to make on the subject, RAW STORY has learned.
Snow, commenting from a middle school near President's ranch in Crawford, Texas, seemed to be attempting to use the loss to portray Democrats as weak on issues relating to national security.
A transcript of Snow's comments follow the video excerpt below: SNOW: As for the primary election in Connecticut last night -- I know there's a lot of concern and interest about that -- Democratic voters in Connecticut have made their choice, and they have chosen Ned Lamont over Senator Lieberman.
Just a couple of observations:
Key leaders in the National Democratic Party have made it clear -- no, let me back up -- this is a defining moment, in some ways, for the Democratic Party. I know a lot of people have tried to make this a referendum on the president. I would flip it. I think instead, it's a defining moment for the Democratic Party, whose national leaders now have made it clear that if you disagree with the extreme left in their party, they're going to come after you. And it is probably worth trying to trace through some of the implications of that position, because it is clearly going to be one of the central issues as we get ready for the election campaign this year, that is, the midterm elections.
First, let's think about Iraq. One of the positions is that we need to leave Iraq. We need to do it on a timetable, and we need to do it soon. It's worth walking through the consequences of that position................
how dare this ass call ME (and anyone else who has the brain to know we were lied to in order to get us into iraq - as the stepping stone to the REST of the middle east it would appear) impatient. i am impatient because 2500 (plus) of our men and women died? died as a result of
the actions of a king and his court some would consider to be madmen/madwomen.
IMPATIENT??? our constitution, the constitution of the united states of america has not only been torn up but been spat upon by this administration. spying on it's own citizens WITHOUT warrants in order to 'capture' the ninja three stooges in florida? c'mon now. the health and well being of our citizens has been ignored. katrina and stem cell research for two (there are many more). the rich get richer while the working women and men strive to feed themselves, their families, heat their homes and fill their cars with gas. BUT the rich get richer. how DARE snow or ANY of the soul-less ones judge ME and the citizens of MY state for using not only our MINDS but our HEARTS AND SOULS as well. we made the RIGHT choice.
White House tears into Dems over Lieberman loss
RAW STORY Published: Wednesday August 9, 2006 White House press secretary Tony Snow today launched into a lengthy diatribe regarding the loss of Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) in yesterday's primary election--before stating the President has no official comment to make on the subject, RAW STORY has learned.
Snow, commenting from a middle school near President's ranch in Crawford, Texas, seemed to be attempting to use the loss to portray Democrats as weak on issues relating to national security.
A transcript of Snow's comments follow the video excerpt below: SNOW: As for the primary election in Connecticut last night -- I know there's a lot of concern and interest about that -- Democratic voters in Connecticut have made their choice, and they have chosen Ned Lamont over Senator Lieberman.
Just a couple of observations:
Key leaders in the National Democratic Party have made it clear -- no, let me back up -- this is a defining moment, in some ways, for the Democratic Party. I know a lot of people have tried to make this a referendum on the president. I would flip it. I think instead, it's a defining moment for the Democratic Party, whose national leaders now have made it clear that if you disagree with the extreme left in their party, they're going to come after you. And it is probably worth trying to trace through some of the implications of that position, because it is clearly going to be one of the central issues as we get ready for the election campaign this year, that is, the midterm elections.
First, let's think about Iraq. One of the positions is that we need to leave Iraq. We need to do it on a timetable, and we need to do it soon. It's worth walking through the consequences of that position................
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
i am sorry for your loss
my thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of lance corporal kurt e. denchen. i am so very sorry for your loss.
Charlie Company Marine Killed In Fallujah
By JESSE HAMILTON Courant Staff Writer August 8 2006
The price Charlie Company is paying for its mission in the heart of Fallujah now has a name: Kurt E. Dechen. After months of close calls and Purple Hearts, the Plainville-based Marines lost one of their own in Iraq last week. The lance corporal from Vermont fell under insurgent gunfire.His body is in Dover, Del., now. That's where the military prepares its dead for the final trips to their hometowns. In this case, it's Springfield, Vt., where Dale and Richard Dechen wait in the netherworld between the knock last week on their front door and the homecoming of their son, Kurt.The big Marine was in the 4th Platoon of Charlie Company, one of the platoons living in an old school administration building in downtown Fallujah, where The Courant embedded with the Marines for more than a month. The Connecticut-based Marines - about 200 of them - are the only U.S. troops living inside the city that was once controlled by thousands. The days have swung dramatically between sun-baked boredom and the attacks of insurgents. Mortars. Rocket-propelled grenades. Roadside bomb ambushes. And gunfire.While much of the world has turned its eyes to the bloodbath of sectarian killings in Baghdad, Al Anbar Province - with its violent urban pairing of Fallujah and Ramadi - sends a relentless stream of U.S. troops to combat hospitals and to mortuary services. ............
Charlie Company Marine Killed In Fallujah
By JESSE HAMILTON Courant Staff Writer August 8 2006
The price Charlie Company is paying for its mission in the heart of Fallujah now has a name: Kurt E. Dechen. After months of close calls and Purple Hearts, the Plainville-based Marines lost one of their own in Iraq last week. The lance corporal from Vermont fell under insurgent gunfire.His body is in Dover, Del., now. That's where the military prepares its dead for the final trips to their hometowns. In this case, it's Springfield, Vt., where Dale and Richard Dechen wait in the netherworld between the knock last week on their front door and the homecoming of their son, Kurt.The big Marine was in the 4th Platoon of Charlie Company, one of the platoons living in an old school administration building in downtown Fallujah, where The Courant embedded with the Marines for more than a month. The Connecticut-based Marines - about 200 of them - are the only U.S. troops living inside the city that was once controlled by thousands. The days have swung dramatically between sun-baked boredom and the attacks of insurgents. Mortars. Rocket-propelled grenades. Roadside bomb ambushes. And gunfire.While much of the world has turned its eyes to the bloodbath of sectarian killings in Baghdad, Al Anbar Province - with its violent urban pairing of Fallujah and Ramadi - sends a relentless stream of U.S. troops to combat hospitals and to mortuary services. ............
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
thank you
to the peeps of my state, thank you!!! i have a bat in my house. i think i got her/him out, but i don't know for sure. i've not seen her/him in four days so i'm guessing it's gone. last night i ripped my big toe open (badly). thankfully when i went to the doctor's in early july he decided (out of the blue) to give me a tetanus shot. but of course, i don't care about ANY of this. i only care about ned lamont winning!!! my heart is singing (even if my body isn't). thank you to the most wonderful people in the great state of connecticut. Lamont Wins Connecticut Primary, Defeats Lieberman POSTED: 11:02 pm EDT August 8, 2006
UPDATED: 11:21 pm EDT August 8, 2006
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Lamont has defeated incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Lieberman appeared before a crowd of supporters at 11 p.m. and congraduated Lamont on his victory
"This was a much closer race that all the pundits predicted," he said to a cheering crowd...............
oh and thanks to my pops too. even though he's a democrat, he's wicked conservative. he voted for ned too. the war MUST stop. the lies MUST stop. the constitution of the united states of america must be mended and adhered to!
UPDATED: 11:21 pm EDT August 8, 2006
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Lamont has defeated incumbent U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Lieberman appeared before a crowd of supporters at 11 p.m. and congraduated Lamont on his victory
"This was a much closer race that all the pundits predicted," he said to a cheering crowd...............
oh and thanks to my pops too. even though he's a democrat, he's wicked conservative. he voted for ned too. the war MUST stop. the lies MUST stop. the constitution of the united states of america must be mended and adhered to!
Monday, August 07, 2006
now newt is chiming in and calling me an insurgent
i am NEITHER an insurgent NOR a terrorist. i am a resident of connecticut who knows we were lied to (and worse) by the king and his court. i will not remain silent. i want democracy BACK. i miss it.
and hey newt, I DON'T WANT TO HIDE, i want the united states to STOP KILLING AND MAIMING AND DESTROYING LIVES. AND I WANT IT NOW, RIGHT NOW YOU GIANT LUMP OF STEAMIN' SHITE.
Gingrich: There Is An ‘Insurgency’ in CT Which Says ‘Can’t We Come Home And Hide?’
This morning on Fox News, Newt Gingrich claimed there is a “legitimate insurgency in Connecticut, which needs to be met head on,” made up of people who say Iraq “is so hard, it is so frightening, it’s so painful, can’t we come home and hide?” Gingrich said that if the “insurgency” wins, “it will be the beginning of extraordinarily important period in American politics, and in American history.” Watch it:...........
and hey newt, I DON'T WANT TO HIDE, i want the united states to STOP KILLING AND MAIMING AND DESTROYING LIVES. AND I WANT IT NOW, RIGHT NOW YOU GIANT LUMP OF STEAMIN' SHITE.
Gingrich: There Is An ‘Insurgency’ in CT Which Says ‘Can’t We Come Home And Hide?’
This morning on Fox News, Newt Gingrich claimed there is a “legitimate insurgency in Connecticut, which needs to be met head on,” made up of people who say Iraq “is so hard, it is so frightening, it’s so painful, can’t we come home and hide?” Gingrich said that if the “insurgency” wins, “it will be the beginning of extraordinarily important period in American politics, and in American history.” Watch it:...........
da liebs said it WOULD be a disaster to iraq and us if we pull out now????????????
WOULD BE? wtf does he think it is NOW? over 2,500 of OUR men and women dead and countless thousands maimed and i'm NOT even counting the ones who are mentally maimed. damn. WOULD BE? there IS NO WOULD BE. the entire middle east is in the midst of a death spree. brutallity everywhere. the smell of death everywhere. i cannot even imagine.
and what precipated this? US WE DID IT. WE DID IT AND NOW there is NO WAY OUT. yes, the region was unstable and yes it would have remained unstable if we didn't go in there but we still had NO BUSINESS GOING THERE. NONE. when will the american people wake up and get rid of all of the evil ones in charge? i don't even think the democrats have stones any more. only so very few of them speak up.
tomorrow is the connecticut primary. i will (as always for EVERY election) be there when the polls open at 6:00 am. i will cast my vote for ned lamont. we must bring our men and women home. we've ruined enough lives. both theirs AND ours.
it's too late liebs. too little too late.
Lieberman Explains Iraq Stance in Bid to Win Back Voters
By PATRICK HEALY and JENNIFER MEDINA
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman made a last-ditch attempt this evening to explain his support for the war in Iraq and win back doubting voters in Connecticut before the state primary election on Tuesday.
Using his strongest language of the campaign in a speech that might well determine his political fate, Mr. Lieberman said that he still believed his vote to authorize the war in 2002 was correct, yet he now felt a “heavy responsibility” to end the war quickly. (Text of Speech)
He said he wanted to withdraw American troops “as fast as anyone,” yet insisted that quitting Iraq now would be a “disaster” that could lead to further sectarian violence there.
“I want to get our troops home as fast as anyone, probably more than most, and as I have repeatedly said, I am against an open-ended commitment,” Mr. Lieberman said, according to a copy of remarks prepared for delivery. “But if we simply give up and pull out now, like my opponent wants to do, then it would be a disaster to Iraq and to us. We would run a high risk of allowing Iraq to become like Afghanistan when the Taliban were in charge, and Al Qaeda had safe haven from which to strike us.”..........
and what precipated this? US WE DID IT. WE DID IT AND NOW there is NO WAY OUT. yes, the region was unstable and yes it would have remained unstable if we didn't go in there but we still had NO BUSINESS GOING THERE. NONE. when will the american people wake up and get rid of all of the evil ones in charge? i don't even think the democrats have stones any more. only so very few of them speak up.
tomorrow is the connecticut primary. i will (as always for EVERY election) be there when the polls open at 6:00 am. i will cast my vote for ned lamont. we must bring our men and women home. we've ruined enough lives. both theirs AND ours.
it's too late liebs. too little too late.
Lieberman Explains Iraq Stance in Bid to Win Back Voters
By PATRICK HEALY and JENNIFER MEDINA
Senator Joseph I. Lieberman made a last-ditch attempt this evening to explain his support for the war in Iraq and win back doubting voters in Connecticut before the state primary election on Tuesday.
Using his strongest language of the campaign in a speech that might well determine his political fate, Mr. Lieberman said that he still believed his vote to authorize the war in 2002 was correct, yet he now felt a “heavy responsibility” to end the war quickly. (Text of Speech)
He said he wanted to withdraw American troops “as fast as anyone,” yet insisted that quitting Iraq now would be a “disaster” that could lead to further sectarian violence there.
“I want to get our troops home as fast as anyone, probably more than most, and as I have repeatedly said, I am against an open-ended commitment,” Mr. Lieberman said, according to a copy of remarks prepared for delivery. “But if we simply give up and pull out now, like my opponent wants to do, then it would be a disaster to Iraq and to us. We would run a high risk of allowing Iraq to become like Afghanistan when the Taliban were in charge, and Al Qaeda had safe haven from which to strike us.”..........
Friday, August 04, 2006
please vote tuesday the 8th
it's one thing to SAY you're going to vote for ned lamont, it's another thing to do it. use your RIGHTS as an american AND VOTE in the primary on tuesday. tell the WHOLE COUNTRY (YES, THE WHOLE COUNTRY IS WATCHING US) the king and his court ALL MUST GO.
ned lamont, next senator from connecticut
Lieberman falls farther behind in Connecticut race
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a one-time Democratic vice presidential candidate now dragged down by his support for the Iraq war, trails a challenger from his own party by double digits ahead of a key political test next week, a poll released on Thursday showed.
Lieberman, a three-term Senate veteran, has been pummeled by millionaire cable television executive Ned Lamont over Iraq and for his willingness to work with Republican President George W. Bush. He is behind by 13 percentage points among likely voters, the Quinnipiac University poll found.
The increasingly bitter primary campaign has drawn national attention and is an early gauge of anti-war sentiment among U.S. voters before November's elections that will determine control of the U.S. Congress. ......
ned lamont, next senator from connecticut
Lieberman falls farther behind in Connecticut race
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, a one-time Democratic vice presidential candidate now dragged down by his support for the Iraq war, trails a challenger from his own party by double digits ahead of a key political test next week, a poll released on Thursday showed.
Lieberman, a three-term Senate veteran, has been pummeled by millionaire cable television executive Ned Lamont over Iraq and for his willingness to work with Republican President George W. Bush. He is behind by 13 percentage points among likely voters, the Quinnipiac University poll found.
The increasingly bitter primary campaign has drawn national attention and is an early gauge of anti-war sentiment among U.S. voters before November's elections that will determine control of the U.S. Congress. ......
Thursday, August 03, 2006
i'm still going to vote for ned lamont
but having al sharpton and jesse jackson stand for ya ain't no good thaing in my eyes. i think al is an ass and jesse is a pompous second tier wanna be big mouth (not as big a mouth as al's though). i really DO NOT like either of those men. AT ALL (oh and da liebs blackface cartoon in huffington post was in WICKED POOR taste too. i know the lamont campaign had NOTHING to do with that. what WAS that woman thinking?)
Raising Their Voices
Sharpton, Jackson Praise Lamont
August 3, 2006 By CHRISTOPHER KEATING Capitol Bureau Chief
BRIDGEPORT -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton urged Connecticut voters Wednesday night to send a message next week to the nation about the direction of the Democratic Party by choosing Ned Lamont in the U.S. Senate primary.The two former presidential candidates drew a crowd of more than 200 into the basement of the Mount Aery Baptist Church and told them to vote for Lamont over the incumbent, Joe Lieberman, and for New Haven Mayor John DeStefano for governor.
"The nation's eyes are on Connecticut," Jackson said. "This is a battleground state about the direction of our nation."Sharpton delivered a fiery speech that brought more supporters to their feet with each sentence as he raised an analogy about a bird and the direction the nation is taking..................
Raising Their Voices
Sharpton, Jackson Praise Lamont
August 3, 2006 By CHRISTOPHER KEATING Capitol Bureau Chief
BRIDGEPORT -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton urged Connecticut voters Wednesday night to send a message next week to the nation about the direction of the Democratic Party by choosing Ned Lamont in the U.S. Senate primary.The two former presidential candidates drew a crowd of more than 200 into the basement of the Mount Aery Baptist Church and told them to vote for Lamont over the incumbent, Joe Lieberman, and for New Haven Mayor John DeStefano for governor.
"The nation's eyes are on Connecticut," Jackson said. "This is a battleground state about the direction of our nation."Sharpton delivered a fiery speech that brought more supporters to their feet with each sentence as he raised an analogy about a bird and the direction the nation is taking..................
i'm cranky today
well crankIER today i should say. i'm staying at my dad's for a couple of days due to the heat. i live on the third floor of a three family with NO ac so i think i would literally die if i were to sleep home this week.
last night i went to bed (in my OLD bed from when i was a teenager) and suddenly awakened a short time later. my dad wasn't home but my sister (who lives with him was). turns out i woke up because there was no power in my room. my sister was running all of the lights, the tv, the fans AND the ac and the washer and dryer and blew a fuse. not all of the power was out just the power that would keep me cool. she tracked the old man down who finally came home and after another 30 mintues found the blown fuse. of course he didn't have any that size so he had to go find one. ANOTHER 30 or 45 minutes later, he was back. well he eventually replaced the fuse and i was cool again, but day um, i got LESS than my normal 3 or 4 hours. so if you know me STAY AWAY FROM ME TODAY (it's for your OWN good)
Heat Wave Scorches State
last night i went to bed (in my OLD bed from when i was a teenager) and suddenly awakened a short time later. my dad wasn't home but my sister (who lives with him was). turns out i woke up because there was no power in my room. my sister was running all of the lights, the tv, the fans AND the ac and the washer and dryer and blew a fuse. not all of the power was out just the power that would keep me cool. she tracked the old man down who finally came home and after another 30 mintues found the blown fuse. of course he didn't have any that size so he had to go find one. ANOTHER 30 or 45 minutes later, he was back. well he eventually replaced the fuse and i was cool again, but day um, i got LESS than my normal 3 or 4 hours. so if you know me STAY AWAY FROM ME TODAY (it's for your OWN good)
Heat Wave Scorches State
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
even the nyt knows it's time for da liebs to go
and time for ned lamont to be a senator from connecticut.. the war HAS TO STOP. we have NO BUSINESS being in iraq and we have NO BUSINESS goading other countries into war in the middle east. we have NO BUSINESS torturing prisoners. we have NO BUSINESS standing by and letting the people of the world die. hell, the king and his court cannot even care for their OWN citizens (katrina for example). a change must come and it must come now. and no, i'm NOT a hysterical anti-war blogger trying to oust a bipartisan senator. i'm trying to oust someone who supports a war we have no moral, ethical or ANY reason to be in. our men and women are dying every day. FOR NO REASON. the iraqis did NOT blow up the world trade center. why are we killing them?
A Senate Race in Connecticut
Published: July 30, 2006
Earlier this year, Senator Joseph Lieberman’s seat seemed so secure that — legend has it — some people at the Republican nominating convention in Connecticut started making bleating noises when the party picked a presumed sacrificial lamb to run against the three-term senator, who has been a fixture in Connecticut politics for more than 35 years.
But Mr. Lieberman is now in a tough Democratic primary against a little-known challenger, Ned Lamont. The race has taken on a national character. Mr. Lieberman’s friends see it as an attempt by hysterical antiwar bloggers to oust a giant of the Senate for the crime of bipartisanship. Lamont backers — most of whom seem more passionate about being Lieberman opponents — say that as one of the staunchest supporters of the Iraq war, Mr. Lieberman has betrayed his party by cozying up to President Bush...........
.........If Mr. Lieberman had once stood up and taken the lead in saying that there were some places a president had no right to take his country even during a time of war, neither he nor this page would be where we are today. But by suggesting that there is no principled space for that kind of opposition, he has forfeited his role as a conscience of his party, and has forfeited our support. ...............
A Senate Race in Connecticut
Published: July 30, 2006
Earlier this year, Senator Joseph Lieberman’s seat seemed so secure that — legend has it — some people at the Republican nominating convention in Connecticut started making bleating noises when the party picked a presumed sacrificial lamb to run against the three-term senator, who has been a fixture in Connecticut politics for more than 35 years.
But Mr. Lieberman is now in a tough Democratic primary against a little-known challenger, Ned Lamont. The race has taken on a national character. Mr. Lieberman’s friends see it as an attempt by hysterical antiwar bloggers to oust a giant of the Senate for the crime of bipartisanship. Lamont backers — most of whom seem more passionate about being Lieberman opponents — say that as one of the staunchest supporters of the Iraq war, Mr. Lieberman has betrayed his party by cozying up to President Bush...........
.........If Mr. Lieberman had once stood up and taken the lead in saying that there were some places a president had no right to take his country even during a time of war, neither he nor this page would be where we are today. But by suggesting that there is no principled space for that kind of opposition, he has forfeited his role as a conscience of his party, and has forfeited our support. ...............
Saturday, July 29, 2006
ned lamont
i didn't get a chance to see ned lamont speak at 2:00 in hartford yesterday. BUT when i returned home yesterday at about 6 or 7, he was on the steps of my neighbor's house across the street, speaking!!! i believe he was then going to head to the irish festival in glastonbury.
i came across this article in the nation on ned and da liebs. great article with a bit of background on ned's family.
i am so very happy ned is running. it's so important to me to have someone speak out on this horrible war. of course ned is MORE, MUCH MORE than a one note singer. every day more and more people realize this. yes, ned doesn't have much political experience but that isn't important to me. what is important to me is getting ned elected. the experience will come after.
A Fight for the Party's Soul
Never mind the internecine Democratic politics of Connecticut and the role that ethnic, labor and local sentiments will play in deciding the primary contest between centrist Senator Joe Lieberman and liberal challenger Ned Lamont. Never mind that the contest has made Connecticut the front line in an increasingly bitter brawl involving MoveOn.org and the liberal blogosphere on one side and the Democratic Leadership Council and a substantial contingent of the party's Washington elite on the other. Never mind that both sides spend inordinate amounts of time debating whether George W. Bush thanked Lieberman for the senator's unwavering support of the Iraq War with a slobbering kiss or merely a peck on the cheek when the two embraced at a State of the Union address.
When the votes are counted on August 8, the whole of the Connecticut primary, and much of the national debate over the direction of the Democratic Party, will be boiled down to a one-line pronouncement. It will either be "Antiwar challenger trounces Lieberman" or "Lieberman prevails over war foes." The reduction of this complex contest to a headline may not be entirely fair, or entirely accurate. Yet it will be understandable, because to the surprise of just about everyone, the man Democrats nominated for Vice President in 2000 is in a fight for his political life with a previously unknown candidate who decided a few months ago to surf the wave of anger stirred by Lieberman's emergence as the loudest Democratic defender of the occupation of Iraq. ................
............When Lamont offers his critique of "George Bush and Joe Lieberman's" foreign policies to the business owners who have gathered at the Indian restaurant in Stamford, several of whom make favorable references to "the House of Morgan," every head in the room nods. And when he quotes former Connecticut Senator Abe Ribicoff's Vietnam-era suggestion that America is strongest not when it brandishes arms but when it earns the respect of the world, the nodding heads are smiling............
i came across this article in the nation on ned and da liebs. great article with a bit of background on ned's family.
i am so very happy ned is running. it's so important to me to have someone speak out on this horrible war. of course ned is MORE, MUCH MORE than a one note singer. every day more and more people realize this. yes, ned doesn't have much political experience but that isn't important to me. what is important to me is getting ned elected. the experience will come after.
A Fight for the Party's Soul
Never mind the internecine Democratic politics of Connecticut and the role that ethnic, labor and local sentiments will play in deciding the primary contest between centrist Senator Joe Lieberman and liberal challenger Ned Lamont. Never mind that the contest has made Connecticut the front line in an increasingly bitter brawl involving MoveOn.org and the liberal blogosphere on one side and the Democratic Leadership Council and a substantial contingent of the party's Washington elite on the other. Never mind that both sides spend inordinate amounts of time debating whether George W. Bush thanked Lieberman for the senator's unwavering support of the Iraq War with a slobbering kiss or merely a peck on the cheek when the two embraced at a State of the Union address.
When the votes are counted on August 8, the whole of the Connecticut primary, and much of the national debate over the direction of the Democratic Party, will be boiled down to a one-line pronouncement. It will either be "Antiwar challenger trounces Lieberman" or "Lieberman prevails over war foes." The reduction of this complex contest to a headline may not be entirely fair, or entirely accurate. Yet it will be understandable, because to the surprise of just about everyone, the man Democrats nominated for Vice President in 2000 is in a fight for his political life with a previously unknown candidate who decided a few months ago to surf the wave of anger stirred by Lieberman's emergence as the loudest Democratic defender of the occupation of Iraq. ................
............When Lamont offers his critique of "George Bush and Joe Lieberman's" foreign policies to the business owners who have gathered at the Indian restaurant in Stamford, several of whom make favorable references to "the House of Morgan," every head in the room nods. And when he quotes former Connecticut Senator Abe Ribicoff's Vietnam-era suggestion that America is strongest not when it brandishes arms but when it earns the respect of the world, the nodding heads are smiling............
Friday, July 28, 2006
ned will be in hartford today at 2:00
i talked to my sister yesterday (she lives with my pops). they have both decided to vote for ned. i'm WICKED HAPPY about that! only a few more days until august 8th.................VOTE
Join Ned for a press conference tomorrow (it's TODAY, this was sent to me yesterday)at at 2 p.m.
Michael Schiavo, whose wife Terry's death shocked and galvanized the nation, will travel to Hartford tomorrow to endorse Ned for the US Senate.
The press conference will be on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court Building at 231 Capitol Avenue in Hartford.
"Politicians in Washington DC and Florida abused their public trust by forcing the government in the middle of my family tragedy," says Schiavo, who has formed a political action committee.
Schiavo and Lamont will both attend the press conference.
ned lamont
Join Ned for a press conference tomorrow (it's TODAY, this was sent to me yesterday)at at 2 p.m.
Michael Schiavo, whose wife Terry's death shocked and galvanized the nation, will travel to Hartford tomorrow to endorse Ned for the US Senate.
The press conference will be on the steps of the Connecticut Supreme Court Building at 231 Capitol Avenue in Hartford.
"Politicians in Washington DC and Florida abused their public trust by forcing the government in the middle of my family tragedy," says Schiavo, who has formed a political action committee.
Schiavo and Lamont will both attend the press conference.
ned lamont
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
i'm personally FOR banning foie gras
and for that matter veal. most people aren't going to be eating foie gras, but most people will eat veal. i'm not sure they know WHAT veal is or how a veal calf is raised. i don't think people know where gelatin comes from or what rennet is (it's in cheese) either.
Cruelty Claims May Foil Foie Gras
July 25, 2006 By WILLIAM WEIR, Courant Staff Writer
In the kitchen of Grants in West Hartford Center, chef Eric Sass holds up a couple of pounds of foie gras. Before it gets fancied up for customers, this delicacy isn't much more than a plastic-wrapped shapeless lump. It's so underwhelming that it's surprising that it would be the center of the latest food controversy. In fact, this shapeless lump would be banned from restaurants and stores in Connecticut under a bill to be offered in the General Assembly next year.
The way to bring attention to this is to ban the sale," says Rep. Diana Urban, R-North Stonington, who plans to introduce legislation in January. "I know that that's going out on a limb, but what I want to do is generate discussion - and I'm sure we will."By January, it may seem less of a long shot. Chicago's city council has already passed a ban on selling foie gras (pronounced "fwah grah"), and California will restrict its production starting in 2012. Regulations are also being considered in Philadelphia, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois...........
Cruelty Claims May Foil Foie Gras
July 25, 2006 By WILLIAM WEIR, Courant Staff Writer
In the kitchen of Grants in West Hartford Center, chef Eric Sass holds up a couple of pounds of foie gras. Before it gets fancied up for customers, this delicacy isn't much more than a plastic-wrapped shapeless lump. It's so underwhelming that it's surprising that it would be the center of the latest food controversy. In fact, this shapeless lump would be banned from restaurants and stores in Connecticut under a bill to be offered in the General Assembly next year.
The way to bring attention to this is to ban the sale," says Rep. Diana Urban, R-North Stonington, who plans to introduce legislation in January. "I know that that's going out on a limb, but what I want to do is generate discussion - and I'm sure we will."By January, it may seem less of a long shot. Chicago's city council has already passed a ban on selling foie gras (pronounced "fwah grah"), and California will restrict its production starting in 2012. Regulations are also being considered in Philadelphia, New York, Massachusetts and Illinois...........
Sunday, July 23, 2006
the avon mountain crash
i have posted on this before but i wanted to post on this subject again for a few reasons.
i used to drive over avon mountain to go to work daily for MANY years (our office moved into the main hartford office so i no longer drive over avon mountain daily. my doctor and some of my friends live in avon, so i still frequent the town).
my boss is the cousin of one of the people who perished in the horrible crash.
mark robinson is a friend of mine (he's writing a book on the subject)
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL gather at the accident scene on the morning of July 29, 2005. At the bottom right is Mike Cummings’ dark-colored minivan, crumpled and shoved against the side of a commuter bus, near the bus’s open front door. The runaway dump truck is on its side at the top of the photo. The vehicles hit by the truck and its load were waiting at a red light at the Route 44-Route 10 intersection, just beyond the lower right corner of the photo. (BOB CHILD)
A Horrific Crash That Changed Lives
A dump truck plows into commuters one Friday morning. The death toll is four. But the emotional toll is inestimable. Survivors wonder why they lived. Rescuers wish they could've done more.
BY DANIEL P. JONESJuly 23 2006Mike Cummings can't get the sickening sound of metal on pavement out of his head. If a truck pulls up alongside him in traffic, he quivers with fear.His broken ribs, punctured lung, broken collarbone, and torn knee and ankle have healed. But he still has 6-inch scars on both sides of his lower right arm from surgery to repair a compound fracture, and he still suffers stinging pain in the chest where his seat belt tore cartilage around his sternum. Just days ago, he had dental work done on several broken teeth.Despite all that, Cummings, 36, considers himself lucky to be alive.A year ago, he survived the catastrophic 20-vehicle crash at the foot of Avon Mountain, when an American Crushing & Recycling dump truck hurtled out of control down the hill and smashed into cars and a commuter bus waiting at a traffic light, killing four people and injuring 11.Other survivors also feel the same profound sense of gratitude. And, like Cummings, they don't want to dwell on their suffering."I should be dead," said Mark Robinson, who barely missed being crushed by slabs of concrete from the dump truck's load that crashed through the windshield and sunroof of his black 2001 Cougar.Those who survive catastrophes in which others die often deal with guilt, remorse and post-traumatic stress. The Avon Mountain crash last July 29 has caused its share of such anguish...........
i can't wait to see the completed mural
i haven't been out winsted way in a few years. i used to take many a drive up rt 44 and just keep going. i think it may be time againEllen Griesedieck, a professional photographer and artist, stands on a ladder in front of a her painting that will be but a part of mural that, when finished will measure about five stories tall and be 120 feet in length. She is coordinating a massive art project The American Mural Project (formerly Wall of America.) (RICHARD MESSINA)
American Tapestry Gigantic Winsted Mural To Portray Country At Work
Story By JESSE LEAVENWORTH The Hartford Courant July 23 2006
The planned mural - about 1,000 square feet bigger than a basketball court - includes a 47-foot-long section of blown-glass ocean waves and rocket flames, human figures more than 20 feet tall, soaring cuts of marble and metal, and one of the largest collections of sports autographs anywhere.Central to this Mount Rushmore of interior art is a tiny woman who says her grand vision is inspired by the American worker's energy and creativity.From her Sharon studio, Ellen Griesedieck is coordinating the American Mural Project, a three-dimensional work to be placed on permanent exhibit in a former textile mill in Winsted. Before she started the project, Griesedieck, 58, spent years photographing and painting pictures of steel and foundry workers, miners and oil riggers, football coaches, surgical teams, jet airliner assemblers and many others who make the engine of America run."This is really a portrait of this country," Griesedieck said of the mural. "Before this is over, there's one thing I can guarantee: You walk into this thing and you will find yourself."Eight years into the effort and still several years from completion of what is estimated to be a $4 million project, Griesedieck said she's about to launch a major fundraising push. About $400,000 is in hand, she said.The project has attracted some prominent benefactors, including actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, artist Frank Stella and cardiovascular surgeon and frequent Oprah guest, Dr. Mehmet Oz...
Saturday, July 22, 2006
Thursday, July 20, 2006
i knew it would happen; ned lamont is AHEAD of da liebs!
in a quinnipiac poll
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- A new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday morning shows that challenger Ned Lamont has pulled ahead of Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
The poll shows Lamont with a razor-thin lead of 51 percent to 47 percent over Lieberman.
The poll looked at likely Democratic primary voters...........
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- A new Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday morning shows that challenger Ned Lamont has pulled ahead of Sen. Joseph Lieberman.
The poll shows Lamont with a razor-thin lead of 51 percent to 47 percent over Lieberman.
The poll looked at likely Democratic primary voters...........
they're EQUALLY guilty in my eyes
this story made me cry. a nine month old baby with TWENTY SIX broken bones? some already healing, they were that old. a woman who was eight months pregnant assaulted / threatened with a box cutter by her 'boyfriend'. he goes to jail and does MINIMAL time, gets out AND SHE LETS HIM BACK IN WITH HER and the BABY? i don't care if he physically broke the baby's bones and she didn't - THEY BOTH ARE GUILTY and MUST pay. a nine month old is going to pay for the rest of HIS life AND he is INNOCENT. what kind of people live in this world?
Baby's 26 fractures lead to parents' arrest
By Heather Nann Collins , Journal Inquirer
When told in June that his 7-month-old son had 26 fractures, Hartford police say, Jimmy Smith didn't even flinch. Rather, the Massachusetts man - who was on probation for assaulting his son's mother last fall when she was eight months pregnant with the boy - didn't say a word, police say.
"He did not change expression or affect when he was told that his son has 26 fractures throughout his body," a detective wrote."It should be noted that Smith never referred to the baby as his son, or child, or even by his name ... calling the baby 'it,' and 'the kid,'" the detective, Sabine K. Nyenhuis, noted in an affidavit.On Tuesday, Smith, 41, was arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on 26 counts of first-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, and a single count of risk of injury to a minor.Prosecutor Sandra Tullius said the state filed one first-degree assault count for each of the baby boy's fractures. The charge is filed under the statute's "extreme indifference to human life" section, she noted.Smith is being held in lieu of $750,000, and returns to court July 31.The baby's mother, Drucilla Thomas, 38, of Fales Street in Hartford, also was charged. She was arraigned on single counts of first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, and risk of injury to a minor. .........
Baby's 26 fractures lead to parents' arrest
By Heather Nann Collins , Journal Inquirer
When told in June that his 7-month-old son had 26 fractures, Hartford police say, Jimmy Smith didn't even flinch. Rather, the Massachusetts man - who was on probation for assaulting his son's mother last fall when she was eight months pregnant with the boy - didn't say a word, police say.
"He did not change expression or affect when he was told that his son has 26 fractures throughout his body," a detective wrote."It should be noted that Smith never referred to the baby as his son, or child, or even by his name ... calling the baby 'it,' and 'the kid,'" the detective, Sabine K. Nyenhuis, noted in an affidavit.On Tuesday, Smith, 41, was arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on 26 counts of first-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, and a single count of risk of injury to a minor.Prosecutor Sandra Tullius said the state filed one first-degree assault count for each of the baby boy's fractures. The charge is filed under the statute's "extreme indifference to human life" section, she noted.Smith is being held in lieu of $750,000, and returns to court July 31.The baby's mother, Drucilla Thomas, 38, of Fales Street in Hartford, also was charged. She was arraigned on single counts of first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, and risk of injury to a minor. .........
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
cool!!
georgia is my kind o' babe too. my friend eric has a deaf dalmation. i believe it's genetic with the breed but don't know for sure.
Talking to dogs through sign language
(Killingworth-WTNH, July 18, 2006 5:00 PM) _ Dr. Dolittle had his own way of talking with the animals and now it can be as easy as sign language.
Two deaf Dalmatians are doing something totally unexpected. They're helping people learn sign language.
"You listen to your friend okay."
It's a sight to behold. Southern Connecticut State University Students are using sign language to talk with Georgia and Hogan.
SCSU student Timothy Edwards says,"I figured it would be difficult communicating with them."
Hogan and Georgia are Dalmatians and both are deaf.
Owner Connie Bombaci says,"Being deaf the belief was that deaf dogs should be destroyed."
The dogs were rescued by Connie and Jim Bombaci. She decided to teach both the American Sign Language.
"They're very intelligent. For Hogan to understand 65 signs when most dogs don't understand that many verbally, that says a lot."
Connie says,"Georgia. We think that she understands most of them but Georgia has a very different personality and if she doesn't want to listen to it she turns her head away." ............
picture: www.jasperfforde.com
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
wow, babs and i have something in common
who would have thunk it?????????????
Famous names on Lamont's donor list
Streisand, Newman & Soros support Leiberman's senatorial opponent
HARTFORD, Conn. - Some famous people are trying to help Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont defeat three-term U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman in next month's primary.
Entertainer Barbra Streisand, actor Paul Newman, billionaire financier George Soros, television producer Norman Lear and singer Jackson Browne all contributed to Lamont's campaign, according to campaign finance data filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission.......
picture:
Spencer Platt / Getty Images file
Monday, July 17, 2006
it's not so much a party affiliation
with me. it's what i believe is BEST for the PEOPLE. until now, i've not been affiliated with a political party. i am now. i registered as a democrat when i found out ned lamont was going to run in a primary. lieberbush MUST go. period. it's not that he is going against the democrats, it's that he supports this horrid unjust war based on lies and vengeance and who knows what else. rest assured all of the other democrats who support lieberbush will be remembered as doing so by THEIR constituents (barbara boxer for one). it would be like me supporting tony soprano just because he is italian, as i am. well i wouldn't support tony soprano. ever CONTEST FOR CONGRESS War support drags Lieberman into primary dogfight Political neophyte closing in on veteran Connecticut senator - Marc Sandalow, Washington Bureau Chief Sunday, July 16, 2006 (07-16) 04:00 PDT Washington -- Six years ago, Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman was the Democratic Party's choice for vice president and the man seen as most capable of helping Al Gore defeat George W. Bush for the presidency.
Today, Lieberman's support for the war in Iraq has put him in jeopardy of losing his party's nomination for re-election, a threat so real he has already taken steps to run as an independent if he does not win the Democratic primary next month.
That a nationally known Democrat who has served more than 30 years in elected office could be rousted from his seemingly safe seat by a political neophyte has attracted attention around the country.
Some are calling it a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, a potential death knell to the hawkish "Scoop Jackson'' wing of the party, named for the late Washington Sen. Henry Jackson -- and a test of strength for the party's Internet-based advocates, who are unrelenting in their criticism of Lieberman.
Others caution against hyperbole, noting that one conservative Democrat's trouble in a Northeast state one-thirtieth the size of California with a population roughly half that of the Bay Area hardly qualifies as a national trend.
But nearly all observers agree that Lieberman would not be in trouble if he had displayed two attributes seen as critical to success among most Democratic voters: fierce opposition to the war in Iraq, and even fiercer opposition to Bush.
As members of Congress from both parties prepare for the November elections, and at least a dozen potential contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination begin to position themselves for the 2008 primaries, what is happening in Connecticut is being closely watched as a barometer of the political potency of Bush's Iraq policy.............
Today, Lieberman's support for the war in Iraq has put him in jeopardy of losing his party's nomination for re-election, a threat so real he has already taken steps to run as an independent if he does not win the Democratic primary next month.
That a nationally known Democrat who has served more than 30 years in elected office could be rousted from his seemingly safe seat by a political neophyte has attracted attention around the country.
Some are calling it a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, a potential death knell to the hawkish "Scoop Jackson'' wing of the party, named for the late Washington Sen. Henry Jackson -- and a test of strength for the party's Internet-based advocates, who are unrelenting in their criticism of Lieberman.
Others caution against hyperbole, noting that one conservative Democrat's trouble in a Northeast state one-thirtieth the size of California with a population roughly half that of the Bay Area hardly qualifies as a national trend.
But nearly all observers agree that Lieberman would not be in trouble if he had displayed two attributes seen as critical to success among most Democratic voters: fierce opposition to the war in Iraq, and even fiercer opposition to Bush.
As members of Congress from both parties prepare for the November elections, and at least a dozen potential contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination begin to position themselves for the 2008 primaries, what is happening in Connecticut is being closely watched as a barometer of the political potency of Bush's Iraq policy.............
Sunday, July 16, 2006
if you knit
why not consider knitting caps for newborns. a friend at work and i have done it for local hospitals but i just became aware of this.
Campaign to knit baby caps aims to save lives
By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer July 15, 2006
STAMFORD, Conn. --Beverly Stevens, a 67-year-old retired nurse, stays up to the wee hours of the morning knitting baby caps. She can't stop stitching, determined to save lives.
The Ohio woman is among the volunteer knitters around the country who are planning to send thousands of baby caps to developing countries.
The grassroots campaign comes after a global report on newborn mortality in May found that about 4 million babies die in their first month of life, including about half of those in the first 24 hours. Simple measures, such as knit caps to keep babies warm, could help save many of those lives, according to the report by Save the Children in Westport.
"It seemed like such a simple, satisfying way to help somebody else," Stevens said. "I'm touching something that's going to touch a baby, a mother who I never met."
Save the Children, which is working on the initiative with the Warm Up America Foundation, set a goal of enlisting 75,000 knitters. The caps will be sent to Washington, D.C., by January and then to Malawi, Bangladesh and possibly other countries, said Eileen Burke, a spokeswoman for Save the Children.
"We felt this was an incredible opportunity to connect women in the U.S. with women and babies overseas," Burke said.
Stevens has recruited some 20 volunteers alone, though she's still trying to convince her husband. She sat by, frustrated over what to do, when Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters struck........
Details of the campaign can be obtained by calling (800) 728-3843 or on the Web:
http://www.savethechildren.org/
http://www.warmupamerica.org/
Campaign to knit baby caps aims to save lives
By John Christoffersen, Associated Press Writer July 15, 2006
STAMFORD, Conn. --Beverly Stevens, a 67-year-old retired nurse, stays up to the wee hours of the morning knitting baby caps. She can't stop stitching, determined to save lives.
The Ohio woman is among the volunteer knitters around the country who are planning to send thousands of baby caps to developing countries.
The grassroots campaign comes after a global report on newborn mortality in May found that about 4 million babies die in their first month of life, including about half of those in the first 24 hours. Simple measures, such as knit caps to keep babies warm, could help save many of those lives, according to the report by Save the Children in Westport.
"It seemed like such a simple, satisfying way to help somebody else," Stevens said. "I'm touching something that's going to touch a baby, a mother who I never met."
Save the Children, which is working on the initiative with the Warm Up America Foundation, set a goal of enlisting 75,000 knitters. The caps will be sent to Washington, D.C., by January and then to Malawi, Bangladesh and possibly other countries, said Eileen Burke, a spokeswoman for Save the Children.
"We felt this was an incredible opportunity to connect women in the U.S. with women and babies overseas," Burke said.
Stevens has recruited some 20 volunteers alone, though she's still trying to convince her husband. She sat by, frustrated over what to do, when Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters struck........
Details of the campaign can be obtained by calling (800) 728-3843 or on the Web:
http://www.savethechildren.org/
http://www.warmupamerica.org/
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
please keep these women and men
in your thoughts and prayers (along with everyone else serving)
Two Connecticut National Guard Units Heading Overseas
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut National Guard said two units from eastern Connecticut are being mobilized for duty in Iraq.
About 30 soldiers from the 134th military police company of Norwich will be deployed for up to 18 months.
State Guard officials said about 20 soldiers from the 1109th Aviation Classification and Repair Depot in Groton are also being mobilized.
There will be a send-off ceremony Wednesday in Groton
Two Connecticut National Guard Units Heading Overseas
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut National Guard said two units from eastern Connecticut are being mobilized for duty in Iraq.
About 30 soldiers from the 134th military police company of Norwich will be deployed for up to 18 months.
State Guard officials said about 20 soldiers from the 1109th Aviation Classification and Repair Depot in Groton are also being mobilized.
There will be a send-off ceremony Wednesday in Groton
tell me how this piece of (alleged) STINKING FILTH
can have a dozen supporters? or even ONE for that matter. the DNA EVIDENCE SAID HE FATHERED THE CHILD OF AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD GIRL. why would ANYONE, ANYONE support a man who could do this? WHY (he's not gone to trial yet so i will hold back a bit. ). anyone who supports him (with the dna evidence proving he indeed fathered the girl's child) should ALSO be thrown in the slammer
Minister Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A Pentecostal minister accused of fathering the child of an 11-year-old member of his congregation pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape charges.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Miano set bond at $750,000 for Modesto Reyes and ordered him to have no contact with the victim or her family.
Miano also admonished a group of about a dozen of Reyes' supporters for waving at him during his arraignment.
"In 30 years of doing this, I've never seen an outpouring of support like this," said Bill Gerace, Reyes' attorney.............
Minister Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges
HARTFORD, Conn. -- A Pentecostal minister accused of fathering the child of an 11-year-old member of his congregation pleaded not guilty Tuesday to rape charges.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Miano set bond at $750,000 for Modesto Reyes and ordered him to have no contact with the victim or her family.
Miano also admonished a group of about a dozen of Reyes' supporters for waving at him during his arraignment.
"In 30 years of doing this, I've never seen an outpouring of support like this," said Bill Gerace, Reyes' attorney.............
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
i be a healer...........
virgina had one, connecticut had many (and some say the FIRST execution) as did other states. today really isn't that different (in my most humble AND knowing opinion)
Three-century-old Virginia witch is exonerated
Grace Sherwood was convicted through trial by water in 1706 VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (AP) -- The Witch of Pungo is no longer a witch.Gov. Timothy M. Kaine gave an informal pardon Monday to Grace Sherwood, who 300 years ago became Virginia's only person convicted as a witch tried by water."I am pleased to officially restore the good name of Grace Sherwood," Kaine wrote in a letter that Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf read aloud before a re-enactment of Sherwood's being dropped into the river."With 300 years of hindsight, we all certainly can agree that trial by water is an injustice," Kaine wrote. "We also can celebrate the fact that a woman's equality is constitutionally protected today, and women have the freedom to pursue their hopes and dreams." ( Watch the re-enactment of Sherwood's riverside trial -- :42 )Sherwood, a midwife who at times wore men's clothes and lived in what today is the rural Pungo neighborhood, later became known as "The Witch of Pungo."..........
i wrote about alse young a while ago. ties in
i wrote about sgt patrick stewart, here
as did left of center
Three-century-old Virginia witch is exonerated
Grace Sherwood was convicted through trial by water in 1706 VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (AP) -- The Witch of Pungo is no longer a witch.Gov. Timothy M. Kaine gave an informal pardon Monday to Grace Sherwood, who 300 years ago became Virginia's only person convicted as a witch tried by water."I am pleased to officially restore the good name of Grace Sherwood," Kaine wrote in a letter that Virginia Beach Mayor Meyera Oberndorf read aloud before a re-enactment of Sherwood's being dropped into the river."With 300 years of hindsight, we all certainly can agree that trial by water is an injustice," Kaine wrote. "We also can celebrate the fact that a woman's equality is constitutionally protected today, and women have the freedom to pursue their hopes and dreams." ( Watch the re-enactment of Sherwood's riverside trial -- :42 )Sherwood, a midwife who at times wore men's clothes and lived in what today is the rural Pungo neighborhood, later became known as "The Witch of Pungo."..........
i wrote about alse young a while ago. ties in
i wrote about sgt patrick stewart, here
as did left of center
i have PERSONAL experience with emus
so perhaps i should go out looking for them.
years ago when i went to visit friends in texas, we went to the texas state fair (where, i will tell you, i almost passed out for the FIRST time in my life STONE COLD SOBER mind you - due to the heat AND it was october) and besides being attacked (in a GOOD way) by pygmy goats, AN EMU SHAT ON MY SHOES
see? I DO KNOW EMUS!!!!
Emus on the loose
(Middletown-WTNH, July 10, 2006 2:38 PM) _ Farmers in West Simsbury are desperate to find their missing emus. Five of the large flightless birds are living at the Flamig Farm; two got loose this weekend and are still on a wild adventure. One was spotted in Simsbury. The last known sighting of the other bird was in Middletown this morning -- a good 45 miles away.
by News Channel 8's Jodi Latina
A drive in the country -- birds are chirping, cats purring, and an emu is missing. What?!
"We're looking for an emu. Yeah, big, runs real fast. Have you seen it?" asks the reporter."No I had not," says Pete Smigel.
Yes, state police and Middletown police report an emu is on the loose.
"Haven't seen it.""Would you know what to do if you had?" asks the reporter."I would call you.""What am I gonna do?""I don't know. I'd run!" says John Nemecek as he laughs......
picture: oaklandzoo.org
some people stick to their beliefs
like ms keaney. she seems to tell it like it is and i like that in a person. i would disagree with her (personally) on one point though. IF the liebs wins the primary i will NOT support him. i just cannot
Lieberman confronted by voter on campaign stop
(WTNH, July 10, 2006 6:10 PM) _ With just 28 days to go until the state Democratic primary, Senator Joe Lieberman seems to be encountering a bit of political harassment.
Ned Lamont's campaign says they have nothing to do with it but Lieberman's campaign thinks otherwise.
by Chief Political Correspondent Mark Davis
It has been a full week since Senator Lieberman announced he would hedge his bets on the outcome of the Democratic primary by circulating petitions to run as an Independent in November. Today, he got called on that strategy at one of his own campaign events.
In between events in the Hartford area today, Senator Lieberman made a quick trip to the Tigin Irish Pub in Stamford to get the endorsement of the Irish/American Democrats of Connecticut.
There were two anti-Lieberman picketers outside who claimed not to be part of the Lamont campaign.
Inside, I found myself in the middle of a verbal confrontation from someone who claimed to be a life-long Democrat and Lieberman supporter.
"I'm wondering why you're being a 'fair weather democrat' saying that you'll only respect the Democratic primary if you win, isn't that the epitome of a 'fair weather Democrat?" asks Maura Keaney."I'm gonna win," says Lieberman."And if you win I will respect that and I will support you 100 percent as will other Irish-American immigrants," says Keaney."I want ultimately to give a larger group, including a larger group of Democrats the opportunity to vote in November," says Lieberman."Aren't Democrats smart enough to know when the primary is?" asks Keaney."I hope so, and, in a way this is a challenge and look, this is the point of our system," says Lieberman....................
Lieberman confronted by voter on campaign stop
(WTNH, July 10, 2006 6:10 PM) _ With just 28 days to go until the state Democratic primary, Senator Joe Lieberman seems to be encountering a bit of political harassment.
Ned Lamont's campaign says they have nothing to do with it but Lieberman's campaign thinks otherwise.
by Chief Political Correspondent Mark Davis
It has been a full week since Senator Lieberman announced he would hedge his bets on the outcome of the Democratic primary by circulating petitions to run as an Independent in November. Today, he got called on that strategy at one of his own campaign events.
In between events in the Hartford area today, Senator Lieberman made a quick trip to the Tigin Irish Pub in Stamford to get the endorsement of the Irish/American Democrats of Connecticut.
There were two anti-Lieberman picketers outside who claimed not to be part of the Lamont campaign.
Inside, I found myself in the middle of a verbal confrontation from someone who claimed to be a life-long Democrat and Lieberman supporter.
"I'm wondering why you're being a 'fair weather democrat' saying that you'll only respect the Democratic primary if you win, isn't that the epitome of a 'fair weather Democrat?" asks Maura Keaney."I'm gonna win," says Lieberman."And if you win I will respect that and I will support you 100 percent as will other Irish-American immigrants," says Keaney."I want ultimately to give a larger group, including a larger group of Democrats the opportunity to vote in November," says Lieberman."Aren't Democrats smart enough to know when the primary is?" asks Keaney."I hope so, and, in a way this is a challenge and look, this is the point of our system," says Lieberman....................
Monday, July 10, 2006
needleworks in newington is going out of business
they have been there for over 20 years. i'm sorry about that. i believe it has something to do with the landlord, but of course i'm not quite sure. the yarns are 1/2 price (good for me, but NOT good for them). i do wish them all the luck in the world
i got myself some
atacana hand dyed 100% alpaca
linie 285 smach crazy (poly)
plymouth carnival (rayon, nylon, poly)
noro iro 75% wool, 25% silk
cascade fixation (98.3 cotton, 1.7 nylon)
tahki poppy (nylon and cotton)
cascade lapin (poly)
lang tosca (55% wool, 343 acrylic)
cotton chenille by crystal palace
and the opink is gossamer karabella (kid mohair, nylon, poly). i've started a lace patter scarf
Saturday, July 08, 2006
a home for a hero
i'm sorry sgt luce was wounded in such a horrible fashion. i'm sorry sgt luce had to serve where he did at all. i am overjoyed sgt luce and his family will get a home i am sure they deserve
what a great program: homes for our troops is! we MUST never abandon our TRUE heros.
Wounded Marine Gets First Home
COVENTRY, Conn. -- A Connecticut Marine who was severely wounded in Iraq will get his first home thanks to the kindness of strangers.
Sgt. Jared Luce lost both legs when a bomb exploded underneath his vehicle in Iraq.
The organization Homes For Our Troops pledged to build the Luce family their very own home in Coventry.
Contractors from the Home Builders Association of Hartford County are donating the materials and time....................
what a great program: homes for our troops is! we MUST never abandon our TRUE heros.
Wounded Marine Gets First Home
COVENTRY, Conn. -- A Connecticut Marine who was severely wounded in Iraq will get his first home thanks to the kindness of strangers.
Sgt. Jared Luce lost both legs when a bomb exploded underneath his vehicle in Iraq.
The organization Homes For Our Troops pledged to build the Luce family their very own home in Coventry.
Contractors from the Home Builders Association of Hartford County are donating the materials and time....................
Friday, July 07, 2006
i'm OVERYJOYED he got denied admission!!!
this is my third posting on him. here are the others; i'm NOT going to be politically correct and a (former) taliban member.....
i'm not against understanding other cultures OR other religions OR other beliefs but i am NEVER going to understand (or want to) things like treating women like chattel or worse, killing them for doing something so horrid like GOING TO SCHOOL. there is NOT ONE BIT OF SYMPATHY IN MY HEART for this taliban member (current or former i don't give a shite). and please don't forget who gives aid and comfort to al qaeda. i will go so far as to say (AGAIN) this man NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED IN AMERCIA much less let into a school here.
Former Taliban Ambassador Denied Yale Admission
POSTED: 2:23 pm EDT July 6, 2006
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A former Taliban ambassador who sparked controversy by enrolling as a nontraditional student last year at Yale University was denied admission to a program that would have put him on track to receive a Yale degree, a supporter said.
Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi, who had been studying in a special program that does not award degrees, became the topic of debate after a New York Times Magazine story in February described his life at the Ivy League school.
Supporters said the school was promoting understanding across cultures. But critics, including some alumni, were aghast that Yale would open its gates to someone who represented a repressive regime that harbored al-Qaeda.
Students in Hashemi's program are eligible to apply for admission to the Eli Whitney Program, which awards the same bachelor's degrees received each spring by Yale undergraduates.........
i'm not against understanding other cultures OR other religions OR other beliefs but i am NEVER going to understand (or want to) things like treating women like chattel or worse, killing them for doing something so horrid like GOING TO SCHOOL. there is NOT ONE BIT OF SYMPATHY IN MY HEART for this taliban member (current or former i don't give a shite). and please don't forget who gives aid and comfort to al qaeda. i will go so far as to say (AGAIN) this man NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALLOWED IN AMERCIA much less let into a school here.
Former Taliban Ambassador Denied Yale Admission
POSTED: 2:23 pm EDT July 6, 2006
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A former Taliban ambassador who sparked controversy by enrolling as a nontraditional student last year at Yale University was denied admission to a program that would have put him on track to receive a Yale degree, a supporter said.
Sayed Rahmatullah Hashemi, who had been studying in a special program that does not award degrees, became the topic of debate after a New York Times Magazine story in February described his life at the Ivy League school.
Supporters said the school was promoting understanding across cultures. But critics, including some alumni, were aghast that Yale would open its gates to someone who represented a repressive regime that harbored al-Qaeda.
Students in Hashemi's program are eligible to apply for admission to the Eli Whitney Program, which awards the same bachelor's degrees received each spring by Yale undergraduates.........
oh my great goddess
i just looked up the news story on the lamont vs liebs debate on nbc 30 last night. there is a poll for a vote to see who you think won that debate. you can check it out by clicking on the link above.
81% (at 1:30 am) think ned lamont WON (so do i). stop by and vote too.
NO WAR NO JOE
NED LAMONT FOR SENATOR!!!!
get out and vote in the august primary
on the national msnbc site as of 1:50 am, mr lamont is ahead in their 'who won the debate poll' by 78%.
Thursday, July 06, 2006
the debate is half over
ned lamont got off to a slow start. i thought he was rather stiff BUT NOW, he's kicking the liebs ass (i think). have to watch the second half......wait and see
i wasn't going to write about this
but i just saw this ad and i decided to
Sony ad casues white riot
By Keith Stuart 08:37am
new billboard advert for Sony's white PSP has caused consternation across the US videogaming community. The ad shows a white model dressed entirely in white threateningly grasping the face of a black model. Next to them are the words, "PlayStation Portable. White is coming". The ad can also be seen on the Dutch official PSP site.
Sites such as Kotaku, Joystiq and Digital Battle have questioned whether the ads are racist. So far the debate has split comments sections with some condeming Sony and equal numbers defending the ads as a harmless personfication of the handheld console's two available colours........
i go into work VERY early. each morning i stop at the same place and get two 24 oz black coffees. not only is the coffee MOST excellent BUT the service is as well. there is one little tiny woman working there and she busts her ass. she also has my coffees for me as soon as she sees me walking in the door. EVEN if there is a big long line. and yes, sometimes there IS a big long line at the time of the morning (especially security guards from EVERYWHERE. the joint is lousy with 'em). the coffee place is not in the most savory of hoods. i don't mind though. i've never really had a problem. an occasional pan handler or the like. there are also a lot of police officers who happen to stop in (it's situated in a place where there are state troopers, local city police and another kind of police right at hand). this morning it was raining out. i got to the coffee place and i opened my door a wee bit. i didn't have my shoes on and i was fumbling about with my head down trying to put them on. i hear a man talking to me, but i don't quite understand what he's saying. i give him the old, wait a minute universal signal. after a bit, i get out of the car and proceed to enter the joint. he's on my heels asking me where such and such a street is. i answer him then he asks if he can have a ride. i look him in the eyes and calmly with my voice level, say NO. he then starts in about me not giving him a ride because he is black. well if he wasn't black before he said it he sure was charred AFTER he said it (by now we were INSIDE). i tore him a new one. i told him i didn't give a flying yoo hoo (well my language may have been a bit more on the salty side) what the hell color he was, i was NOT LETTING ANY STRANGE MAN OR WOMAN IN MY CAR AT 3 AM. i wish i had my camera in my hands at the time. if you could have seen the look on his face, it was priceless. then the little woman who works the coffee started in on him. he tore outta there like no one's bid-niz. he picked on the WRONG women with that shite (at 3 am)
(and there is the other fact that i couldn't even give my best friend a ride because i have so much 'stuff' in my car. in my backseat AND in the passenger seat. there is only room in the drivers seat and that too is a squeeze)
some, like paul simon had diamonds on the souls of their shoes
this poor man had FLAMES on the souls of his......................
Connecticut Man Hit By Lightning, Sets Fire To Barn
POSTED: 8:10 am EDT July 5, 2006
SCOTLAND, Conn. -- A man from the tiny Connecticut town of Scotland has been hospitalized Wednesday morning after living through a shocking experience.
The man was reportedly hit by a bolt of lightning just before 7 p.m. Tuesday on Miller Road.
The lightning also sparked a barn fire..........
............."It was just a brilliant light that surrounded him," neighbor Sandy Palardy told NBC 30 News. "I asked him if he was OK. He said his shoes were on fire."............
Connecticut Man Hit By Lightning, Sets Fire To Barn
POSTED: 8:10 am EDT July 5, 2006
SCOTLAND, Conn. -- A man from the tiny Connecticut town of Scotland has been hospitalized Wednesday morning after living through a shocking experience.
The man was reportedly hit by a bolt of lightning just before 7 p.m. Tuesday on Miller Road.
The lightning also sparked a barn fire..........
............."It was just a brilliant light that surrounded him," neighbor Sandy Palardy told NBC 30 News. "I asked him if he was OK. He said his shoes were on fire."............
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
c'mon liebs grow a set!
either you ARE a democrat or you are NOT a democrat. either you win or lose the primary in august. if you LOSE to ned lamont take your vagina out of your mama's handbag and BACK HIM UP as the DEMOCRATIC senatorial candidate from connecticut. don't take the ball away and cry unfair practices. your constituants may like a lot of what you stand for BUT it is evident THEY DO NOT BACK THIS UNJUST WAR BASED ON LIES. BRING OUR MEN AND WOMEN HOME NOW
Lieberman Tries to Reassert Commitment to Democrats
By JENNIFER MEDINA
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., July 4 — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman tried to reassert his commitment to the Democratic Party today, after announcing on Monday that he would run independently for reelection if he loses the state Democratic primary next month.
"I have one goal, and it is to be the Democratic nominee and win this primary," Mr. Lieberman said after an Independence Day parade in this eastern Connecticut town, where he marched with a few dozen people, drawing both cheers of support and shouts of opposition.
Speaking to reporters at the end of the parade route, Mr. Lieberman decried what he saw as too much hatred in politics.
"Once you start hating, you lose the ability to get anything done," he said.
He added later that when he disagreed with his party, it was on the basis of principles.
"I think that saying 'you've got to be with us for everything' is the road to defeat for any political party," he said.
The parade today was Mr. Lieberman's first public appearance since he announced that he would begin gathering 7,500 signatures on nominating petitions so that he can seek a place on the November ballot as an independent if he is denied the Democratic nomination. .................
Lieberman Tries to Reassert Commitment to Democrats
By JENNIFER MEDINA
WILLIMANTIC, Conn., July 4 — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman tried to reassert his commitment to the Democratic Party today, after announcing on Monday that he would run independently for reelection if he loses the state Democratic primary next month.
"I have one goal, and it is to be the Democratic nominee and win this primary," Mr. Lieberman said after an Independence Day parade in this eastern Connecticut town, where he marched with a few dozen people, drawing both cheers of support and shouts of opposition.
Speaking to reporters at the end of the parade route, Mr. Lieberman decried what he saw as too much hatred in politics.
"Once you start hating, you lose the ability to get anything done," he said.
He added later that when he disagreed with his party, it was on the basis of principles.
"I think that saying 'you've got to be with us for everything' is the road to defeat for any political party," he said.
The parade today was Mr. Lieberman's first public appearance since he announced that he would begin gathering 7,500 signatures on nominating petitions so that he can seek a place on the November ballot as an independent if he is denied the Democratic nomination. .................
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
peace
if not this 4th, what about the 5th and thereafter? peace, now
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. - buddha
The first peace, which is the most important, is that which comes within the souls of people when they realize their relationship, their oneness with the universe and all its powers, and when they realize that at the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit, and that this center is really everywhere, it is within each of us. -black elk
Peace is the only battle worth waging. -camus
They shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. -isaiah
It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it. -eleanor roosevelt
all we are saying, is give peace a chance -john lennon
Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today - Ya Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me, so you can see Oh, what's going on What's going on Ya, what's going on Ah, what's going on In the mean time Right on, baby Right on Right on Father, father, everybody thinks we're wrong Oh, but who are they to judge us Simply because our hair is long Oh, you know we've got to find a way To bring some understanding here today Oh Picket lines and picket signs Don't punish me with brutality Talk to me So you can see What's going on Ya, what's going on Tell me what's going on I'll tell you what's going on - Uh Right on baby Right on baby -marvin gaye
photos: as.wn.com, motherearth.org, newstandardnews.net, keralamonitor.com, robert-fisk.com, nomorebush.premiumfinder.com, kokedit.com
Monday, July 03, 2006
the liebs makes it to time magazine
and even they think he is running scared. Can Lieberman Survive Iraq?With bloggers, consituents and many party officials still angry about his support for the war, Connecticut's moderate Democratic senator is fighting for his political life By PERRY BACON, JR./EAST LYME
As Joe Lieberman was criss-crossing Connecticut last Friday, picking up endorsements from labor unions and being greeted with applause at diners, it seemed like nothing had changed for a man who has long been one of the state's most popular politicians. Then, in the small town of East Lyme, Joe Barry, a retired Vietnam veteran and local Democrat, literally got in Lieberman's face.
"Senator, that was the plan, to get rid of Saddam," Barry said, sitting with about 12 people in a senior center that Lieberman had stopped at. "We got rid of Saddam, now let's get out of there. What are we looking for, Vietnam, where 50,000 people died?" Lieberman calmly responded, "We have a plan," but Barry shot back, "Who has a plan?" "The United States Military, the United States Government," Lieberman said, naming General George Casey, who leads American forces in Iraq. ...............
As Joe Lieberman was criss-crossing Connecticut last Friday, picking up endorsements from labor unions and being greeted with applause at diners, it seemed like nothing had changed for a man who has long been one of the state's most popular politicians. Then, in the small town of East Lyme, Joe Barry, a retired Vietnam veteran and local Democrat, literally got in Lieberman's face.
"Senator, that was the plan, to get rid of Saddam," Barry said, sitting with about 12 people in a senior center that Lieberman had stopped at. "We got rid of Saddam, now let's get out of there. What are we looking for, Vietnam, where 50,000 people died?" Lieberman calmly responded, "We have a plan," but Barry shot back, "Who has a plan?" "The United States Military, the United States Government," Lieberman said, naming General George Casey, who leads American forces in Iraq. ...............
Monday, June 26, 2006
ruth ziolkowski
one of my first postings on the nutmeg grater was about the statue of noah webster in west hartford center (and the little story i heard that goes along with that statue and it's missing finger). i came across this story about ruth ziolkowski. wife, widow of the sculpter, korczak ziolkowski. turns out ms ziolkowski is a west hartford native and is overseeing her husband's legacy; the crazy horse sculpture in the dakotas.
Crazy Horse sculptor's wife: In charge at 80
By Carson Walker, Associated Press Writer June 25, 2006
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. --Some people openly share their wisdom, experience and advice on how to live a full life. But Ruth Ziolkowski, in charge of the world's largest mountain carving, simply leads through example.
The widow of self-taught sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, whose dream it was to honor American Indians by carving the likeness of Sioux warrior Crazy Horse into a granite mountain in the southern Black Hills, turns 80 on Monday.
The Connecticut native didn't set out to run a multimillion-dollar operation that spans a 1,000-acre complex, employs 176 -- including seven of the couple's 10 children and several grandchildren -- and draws more than a million visitors a year.
But after her husband's death in 1982, Ziolkowski felt she must carry through with his commitment -- and use dynamite, drills and determination to fulfill the dream she had already adopted as her own.
"It's not a one-person deal. I'm the one that gets all of the accolades and all of the glory and it doesn't need to be that way," Ziolkowski said in an interview at the memorial's Laughing Water Restaurant. "This is a team effort. It wouldn't be here if we didn't have a lot of great people."
Even at 80, Mrs. Z, as she's known around the complex, is very much in charge. She is always willing to greet visitors with a smile, pose for a photo and ask where they're from.
Ziolkowski is genuine, sincere, humble and gracious, said Rollie Noem, chief operating officer.
"She's very detailed but also very visionary. She's an astute business person and she lives this project 24/7. It is her passion," Noem said...........
Crazy Horse sculptor's wife: In charge at 80
By Carson Walker, Associated Press Writer June 25, 2006
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL, S.D. --Some people openly share their wisdom, experience and advice on how to live a full life. But Ruth Ziolkowski, in charge of the world's largest mountain carving, simply leads through example.
The widow of self-taught sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, whose dream it was to honor American Indians by carving the likeness of Sioux warrior Crazy Horse into a granite mountain in the southern Black Hills, turns 80 on Monday.
The Connecticut native didn't set out to run a multimillion-dollar operation that spans a 1,000-acre complex, employs 176 -- including seven of the couple's 10 children and several grandchildren -- and draws more than a million visitors a year.
But after her husband's death in 1982, Ziolkowski felt she must carry through with his commitment -- and use dynamite, drills and determination to fulfill the dream she had already adopted as her own.
"It's not a one-person deal. I'm the one that gets all of the accolades and all of the glory and it doesn't need to be that way," Ziolkowski said in an interview at the memorial's Laughing Water Restaurant. "This is a team effort. It wouldn't be here if we didn't have a lot of great people."
Even at 80, Mrs. Z, as she's known around the complex, is very much in charge. She is always willing to greet visitors with a smile, pose for a photo and ask where they're from.
Ziolkowski is genuine, sincere, humble and gracious, said Rollie Noem, chief operating officer.
"She's very detailed but also very visionary. She's an astute business person and she lives this project 24/7. It is her passion," Noem said...........
Thursday, June 22, 2006
NO WAR - NO JOE
that is why i support ned lamont
the more that comes out of the liebs mouth, the more i want to stuff a dirty sock in it. WHO created the iraqi terrorists coming after our soldiers? WE DID you giant weenie! the iraqis DID NOT ATTACK US UNTIL WE WENT OVER AND INVADED THEIR COUNTRY. we had NO RIGHT NONE WHAT SO EVER. we MUST leave
Lieberman Goes It Alone
Senator Breaks With Democrats In Otherwise Partisan Debate On Plans To Pull Troops From Iraq
By DAVID LIGHTMAN
Washington Bureau Chief June 22 2006
WASHINGTON -- A somber Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman stood alone on the Democratic side of the Senate Wednesday and broke with his colleagues on the Iraq war, announcing he would oppose today two Democratic-authored blueprints for pulling American troops out of Iraq. Lieberman, the first and so far only Democrat to declare plans to vote against both measures, spoke near the end of a tense day of partisan debate over Iraq policy. Setting a deadline for redeployment or withdrawal, he said, could have dire consequences."I fear that it would also send another message to our terrorist enemies and to the sectarian militias in Iraq," Lieberman argued, "that America is not prepared to see this fight through until the Iraqis themselves can take over.".............
the more that comes out of the liebs mouth, the more i want to stuff a dirty sock in it. WHO created the iraqi terrorists coming after our soldiers? WE DID you giant weenie! the iraqis DID NOT ATTACK US UNTIL WE WENT OVER AND INVADED THEIR COUNTRY. we had NO RIGHT NONE WHAT SO EVER. we MUST leave
Lieberman Goes It Alone
Senator Breaks With Democrats In Otherwise Partisan Debate On Plans To Pull Troops From Iraq
By DAVID LIGHTMAN
Washington Bureau Chief June 22 2006
WASHINGTON -- A somber Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman stood alone on the Democratic side of the Senate Wednesday and broke with his colleagues on the Iraq war, announcing he would oppose today two Democratic-authored blueprints for pulling American troops out of Iraq. Lieberman, the first and so far only Democrat to declare plans to vote against both measures, spoke near the end of a tense day of partisan debate over Iraq policy. Setting a deadline for redeployment or withdrawal, he said, could have dire consequences."I fear that it would also send another message to our terrorist enemies and to the sectarian militias in Iraq," Lieberman argued, "that America is not prepared to see this fight through until the Iraqis themselves can take over.".............
it's rose weekend!
i know i've mentioned this before, but i'll mention it again. i grew up within walking distance of elizabeth park. i learned to ice skate (AND play hockey) there. i saw the rose gardens bloom every year. i walked through the green houses. i found wild onions hidden in a small patch of woods. i brought my dogs there. i brought my guitar there. i was very lucky indeed. oh, i have not been to the park in YEARS. i still live in the same town and my popi still lives in the same house i grew up in. i AM going to the park soon. i owe it to myself
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
liebs, you're full of steamin' shite
from today's washington post comes a great op-ed from harold meyerson
this from the liebs himself (quoted in mr meyerson's op ed): "I know I'm taking a position that is not popular within the party," Lieberman told Broder, "but that is a challenge for the party -- whether it will accept diversity of opinion or is on a kind of crusade or jihad of its own to have everybody toe the line. No successful political party has ever done that."
a jihad? whatttttttttttttttttt?????????? you're 'taking a position that is not popular within the party'???? whatttttttttttttt???????? it's not only NOT popular within the party but within the community of beings with BRAINS and a CONSCIENCE and MORALS. i accept diversity of opinion, i just don't accept invading a country based on lies, greed, revenge and goddess only knows what else!
that's why MY vote is going to ned lamont
this from the liebs himself (quoted in mr meyerson's op ed): "I know I'm taking a position that is not popular within the party," Lieberman told Broder, "but that is a challenge for the party -- whether it will accept diversity of opinion or is on a kind of crusade or jihad of its own to have everybody toe the line. No successful political party has ever done that."
a jihad? whatttttttttttttttttt?????????? you're 'taking a position that is not popular within the party'???? whatttttttttttttt???????? it's not only NOT popular within the party but within the community of beings with BRAINS and a CONSCIENCE and MORALS. i accept diversity of opinion, i just don't accept invading a country based on lies, greed, revenge and goddess only knows what else!
that's why MY vote is going to ned lamont
whew, lewis lives!
(he IS a handsome beast)
Judge Spares Lewis The Cat, Grants Owner Special Probation
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A judge spared the life of alleged neighbor-assaulter Lewis the cat on Tuesday, but ordered him to remain inside his owner's Fairfield home at all times.
"There are no exceptions. None," said Superior Court Judge Patrick Carroll, who also granted accelerated rehabilitation to Lewis' owner, Ruth Cisero.
Cisero's record will be cleared in two years if she completes 50 hours of community service and Lewis stays indoors. If Lewis does get out, Cisero could face up to six months in prison. An animal control officer, not a judge, would decide what happens to the cat.
Cisero was charged with reckless endangerment after neighbors complained that Lewis' long claws and stealth have allowed him to attack at least a half-dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car...............
(photo on the left, from the courant the one on the right from nbc 30
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
today is the day for lewis
FREE LEWIS! (send him to utah if need be, but LET HIM LIVE). there is NO NEED to kill that cat because he 'attacked' an avon lady. geeze, if he stays indoors there IS no further problem. of course i think this is rather funny EXCEPT the part about him having a death sentence. i do NOT think that is funny AT ALL. the courant article below names the neighbor who is INSISTING upon frying lewis.
"Crazy cat" gets offer of safe haven
(WTNH, June 19, 2006 6:15 PM) _ Fairfield's so-called "crazy cat" has already been banned from going outside and now he could be on the move.
A Utah organization called "The Best Friends Animal Society" is offering to give Lewis a safe haven.
Neighbors say Lewis has terrorized them, ambushing them with sharp claws.
A Bridgeport Superior Judge will decide the fate of the ferocious feline tomorrow.
He'll decide whether to give cat owner Ruth Cisero special probation and spare Lewis' life.
and
Utah organization offers sanctuary to Lewis the cat
19, 2006
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --A Utah organization is offering a safe haven to Lewis the cat, a Fairfield feline whose alleged vicious attacks on neighbors have landed his owner in court.
Superior Court Judge Patrick Carroll is expected to decide Lewis' fate Tuesday when he considers an application for accelerated rehabilitation for the cat's owner, Ruth Cisero.
Neighbors say they have been terrorized by Lewis, claiming the cat's long claws and stealth have allowed it to attack at least a half-dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.
The Best Friends Animal Society of Kanab, Utah, which claims to be the country's largest no-kill animal sanctuary, has offered to take Lewis free of charge.
"If necessary to save the life of Lewis the cat, we agree to provide Lewis with a place to live out his life at our sanctuary," Russ Mead, Best Friends' general counsel, wrote in a letter to Carroll.
Tuesday's hearing is to determine whether Cisero should get special probation and have her cat's life spared.
Another judge told Cisero she would grant her special probation on the condition that she have Lewis put to death, which Cisero has refused to do..........
and
Now A Jailbird, Lewis The Cat Awaits His Fate
By LYNNE TUOHY COURANT STAFF WRITER June 20 2006 FAIRFIELD --
Lewis the Cat is akin to a capital felony convict: He faces a death sentence or life in prison - his owner's home - without possibility of release. His owner may learn his fate today.The fluffy feline's crime was attacking neighbors on nearby Sunset Circle in December and February."You wouldn't believe what this cat can do," victim Janet Kettman said Monday. "It's not just a scratching. It's a mauling."Since February Lewis has been under a lifetime restraining order. If owner Ruth Cisero moves, she must register him with the local animal control officer and keep him indoors. If she gives him away, the restraining order stays in effect and she remains responsible for him."Lewie," as Cisero calls him, has become an international cause celebre.He has a MySpace Web page created for him by Fairfield University graduate student Erin Reeves. By popular demand, Reeves now sells "Free Lewis" shirts, mugs and, yes, mousepads. (Reeves gives $3 per shirt to Cisero for her defense fund.) Lewis has an entry on Wikipedia and has made the international media. A large photograph of the long-haired Lewis ran in People magazine last week with the headline "Dead Cat Walking."But there is more to this story than a tabloid tabby............
"Crazy cat" gets offer of safe haven
(WTNH, June 19, 2006 6:15 PM) _ Fairfield's so-called "crazy cat" has already been banned from going outside and now he could be on the move.
A Utah organization called "The Best Friends Animal Society" is offering to give Lewis a safe haven.
Neighbors say Lewis has terrorized them, ambushing them with sharp claws.
A Bridgeport Superior Judge will decide the fate of the ferocious feline tomorrow.
He'll decide whether to give cat owner Ruth Cisero special probation and spare Lewis' life.
and
Utah organization offers sanctuary to Lewis the cat
19, 2006
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --A Utah organization is offering a safe haven to Lewis the cat, a Fairfield feline whose alleged vicious attacks on neighbors have landed his owner in court.
Superior Court Judge Patrick Carroll is expected to decide Lewis' fate Tuesday when he considers an application for accelerated rehabilitation for the cat's owner, Ruth Cisero.
Neighbors say they have been terrorized by Lewis, claiming the cat's long claws and stealth have allowed it to attack at least a half-dozen people and ambush the Avon lady as she was getting out of her car.
The Best Friends Animal Society of Kanab, Utah, which claims to be the country's largest no-kill animal sanctuary, has offered to take Lewis free of charge.
"If necessary to save the life of Lewis the cat, we agree to provide Lewis with a place to live out his life at our sanctuary," Russ Mead, Best Friends' general counsel, wrote in a letter to Carroll.
Tuesday's hearing is to determine whether Cisero should get special probation and have her cat's life spared.
Another judge told Cisero she would grant her special probation on the condition that she have Lewis put to death, which Cisero has refused to do..........
and
Now A Jailbird, Lewis The Cat Awaits His Fate
By LYNNE TUOHY COURANT STAFF WRITER June 20 2006 FAIRFIELD --
Lewis the Cat is akin to a capital felony convict: He faces a death sentence or life in prison - his owner's home - without possibility of release. His owner may learn his fate today.The fluffy feline's crime was attacking neighbors on nearby Sunset Circle in December and February."You wouldn't believe what this cat can do," victim Janet Kettman said Monday. "It's not just a scratching. It's a mauling."Since February Lewis has been under a lifetime restraining order. If owner Ruth Cisero moves, she must register him with the local animal control officer and keep him indoors. If she gives him away, the restraining order stays in effect and she remains responsible for him."Lewie," as Cisero calls him, has become an international cause celebre.He has a MySpace Web page created for him by Fairfield University graduate student Erin Reeves. By popular demand, Reeves now sells "Free Lewis" shirts, mugs and, yes, mousepads. (Reeves gives $3 per shirt to Cisero for her defense fund.) Lewis has an entry on Wikipedia and has made the international media. A large photograph of the long-haired Lewis ran in People magazine last week with the headline "Dead Cat Walking."But there is more to this story than a tabloid tabby............
a good editorial; why the liebs is running scared from ned lamont
why is the liebs starting to talk trash about ned lamont? i don't like that in a person. you can comment on someone's record and voting policies but there is a line. i don't like dirty ads from ANYONE. i never understood it. run on your OWN merits. suck it up liebs, your war mongering in fact SUCKS
from the journal inquirer
Democracy an insult to those who live only for power
By:
For ludicrous and bizarre remarks, it would be hard to top the comments of Gen. Harry B. Harris, the commandant of the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo. Harris reasoned that the suicides of three prisoners of war who were kept without charge, counsel, or hope of release was an "act of asymmetrical warfare" against the United States.A lot of us are still saying "wow" about that one.
But first runner-up in the Spiro T. Agnew Foot-in-Mouth, Mind-in-Space Award this week is John F. Droney Jr., a former Connecticut Democratic chairman.Droney said Sen. Joe Lieberman should bolt the Democratic Party and run as an independent."I think to be terrorized through the summer by an extremely small group of the Democratic Party, much less the voting population, is total insanity for a person who is a three-term senator," Droney said.Terrorized?It's called an election, dude.We know that long-time incumbents don't expect such disturbances of the peace. And it may feel like terror, just as it is terrifying to a nobleman when the serfs ask for their wages. But truly, having to debate a primary opponent is not like being blown up or beheaded.The Lieberman campaign has, meanwhile, been peddling to the press and the public that it is Lamont, not Lieberman, who is right, or Republican-leaning. After all, Lamont is rich, he lives in Greenwich, and as a selectman there, he occasionally - hold your breath now - voted with the Republicans.So, let's see. Lamont is a closet Fallwellite backed by Trotskyites.Hmm. Seems unlikely..............
from the journal inquirer
Democracy an insult to those who live only for power
By:
For ludicrous and bizarre remarks, it would be hard to top the comments of Gen. Harry B. Harris, the commandant of the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo. Harris reasoned that the suicides of three prisoners of war who were kept without charge, counsel, or hope of release was an "act of asymmetrical warfare" against the United States.A lot of us are still saying "wow" about that one.
But first runner-up in the Spiro T. Agnew Foot-in-Mouth, Mind-in-Space Award this week is John F. Droney Jr., a former Connecticut Democratic chairman.Droney said Sen. Joe Lieberman should bolt the Democratic Party and run as an independent."I think to be terrorized through the summer by an extremely small group of the Democratic Party, much less the voting population, is total insanity for a person who is a three-term senator," Droney said.Terrorized?It's called an election, dude.We know that long-time incumbents don't expect such disturbances of the peace. And it may feel like terror, just as it is terrifying to a nobleman when the serfs ask for their wages. But truly, having to debate a primary opponent is not like being blown up or beheaded.The Lieberman campaign has, meanwhile, been peddling to the press and the public that it is Lamont, not Lieberman, who is right, or Republican-leaning. After all, Lamont is rich, he lives in Greenwich, and as a selectman there, he occasionally - hold your breath now - voted with the Republicans.So, let's see. Lamont is a closet Fallwellite backed by Trotskyites.Hmm. Seems unlikely..............
Monday, June 19, 2006
i haven't seen any yet this year
nor did i see any at all last year, but i do hope one day soon i'll see another. i had never seen one as a child. the first time i saw one was about six or seven years ago. i was amazed at their beauty
The Green Giant Is Back! A Rare Visitor, The Luna Moth, Is On The Increase
By STEVE GRANT Courant Staff Writer June 19 2006
It may not be quite time to celebrate yet, but one of the biggest and most beautiful moths in the U.S., one whose numbers had crashed in southern New England, seems to be making a comeback.In the past 10 years, scientists and naturalists agree, populations of the luna moth, a pale-green creature with a wingspan of more than 4 inches, have increased in Connecticut."Just from personal observation and hearing from other people, they do seem to be doing OK," said John Himmelman, author of "Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard" and a naturalist who attracts and monitors moths from his home in Killingworth using an ultraviolet light......
picture: www.fcps.k12.va.us
the angry chair
sounds like MY kind o' place! although i'm NOT 15-24, i sure do not fit in any type of mold. perhaps i'll pay them a visit.
'Do's All The Rage At The Angry Chair In Wethersfield, Way Out's Way In
By COURTNEY McLEOD COURANT STAFF WRITER June 19 2006
The stylist at Cost Cutters was scandalized. She looked at David Esposito's bushy brown hair, then she looked at the picture of what he wanted his hair to look like: bright orange and choppy, like his favorite Japanese cartoon character. She said his hair would fall out first.But a customer who overheard the exchange had a suggestion: try The Angry Chair.Two visits, $110 and 51/2 hours later, Dan Mather, a stylist at The Angry Chair who sports miniature double Mohawks with blond tips, was putting the finishing touches on Esposito's red-orange shag cut. "For the day, do you want to go less funky?" Mather asks on this recent Thursday afternoon, rubbing pomade between his mauve-painted fingernails..........
'Do's All The Rage At The Angry Chair In Wethersfield, Way Out's Way In
By COURTNEY McLEOD COURANT STAFF WRITER June 19 2006
The stylist at Cost Cutters was scandalized. She looked at David Esposito's bushy brown hair, then she looked at the picture of what he wanted his hair to look like: bright orange and choppy, like his favorite Japanese cartoon character. She said his hair would fall out first.But a customer who overheard the exchange had a suggestion: try The Angry Chair.Two visits, $110 and 51/2 hours later, Dan Mather, a stylist at The Angry Chair who sports miniature double Mohawks with blond tips, was putting the finishing touches on Esposito's red-orange shag cut. "For the day, do you want to go less funky?" Mather asks on this recent Thursday afternoon, rubbing pomade between his mauve-painted fingernails..........
hey droney, i'm PROUD to wear the tag (YOU came up with); weirdo
if it means bringing our MEN AND WOMEN HOME FROM IRAQ!!!
liebs MUST go, ned lamont will be our next senator from connecticut!!!
do you think people are weird because they dislike lies? they dislike being spied upon illegally? they dislike us torturing people who have NOT been convicted of ANY crime(s)? they dislike the fact that a MINIMUM of 2,501 of our men and women have come home in body bags because of oil and retribution (and no pictures of their flag draped coffins can be taken)? they dislike the fact thousands of our men and women have come home with missing limbs and other physical AND mental injuries because we were LIED TO? there are so many more, far too many to list right now
so droney and liebs, i am PROUD to be WEIRD and a VOTING CITIZEN OF BOTH CONNECTICUT AND THE UNITED STATES
Senator Holds Party In Limbo Lieberman's Choice Risks Ripple Effect
By MARK PAZNIOKAS Courant Staff Writer June 18 2006
With a surprising nonchalance, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is approaching a critical crossroads in his 36-year career as a Democratic politician.Will he remain a candidate in the Aug. 8 primary and give the final word on his re-election to Democratic voters, only half of whom approve of his performance?Or will Lieberman cede the Democratic nomination to challenger Ned Lamont and petition his way onto the November ballot?No later than mid-July, Lieberman will reach the point of no return. If he is going to run in November as a petitioning candidate, Lieberman would have to collect 7,500 signatures from registered voters by 4 p.m. on Aug. 9. A decision to quit the primary would ripple far beyond the Senate race, depressing the turnout for the Democratic gubernatorial primary and possibly undermining the efforts of three Democrats in tight contests with Republican congressional incumbents.And it could force hard choices for Lieberman's most active supporters, who would have to decide whether their own political fortunes are best served by loyalty to Lieberman or to the party. One ally has no doubts: Lieberman's old friend and Democratic state chairman, John F. Droney Jr., is publicly urging Lieberman to skip the primary, saying "every single weirdo in the left wing" enraged by Lieberman's support of the war in Iraq will turn out........
liebs MUST go, ned lamont will be our next senator from connecticut!!!
do you think people are weird because they dislike lies? they dislike being spied upon illegally? they dislike us torturing people who have NOT been convicted of ANY crime(s)? they dislike the fact that a MINIMUM of 2,501 of our men and women have come home in body bags because of oil and retribution (and no pictures of their flag draped coffins can be taken)? they dislike the fact thousands of our men and women have come home with missing limbs and other physical AND mental injuries because we were LIED TO? there are so many more, far too many to list right now
so droney and liebs, i am PROUD to be WEIRD and a VOTING CITIZEN OF BOTH CONNECTICUT AND THE UNITED STATES
Senator Holds Party In Limbo Lieberman's Choice Risks Ripple Effect
By MARK PAZNIOKAS Courant Staff Writer June 18 2006
With a surprising nonchalance, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is approaching a critical crossroads in his 36-year career as a Democratic politician.Will he remain a candidate in the Aug. 8 primary and give the final word on his re-election to Democratic voters, only half of whom approve of his performance?Or will Lieberman cede the Democratic nomination to challenger Ned Lamont and petition his way onto the November ballot?No later than mid-July, Lieberman will reach the point of no return. If he is going to run in November as a petitioning candidate, Lieberman would have to collect 7,500 signatures from registered voters by 4 p.m. on Aug. 9. A decision to quit the primary would ripple far beyond the Senate race, depressing the turnout for the Democratic gubernatorial primary and possibly undermining the efforts of three Democrats in tight contests with Republican congressional incumbents.And it could force hard choices for Lieberman's most active supporters, who would have to decide whether their own political fortunes are best served by loyalty to Lieberman or to the party. One ally has no doubts: Lieberman's old friend and Democratic state chairman, John F. Droney Jr., is publicly urging Lieberman to skip the primary, saying "every single weirdo in the left wing" enraged by Lieberman's support of the war in Iraq will turn out........
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