Ok. I just have to say... WILLIAM RIVERS PITT

[helderheid]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK GOD FOR DIEBOLDLESS ELECTIONS AND THANK GOD FOR NED LAMONT!!!!!!!!!!! This is a HUGE victory for the DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Also... notice how lavish the room with Lieberman was versus Lamont's? Speaks Volumes.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT:

#1 - Send a donation to Ned Lamont: https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute

#2 - Write Lieberman - If he were a TRUE Democrat, he'd HONOR OUR WISHES.

edited to add Will Pitt's name. It usually helps ;)

[helderheid]

1. BOO!

[bananarepublican]

31. I wonder if Lieberman demanded that only red M&M's be served on his...

... tour bus?

Your reference to Joe's lavish campaign headquarters simply highlighted to me that his focus was more on what's good for "Joe-mentum" rather than his constituents.

[leeroysphitz]

42. What do you mean?

Old Joe is entitled to his office. The campaigning, voting, people etc... are all just a formality. (I hardly need add the :sarcasm: to that statement.)

[helderheid]

2. CONTRIBUTE NOW

https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
https://secure.nedlamont.com/page/contribute
...

[helderheid]

3. thanks for the recommend whomever you are!

[Sydnie]

4. I'll give that a kick

I'm pretty strapped right now, but I will clean out my car, cash in my bottles, and panhandle for change if that's what I need to do to send him a donation this weekend!

:woohoo:

We have just begun to fight!

[Cleita]

5. There are some of us who are hoping that Joe L. will

put his country before his ego and concede graciously without becoming a spoiler for his party that has served his interests up until now.

[helderheid]

6. WOW 3 recommends! Can someone besides me kick this?

I feel so silly!

[lonestarnot]

11. Hey I am going to pm you.

[lonestarnot]

21. I pm'd but nevermind, because I figured it out.

[KC21304]

7. K&R

[helderheid]

8. YOU ALL ROCK!

:toast:

[Turn CO Blue]

9. Remember the thread that recommended having a

username of "SkinnerPitt" so that you could have threads that didn't sink like effing stones??? That line alone make me burst my colon laughing!!!

[calimary]

24. Now THAT'S what I've been needing...

Kick, BTW!

[helderheid]

40. I missed that but I may need to change my nick!

:rofl:

[Jim__]

10. I can't help but wonder, how would this have turned out with

Diebold machines.

[helderheid]

12. I have a feeling it would have been soooo close...

but... Lieberman pulls it out.

[Wheezy]

13. sent

my donation tonight. thanks for the links.

[helderheid]

15. Bless your heart! :) I am so flippin happy!

[Wheezy]

32. me too.

I supported him from the beginning. :D :D

[madokie]

14. I made it an even dozen

peace
:hi:

[lonestarnot]

16. Hey madokie!

baker's dozen

[helderheid]

17. hugs you!

:hug:

[Imagevision]

18. Lieberman was so perfect to start the change in command with!

[WilliamPitt]

19. I feel so used

:P

[lonestarnot]

22. How's that Hairy Bastid?

[helderheid]

23. :P You KNOW you love being used! :D

[bleever]

26. Kick for Will Pitt donating lots of money!

:P


:toast:

[helderheid]

27. BLEEVER!

Where the hell have you been???

:hug:

[bleever]

38. Tonight: laptop, TV, music in the background.

Glad it's a local election system whose results we can trust (or verify!).

:toast:

:hug:

[proud patriot]

28. LOL

Yeah that's the ticket :P

[Vidar]

48. Just a placeholder in the game of life.

[orleans]

20. k&r (and i'm sure mr. pitt is flattered) n/t

[helderheid]

25. Sent the following to him:

To: "Ned Lamont" <[e-mail]>

Sent: Tuesday, August 8, 2006 10:01 PM

Subject: Congratulations on your victory! I want to contribute!




Hi Future Senator Lamont,

I just made a contribution to your campaign. I want to congratulate you on today's victory! I also want to contribute to your campaign a free copy of our campaign management software, Star Campaign. You can download the software here:

www.starcampaign.com

Your unlock codes are listed below:

----------------------------------------

Star Campaign (Purchased)

Agent Name: Lamont

Support Expire Date: 08/08/00 (Aug 8, 3000)

Support Unlock Code: you don't get this DU :)

----------------------------------------

I am behind you 100%!

Star Campaign Software

Software Development

Toll-Free: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

[e-mail]

www.starcampaign.com

"We are the ones we've been waiting for." ---The Elders, Hopi Nation

[helderheid]

29. Email from Net Lamont: Did you hear? WE WON!

Did you hear?

We won!

There's been a lot said in the media about you, about me and about this race. But let me cut right through it and tell you what just happened.

Tonight's results show clearly and overwhelmingly one simple fact: democracy works. Connecticut came alive with participation and passion. Together, Democrats decided that it's time for a change.

It's been a spirited campaign, but today we are all Democrats.

Unfortunately, though, Joe Lieberman has announced his intention to run as an independent.

I've said from the beginning, even when Joe Lieberman had a 50-point lead in the polls, that I would respect the outcome of this race. I even said that if Joe Lieberman won the Democratic nomination, I'd campaign for him through the fall to turn out votes for the Democrat.

We Democrats have a process for choosing our nominee, and we all ought to respect the outcome. I hope that over the course of the coming days, Joe's friends, neighbors and constituents will prevail upon him to reconsider and unite with the Democrats across Connecticut who voted for change tonight.

Joe needs to hear from you. Please send him a message asking him to respect the voters -- we will deliver your note and post it on our web site:

http://www.nedlamont.com/respectvoters

Victory has never been a sure thing -- not even close. Back when I decided to run, I had no idea how many people felt the same way I did. But there was no choice -- I couldn't sit by while our Senator continued to aid and abet this president, his administration, and its course in Iraq.

When this campaign started, we were just a blip on the radar. We were 50 points down in the polls and our operation was little more than a few card tables and bumper stickers. Just a few months later, we have turned politics on its head.

The establishment and the pundits have their own ideas about this race, but don't forget the real story. It's a story of expanding the political process and demanding a real, substantive debate on the things that matter to real people.

I've met so many people and had so many conversations about their hopes for a better America -- about the war, about their job security, about their children's future. But what's been so special about this campaign is the fact that my conversations are just a tiny fraction of what's happened across Connecticut. People are having these conversations with each other again, and our political process is better for it.

No matter the issue, one thing is clear: we've brought new energy to our democracy. And that's the type of victory where we all win.

Please send him a note asking him to respect the voters now:

http://www.nedlamont.com/respectvoters

So many people have put so much into this campaign -- on both sides.

I hope that we can persuade Joe to not throw all that work away. The Democratic Party and our democratic process will benefit.

Thank you for all that you have done so far, and I will be in touch again soon.

Ned

[helderheid]

30. kick for this email

[IChing]

33. Good one

Don't forget Joe was the former CHairman
of the DLC, this is an example of what their chairman do
to the democratic party.


Run against the party for power.

[helderheid]

34. Namaste!

[EFerrari]

35. LOL! OKAY!

:rofl:

[helderheid]

36. HEY YOU!

So glad you laughed!

[EFerrari]

37. It's my specialty!

:P

:hi:

[helderheid]

39. GOOD MORNING DU!

[KoKo]

41. lol's.....some might have taken

the subject line to mean a congratulations for WRP and so passed it by..

:D

Giving you a kick for the post.

[helderheid]

43. awww thanks!

[drbtg1]

44. Not only did I notice Lieberman's room, I've been at the Goodwin

Went there for a benefit gala. Really top-notch place. Much more upper crust than the Marriott in Meriden. I'm sure Lanny Davis was much more comfortable at the Goodwin than he would have been at the Marriott.

Of course, by having an event in Meriden, the Lamont folks were able to use their money elsewhere, such as on bandwidth.

[helderheid]

45. yea, that does help doesn't it? :)

[robinlynne]

46. as ever, a great post from handheld.

[helderheid]

47. bless your heart! And I love my new nick "handheld" :P