The Kennedy Torch
(Originally posted at Huffington Post, March 14, 2008)
It was towards the end of the campaign in 2006 and we were running well back in the polls. Bill Clinton and Karl Rove, the leaders of the Connecticut AFL-CIO and U.S. Chamber of Commerce — they had all lined up behind incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman. Then we received a call that Senator Ted Kennedy wanted us to join him at a rally at a senior center in Bridgeport.
When we finally got together, Kennedy’s voice was hoarse from another long day on the campaign trail challenging the mindset that had mired us in Iraq and failed to provide affordable healthcare to Americans. Then, with a wry smile, he pushed me forward and announced to the assembled crowd that I would be leading them in a rousing rendition of “When Irish Eyes are Smiling.” I was concerned since I couldn’t sing and didn’t know all the words, but Kennedy’s grin just got wider and wider as he egged on the nervous soloist.
Thankfully, with Ted Kennedy, you are never on your own for long….
In The News
Torrington Register-Citizen: "Gov. Candidates Discuss Solutions To Balance State Finances" (01/30/10)
“Lamont described Connecticut as being in a crossroads. As a businessman for 25 years, Lamont drew a parallel between his professional practice and the state’s governance during that same time. ‘If I was doing business today the same way I did it 25 years ago, I would have been out of business many times.’”
CTBob: Lamont Addresses Milford DTC (Video) (01/29/10)
Video of Ned Lamont speaking at the Milford Democratic Town Committee, January 28, 2010.
AP: "Poll: Lamont leading Democrats for Conn. governor" (01/21/10)
"If the Democratic primary were held today, 27 percent of registered Democrats surveyed said they'd pick Lamont."
Direct From Ned
Comment by Ned Lamont on this week's events in Connecticut politics (01/08/10)
“After years of our leaders looking the other way, it is clear that Connecticut desperately needs new leadership — leadership that won’t accept the status quo, that won’t be tied to entrenched special interests, and that will measure its successes by the real differences government is able to make in the everyday lives of our families.”
Video: Ned on Health Care Reform on MSNBC (12/15/09)
Ned spoke to MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan about health care reform on Tuesday, December 15, 2009.
Ned in HuffPo: "Help Needed: Political Entrepreneurs in State Capitols" (12/10/09)
“I am convinced that state government is where political entrepreneurs can have the most significant impact on the everyday lives of those we hope to serve.”
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