Orman (former opponent) Elected New Chair of Connecticut for Lieberman Party (hysterical!)

[Pale Blue Dot]

From John Orman's press release:


I called the Secretary of State's Office in Connecticut to find out how many people joined the Connecticut for Lieberman Party and I was told that no one had joined, not even Senator Joe Lieberman. I went down to Trumbull town hall and changed my registration to the Connecticut for Lieberman Party. Then I went home and called a meeting of all the registered Connecticut for Lieberman members to reflect on our party's victory in the U.S. Senate race with Senator Joseph Lieberman. Senator Lieberman did not attend the organizational meeting for Connecticut for Lieberman because he no longer wants to be labeled as a member of the party.

In order for the CFL to keep the great ballot spot that Joe Lieberman earned for us, our party had to organize and submit rules to the Secretary of State of Connecticut. Senator Lieberman did not do this when he ran so there was work to be done like platform and rules.

Minutes from first organizational meeting of Connecticut for Lieberman, at John Orman's house in Trumbull, November 15, 2006:

At the first meeting I nominated myself to be party chair for Connecticut for Lieberman. I seconded my own nomination and then I voted for myself. I was selected unanimously as Chair of Connecticut for Lieberman on Novemeber 15,2006.



http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=4685

[acmejack]

1. Excellent! You are a political genius!

:rofl:

[Pale Blue Dot]

2. It wasn't me (which I clarified above)

But I wish I had thought of it.

[malaise]

3. What a great story n/t

[BrotherBuzz]

4. Oh man, imagine the legitimate press releases the head of Lieberman's party can release

:rofl:

[JerseygirlCT]

5. That's too funny.

A movement!

Makes me think of Alice's Restaurant:

"They may think it's an
organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I said
fifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and
walking out. And friends they may thinks it's a movement."

[Ms. Clio]

6. This is just brilliant

More from Orman's press release:

These new rules were adopted:
1. This party is open to every citizen who wants to keep Senator Joseph Lieberman accountable. It is open to critics, opponents, bloggers and everyone else who will work to provide citizen oversight for Lieberman?s actions, words and deeds over the next six years.

(snip)

Many citizens complained about our CFL and one citizen (me) asked the Secretary of State and the Elections Enforcement Commission to rule that the CFL was a fake political party contrived to allow Senator Lieberman to be a sore loser and to keep running after he lost. It was argued that Senator Lieberman had no intention of forming the CFL. State officials ruled that Connecticut for Lieberman was not a one man fake party and that it was legitimate.

New Connecticut for Lieberman Rules:

a. If you run under Connecticut for Lieberman, you must actually join our party.
b. The party will nominate people for office who have the last name of Lieberman and/or who are critics and opponents of Senator Lieberman.


:rofl: :applause: :woohoo:

[Pale Blue Dot]

10. c. If any CFL candidate loses our party's nomination in a primary,

that candidate must bolt our party, form a new party and work to defeat our party endorsed candidate.

:rofl:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

7. Ormantum?

[w4rma]

8. Now he should apply to change the name of the "Party" to anything he wants.

Those good ol' boys really bent the rules for Lieberman to keep him around.

[Cha]

9. Thank you, John Orman, for

keepin' this alive and holding lieman accountable in any which way ya can.

[KelleyKramer]

11. That is hilarious!!

He could even (legitimately I think) do tv and media interviews as the chairman of the party.

Too funny!

[Ms. Clio]

12. I think I will just keep kicking this one for a couple of days

I want to make sure everything--er, everyone, sees it.

[Ms. Clio]

13. ...

[Richard Steele]

14. Oh.. Mah... GOD.... that's BRILLIANT!!!!!! I think I just peed a little!

I'm gonna eMail him and ask if the "Connecticut For Lieberman" party
needs an official logo, letterhead, etc.
I'll be HAPPY to donate some free work to such a worthy cause!

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

15. Love it !!

First on the agenda should be accounting for $387,000 of Petty Cash spent in 10 days by "our" candidate

[Richard Steele]

16. This deserves to be KICKED as much as Joe does.

[Ms. Clio]

17. yes, it does, because it's really worth reading

a great piece of political theater.