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Rusty

That epidemic of projectile vomiting currently flooding the streets of Washington D.C. with recycled Chardonnay and chunks of Georgetown cocktail party weenies is only one of the more immediate developments generated by Ned Lamont’s inspiring triumph tonight. Above all else, Ned Lamont and the people of Connecticut showed the rest of America that government of the people, by the people, and for the people is not a dead cliché, it is the only way we can end this nightmare corrupt politicians, greedy lobbyists, and corporate media liars have plunged us all into.

America and the world watched history being made today by housewives and retail clerks and students and teachers and waitresses and other quiet heroes all across Connecticut. We will never know their names. They will never be interviewed on Hardball, they don’t own any Halliburton stock, they’ve never been wined and dined by K Street lobbyists, they’ve never cashed a million dollar tax refund check, they don’t have a clue who Markos Moulitsas Zúniga is, but they know how much they love their country, and tonight they wrote a shining new page in American history that no one else could have written.

They knew what to write. For far too long, they’ve seen craven politicians exploit the tragedy of 9/11, they’ve seen American soldiers betrayed by their own President and Congress, they’ve seen New Orleans ravaged because of criminal incompetence in Washington, they’ve seen $500 billion dollars torched to ashes in Iraq, they’ve seen big oil and drug companies rake in obscene profits while working Americans struggle to survive until their next paycheck, they’ve seen massive NSA spying, endless corruption, brutal torture of helpless prisoners, combat veterans slandered, our air and water poisoned, brazen electoral fraud, and no explanations from Washington except a pack of lies from a pack of liars.

Ned Lamont, the voters of Connecticut, and the volunteers all across America who poured their hearts and souls into this primary race have made us proud to be Americans again. They understand that our democracy cannot survive unless every one of us actively honors it and defends it, wherever it is threatened. They showed us all that the future of America will not be decided by the projectile vomiters of Washington D.C., it will be decided by people like you and me, in our own towns and cities all across our suffering country, on November 7, 2006.

92 days. Let’s make them count. It’s our turn to make some history.

Comment # 1 ~ tahoebasha1 ~ 08/05/2006 23:25 GMT

WOW, Rusty. Thanks for telling Lieberman off. He damn well deserves it -- one cannot stay on the "fence" attempting to appease ALL. He is a "sham" to us Democrats and well deserving of the critiques being bestowed upon him - it is his to live with. Meantime, thanks goodness, we have Ned Lamont as a decent, sincere and upstanding alternative.

Everyone here, please attempt to support Ned Lamont monetarily, no matter how small the gesture may be. We don't need Liebermans, period. I am sorry for someone who once ran for presidency who, obviously, for whatever reasons unbeknownst to us, has chosen to dishonor his duty to this country.

Comment # 2 ~ feline ~ 08/05/2006 23:25 GMT

This primary is so important to send the message that the voters are tired of members of Congress who fail to exercise their oversight responsibilities. I am hoping the very best for Lamont, our country, and the world.

Comment # 3 ~ Rusty ~ 08/05/2006 23:40 GMT

I think Connecticut is going to come through BIG TIME for Ned Lamont, but Lieberman and his Beltway thugs are desperate, so who knows what they'll do between now and Tuesday.

Comment # 4 ~ Alma ~ 08/06/2006 14:19 GMT

Wonderful piece Rusty. I think the CT voters are going to send a loud clear message that the whole country will hear. Hopefully the other Reps. will hear too and start doing their job, or know they are going to lose it.

Comment # 5 ~ Neerav ~ 08/06/2006 17:12 GMT

Hopefully, it will also tell those pro-Bush Democracts (DINOs) to get a clue or else the grassroot Democrats like us will tear them to shreds this November.

Comment # 6 ~ Rusty ~ 08/06/2006 17:43 GMT

There's a lot of talk now about a record turnout, which some say will help Lamont and some say will help Lieberman. I hope the thousands and thousands of people who have registered as Democrats over the past few weeks so they can vote in this primary aren't actually Republicans just signing a piece of paper so they can vote against Lamont.

Comment # 7 ~ unspun ~ 08/07/2006 15:29 GMT

You said it so well Rusty. Tomorrow I'll be watching the patriots in Connecticut send a message to King George and his enablers Like Joe "I've Never Met a Lobbist I didn't Like" Liebermann. Here's hoping the Connecticut Tea Party sends a loud and clear message to the Democrats that they are supposed to be an Opposition Party, especially to an Administration that has veered so far from the Constitution.

Comment # 8 ~ Rusty ~ 08/07/2006 19:21 GMT

A Lamont landslide win would be awesome. There's so much at stake, so today and tomorrow are going to be nerve-wracking and tense times for every progressive.

Comment # 9 ~ HQ21A ~ 08/07/2006 23:25 GMT

A landslide would send a clear message to he Democrats to get thier act together or face a revolt on the hands of the grassrots if they lose this November!.

Comment # 10 ~ Rusty ~ 08/07/2006 23:59 GMT

Lips Lieberman just said, "a victory for Lamont will send a message to the country: 'In the Democratic Party, there’s no room for strong-on-security Dems.'" He said he'll never forget about "the radical Islamic terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and want to do it again."

You mean like Bin Laden, Zawahiri, and Mullah Omar? You mean those guys your lip-lock buddy George W. Bush doesn't think about anymore and is not concerned about? Are they who you mean, Lips, you miserable asshole?

I have a better idea, Lips. How about if you just admit you're a lying lapdog for Bush and his pack of RePug lunatics. You're not "strong on security", you're a freaking idiot.

Comment # 11 ~ Rusty ~ 08/08/2006 21:29 GMT

As of late Tuesday afternoon, turnout has been heavy across most of Connecticut. Good Connecticut blogs covering election night developments and vote totals are:

My Left Nutmeg

Connecticut Blog

Lamont Blog

Comment # 12 ~ Alma ~ 08/08/2006 22:03 GMT

Thanks for the links Rusty. It will make it easier to keep track tonight.

Comment # 13 ~ Rusty ~ 08/09/2006 07:33 GMT

Joe W. Lieberman is a sick man. Democrats in the Senate need to strip him of his committee assignments, put him in a straightjacket, and haul him off to a psychiatric ward where he belongs.

Comment # 14 ~ Rusty ~ 08/10/2006 02:07 GMT

Thank you to everyone who has called and/or e-mailed their senators about that sack of shit, Lieberman. But we have to keep the pressure on, so keep calling and e-mailing until he's gone for good.