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Lieberman To Break Vow Not To Attack Obama Tonight
Breaking: Lieberman fibbed!
Tonight at the convention, Joe Lieberman will attack Obama -- even though he expressly promised not to do this last month.
In early August, Lieberman said this about his pending appearance at the GOP convention:
I assure you this, Tom: I'm not gonna to go to that convention -- the Republican convention -- and spend my time attacking Barack Obama. I'm gonna go there really talking about why I support John McCain and why I hope a lot of other independents and Democrats will do that.
Tonight, according to prepared remarks, Lieberman will say:
When others wanted to retreat in defeat from the field of battle, when Barack Obama was voting to cut off funding for our troops on the ground, John McCain had the courage to stand against the tide of public opinion and support the surge and because of that, today, our troops are at last beginning to come home, not in failure, but in honor!"
Late Update: I forgot to mention the best part: Lieberman, according to the advance text, will describe himself as a "Democrat" tonight, and of course, the willingness of a few media stragglers to grant this claim a shred of credibility is the sole reason he's speaking tonight.
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You can't spell Lieberman without "lie".
September 2, 2008 9:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
rec'd
September 2, 2008 10:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Those who didn't die that is.
September 2, 2008 9:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
As my husband calls him: JUDAS!
September 2, 2008 9:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
He's a dishonest, small man. He didn't do the Dems any good as an attack dog in 2000. I'm doubting he'll pack much punch tonight.
http://pufferfish.typepad.com/
September 2, 2008 10:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, how much it hurts to be slapped silly with a wet noodle!
September 2, 2008 10:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ronald Reagan never forgot who he was. But Republicans have forgotten he is dead.
September 2, 2008 10:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
Actually, in his later days, Reagan did forget who he was.
September 3, 2008 9:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
I am sick of reading this shit. If Lieberman condemns Obama for his voting record on supporting the troops, Lieberman should read this article:
http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/articleid/9559
Let the Independent explain this.
September 2, 2008 10:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
how many times will thompson lick his lips? looking like a crackhead.
September 2, 2008 10:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow I have never seen a less inspired and underwhelming Republican conference. Wow this is awful even the tribute to all the vets and medal of honor winner just seemed uninpsired. All this rally the base crap is nonsense look at all those empty seats. Where is the rabid base rushing to their Joan of Arc's call? The Republicans are still disciplinned and on message but its all a lousy veneer. Beneath the flags, silly signs, cowboy hats and absence of a certain Veep there is a severe lack of enthusiasm. Hell I bet Paul's convention blew the doors off this snorefest.
September 2, 2008 10:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
He has to go all in with McCain because he knows his political career s over if Obama/Biden win in November.
Matthews has said that Palin is sequestered away writing her convention speech. She'll probably lay the sympathy card, how she's a hockey mom just trying her hardest to make the world better for her kids and grand kids, and while she has made mistakes in the past she made them with good intentions and has learned from them.
Then McCain on Thursday is going to talk extensively about his POW experience.
Also on Thursday Obama will appear on The O'Reilly Factor.
September 2, 2008 10:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
The media can't talk to her because she is writing her speech and everyone accepts this? Two words: tire swing.
September 2, 2008 10:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
One word: Word!
September 2, 2008 10:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seriously? He's going on O'Reilly?! Ugh. That's annoying.
September 2, 2008 10:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
If he's a Democrat, then Palin is a member of the AIP. Only fair. Or, if we're being consistent: then Lieberman is an Independent since he changed his voter registration. Hobgoblin of little minds, etc.
September 2, 2008 10:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
What a treat it was tonight to hear Donna Brazile -- the DEMOCRATIC consultant who ran Al Gore's campaign, right? -- give a nice, positive "unity" spin to the theme of the Rethuglican convention. Is she auditioning for a slot on Faux News? With friends like these . ..
September 2, 2008 10:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
I seriously cannot watch....it's bad for my blood pressure. You all please let me know if anything notable happens.
September 2, 2008 10:18 PM | Reply | Permalink
You may as well hit the hay, this thing is a snoozer.
September 2, 2008 11:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
From the looks of the Xcel Center, lots of them couldn't bear to watch it either. There must be 5,000 empty seats, minimum.
September 2, 2008 11:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Ya know, after Zell's "Ah want Buuuuuu-uush!" betrayal at the 2000 convention, Jimmy Carter tore the crazed curmudgeon a new asshole in a most blistering letter about loyalty. Really something.
If that masturbatory buffoon Traitor Joe has the temerity to call himself a Democrat up there, I hope someone will follow in Jimmy's footsteps but get some more air time. Including (thanks TPM) pointing out his gutter treachery on breaking his pledge of a month ago.
September 2, 2008 10:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know just the right person -
Ooo - perfect - Bill Clinton.
September 2, 2008 10:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
I can't do this - I can't stop laughing. "John McCain had the courage to stand against the tide..." LMAO...
They're all going to make some fucking excuse for his insanity. Hahahahahahahahaha!!
And yeah, John McCain fights for veterans by voting no on the new GI Bill - you lying little shit, Droopy. Hahahahahahaha~~
September 2, 2008 10:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Herbert Walker tribute was sickening, the Ray-Gun tribute was sickening. Now, Fred Thompson, of Law and Order Fame? LOL
God, this is gross. And W talked nothing of the war deaths, the suffering of his "fellow citizens" due to trashing the economy. I have not been able to watch Dub for at least five years, but I made myself watch tonight. He is as disgusting now as he always was. I hate these people.
September 2, 2008 10:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Haven't heard "Ray-Gun" in a while. Thanks for the memory.
September 2, 2008 11:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Hey another speaker ... still ... POW POW POW POW POW POW POW POW POW ... everyone thought he was going to die, he didn't so he'll live for ever ... POW POW POW POW POW POW POW POW POW.
Gaaaak.
September 2, 2008 10:22 PM | Reply | Permalink
If Mc Cains POW story is so compelling why didn't the Republicans nominate him in 2000?
September 2, 2008 10:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Doesn't it bother Lieberman at all to hear all these folks say Palin is great because she's such a good Christian?? I mean, as a Jew? I know folks on here don't like Specter but I thought he looked a little uncomfortable having to spew the party line on Palin; at least he's not a complete idiot. And I've never considered him a total race traitor the way I now view Lieberman.
September 2, 2008 10:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
To that (and the choice of Palin) I say: put Florida in the dem column.
September 2, 2008 10:29 PM | Reply | Permalink
Awesome!
I love it.
September 2, 2008 10:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
I wonder how Lieberman feels about this little nugget:
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/09/her-church-spon.html
September 2, 2008 10:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
That made me laugh out loud - they are relentlessly Orwellian. Every day is backwards days with these people.
The Jews get that very well indeed, I believe. It's the damn Xians who don't and won't get it -
and you thank the Apostle Paul for this mess, frankly.
September 2, 2008 10:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seriously. Could their attitude be any more patronizing?
September 2, 2008 10:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
There goes Florida.
September 3, 2008 2:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
Apparently he forgot when Obama pulled him aside in the Senate during the primaries.
Time to grab an elbow.
September 2, 2008 10:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Was that not beautiful? The day after they finally call the primary and he strides right into Congress and backs Droopy into a corner - I thought then I'd died and gone to heaven and I'm beginning to become way more convinced of that than I was then, even.
This implosion is so complete that I'm wondering if I'm still in the same universe?
September 2, 2008 10:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Did he just fucking say "Well, John's never sought an earmark." WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?
September 2, 2008 10:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sarah Palin sure liked her earmarks. I thought they were soulmates?
September 2, 2008 10:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman is a filthy little back-stabbing wretch who is less a loyal American citizen than he is an Israeli lobbyist. Nobody likes a traitor, even those to whom he has sold himself out, and that includes even the lowest of the Republicans, who with their long experience recognize slime when they see it.
September 2, 2008 10:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
I can't believe you folks are watching. Sounds like they are going completely for identity politics. Davis said it's not about the issues today, so it shouldn't be surprising.
September 2, 2008 10:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
Plain's Jews for Jesus Problem
On Politico there is a story up about how Palin may become a drag on the GOP ticket with Jewish voters. The initial explanation is obvious: Palin's ultra social conservative views on issues such as abortion and creationism. What is more interesting, however, is the fact that in August Palin's church welcomed David Brickner, the founder of Jews for Jesus.
According to the article Palin was in attendance when Brickner described terrorist attacks on Israelis as God's "judgment of unbelief" of Jews who haven't embraced Christianity.
While I am afraid that bringing this issue to the forefront may reignite the Wright controversy, as a Jew I find Palin's association with this Church very troubling.
September 2, 2008 10:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
O. MY. GOD!!!!!!
I am in another universe!
September 2, 2008 10:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jews for Jesus? She really was involved?
O. MY. GOD!!!!!!!
September 2, 2008 10:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
TenaX, did you get my last response on the other thread?
September 2, 2008 10:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
I did - sorry it took awhile to find this comment again - it's hell without the avatars. On the other hand, the page loads.
I hear ya.
:)
September 2, 2008 11:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, I appreciate your personal feelings about this and I do understand. It also further characterizes her as an extremist nut. Since there are a number of those in the base, not all of them will be concerned, but what can you say about them? They want an extremist nut in the White House, fine, they're entitled to their delusional opinions.
On the bright side, I suppose this could hurt Gramps and Barbie in Florida a bit.
September 2, 2008 10:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Does the Republican party truly believe that kissing up to evangelicals will be enough to win the election?
Are there enuough evangelicals to offset the loss of Jewish voters, those who are turned off by evangelicals, and sane Republicans?
Or do they really just suck at math?
September 2, 2008 10:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Here's all every Jew needs to know about Sarah Palin:
When she first ran for mayor of Wasilla, she defeated a three-term incumbent named John Stein.
Stein isn't Jewish -- he was raised a Lutheran -- but that didn't stop Palin from Jew-baiting. According to today's New York Times:
(Emphasis added.)This urgently needs to be spread across South Florida and everywhere else there is a significant Jewish community.
September 3, 2008 9:28 AM | Reply | Permalink
Also this, courtesy of Andrew Sullivan:
September 3, 2008 9:40 AM | Reply | Permalink
I hope Harry Reid is watching and cuts Joe's balls off on the Hill...
September 2, 2008 10:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
...well I guess you can't cut what aint...
September 2, 2008 10:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Harry Reid is a spineless worm. Lieberman is throwing some money to down ticket Democrats, so in Reid's mind he's a-ok.
September 2, 2008 10:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Man, we need some house cleaning...
September 2, 2008 10:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
Its all about denying reality vs dealing with it. Pass it on.
September 2, 2008 10:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah it is.
That's exactly what it is. And we still have people ostensibly on our side advocating denying reality.
But you have got it just right.
And reality is what it is, too. - I know - it's obvious, but not to some people, apparently.
September 2, 2008 10:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
CT resident here. I will sign on to whatever efforts exist to punish Lieberman for his spineless hypocrisy.
September 2, 2008 11:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Gramps and Barbie" has a good ring to it, you know? Kind of punchy and sort of captures it all in four enjoyable syllables...
September 2, 2008 10:41 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now all we need is a catchy theme song!
September 2, 2008 11:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Wow, this is just too hard to watch. I tried, I really did. But now Lieberman's on... Stomach turning... Blood pressure rising... Abort! Abort!
September 2, 2008 10:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, now the Repubs are against partisanship when they're down the barrel of being a huge minority.
September 2, 2008 10:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman's speaki....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
September 2, 2008 10:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
September 2, 2008 10:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
They sure have a lot of old guys.
September 2, 2008 10:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
Old WHITE guys
September 2, 2008 11:14 PM | Reply | Permalink
In crappy moods.
Like my wife just said, at the DNC even the old folks were dancing and cheering and crying. It's like the Summer of Love vs. "Night Of The Living Dead".
September 2, 2008 11:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
I like that lieberman is calling McCain "the original maverick." Given McCain's fossiliferous nature, the claim just might be true.
John McCain: He puts the crotch in crotchety.
September 2, 2008 10:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
I see a lot of LOLs on here, but you really got me with those cracks. LOL!
September 2, 2008 10:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
That may be my favorite line in quite some time
September 3, 2008 1:06 AM | Reply | Permalink
I can't believe I ever voted for a ticket with this creep on it.
September 2, 2008 10:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
I can't believe I once had respect for McCain.
September 3, 2008 12:00 AM | Reply | Permalink
So did Lieberman get cheers from the audience? Do they not care that his PAC is giving money to down ticket Dems? hat he votes with Dems on virtually every issue except the war in the Senate?
September 2, 2008 10:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Which is why Harry Reid "gutless worm" hasn't kicked his ass yet.
D'oh.
September 2, 2008 10:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
I see the traitorous wretch now on the BBC...
September 2, 2008 10:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
And now he's attacking Obama. What a fucking buffoon.
September 2, 2008 10:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
I experienced Donna Brazile's response differently. I thought it was a terrific display of grace and patriotism. Wolf Blitzer seemed to be looking to her to criticize the Republicans' use of images of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King in their opening video. She declined to be used in that way and, instead, claimed the high ground for both herself and for Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. Who would have thought that they might be characterized as "unifying figures" for a Republican Convention? I say, "Well done, Donna."
September 2, 2008 10:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
zzzzzzzzz (wipping the side of my face).
September 2, 2008 10:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
He's got them clapping for Bill Clinton. Have to admit pretty funny.
September 2, 2008 10:51 PM | Reply | Permalink
luke, meet warm.
September 2, 2008 10:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
I know, the shot of the people I saw they had this look on their face of "i can't believe I'm doing this. and who is this guy anyways?"
September 2, 2008 10:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
ordered prime rib, got a liebermeal instead. too bad.
September 2, 2008 11:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
To put it in perspective this time last week Hillary was giving the speech of her life...
September 2, 2008 10:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieber-who?
September 2, 2008 10:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
And to think that last week the nation got to watch Hillary knock one out the ballpark (she now has her highest approval rating ever).
September 2, 2008 10:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
It was a stunning speech - the whole week was stunning and I don't say that lightly about a damn political convention.
Once I got rid of the talking heads I found myself at a really exciting convention, for the most part. There were a few snoozes, but nothing jarring or meaningless, either.
September 2, 2008 10:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Joe Lieberman, who voted to impeach Clinton, just praised the achievements of the Clinton administration and got an applause. At the Republican National Convention.
Is this opposite day? Should I be wearing my pants on my head?
September 2, 2008 10:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
The delegates were probably told to cheer Clinton mentions to try and appeal to the Hillary Clinton hold-outs watching at home. The audience of course plays off of the delegates on the floor.
September 2, 2008 10:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Whitey: Hilarious.
September 3, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
i dunno. there's a lot of clenched jaws and beady eyes in that crowd. not quite a zell moment. more like that ol' joe magic.
September 2, 2008 10:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can this frame of McCain "shaking up Washington" possibly work? That ad about him voting with Bush 90% of the time needs to be run over and over and over and...
September 2, 2008 10:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
What's truly pathetic here is that McCain apparently wanted Joe on the ticket but he caved to the Christian loonies. What is it you don't get about that Joe?
September 2, 2008 10:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
The right won't have any say about his cabinet. Joe will get whatever gig he wants there.
September 2, 2008 11:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman To Break Vow Not To Attack Obama Tonight...Are we really surprised Lieberman lied?
September 2, 2008 10:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
Can someone explain to me exactly why we can't kick this clown out of the caucus?
This isn't a rhetorical question. I just don't get it...
September 2, 2008 10:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
I knew when he said he wouldn't attack Obama he was a liar. He's done everything he can think of to undermine Obama right along. I wonder what lies beneath his contempt.
September 2, 2008 11:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
the conventioneers look, by and large, cadaverous. And both Leiberman and Thompson cleared their throats constantly like they were chocking on thier own bile.
somehow Im not sold.
September 2, 2008 11:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Are tine infotainment talking heads gushing over every word? I wouldn't expect any less.
September 2, 2008 11:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
What in the world was that? It's not just my bias, is it? These speeches are laaaame.
On another note, that's two speakers that only show their bottom teeth when they talk.
September 2, 2008 11:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
Oh, now Lieberman's going to praise Klondike Barbie. She's a "reformer" "A leader we can count on to help John shake up Washington." The two will fight for "you, the American people." Now he's going into the terrorist riff... Another shot at Obama, voted against the troops.
Iraq it seems is a glorious victory for our country...
Now he wants to address Dems and Indies, Maybe we're not sure to vote for McCain. So important to vote for McCain, for Republicans. Because these are not ordinary times. So vital to vote for Republicans. Asks Dems of all stripes, vote for the person not just some party you happen to belong to.
You wanna punch the screen, you know?
BBC buying line that Traitor Joe is a Dem. All bubbly now about TJ "opening the door" for Dems to make that wonderful choice.
September 2, 2008 11:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
He wants to be SoD in McCain's administration.
September 2, 2008 11:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
Faint praise for someone a heartbeat away from the presidency. Notice Lieberman couldn't bring himself she would be a competent president if called upon by circumstances. He only mentioned her role as that of helping McCain "reform" Washington.
September 2, 2008 11:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
You are very right about that. He said he wanted to talk about Palin, and then he didn't. It was Bob Hope stuff: "How about that Sarah Palin? I wanna tell ya!"
September 2, 2008 11:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
We can in the new Congress because he won't be our 51st vote anymore.
God, people - can y'all not count? He voted with us 90% of the time, still - we needed him.
Harry's hands were tied. I'm not a great huge fan of Harry's, but he hardly had the optimal situation - Droopy as our swing vote - or Cheney comes in and breaks the tie????!!!!!!!!!
September 2, 2008 11:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
Exactly
September 2, 2008 11:05 PM | Reply | Permalink
He knows come 2009 he will be caucusing with the Repubs. And come his next election, he'll be toast. His only hope for relevancy is to get a post in a McCain administration.
September 2, 2008 11:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yep.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahah!
September 2, 2008 11:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
And I wonder if Barbie *even knows* she would preside over the Senate in such a situation. Seriously..."like, ohmigod, what DOES the VP do?
September 2, 2008 11:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
A closing prayer? Really?
September 2, 2008 11:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Dems did that every night as well.
September 2, 2008 11:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
They did? Hunh. Immediately following the only practicing orthodox Jew in congress, wonder if it was a generic prayer or specifically Christian.
September 2, 2008 11:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
If one Googles:
it generates over 137,000 hits.
Inquiry: Was I the only person to hear Lieberman say that he craves to suckle at McCain's lactating man-boobs?
September 2, 2008 11:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
I don't know, were you the only person to hear Lieberman say that he craves to suckle at McCain's lactating man-boobs?
Did I hear someone else say that they heard Lieberman say that he craves to suckle at McCain's lactating man-boobs?
LOL!
September 2, 2008 11:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
It will be interesting to see if the MSM or the Jewish press picks up the Jews for Jesus thread?
The truth is that it doesn't need to become a national story for this to hurt McCain. All that is needed is that the Jewish electorate in Florida and Ohio learn about this.
Still, on a personal level I'd love to hear Plain have to respond to whether she agrees with the mission of Jews for Jesus and/or if she she agrees that terrorism against Israelis is divine punishment.
September 2, 2008 11:08 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'd like to hear her respond to anything at this point...
September 2, 2008 11:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
Joe Liarman
September 2, 2008 11:09 PM | Reply | Permalink
Underwhelming to say the least. Empty seats and delegates who looked like they were ready for a nap. Not the best stagecraft I have ever seen, either. Bush was on via satellite and had no idea when people were applauding and drowning him out. And could they try and squeeze one or two people of color into the frame now and then?
I was nervous, and hate listening to this stuff. But wow, they have barely even fired up their crowd.
And CNN is picking up the story of heavy handed tactics by the police in St. Paul, tear gassing protesters for being near the perimeter of the Excel Center. Showing video now. AWESOME. AWESOME stuff.
September 2, 2008 11:10 PM | Reply | Permalink
Meanwhile, Ron Paul's "counter convention" drew (at least)as many people as the GOP event and they were really fired up. That doesn't bode well for red-state tickets.
September 2, 2008 11:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
BBC gleefully replaying Traitor Joe. Will no one rid us of this turbulent priest? Is there not a Dem out there who will say this is shameful?
September 2, 2008 11:13 PM | Reply | Permalink
TDS is so funny - The Republicans: Give us One More Chance, This Time We Won't Fuck it up!
LOL
September 2, 2008 11:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
Republicans: We're for change and competence too. Really!!!
September 2, 2008 11:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
They're trying to re-establish the Maverick line. time to break out the big guns - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U5KZzgaB2k
September 2, 2008 11:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's 23 seconds long, all that Barack would need to add is the "I'm Barack Obama and I approve of this message" fade to black.
September 2, 2008 11:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
Klondike Barbie needs another bad press day tomorrow to help her prepare for what the talking heads are calling her "big moment." She is a professional telecaster so it should be a cakewalk for her. Expect a lot of gushing goons to be talking about how all the criticism just melted away when they saw what a great "leader" she is.
September 2, 2008 11:21 PM | Reply | Permalink
I too think she's going to do really well. She's a much better speech giver than McCain. I assume it will be more of an autobiographical speech, it will be interesting to see if she attacks.
September 2, 2008 11:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
She's a telecaster and a pageant queen. She'll do well. And there will be a lot of horseshit thrown about on how exciting and historic it is and how she really redeemed herself.
September 2, 2008 11:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
A pageant queen?
How much would it rock if she started yammering about maps?
September 2, 2008 11:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Re: Klondike Barbie.
Hee ha! I've heard of Caribou Barbie, Klondike is better.
September 2, 2008 11:56 PM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry folks, i have decided not to watch the Republican convention because i can't stand their lies
September 2, 2008 11:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Five-car collision....table for one....
September 2, 2008 11:23 PM | Reply | Permalink
Did you see all those empty seats? You'd think that with an exciting triple bill of Joe Lieberman, Dubya and Grandpa Fred, they'd at least fill up the lower deck. It looked like an effing Minnesota T-wolves game, after they traded KG.
September 2, 2008 11:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Well, I watched Jon Stewart instead. He had a very funny piece on the RNC. He was interviewing folks at the convention site like they were stranded victims at the arena due to the storm. Don't miss it.
September 2, 2008 11:26 PM | Reply | Permalink
Here comes Colbert on Palin - o boy -
September 2, 2008 11:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Re: Josh's headline on the front page: "Is the RNC blue screen an homage to the McCain green screen speech?"
LOL, a beaut!
September 2, 2008 11:38 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman is revolting, but above all he conveys a profoundly depressing world-weariness. Time for him to go. He has less sizzle than Strom Thurmond in his final years.
September 2, 2008 11:43 PM | Reply | Permalink
You know, except for Sarah, there just is no sizzle in the Repug Party -
September 2, 2008 11:46 PM | Reply | Permalink
Lieberman must be stripped of committee chairmanships, and booted from the Democratic caucus.
Then for excessive use of the term "my friends" he must be put in the stocks and pelted with rancid mooseburgers.
September 2, 2008 11:58 PM | Reply | Permalink
I will throw a party once this RAT is thrown out of the caucus.
September 3, 2008 12:17 AM | Reply | Permalink
Sorry if I'm repeating anything from upthread...but did LIEberman actually say "God only made one John McCain"? Does he realize both John McCain's elite admiral father and grandfather were also "John McCain"?
September 3, 2008 12:45 AM | Reply | Permalink
Listen, I want Joe Lieberman out of the caucus as much as the next guy, but the Republicans will actively defend him, especially after tonight. They'll disparage the democrats for speaking the truth and Lieberman will be made a martyr. It's best until after the election
"He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight." -Sun Tzu, The Art of War
September 3, 2008 12:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
Yeah, I meant after the election upthread. Should've been more clear...
September 3, 2008 1:13 AM | Reply | Permalink
fucking snake.
September 3, 2008 2:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
Joe is so out of touch of reality, it's difficult to quantify how much he's unaware of.
September 3, 2008 8:29 AM | Reply | Permalink
What a slime-ball!
September 3, 2008 9:58 AM | Reply | Permalink