Lieberman hopes poll will jolt backers

[JaJae]

I like him a lot. He's not as liberal as many would like him to be, but he seems like a straight up politician just doing what he feels is right. He doesn't sway his opinions based on what others tell him. I like him.

[Thorgrim]

Lamont was going to the restaurant for a scheduled stop to do a meet and greet. The field organizer got there 20 minutes ahead of schedule. A bunch of Lieberkidz were already inside, but they were disguised because they weren't wearing their standard white T-Shirts. They were just sitting in the booths, in the smallish restaurant.

There were about 15 Ned supporters outside, holding signs and milling about. There were also some reporters, a photographer, and a bunch of journalists. Ned arrived at 5:05, and spent about 10 or 15 minutes outside before heading in to give a speech and eat a cheeseburger. He goes inside, and all of sudden the field organizer who was behind Ned heard a lot of screaming directed at Ned.

There were only four booths and six stools in the whole place, and they were basically all occupied. When Ned went in, all of the supporters ripped off their 'civilian clothes' and revealed their Lieberman T-Shirts.

A large man, around 50 years old or so, then started screaming at Ned, "Are you an Al Sharpton Democrat, or a Bill Clinton Democrat?" Ned was trying to answer, and the gentleman kept yelling. The Lamont press secretary tried to intervene, and meanwhile, the people behind the counter who owned the restaurant were horrified and embarrassed. Then Ned Lamont went up to the few people in regular clothes and introduced himself, even as the Lieberman supporters kept screaming. He also tried to introduce himself to the Lieberman staffers, but to no avail. The screaming continued, and it was so abrasive that he left, and the whole crowd followed him outside.

These kids poured out, and a half a dozen reporters were mostly outside. The large man kept yelling, and was joined by one particularly obnoxious Lieberman supporter who started yelling about national security and how Lamont would endanger the country. The messaging seemed rehearsed. The Lieberman supporters started getting aggressive, pushing some of the Lamont staffers. When confronted, the Lieberman staffers said that they are just doing what the bloggers did.

In the whole affair, one photographer caught an elbow and got a bloody nose. It seems that the Lieberman campaign is explicitly setting up their supporters at Lamont events in tense and aggressive situations, all in the presence of reporters. When asked, the Lieberman campaign is expressing outrage at the unsavory and unruly behavior of the Lamont supporters

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He's using Gestapo tactics, I will feel nothing but joy when he loses

[Ardentfrost]

Holy shit, that's nuts!

[Scrum]

Originally Posted by JaJae

I like him a lot. He's not as liberal as many would like him to be, but he seems like a straight up politician just doing what he feels is right. He doesn't sway his opinions based on what others tell him. I like him.

He is one of the people who are trying to turn us into a nanny state. His stance on video games really drives me crazy.

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by Scrumtralecent

He is one of the people who are trying to turn us into a nanny state. His stance on video games really drives me crazy.

That was the one time in my life I was leaning libertarian

It was brief and I woke up with a hangover, thinking "I'll never try that again!"

[Ardentfrost]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

That was the one time in my life I was leaning libertarian

It was brief and I woke up with a hangover, thinking "I'll never try that again!"

I Thorgrim

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by Thorgrim

That was the one time in my life I was leaning libertarian

It was brief and I woke up with a hangover, thinking "I'll never try that again!"

I see you've moved from alcohol to harder drugs since..

[Thorgrim]

Originally Posted by JaJae

I see you've moved from alcohol to harder drugs since..

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