"Independent Lieberman upends political world; Conn. senator wooed, criticized" by Michael Kranish, Globe Staff | August 21, 2008
WASHINGTON - Senator Joseph Lieberman, the Connecticut independent, sits in a position of extraordinary power in the presidential campaign, simultaneously courted and detested by members of both political parties.
Yeah, it is amazing how Zionist Jews end up in those positions time after time time after time.
Democrats court him because he holds the balance of power in the US Senate. A registered Democrat, Lieberman won reelection as an independent and would shift control of the Senate to Republicans if he declared himself a member of the GOP. But many Democrats are appalled that their 2000 vice presidential candidate is now a visible and vocal supporter of Republican John McCain, and that his name is even being bandied about as a possible running mate.
Yesterday, Democratic anger escalated after the GOP announced that Lieberman will deliver a major address to its convention. At the "Lieberman Must Go" website, 52,000 people have signed a petition seeking his ouster from the Democratic caucus, and many leave comments that call him a turncoat - or worse.
I call him a ZIONIST TRAITOR to America!!
Republicans curry favor with Lieberman because they like the idea of a self-described "Independent Democrat" urging other independent-minded voters - a bloc that McCain probably needs to win in November - to support the Arizona senator.
But many Republicans dislike Lieberman's positions on many issues, including his support of abortion rights. Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, while calling Lieberman a "fine guy," warned this week that the Republican Party would be torn apart if Lieberman became McCain's running mate.
Lieberman, who is on a fact-finding trip to the war-torn former Soviet republic of Georgia, could not be reached for comment yesterday. He told the Associated Press: "I'm going to the Republican convention not to attack the Democratic candidate, but to explain to the American people why I support John McCain. Senator McCain asked me to do it, and I strongly support him."
We know why the dual national is over there, and it ain't to find facts, we already know those!
The speaking role in St. Paul on Sept. 1 marks the latest step in a highly unconventional political journey for Lieberman, who, if the Florida vote had gone the other way in the 2000 presidential election, could be in his eighth year as vice president, perhaps preparing to accept the Democratic nomination as president.
For the first time in my life, I'm glad we have had Bush!!!!
That last thought goes beyond the pale!
Joe the Zionist Jew as PRESIDENT?
So when does McCain croak?
After his turn as Al Gore's running mate in 2000, Lieberman broke with his party, mostly over his continued support for the Iraq war. That maverick streak is a large part of his appeal and affinity with McCain, for whom he has campaigned often.
Chris Lehane, a former Gore aide, said yesterday that many Democrats are appalled at Lieberman's support for McCain and his willingness to criticize Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, recalling that Lieberman often rejected the role of attack dog in the 2000 campaign.
"What he refused to do on behalf of the Democratic ticket," Lieberman is "now willing to do on behalf of the Republican Party," said Lehane, who now works as a Democratic consultant.
Because HE WORKS for ISRAEL, not America!!!!
While Lieberman promotes McCain's experience in foreign affairs, he also questions Obama's readiness to be president. In comments quoted on McCain's website, Lieberman accuses Obama of having made up his mind about the Iraq war before his July visit.
And WHAT ABOUT YOU and the asshole president who told a biographer in 1999 that he was going to invade Iraq?
Fuck you, Joe!
"It's just not what we want in a president," Lieberman said. "He's going to Iraq, but he's already decided his position. He's not going to listen to [General David] Petraeus. He's not going to listen to our troops. . . . I think that's not the kind of leadership we need in the Oval Office."
Damn right it ain't, asshole, and we don't want you anywhere near it!
Lieberman called Senate majority leader Harry Reid Tuesday night to inform him that he would be speaking at the GOP convention, Reid spokesman Jim Manley said. Reid told Lieberman that he has "strong concerns about McCain's qualifications to be president," Manley said.
You mean the fact that he is a drooling, incompetent, senile old fart?
Nonetheless, Lieberman plans to continue to caucus with the Democrats, which would ensure that Reid continues as majority leader. The Senate is evenly divided, 49 to 49 between Democrats and Republicans, with independents Lieberman and Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist from Vermont who votes with Democrats, holding the balance of power. "Senator Lieberman has always been there for Senator Reid, even on close votes, except for Iraq," Manley said.
Translation: Don't buy all the anger and shit-fooleys!
And SO WHAT about "control." I was told you NEED SIXTY VOTES and the Republicans have done JUST FINE BLOCKING YOUR BILLS!!
So HOW the FUCK did they get so much past you when DemocraPs held a minority, huh???!!!!
Republicans invited another Democrat, former senator Zell Miller of Georgia, to their convention four years ago, and he used the stage to criticize the Democratic ticket as weak on defense.
I'll bet Joe one-ups him on the savagery!
Lieberman's estrangement from Democrats grew after his 2006 reelection campaign, when he was defeated by an antiwar primary challenger, Ned Lamont, who received the support of most of the party establishment. Lieberman then ran as an independent in the fall and won.
No, more like STOLE!
And WHERE is the RECALL, Connecticut Democrats?
Why are you sitting on your asses?
The focus on Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew who was the first of his faith to be on a major-party ticket, comes as Republicans have had increasing success among Jewish voters, some of whom remain skeptical of Obama. President Bush won 19 percent of the Jewish vote in 2000 and 25 percent in 2004.
That's who DECIDES OUR ELECTIONS so I guess McCain is in, huh?
Matt Brooks, executive director of the Republican Jewish Coalition, said Republicans hope to win an even greater percentage of the Jewish vote this year, which he said could help determine the outcome of the race in such big swing states as Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Translation: The STEALS are IN!
He cited Jewish concerns about the security of Israel at a time when "we face a very real threat in global terror, threats from radical Islam, nuclear Iran."
Fine, then YOU do something about it and LEAVE AMERICA OUT of ISRAEL'S NEXT WAR, 'kay?!!!!!!!!!!!
Lieberman has cited such concerns in explaining why he supports McCain. Brooks said that Lieberman represents "the coalition of Republicans and Independents and conservative Democrats that ultimately will elect John McCain in the fall."
However, Steve Rabinowitz, a board member of the National Jewish Democratic Council, said most Jews will continue to vote Democratic, regardless of Lieberman's position. "There was phenomenal excitement when Gore picked Lieberman in 2000," he said. "It was an extraordinary moment in American Jewish history, but now that is ancient history."
Zionists had their man in place even then.
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