Obama did campaign for Joe Lieberman, and so did Bill Clinton

[IndianaGreen]

This was early on the Democratic primary. Obama had a great line about "the elephant in the room." Bill campaigned for Joe on the promise that Joe would endorse the nominee if he was defeated in the primary.

Neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton ever attacked Joe for going independent, perhaps for fear of offending Lieberman's Israel Lobby backers that Hillary would need for her Presidential campaign.

Interesting that Hillary only met with Ned Lamont once, at her NY mansion, no press allowed. Almost as if she was ashamed to be in the same room with a man that had opposed the war that she had so much championed.

[Progress And Change]

1. Did Obama ever meet with Lamont? Did he attack Joe for going independent?

They should have all done what Edwards did...

[Larkspur]

2. Obama never came to CT to campaign for Lamont after the CT Dems

ousted Lieberman in the August 2006 primary. Obama gave his "finger" to CT Dems by not coming to support Lamont and by publicly embarrassing Lamont over an email Obama sent to a few of his supporters in CT when he finally showed token support of Lamont.

[IndianaGreen]

5. And neither did the Clintons!

Hillary in particular was afraid of offending the powerful Israel Lobby that had gone to bat for Lieberman, calling him Israel's best friend in the Senate (they needed him to push for war against Iran).

BTW, I'm not an Obama supporter, but I find it annoying that the Hillaristas accuse Obama of the things their "girl" has done.

[Larkspur]

6. I despise Hillary too

I'm no fan of the Clintons and I've found Obama to be a big disappointment. I'm originally from Illinois and had hopes for Obama, but he just keeps disappointing me. I'm routing for Hillary and Obama to nuke each other. I'm leaning Edwards right now.

[IndianaGreen]

8. I'm a Bidenite myself, but I would be quite happy to vote for Edwards

Edwards is positioned nicely in the polls to benefit if Hillary and Obama knock each other out.

Anybody But the Clintons!

[bahrbearian]

3. We need to support candidates that don't have all the baggage

ones that get the votes right the 1st time,(Kuchinich), or will apologize for the wrong vote.

[Cha]

4. And, as we know..John Edwards

and General Clark did openly support our Ned Lamont.

[geek tragedy]

7. Edwards co-sponsored the Lieberman IWR. n/t

[Cha]

9. Yes, sweetie... that was

then this is later and Edwards has come a long way in trying to change his erstwhile stupid ways.

And, I'm not trying to convince anyone but it goes a long way with me that Harry Belafonte sees that evolution.

[IndianaGreen]

10. Edwards repented. Hillary didn't. And Hillary did it again voting with Lieberman on Iran!

Hillary's experience is one of endless failures, wrong votes, and deception.

[Cha]

15. Precisely..

"Hillary's experience is one of endless failures, wrong votes, and deception."

So let's bump her upstairs like bushits do with brownies, condis, negropontes, wolfs, ect, ect, ect.

[TSIAS]

11. The whole Lieberman drama was a monstrosity

There should have been assurances that he'd drop out if he lost.

It wasn't so much that folks like Boxer and Clinton stumped for him. My problem is that they did this knowing that Lieberman would leave the party if he lost.

On this issue, there are no "good guys" among the major Democrats. If anything, it shows that establishment types stick together.

[mtnsnake]

12. Obama is running for President. Bill isn't, so who cares if he did. nt

[Colobo]

13. Wow... that's lame.

[IndianaGreen]

14. You forgot the 2-for-1 Clinton shit!

We get the two of them no matter what.

Poor Bill, he wants so bad to run the White House intern program while his wife is away on business...

[bunnies]

16. The DLC loves Lieberman.

Hillary included of course.

Right from the horses (DLC's) uh .. mouth.

Sen. Hillary Clinton was even more blunt about Lieberman's value to the Democratic Party: "We have the chance to put Democrats in control of the Senate and the House, to curb the excesses of one party Republican rule and hold Republicans accountable for their actions. Keeping Joe Lieberman in the Senate is an important part of that victory plan."

link: http://www.dlc.org/ndol_ci.cfm?contentid=253901&kaid=131&subid=192