Top Lieberman Campaign Official: We Begged Obama For Help In 2006 -- And He Came Through

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Top Lieberman Campaign Official: We Begged Obama For Help In 2006 -- And He Came Through
By Greg Sargent - June 10, 2008, 4:23PM
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Now that Joe Lieberman has emerged as John McCain's lead attack dog against Barack Obama -- even going so far as to suggest that Obama's judgment could pose a danger to our safety -- there's some very interesting behind-the-scenes back-story to the Lieberman-Obama relationship that you should know about.

Specifically, a top official on Joe Lieberman's 2006 Senate reelection campaign tells me that Lieberman's staff practically begged Barack Obama to come in and endorse him at a critical moment -- requests that Obama agreed to, helping Lieberman minimize the damage from challenger Ned Lamont's recent entry into the contest.

This back-story is particularly relevant right now in light of Lieberman's harsh assaults on Obama's national security credentials.

The top Lieberman official, who was directly involved in securing Obama's help, tells me that the campaign was desperate for Obama to come to Connecticut in March of 2006, soon after Lamont entered the race.

"We needed him to strongly validate us as a candidate that liberal Democrats should not desert," the official tells me. "We went to the Obama operation with a very urgent plea for him to come out for us."

It's well known that Obama's 2006 endorsement was important. But it's not widely understood just how urgently the Lieberman people begged for Obama's help at a critical moment in Lieberman's career -- and in that light, just how much of a back-stabbing Lieberman's attacks on Obama now represent.

[natrat]

1. ya know what-fuck lieberman and anything about him

[my2sense]

2. Why does this not surprise me?

He's a little POS.

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. Lieberman is a disingenuous pig.

[The Backlash Cometh]

9. Oh, dear. I just reread what I wrote.

Would calling Lieberman a pig be considered derogatory? And if so, would it be considered fair game because of the way he's handling the muslim-Obama thingie?

[Zodiak]

4. A loathsome little twerp

Leiberman is the very picture of DINO treachery.

I'm glad that Obama learned his lesson on this one....lay down with dogs and all.

[bluesmail]

5. So do you suppose this is what they were 'arguing' about

Last week on KO (I think) showing a video over and over of Obama and Liarman.

[Hippo_Tron]

6. Well it's a good lesson that Senator Obama had to learn the hard way

Fortunately I don't think Lieberman will do too much damage.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. No words. nt

[lonestarnot]

8. No one here is surprised by the two faces of liarman.

[Donald Ian Rankin]

10. Lieberman is one of only two genuine high-profile DINOs.

All the other conservative Democrats, while I may disagree with their positions, are genuine members of the Democratic party, and still support other members thereof.

But Lieberman and Zel Miller have crossed the isle, and really are Democrats only in name.

[HamdenRice]

11. Proves he is a back stabbing piece of shit nt

[LSK]

12. does JoeMental want another Senate chamber tongue lashing???

[cbc5g]

13. Lieberman is a traitor and a backstabber -- Dems need to work hard to defeat his rat ass

No more second chances