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ESPN's Chris Berman Endorses Joe Lieberman
New Haven Register ^
Posted on 01/15/2004 4:55:06 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Liebermans presidential bid has been picked to win by one of the nations best-known, if politically unaccredited, prognosticators: ESPNs Chris Berman.
Berman, a Cheshire resident who has been with the Bristol-based sports network since just after its inception in 1979, delivered his endorsement in character.
"The Swami says Joe Lieberman could
go
all
the
way. Just like the Patriots," Berman said, cozying up to New Hampshire voters who cast ballots in the states pivotal primary on Jan. 27.
Berman said he has voted for the Connecticut Democrat in each of his bids for the office of state attorney general and the U.S. Senate, and is proud of supporting Lieberman now.
Recent polls show Lieberman pulling close to U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., for third place among likely New Hampshire primary voters, although retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark is advancing as well, in second place behind the current favorite, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean.
A poll conducted Monday and Tuesday by Bostons WHDH-TV and Suffolk University showed Dean leading in New Hampshire at 32 percent, Clark at 17 percent, and Kerry and Lieberman in a statistical dead heat at 12 percent and 11 percent, respectively.
The poll had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 4.9 percentage points.
Vying with Clark and others to emerge as an alternative to Dean, Liebermans campaign has shifted its attacks from Dean and President Bush to Clark.
Liebermans campaign has assailed Clarks record of voting for Republican presidential candidates, and Clarks purportedly contradictory statements about his position on the war in Iraq.
To illustrate their point, members of Liebermans campaign delivered assorted pairs of flip-flops Wednesday to Clark offices in Arizona, New Mexico, and South Carolina.
Bill Buck, a spokesman for Clarks campaign, was not amused.
"Im not sure what claim they were trying to make. General Clark has consistently opposed the war in Iraq as a distraction from the war on terror," Buck said. "I think his 34 years in the military give him adequate experience to deal with the war on terror."
Liebermans campaign has become the first to hit the airwaves in the Feb. 3 primary state of Delaware.
The campaign is running an ad touting Liebermans proposed middle-class tax cuts on two television stations based in Salisbury, Md.
A new radio ad features former governor and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., who has endorsed Lieberman.
Liebermans campaign hinges on New Hampshire and Feb. 3 contests in Arizona, Oklahoma and South Carolina, but he made a point of spending time and resources in Delaware, where modest investments have historically paid big dividends on primary day.
Of the nine Democrats running for president, only Lieberman and the Rev. Al Sharpton have campaigned personally in Delaware.
Joseph Straw can be reached at jstraw@nhregister.com, or (202) 737-5654.
©New Haven Register 2004
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: 2004; chrisberman; endorsement; espn; joelieberman
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In the wake of the flap over Rush's comments about Donovan McNabb, Berman made it known that he was "a New England Democrat," so his endorsement of a New England Democrat is hardly surprising. Then again, I might have thought ESPN would have a policy prohibiting its personalities from getting this directly involved in politics.
To: governsleastgovernsbest; mhking
JD?
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posted on
01/15/2004 4:56:17 PM PST
by
Petronski
(I'm *NOT* always *CRANKY.*)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Can someone come up with a Bermanism for Lieberman?....I'm tapped out.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:01:32 PM PST
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
ESPN's Chris Berman Endorses Joe Lieberman A stunning blow to the rest of the field, no doubt....
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Lieberman goes "back back back back back ........and he's gone."
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:04:19 PM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Hah, any of those guys want to keep their job they had better be democrats, at least in public.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:04:59 PM PST
by
OldFriend
(Always understand, even if you remain among the few)
To: zarf
stunning Bermanism
Whoop... Whoop... Whoop... Whoop...
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:06:04 PM PST
by
nhoward14
(Everyone stop posting urban legends... especially the Target one!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: zarf
Joe "If my mouth is moving its a" Lie berman
To: governsleastgovernsbest
That's it! The race is over. Chris Berman has spoken. Sometimes it is best to remain silent and be thought a fool than......you know the rest.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:13:02 PM PST
by
caisson71
To: Mr. Mojo
He..could..go...all...the...way!
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:13:40 PM PST
by
Banjoguy
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Berman...has...lost...his...mind!
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:13:47 PM PST
by
hattend
(Mr Bush, the Supremes upheld CFR...what's your plan B? Too late to veto, now)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Is Berman of the old sod also???
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:14:09 PM PST
by
cynicom
Comment #13 Removed by Moderator
To: governsleastgovernsbest
There goes the Democratic field, rumbling, bumbling, stumbling...
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:15:12 PM PST
by
July 4th
(George W. Bush, Avenger of the Bones)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Then again, I might have thought ESPN would have a policy prohibiting its personalities from getting this directly involved in politics.That policy would only apply if the personality in question were to endorse George W. Bush.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:15:59 PM PST
by
CFC__VRWC
(AIDS, abortion, euthanasia - don't liberals just kill ya?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Since when do we get political plugs from sportscasters? They sure didn't like Rush saying anything about anything!!!
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:18:04 PM PST
by
ladyinred
(W/04)
To: Leroy S. Mort
Kudos
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:18:56 PM PST
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Who cares what some sports caster thinks about a politician? And what's the deal with a sportscaster anyway? Do they ever tell you something that you really needed to know but couldn't read for yourself on a screen ticker?
IMO the lowest lifeform in TV "news" is a sportscaster, oxygen thieves each and every one.
To: mgist; I_be_tc; paltz; SoKatt; fishbabe; LisaMalia; 4mycountry; shuvlhed; Loose_Cannon1; ...
Hollywood Leftist Ping!!!
Yeah, I know Lieberman's not a die- hard lefty, but still.
Please FReepmail me if you want on/off this ping list.
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posted on
01/15/2004 5:24:15 PM PST
by
WinOne4TheGipper
(YOU sit down, Mr. Dean. You've had your say, now we'll have ours.)
To: All
I actually see Berman as something of a harmless blowhard. I'd guess his real knowledge of the issues or politics is very limited, and that his endorsement is based on a general "feeling" that he is a Dem, and perhaps some partially shared Judaism with Lieberman.
Just don't get me started on Stuart Scott, the yuppie, middle-class self-aggrandizing black guy whose shtick at ESPN is a totally phony use of ghetto lingo.
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