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Lieberman Plays The Wright Card
We already knew that McCain supporter Joe Lieberman had adopted a role as a leading critic of Obama on foreign policy. But now, judging from some quotes buried in this new ABC News interview with the self-described Independent Democrat, it looks as if Lieberman has expanded his repertoire to include attacks on Obama over Reverend Wright, too:
"In fairness we don't know if Rev. Wright said these inflammatory, anti-American, racial comments every Sunday, but I would not continue to go to a synagogue where that kind of rhetoric was spoken," Lieberman said, adding, "I think it did raise questions in people's minds about why did he stay in the church that long," but he said he would "take (Obama) at his word" and move on.
Hmmm. Is Lieberman taking Obama "at his word" and moving on? Or is he saying that Wright should "raise questions" about why Obama stayed in the church?
Lieberman defenders like to say that his criticism of fellow Dems is consigned to their foreign policy views, but he now appears to view racially-tinged criticism of their pastors as fair game, too.
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Comments (139)
God I hate that little toad!
June 26, 2008 5:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
not a lot he won't do, is there...
June 26, 2008 5:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
No, he's utterly without principle, utterly without the capacity for shame. This is bad enough, but then add his sanctimoniousness and it's enough to make you want to throw up at the sight of the scumbag.
June 26, 2008 6:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey, you look like you'd make a good vice presidential candidate. 'Cept you live in Canada, right? Or is it Minnesota? By the way, did I see you at a graduation ceremony last month in Minneapolis? Wasn't it at Watzamatta U. on the west bank?
July 1, 2008 6:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Not a lot. But didn't I hear those exacts words already during the Primary season?
Refresh my mind, who said it first?
It is wrong now and it was no less wrong earlier.
June 26, 2008 6:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
So who are these so-called defenders of Lieberman?
Can you name any of them or should this be filed under the Faux News-speak of 'some say'...?
June 26, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
where do you see his comments as racially tinged? Just because Wright and Obama are black?
June 27, 2008 7:37 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's a shame your reading comprehension isn't that great. It was LIEBERMAN who used the term "racial".
June 27, 2008 10:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
Off topic, but I notice that the new Lyceum poll they have posted in the poll tracker shows McCain a mere 5% ahead of Obama in TX. I am sure that is enough to gladden your heart and take a little sting out of the Lieberman story. I know it was enough to gladden mine.
June 26, 2008 6:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Even if a win for Obama there is unrealistic, it does indeed gladden my heart, to hear that McCain will have to spend time and money there.
As to Lieberman going one step further in betrayal of the Democratic cause; astonishing.
I wonder what he thinks he'll gain by stabbing Obama in the back? The Dems are sure to pick a few more Senate seats, and Obama is likely to win the WH. It's like JL, just committed a mini-political suicide... unless McCain has promised him Defense or State.
June 26, 2008 8:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
I wished I lived in DC - I'd spend my days driving around, awaiting the opportunity to run over that fucking turd in a crosswalk.
June 26, 2008 8:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
The FBI should check this one out.
June 27, 2008 7:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
No, they shouldn't.
June 27, 2008 10:56 AM | Reply | Permalink
You know his mother keeps him under a tin can in the garden, don't you?
July 1, 2008 6:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
Connecticut apologizes to the rest of the country for Joe.
The Republicans are doing an excellent job of picking up the attack lines used by Clinton.
Sadly enough.
June 26, 2008 5:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Despite the lameness of the McCain campaign, I don't think they needed Clinton to come up with these lines of attack. If anything, she just borrowed the Rove playbook for a few months, before handing it back to its rightful owners.
June 26, 2008 6:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh please,
I think the republicans would have these attack lines ready with or without Clinton ! Time for the obnoxious groups in both the Obama and Clinton camps to get over it. It is, and always has been, hardball, at least as far back as I've been watching (55 years).
June 27, 2008 6:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
@CT Voter,
I do NOT apologize for Joe. I voted against him in the primary, I voted against him in the general, and I regard his behavior since then as a back-stab to the deluded dems who joined the large block of repubs who carried him into re-election. Joe is not the fault of CT, particularly not liberal or moderate democrats - he is the fault of
a) enabling national dems (like Barack Obama, unfortunately) who either endorsed him or did nothing to support the actual democratic nominee
b) the national and CT republicon party, which basically sent their people to the polls for Joe
c) JOE LIEBERMAN
June 27, 2008 6:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
An apology would be appropriate after Obama apologizes for helping Lieberman get reelected. This particular circumstance should be an object lesson to Obama, et al., on the dangers of membership in the "good ol' boys" club.
Obama stabbed the CT Democratic Party in the back because he thought it would be to his own political advantage. Whoops.
Thanks.
mp
June 27, 2008 9:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
"Stabbed in the back"? You know, before you start pontificating on Connecticut politics, it might be helpful if actually knew something about what happened here.
Obama supported Lieberman in the primary, as did nearly every other prominent Democrat. When Lamont won the primary, Obama supported him
Yes, perhaps it wasn't the all out support many wished for, but it was infinitely better than, for instance, Ken Salazar, who supported Lieberman even in the general, or, dare I even say it, Bill Clinton who went on Larry King and announced there wasn't that much difference between Lieberman and Lamont?
Thanks.
June 27, 2008 9:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is sooo two months ago.
June 26, 2008 5:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seriously. First McCain brings up bittergate and now this. They're really scrambling...
June 26, 2008 5:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Dude, they made a web ad using the "Dr. No" theme from the first James Bond film. When it's retro, McCain knows no bounds.
June 26, 2008 6:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
That movie came out in the 60s, that's McCain's idea of being mod.
June 26, 2008 9:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm actually enjoying it.
By going sleazy so early they're trying to use the old playbook of defining the opponent with a lot of mudslinging. Bad idea this election season because people are clearly tired of it. Hillary found that out the hard way.
When Obama lowers the boom on McCain, he'll do so with the full sympathy of the public and when McCain is off balance having over reached.
The campaign fight will be long and hard, going like this:
McCain comes in with jabs, jabs, jabs, determined to score a KO in the first round. He doesn't really land anything.
Obama, the crowd favorite, seems to be avoiding him, dancing around the ring, fighting his own more reserved style.
McCain is encouraged, comes in harder, jabs some more, still not landing anything. McCain is wearing himself out with the public, getting more aggressive and sloppy...
Obama still moving around the ring employing his own tactics.
McCain comes in hard trying to land a big right hook, but with the public a bit fatigued, and with McCain becoming desperate, his footing is off balance and he leads with his jaw.
BLAM! Obama lays a solid blow on McCain he never saw coming, stunning him.
McCain is saved by the MSM bell, to fight another round.
Repeat.
End result: The public scores it on points for Obama.
June 26, 2008 8:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can't wait for him to lower the boom.
June 26, 2008 10:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
LIEberman wants to be punished so bad by the democratic leadership; he'll stop at nothing! Why in the hell doesn't Harry do something! All of the rationalations I've heard so far just don't fly. I wish I could get a handle on any real justifications because LIEberan does have abilty to immediately just piss me off.
June 26, 2008 5:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Maybe this explains some of it
...Sen. Lieberman regards himself as an independent Democrat, and he plans to continue caucusing with the Democrats in the Senate. A few days after he endorsed Sen. McCain, he donated $100,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Soon after the endorsement, Sen. Lieberman said, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) told him that neither his seniority nor his chairmanship was in jeopardy. A spokesman for Sen. Reid said the same...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120286434312263933.html?mod=psp_editors_picks
June 26, 2008 11:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
June 26, 2008 5:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman still has defenders?
I mean, even in right wing circles, they hate him. They're just using him to embarrass the Democrats. I'd say that there are very few legitimate Lieberman defenders around at this point.
June 26, 2008 5:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
This kind of stuff hurts McCain...
he can't criticize Obama for playing "politics as usual", and then turn around and do the same thing!
June 26, 2008 5:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
I can't wait til the Dems kick that pathetic little maggot to the curb.
June 26, 2008 6:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Amen, bro.
June 26, 2008 6:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
...Why is Lieberman still caucusing with the Democrats? Seriously. I get it: the Dems want to continue to hold the illusion that they have a majority in the Senate. But it's total and complete BS. I'm sorry, but if Harry Reid had any balls, Lieberman would have shut the hell up long ago.
June 26, 2008 6:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, year. Now a Republican majority can come out and set up a lot of votes for your love boy to vote. Oh, I forget. He has a powerful weapon. He can vote "present". Better, he can just not show up.
June 27, 2008 7:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
"I'm sorry, but if Harry Reid had any balls..."
I think you've identified your problem.
June 27, 2008 8:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
These jokers don't realize they are responsible for Lieberman being out there. They wanted to purge Lieberman off the Senate. What do you expect? You want him to be grateful that you gave him a second chance? Oh no, it is the good Republicans, Independes,and sensible Democrats of CT gave him a second chance. He owed you leftwing lunatic nothing! You hate him? He hates you back!!!
They want to drive Lieberman to the other side? They want the Republicans to set the agenda and set up votes to embarass NObama? These people should get a brain!
June 27, 2008 9:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Dear Joe, I realize at your age the reflexes must be slowing down but holy jeebus, your bony ass missed that bandwagon by a mile.
It reminds me of the kid playing outfield in Little League who signals that he has the catch right before the ball hits the ground six feet behind him.
June 26, 2008 6:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
What a jackass.
I watched Recount the other night, and deeply regret that the dipshit's name was on a yardsign in my front yard 8 years ago.
June 26, 2008 6:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Amen. I was so disappointed when Al Gore named him VP candidate.
June 26, 2008 6:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
Stupid jacka$$, without Lieberman on the ticket, do you think Fl would have been this close? You are deranged!
June 27, 2008 7:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman attends a synagogue whose Rabbi, Barry Freundel, is at the forefront of a group (Alliance for Marriage ) pushing for a Constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and woman. Lieberman has said he's against this.
If Lieberman would have left Wright's congregation then why does he continue to worship with a Rabbi who wants to use the Constitution to LIMIT human and civil rights?
June 26, 2008 6:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think we should make same-sex marriage mandatory, just to see the look on that Rabbi's face.
June 26, 2008 6:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
He doesn't need to go to a synagogue that espouses racist ideas. Just look at his comments on the Israeli oppression of the Palestinians and Muslims, to realize that he is, himself, racist.
June 26, 2008 6:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman is such a self-obsessed sanctimonious hypocrite. He preaches an end to partisanship out of one side of his mouth and then he peddles the vilest Republican innuendo and smears out of the other.
And, let's not forget, he has no respect for the voters. The voters turned him out in the Democratic primary and he told them to go stick it and basically ran as a Republican.
I hope CT voters start a recall election ASAP.
June 26, 2008 6:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
I hope that one day in Heaven, Tim Russert gets to moderate a full hour with Benedict Arnold and Joe Lieberman. I'd love seeing them compare notes.
June 26, 2008 6:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ha! Good one.
June 26, 2008 6:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
don't forget Zell Miller.
June 26, 2008 10:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Purely partisan. His little ole integrity bus is running on six flats. Senator Palpateen he is alright, even to those creepy hands!
I can't get over this guy. He's all power, all the time with him. He reminds me of Lord Gro in the Worm Ourabouros story. Compulsive turncoat!
June 26, 2008 6:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, sir or madam, I take my hat off to you. I tried 5 or 6 times to read that, and could never get beyond P. 2.
June 26, 2008 7:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
You and that Stroszek above with your high verse. Personages of lowly status such as Sen. Limpidman don't deserve such stanzas.
June 26, 2008 7:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
He sounds just like Nixon. And Nixon was an anti-semite. How embarrassing for lil Joe. Pathetic.
June 26, 2008 6:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
In my opinion Joe Lieberman's basic behavior can be attributed to the fact he realizes he's getting old, has not met any of his professional goals and has to come to terms that he is a "HAS BEEN" POLITICIAN! Had to go to another party to keep a job . . . neither the Democratic or Republican party wanted him. A hard bite to swallow!
June 26, 2008 6:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Amen to all said there . . . especially a recall vote. Needs to happen.
June 26, 2008 6:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
If there is one guy I hate more than McCain this season...it's Joe F'ing LIErman.
June 26, 2008 6:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
LITTLE JOE.
Now there's a nice moniker.
Little WHITE Joe with Little JohnnieMac.
So little I can hardly find them...
June 26, 2008 9:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
The thing that I find most galling about Lieberman is how easy it would be for him to show his support by just being positive about McCain and his policies, and graciously not commenting on Obama.
I can't wait for this guy to be dropped faster than a radioactive bag of crap after the election.
June 26, 2008 6:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
I find this absolutely hilarious. What a sorry piece of shit! This is such a lame, weak lash out at Obama. It's like running up behind the cool kid and taking a weak swipe at him and then running away before he kicks your ass. Joe is pathetic. He clearly realizes that it's about time for him to leave and he doesn't really know what to do with himself at this point.
June 26, 2008 6:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
See, that's why I could never be a politician. After putting up with all of Bill and Hillary and Geraldine Ferraro's crap, I would have to just chuck the whole thing and put a foot up Lieberman's ass, so far you'd need the jaws of life to extract it!
June 26, 2008 6:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Does Lieberman still enjoy seniority from the Democratic majority? If so, why isn't Reid doing something about this?
June 26, 2008 6:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why not just ignore his rantings, rather than spreading them around?
June 26, 2008 6:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Group bonding, Theda, group bonding.
June 26, 2008 6:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ah! Laughter! >sigh
June 26, 2008 9:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seriously,folks....does anyone really care what Bush's bumboy* has to say? (*Ed.Note: Bumboy...a British slang expression denoting a male prostitute.)
June 26, 2008 6:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
Chickens coming home to roost... and I hope they shit all over Lieberman's head.
The "Wright" card is also the race card. It is the refuge of scoundrels who reveal their true sentiments. This is why there is such a distinct difference in responses when you ask white folks and black folks if a certain person is "racist" or "is a racist." These are the little games the Liebermans and Lotts and Imuses (and yes, sad to say) a certain two-term, Democratic, former President with an office in Harlem play.
Lieberman is not a Democrat any longer, and is danger of losing his credentials as a human being.
June 26, 2008 6:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well said . . . especially that last point!!
June 26, 2008 10:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well if Lieberman wants to talk about his Rabbi let's do that:
His Rabbi on abortion and homosexuality:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Freundel#Positions
His Rabbi claiming Lieberman does not agree with all the Rabbi's views:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/religion/jul-dec00/orthodox_8-9.html
June 26, 2008 6:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Good Morning America (ABC) found a way this am to run clips of both Rev. Wright and Fr. Pfleger (sp?). I expect they will do this on a daily basis until the election.
June 26, 2008 6:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
When it comes to immorality:
Lieberman > Wright
June 26, 2008 7:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
This guy is as crazy as John McCain, here he is talking about Rev. Wright and he's speaking at Rev. Hagee church, a guy who said that GOD send Hilter to kill the Jews in WWII and send them home, and not a peep from the Jewish community, WHY?
June 26, 2008 7:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
I think that Dr. Skocpol has the right idea.
June 26, 2008 7:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Working assumption: McCain has promised Lieberman some cozy, crazy position in his cabinet, like Sec. Def or State. That solves Lieberman's Senate problem (he'll quit before Harry Reid can fire him), and wouldn't you know, the governor of Connecticut is a Republican who will probably have the right to replace him with an interim R senator.
I'm still a little stunned that Nutmeggers could have been duped so well by Lieberman.
June 26, 2008 7:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let's have fun with math.
Pastor for 20 years=1040 sermons.
Average sermon (since I am a godless heathen and don't know much about church sermons I'll estimate) 120 minutes in length per sermon
124800 minutes of sermons over 20 years, give or take one thousand.
Out of 7,488,000 seconds of Rev Wright sermons, Fox News has less than 60 seconds of the scary angry black man who dared say something negative about America.
F%$k Joe Lieberman.
June 26, 2008 7:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
Funny! Two-hour sermons would have the congregation in revolt. A sermon would be about 45 minutes, I think. But, you've got the right idea.
June 26, 2008 7:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Just last night I finally got around to watching on my TiVo the Rev. Wright interview by Bill Moyers (from late April).
If those "inflammatory" comments are taken with 60 or 90 seconds of context, then they are not disagreeable at all. If you understand the actual point the reverend was making, the statements are things that I agree with, for the most part, and that most people on this board would agree with.
I was favorably impressed with Rev. Wright, and I have greater respect for Obama for having been associated with his church for so long.
If you haven't seen the Moyers interview, I highly recommend it. I'm tempted to paste a portion of the transcript, but I'll just put in a link:
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04252008/transcript1.html
The video is still available, too, I believe (PBS has a pretty great web site).
-- ARG
June 27, 2008 10:46 AM | Reply | Permalink
It's high time this self-serving schlub was grabbed by the belt and forcefully removed from the Dem caucus, preferably with stairs involved.
June 26, 2008 7:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
What a steaming heap of dung. I hope he retires to Israel just in time for the Coward-in-Chief's final push for end times.
June 26, 2008 7:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
go to:
http://liebermanmustgo.com
great fun!
June 26, 2008 7:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Let me join the chorus here.
Hey, Joe?
Fuck you.
June 26, 2008 7:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
That's entirely possible, but Lieberman has been working toward this for quite awhile now. I have always thought that he was motivated by spite.
I think he's that petty.
June 26, 2008 7:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'd like to see Lieberman as Secretary of Depends . . . changing McCain's adult diapers.
June 26, 2008 10:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Laughing out loud. Sad. Yet sicky funny.
June 26, 2008 10:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes! Lieberman wants to be Secretary of War in the worst way. He wants to manipulate American power to protect right wing Israelis in their neverending landgrabs in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Just think if Al Gore had won in 2000 we would have Joe stepping in as the Democratic nominee for president ..... or maybe not .... but what a nightmare! Joe would be dropping atom bombs everytime a Palestinian farted.
June 27, 2008 12:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yes, but it takes a seriously special tool to be so personally nasty to someone who went out of their way to help you out during your own primary election. I know, I know, Lieberman is virtually the platonic ideal of a tool . . . but still.
June 27, 2008 7:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
Democrat50 and Prof Skocpol,
Well it kind of defeats the purpose of a public forum such as this if political figures, their speech, or specific topics are to be shunned as if somehow criticism or commentary legitimizes the same!
"This is Liberty-hall, gentlemen" quoth Oliver Goldsmith, and these forums are a close approximation.
Come up with a better reason for not talking about Mr. Lieberman or any other public figure's utterances, if you care to...
"You may do just as you please here."
June 26, 2008 7:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
You would wonder if we should not comment on Lieberman's "rantings", the good professor should be doing her academic work, i.e. teaching or researching. Oh, I take my words back. She is a socialogist and she may be studying the behavir of crazy lef-wing lunatic pyschopath here who have push Lieberman to the other side although he has perfect aligned position other than war.
June 27, 2008 7:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
After his (to me, at least) highly unsatisfactory behavior on the FISA/domestic spying issue, I have grown some unwholesome suspicions about who Barack Obama really is.
Although it has become clear that he is not the man I thought he was and that all that "change you can believe in" hooey was just to entice naive liberals (me among them) into voting for him in the primaries and pouring money into his campaign. Although Senator Obama will never see another cent from me, I do believe he is less lethal than John McCain. I still hope he wins the election--not least because then the contemptible Joe Lieberman will finally, FINALLY get his comeuppance.
Keep diggin', Joe.
June 26, 2008 7:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
Second paragraph above should read:
It has become clear that he is not the man I thought he was and that all that "change you can believe in" hooey was just to entice naive liberals (me among them) into voting for him in the primaries and pouring money into his campaign. Although Senator Obama will never see another cent from me, I do believe he is less lethal than John McCain. I still hope he wins the election--not least because then the contemptible Joe Lieberman will finally, FINALLY get his comeuppance.
Poorly thought out paragraph anyway. But you get my drift.
June 26, 2008 7:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Dude, we aren't electing God or some perfect human. All politicians move to the center to form a grand compromise. But Holy Joe and Incurious George have really pissed us off by sitting there braying in the mud for eight years. All we need is a president who just MIGHT listen when we scream in protest (surveillance bill, farm subsidies, ethanol f'gawd'sake). Georgy 'n' Dicky were promoting a radical agenda and they didn't need us to tell them how or why not. Elect the Democrat. Hang up the hairshirt.
June 26, 2008 8:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
How about your synagogue, which segregates men from women and allows only 10 men to begin services, Joe?
What a hypocrite!
June 26, 2008 7:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
I suppose there is a hidden dilemma here.
To what degree is criticism of Lieberman, prompted not so much by the specific incident, but by an inherent bias against the man himself, that flares quickly when given the excuse?
My own belief is that Lieberman has earned himself the avalanche of abuse that has come down on him, because he purports to act on principles of justice and integrity that transcends partisan boundaries.
Yet he transparently and facially is partisan! He is adept with framing statements in such a way as to achieve partisan ends.
Note his recent comments about officials oaths to protect the people. Well, that oath he refers to says nothing about protecting the people, it refers to supporting and defending the Constitution. But because of this subtle framing his auditors are left with the impression that public safety trumps the Constitution in the Executive branch. It doesn't. Lieberman was consciously guilty of using a rhetorical device to skew people's perceptions of the constitutional obligations of public officials.
That is reprehensible. And shameful.
June 26, 2008 7:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
For Dem leadership in Congress to sit there and let this man stay on his committees is absurd. Maybe they want everyone to continuously see how ridiculous Lieberman looks so it reflects badly on John McCain. But damn...
June 26, 2008 8:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh please Joey boy knows his career is over in the Senate..... and knows if Obama wins, he won't get a cushy cabinet post.
F*ck him.
I think he and McCain are secretly geriatric butt buddies.
June 26, 2008 8:12 PM | Reply | Permalink
This guy has been a pain in my side for decades.
He went after video games in the 1990s
and now he's trying to put to a stop to a historic presidential candidate.
God I hate Lieberman. It's like he never goes away, even his own state voted against him in 2004 and he ran as an Independent.
Even though I was unable to vote in 2000, I would have voted for Bush because Gore imo was foolish for putting Lieberman on his ticket.
June 26, 2008 8:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know - you can't get rid of him - he's always there.
It's fucking creepy.
June 26, 2008 8:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'd like to strap him to a missile and shoot him right over to Haifa.
June 26, 2008 8:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
Obama needs to take Joe aside again and squeeze his hand so far he starts blubbering right there on the Senate floor while Barack keeps talking sense at him.
June 26, 2008 8:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
When is someone in the media start calling Lieberman what he really is and that is an agent of a foreign power, namely Israel?
And if more people were aware of the history of slavery in this nation -I suggest for a start Douglas Blackmon's 'Slavery by another name'- they'd understand Wright's words -taken out of context- a WHOLE lot better.
June 26, 2008 8:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Don't hold your breath. It's the quick road to being branded an anti-Semite.
but frankly, I tend to agree with you.
June 26, 2008 8:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
I have heard a lot of people claim that Lieberman's pro-war stance is in service to Israel. That might be the case but he keeps his motives (assuming all his public utterances are complete BS) carefully hidden. At any rate, only imbeciles would argue that invading and occupying Iraq at the expense (among other things) of empowering Iran has made Israel or anyone else more secure.
I am inclined to believe he is motivated by his enormous ego as much as anything else. As for his incessant kneeling in front of McCain, Lieberman knows he has no future with the Democratic Party after November.
June 26, 2008 8:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
it's on my list...thanks.
June 26, 2008 9:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
I couldn't agree more. Lieberman has gone so far overboard trying to point the way for the USS Exodus that he's let his ethnocentric mind overload his American ass. In fact, far beyond being pro-Israel, which I see as acceptable within a framework of American national interests if he can rationalize why we should break with decades of tradition as a at least superficially neutral, Joe Lieberman has begun to raise suspicions that he is Mossad, like Scooter Libby.
I think the American government has been penetrated at every level by our own allies. Joe represents something beyond what I'd call an Independent. He is the first democratically elected U.S. Senator representing the Likud Party. I still think Senator Barney what's his name is more honest and honorable.
July 1, 2008 5:38 AM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman is quite annoying but it