Bloomberg to stump for Lieberman; singer Moby on board for Lamont

[Nutmegger]

(Greenwich-AP, Sept. 9, 2006 6:05 PM) _ It'll be a battle of big names as high-profile supporters come out over the next several weeks for U-S Senator Joe Lieberman and Democratic Senate candidate Ned Lamont.

Grammy-nominated singer Moby, a frequent campaigner for Democrats and a Darien native, has offered to hold a concert or other help for Lamont to bring out the vote.

They met at a recent Hurricane Katrina fund-raiser. He's said on his Web site that Lamont's party primary defeat of Lieberman was, quote, "awesome."

Meanwhile, Republican New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expected to headline a fund-raiser in Fairfield County for Lieberman's independent campaign.

Full article: http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=5386461&nav=3YeX

[Zhade]

1. Any new polls?

GO LAMONT!

[ikojo]

2. The Republican party will expect big time

payback if LIEberman wins....he "says" he will caucus with the Dems if he wins but that's farce because the pug party isn't calling out all the big time pugs out of the goodness of their cold corporate hearts.

Ned Lamont needs to say LIEberman claims to be an independent candidate but he's campaigning and being supported by Republicans.

[minnesota_liberal]

3. Will have to check out Moby's music.

Politics seems to drive many of my purchase decisions lately.

[Zhade]

4. I recommend 'Play'.

It's one of the better albums.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

11. Moby is fucking awesome! And he has a blog...

http://moby.com/journal

Here's his entry for today...

go home, gw.
Sep 10, 2006 - nyc

dear president bush,
stay out of new york.
you don't like us and we don't like you.
90% of us voted for john kerry in the last election. we don't trust you, and we believe, based on your record, that you've been a terrible president.
you're supposed to come to new york city today.
you're not welcome here.
you only come to new york city when you need to bolster your poll numbers.
you came here after 9-11 even though you ignored warnings of terrorist attacks and cut funding to anti-terrorist programs.
you came here for the rnc convention even though your policies have made america less safe.
you are not welcome in nyc.
go back to texas where you can cut wood for the tv cameras.
or go back to washington d.c where you can watch dick cheney run the country.
you are a liar.
you are inept.
you are probably the worst president that the united states has ever had to endure.
you are not welcome in nyc.
we are not your cheap whore, to use whenever your poll numbers are in the toilet.
we are not your crappy prop, to use when you're worried that you might have to deal with the consequences of your failed policies.
you suck, and we don't want you here.
everything you've done has gone wrong. you are in the pocket of the oil and defense industries, and the poor idiots on the religious right actually sometimes believe that you care about them and their agenda.
you only believe in issues that will keep your corporate backers happy.
you are an awful, inept, corrupt, and tragically incompetent president.
and i'm sorry that you've chosen to come to new york city on 9-11.
we didn't vote for you and we're not in any way happy that you're here.
go home, gw, and let us just get on with living our lives in the city that was attacked
due to your pre 9-11 ineptitude and incomptetence.
-moby

[sidpleasant]

12. Moby is a cool guy

A friend of mine was Moby's guitar technician for several years. He said that contrary to his egghead persona Moby is a down - to - earth, genuinely nice guy who is committed to his ideals. He's a vegan (Moby owned a vegan restaurant for a while I think) and a liberal who contributes to progressive causes. When my friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer while on tour with Moby, Moby paid to have him flown home from England and, I believe, paid at least part of his medical bills. After my friend died Moby wrote a very moving tribute to him on his blog.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. Moby still owns a vegan restarant.

I think he just doesn't have anything to do with the actual management of it anymore, but he's still a co-owner.

www.teany.com

Their bottled iced teas are fucking awesome as well.

On edit: Hmm...it appears they're not totally vegan anymore. That's a disappointment.

[BattyDem]

5. Bloomberg ...

He's the guy who read the study about the health problems of 16,000 Ground Zero workers and said, "I don't believe that you can say specifically a particular problem came from this particular event."

Lieberman can have him!

[w4rma]

6. No kidding. I don't want Bloomburg supporting any candidate I support.(nt)

[Nutmegger]

7. KICK because this sank...

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[xchrom]

8. another republick supporting lieberman?

uh yeah -- that figures.
:eyes:

[Nutmegger]

9. KICK for more views...

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[Nutmegger]

10. Read this while you can - last kick.

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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. I don't know about this. I mean Bloomberg is so fuckin' cool that

I think Lamont might be in trouble. I mean who does he have, some world famous musician? Please.