Obama sides with Lieberman
Barack Obama is officially endorsing Joseph Lieberman in the Connecticut Senator's tough primary battle against Democrat Ned Lamont. During a speech in front of state Democrats, Lieberman was booed at times, which was why they brought Obama in there to quell the criticism. had the details about the event:
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama ralliedConnecticut Democrats at their annual dinner Thursday night, throwinghis support behind mentor and Senate colleague Joe Lieberman... "I am absolutely certainConnecticut is going to have the good sense to send Joe Lieberman backto the U.S. Senate so he can continue to serve on our behalf," he said.
Obama received widespread attention for his keynote address at the 2004Democratic National Convention, delivered while he was still a statesenator.
Lieberman became Obama's mentor when Obama was sworninto the Senate in 2005. They stayed close at Thursday night's event,too, entering the room together and working the crowd in tandem.
Despite the camaraderie between the two, the crowd was clearly morereceptive to Obama's remarks than Lieberman's speech about party unityand the potential for Democratic victories at the ballot box this fall.
In fact, scattered boos greeted Lieberman when he took the podium, andhe had to stop three times during his remarks to shush the crowd so hecould deliver key points.
Ned Lamont, a Democratic activist andanti-war candidate from Greenwich, is challenging Lieberman for theparty's nomination this year. Legions of supporters of Lieberman andLamont both attended the dinner.
Lieberman, who is seeking afourth term, also faces an Election Day challenge from Paul Streitz ofDarien, who is trying to win the Republican nomination.
SomeDemocrats at Thursday's event said Lieberman's support of the Iraq Waris still a sore point with them. In fact, the Democratic towncommittees in Windsor and Manchester both recently passed resolutionscondemning Lieberman's stance.
to help out Ned Lamont in his bid to knock off the pro-Bush Democrat.
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