"Ned Lamont Has a Messy Desk"

[Bob Geiger]

Looking for a Monday chuckle? Check out this new ad for the Ned Lamont Senatorial campaign designed to get Joe Lieberman's camp to focus on the issues.

"But since a national television audience doesn’t stop his campaign from distortions, half-truths and outright lies, why should anyone expect him to keep it honest while running millions of dollars worth of attack ads in Connecticut?" says the Lamont web site, referring to some on the fibs told by Lieberman in last week's debate and the nasty ads they've been running. "Since Senator Lieberman said he 'works hard' for those contributions, we’ve created our own attack ad … one that goes after Ned. Hopefully that will ease the burden created while tending to the corporate interests and political action committees filling his campaign coffers."

Check out "Ned Lamont Has a Messy Desk."

[Clark2008]

1. OK - that's just cute.

Thanks!!

:thumbsup: to Ned Lamont for creativity!

[Atman]

2. I love it.

It is perfect. It really humanizes ol' Ned, and it's a lot of fun.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

3. ditto!

cute as all get out!

:rofl:

[Lost-in-FL]

22. Isn't it!

I think this ad is going to convert lots of people.

[zonkers]

4. Whoa, does he really have a messy desk?

[The Witch]

29. Could be a deal-breaker!

:lmao:

:kick: & R

[MADem]

34. Hey, but his COFFEE isn't really that bad!!!!!

But I suspect he's lost the karaoke vote....at least amongst the die-hards! :rofl:

[rfranklin]

37. If he gets elected, let's send him a Starbucks gift card....

He can buy all the coffee he wants.

[Cha]

52. Everybody Wang Chung

tonight! Everybody have fun tonight!

[Pachamama]

66. I loved his Kareoke! Go Ned Lamont! I bet he sings better than Joe!

I thought this ad was great! Shows he also has a sense of humor! Looks like he has a cute family too!

(and the fact that he has a Mac notebook - right on! I bet Joe uses a PC)

[TommyO]

71. I noticed the Mac as well

Of course, I'm here in PA trying to get rid of Santorum, but it's nice to know that Lamont has a sense of humor, and a Mac in the back office.

[movonne]

5. Does anyone here know how he is doing getting donations?? right

after Lieberman said he would run as an independent, I sent him my second donation..I hope he is doing well...

[teriyaki jones]

6. A brilliant idea n/t

[kaygore]

7. I am still laughing! Thanks! Great ad!

I am so pleased at how Ned is spending my money--little as it is--but I sure wish I'd win the lottery so I had more to give!

[trogdor]

8. Everybody Wang Chung tonight.

...and have a cup of really bad coffee, on me. :donut:

[robbedvoter]

35. Heh, heh! Angel butchered the same song at a karaoki place!

Points from me!

[IndyOp]

9. Oh. My. God. - Politics and Humor - Wow!

He is going to SCORE with that ad. He needs to follow up quickly with 'issues' ads explaining where he stands on the issues that distinguish him from Lieberman. Iraq and many other issues.

Go! :kick:

[Cha]

53. Great idea, IndyOp!

Send it to the Lamont campaign if they haven't already done it.

[IndyOp]

10. Check this ad, too: "Go for it, Mr. Lamont!"

I hadn't seen it...

Ad: Go for it, Mr. Lamont!

On Edit: This ad SOOO rocks! The high schoolers have accents. What a lovely pro-diversity, pro-immigrant, pro-working class "message" -- all delivered without saying a word. :cry:

What a breath of FRESH air!

[Lost-in-FL]

21. Pro-divesity? Yeah... right.

There was no Jews in the ad. Come on ,remember that Democrats are a bunch of Anti-Semite biotches. I can't believe no one is voting for Lieberman cause he is Jewish :sarcasm:

The latest GOP psychological operation.

[connecticut yankee]

64. I know someone who is

she's a very lovely (Jewish) woman, and I had a long discussion with her Saturday night.

She's against the war. I told her about Joe's comment about rape victims taking a cab to another hospital. I discussed Health Care.

She hates Bush, and I said that Joe is Bush's favorite Republican.

I mentioned several other things, and she agrees with me about all of the above, but she's still voting for Joe, because he's Jewish.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

24. A volunteer teacher in an inner-city school! WOW!

I loved that commercial. I wish I could vote for him!:yourock: More videos: Ned Lamont Rocks!; *

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw-l3Nuewuw&search=Ned%20Lamont%20 **Ned Lamont Introduction Video; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOXUS_vx0Hs&search=Ned%20Lamont%20 *** Joe kisses off his base; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkDmKhRGBsE&search=%20lieberman%20%20bush%20kiss **** The creator of "The Kiss" float speaks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egP71B4WwcA&search=Ned%20Lamont%20

[mconvente]

43. wow that just makes me want to cry!

:cry: That is so beautiful - I didn't even know that he was a volunteer teacher, and in Bridgeport, not the best of areas. He is truly and American hero!

[Cha]

54. Getting his former students

to vouch for him in a campaign ad! Brilliant!

[TommyO]

72. YOWZA!

This ad hits the spot in so many ways. Lamont volunteers to teach. Ethnic kids who are striving to better their lives. I'm Ned Lamont and I approve of this ad, and so do we.

[Marie26]

Cute!

If he really has a messy desk, he's just earned my whole-hearted support. :thumbsup:

[proud patriot]

11. LOL

:rofl:

[truebrit71]

12. Excellent! What a breath of fresh air....

oh and F*uck you Joe...(almost forgot .....:evilgrin:)

[Ikonoklast]

13. I, too, must shamefully admit that my desk is in a sorry state......

.....Ohio.:mad:



Ba da boom. I'll be here all week, folks, don't forget to donate to LAMONT!!

[IndyOp]

33. ROFL!! ROFL!! Mine is in an equally sorry state...

Indiana. :puke:

[TechBear_Seattle]

63. At least your Democratic primary....

At least your Democratic primary isn't being bought out by the already annointed winner giving high paying sinecures to her opponents. :banghead:

[rateyes]

14. And, he has a sense of humor....

LOVE IT!!

[Bonhomme Richard]

15. WhooHooo, got my Lamont yard sign today................

and it now stands proudly in front of my house.

[cgrindley]

30. I'm still waiting

In in East Haven and am still waiting for my sign. I want to get it on the lawn as soon as possible. There are already a few in my neighborhood, which is a pretty working class Democrat area if ever there was one. Joe shouldn't have forgotten who he was representing. And as far as Lamont's wealth goes, there's nothing that says rich people have to be pricks. Look at FDR. He was godlike in my books. And what about those old style Rockefeller Republicans. What ever happened to those guys? Man, have politics ever lurched to the right.

[Cha]

55. Dean was born

rich too but look what he did with his life. Same with Lamont and many many others!

[LynzM]

38. I put ours back up three days in a row... it was in the road

The fourth day, it was taken apart and put in our garbage can. :mad:

[Cha]

56. By a little ol'

"how lo can you go, joe" supporter? :(

[LynzM]

68. I don't know...

Our neighborhood is pretty full of kids that like to pull shit - this could be totally apolitical, but it pisses me off, either way.

[Bonhomme Richard]

41. I don't think anyone in my.....

neighborhood would touch my sign. LOL, most of my neighbors are repugs anyway so why would they care. When I had my Kerry sign out during the election no one touched it but the garbage guy did purposefully put the cans in such a way that they blocked the sign.

[progressoid]

16. "everybody Wang Chung tonight"!!!

[Warren DeMontague]

17. That's great.

Home run.

[Jacobin]

18. 'Lieberman said he 'works hard' for those contributions'

Damn. Did Joe really say that?
:wow:

[TlalocW]

19. The only way to improve it

Would have been to have his family take a swig of coffee and then do a spit take and spew it all over the table.

TlalocW

[JNelson6563]

20. That was great!!

Loved it! K&R!

[mnhtnbb]

23. Oh, Joe, you're in trouble. What a sense of humor!

[cgrindley]

32. Is selling out inevitable?

Is there something about service in the Senate that just warps a person's better judgment? I'd like to believe that it's possible to maintain integrity and have a long career in politics, but for every success story, there's a whole bunch of failures. Perhaps Ned's old old money is actually a good thing. Keep him from getting star struck, you know?

[The Backlash Cometh]

25. Damn. I'm getting proud of you Dems.

[grateful581]

26. I like it!

and it's ok Ned, I suck at karaoke too.
:rofl:

[Cha]

57. I suck

more :)

[Lysiana]

27. I approve this ad

I approve this ad. It is perfect.

[heliarc]

28. I approve too

His family is cute (Mom's got it going on) and they have a great sense of humour! Right on!

[cgrindley]

36. The Agency

Bill Hillsman and North Woods, right? If this is true, and it appears to be, I doubt that Lamont could have chosen more wisely. These guys make some awesome and award-winning ads, and have made them for some real tough battles. The Nader ads, the Ventura ads. It's always best to hire people who can get the job done. Although as a permanent resident I cannot vote, I'll do as much as I can.

[TrogL]

31. A messy desk is a sign of a messy mind. An empty desk....

[Richard Steele]

39. I'm NOT Ned Lamont, but I approve of this ad too!

That was EXCELLENT. :applause:

[AzDar]

40. Perfect! Go Ned!!! n/t

[mconvente]

42. haha that's awesome!

Shows a great side of him - loved him in the debate video clips. GO NED GO!!

[Rose Siding]

44. OMG That's adorable

:applause:

[chimpymustgo]

45. Sweeeeet...

:loveya:

[nickshepDEM]

46. LOL. Thats a great ad.

[iconoclastNYC]

47. Wow they really nailed the lighting and makeup

Ned looked great. Bravo to the crew.

[TankLV]

48. Great ad.

And the interviewies opinions/reasons are on the mark why LIE-berman has got to go.

The repuke's favorite democrat. Perfect.

[Kerrytravelers]

49. Very funny! Thanks for posting!

[Cha]

50. Ned's a Cutie!

Connecticut is fortunate to have him committed to their service. I hope the good guy wins this time!

[leveymg]

51. "Neatness isn't everything." Remember that?

At least the sun still rises, even if it's been done before.

It's a regional thing. If you're from the New York-New England area, and have followed Barney Frank's career, it should resonate.

[DaveT]

58. I enjoyed this spot, BUT

it reminded me of the clever Dukakis ads of 1988 that tickled the tummies of us urban sophisticates. . . . showing the nervous frustration of the Bush campaign sharpies as they ruefully went over Mike D's invincible political program. I knew some pretty bright people at the time who did not even realize that those spots had anything to do with politics, let alone the presidential election.

It is hard to bet against conventional wisdom sometimes, and satire is what closes out of town according to well established show bidness doctrine. Granted, this spot is pretty damned hard not to "get" -- but it is really amazing to discover how many people just get confused by comedy.


On the plus side, it is a Democratic primary electorate we're dealing with in a state with a lot urban sophisticates running around in it. We probably don't have to worry about losing the "why-is-a-man-making-coffee?" vote.

I'm cheering from the opposite coast, regardless. Go Lamont!!!

[CTyankee]

83. Well, we may have a few to worry about

Hopefully, they are not paying attention and don't vote anyway.

Hope this tack wins the day!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

59. that was hilarious.

:thumbsup: Go ned!

[Counciltucky]

60. Hilarious.

I hope many Dems take after this idea and make humorous "attack" ads like this. It could help a lot.

[iamjoy]

61. Almost Makes Me Want To Donate

definately LOL!

[Rude Horner]

62. I think this ad is EXACTLY what all Dems should be doing

Let the Repubs be mean spirited and obnoxious. People respond to humor in a BIG way, and ads like this are going to really make people remember Ned Lamont. Seriously - so many people call Karl Rove a genius, but his hate filled, puny, neo-con mind will not know how to respond to humor. Look at shows like The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. Shows like that are what people are responding to now. Not the negative ads that are so prevelant in today's political campaigns.

Bravo to Ned Lamont and whoever came up with this idea. This is sheer genius, and I'll bet he rises in the polls because of it.

[beltanefauve]

65. Humorous

and clever as it was, I especially dig the way he looked straight into the camera and addressed Joe head-on.

[rucky]

67. Whelp, he just lost the OCD vote. n/t

[eridani]

69. If a messy desk is the sign of a messy mind--

--what is an empty desk the sign of? Old chestnut; still relevant.

[Zhade]

70. Ned's SO going to win.

This is a wonderful sight to behold, this race.

[oc2002]

73. GO Go Lamont! keep pounding LIEberman on the issues.

Lamont will not be swift boated!

[lisby]

74. This is the perfect tact to take.

In fact, this is a tact that should be taken all the way to the next presidential election. Campaign commercials a la Daily Show would be the most effective way of making the Republicans look like the mess they are and leave a positive impression of Democrats.

Bravo, Ned!

Lisby
:smoke: :headbang: :yourock: :woohoo: :applause:

[wordpix2]

75. I went to a Lamont fundraiser Sunday & Ned was FANTASTIC!! I told him

he needs another debate to try to relate to the audience the way he spoke to the us on the hostess' patio. His main themes:

Getting out of war in Iraq and getting off the oil addiction by way of alternative fuels and renewable resource technologies. Invoked Jimmy Carter wearing a sweater in the WH and turning down the thermostat: "The moral equivalent of war." Clearly, Ned understands the relationship between spending $250 million/day on this war and the falling apart infrastructure of our cities and towns, needs of schools that aren't being met and other issues related to no money for domestic needs.

Relatedly, the environment. Lamont is a true conservationist who understands the need to conserve and protect the planet on so many levels: protecting natural resources, getting off oil and stopping the oil wars, leaving a better planet for our children.

Education: Ned volunteers one day/wk. in a Bridgeport, CT school and understands the issues faced by public schools and teachers. Says there is an 85% turnover of students in this school and that's not unusual as the kids are from immigrant families and very poor. Ned also has a good grasp on poverty issues; talked about parents who are not home when the kids are off school because parents are working 2 jobs. Wants to have after school and prevention programs.

I was totally assured that Ned is the best candidate for the job after meeting and hearing him on Sunday. The fundraiser was put on by a former Yale classmate who said that even as far back as Yale days, Ned was always reading and on top of the current issues.

[jonnyblitz]

81. thanks for the info!

:thumbsup:

[otohara]

76. No Messy Desk = Good Executive Assistant

I remember being in that position and part of the job was to make sure the executive desk was nice and neat -

[spooky3]

77. brilliant ad--fun and makes the point! And anyone who like Wang

Chung gets my vote (if I were a Ct. Yankee).

[cgrindley]

78. New Lieberman Campaign Material Claims

that he has been endorsed by Barbara Boxer, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray and Debbie Stabenow. The exact wording is: "the choice of every Democratic woman in the US senate for his dedication to these issues that affect all our families."

I didn't think that this, strictly speaking, was true.

[Larkspur]

79. Lieberman does not have the support of CT Women's Rights Leaders

and NOW PAC endorsed Ned Lamont. Local women know Lieberman is insensitive to women's rights.

[Zhade]

80. That's a LIE.

They didn't endorse him. They said they'd campaign for him.

Why am I not surprised he lied again?

[cgrindley]

82. Well it doesn't say endorse in that many words

It says "the choice of every Democratic woman in the US Senate for his dedication to the issues that affect our families". It's a technicality, because it sure reads like an endorsement.