Lieberman In A Political Crossfire

[Moloch]

On a wintry Tuesday, the heat once again was on U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman over his support of President Bush and the war in Iraq.

Democracy for America, a political group founded by Howard Dean and now run by his brother, Jim Dean, delivered to Lieberman's Hartford office a critical letter signed online by 55,000 Americans, including 1,500 Connecticut residents.

Former U.S. Sen. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a week after telling reporters he would consider challenging Lieberman if no other anti-war candidate emerged, spent the afternoon on WTIC-AM 1080 fielding calls about the war and his potential candidacy.

Tonight, opponents of Lieberman are being urged to register their feelings with the Democratic State Central Committee, even though the committee is not scheduled to discuss Lieberman or entertain public comments. Calling for the turnout are two online groups whose goals are evident in the names of their websites - dumpjoe.com and draftlowellweicker.com.

http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-joewar1214.artdec14,0,7713761.story?&track=rss

Edited to put links for us to help boot Lieberman's sorry ass out of office:
http://www.dumpjoe.com
http://www.draftlowellweicker.com

[oregonindy]

1. Can we pretty please kick the war whore zell lieberman out yet?

[saigon68]

2. JOEMENTUM LOSERMANN what an apologist for the "war criminal"

like so many other losers and draft dodgers, this Chicken Hawk is looking to send your kid to die in his OILY WAR

[redqueen]

3. I hope Weicker won't be an asskiss to the banking industry like Joe.

Is that expecting too much?

[AX10]

4. He never kissed anyone ass back when he was our Senator.

[Moloch]

5. Was he your Senator?

I don't know a lot about Weicker, but I want holy joe removed from office just as much as I want all the other repub senators out.

It'd be better even to have someone like Lincoln Chafee than lieberman.

[AX10]

6. Yes he was. Senator Lowell Weicker (R) 1971-1989

[ecoalex]

7. Dump joe is Israel's biatch

Joe's allegiance; #1 Israel
#2 Joe
#3 his contributors
#4 his constituents

[ShockediSay]

22. Do we know how much AIPAC

money he got funneled, directly or indirectly?

[xchrom]

8. there's the door joe, buh bye.

[KSLeftyMom]

11. I used to like Joe

How naive I was...

[xchrom]

20. while i was never a big fan of lieberman -- i know what you mean.

there are others that thought were more liberal than they are - or that would sacrifice principal for a donation.

[DefenseLawyer]

9. If Weicker declared himself a Democrat

and challenged Joementum in a primary, that would be great. But if he runs as an independent in the general election it would create a great risk of splitting the Democratic/progressive vote and electing the republican candidate. Even though Joe is a tool, I would rather have a tool than another republican in the Senate.

[oregonindy]

10. He'd probably turn out to be more of a real democrat then zell lieberman

[AX10]

13. Lieberman is better than the a Repug.

[SquireJons]

21. I don't think so

And here's why.

Because he is a Trojan.

...Horse.

Yes, he has a good voting record on many of the issues that matter to me, and I don't think the democratic party should be clones of each other like the pugs have been lately. But he has been way too accommodating of the neocons, and it goes all the way back to the Clinton administration. He was out in front on the impeachment issue - as if a bj was more important than unilateral war. And I feel that his kit glove approach to Darth Cheney in the VP "debate" of 2000 was really the last straw. He's like Bob Woodward; a liberal icon who is really in cahoots with the most destructive elements of American politics.

And then there is his unquestioned loyalty to Israel. I don't think he should be a Republican; Likud is the party for him.

[SharonAnn]

23. Don't forget, he gave away the absentee vote in 2000.

[TankLV]

25. Ahhh - NO!

A thousand times "no".

LIE-berman is WORSE than some repukes!

[primavera]

14. Is there any chance of knocking Lieberpuke out in the primary?

So the Democrats could field a Democratic candidate for the office for a change? Or is Lieberman too entrenched to be dislodged in the primary and will have to cost us an election or two before he gives up and goes home in disgrace?

[NewJeffCT]

19. That is my fear as well

That is how John Rowland got elected governor 11 years back - Weicker's Lt. Governor got crushed, but she took away enough votes from Bill Curry to prevent him from winning. I can see it now - Nancy Johnson gets 35% of the vote, with Lieberman & Weicker splitting the remaining 65%.

[Ian David]

12. Done! Recommended for top!

[against all enemies]

15. Don't look for the CT Democratic party help on this.

The Democratic Party will back Lieberman all day long. They could give two shits what anyone says. Lieberman brings in big money to the Party so it's a big FU to those who would like see a real DEmocrat in his place.

[VegasWolf]

16. One more reason the existing two party system needs competition! nt

[against all enemies]

17. I really hope Lowell Weicker does get involved. I'd vote and

work for him in a second.

[Cha]

18. "DUMP joe"!

Down the line when the Iraqi Invasion from bush lies comes to full light..joe lieberman may just wished he had listened to those calling for his political demise as the Senator from Connecticut.

[raysr]

24. Too bad he's

not in Iraq in a real crossfire!

[ConservativeDemocrat]

26. Oh yawn...

Another day, another round of my reading anti-Democrat hate on the D.U.

Look people, hate to burst a bubble that's even bigger than the President's, but Joe ain't goin' nowhere.
With a 70% approval rating in his state somebody thinks he's doing a good job. Civility usually wins praises.

Ooooooo. But we got not just one, but two anti-Lieberman websites! Ooooooo! :silly:


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