Gore/Lieberman in 2000

[dghll]

Sure I voted for them. But Joe can go to hell. (with Zell).

- good now this post rhymes.

[flordehinojos]

1. lieberman might be a turncoat.his song & dance might 've been diff. if

Gore had taken his rightful seat at the oval office.

But then, again, would he have tried to influence Gore's thinking with all his right wing stupidity?

And then again, what was Gore thinking when he named him his VP running mate?

[mattclearing]

3. He was trying to distance himself from Clinton.

Joementum was the biggest dem critic of the Lewinsky affair. And he was Jewish, which both helped keep the Jewish community on board, and broke a barrier, as he was the first Jewish nominee.

It was seen as a bold move, which was intentional, and he got some desperately needed positive press for it.

[dghll]

4. Ya but I liked Bill Clinton

The bashing he took from low lifes (like Hutchinson) on the right should not have gotten any support from Dems.

[mattclearing]

5. And yet, Joementum did it anyway. What a clown. n/t

[tatertop]

8. I consider joe more of a monster than a clown.

He has done a lot of harm to
this Democracy and he will inflict
a lot more pain before he is gone.

[mattclearing]

14. In order to be a monster, people have to take you seriously.

I don't think people take him seriously. R's hate him because he is a Democrat. Democrats hate him because he isn't.

[tatertop]

16. Right you are. Joe is only a monster wanna be

:)

[BenDavid]

10. Yes, I agree

with your comments about Liberman. The only problem that Gore had, he wanted to be "his own man" and did not call on Clinton and use him. This was biggest mistake of the Gore campaign.

When Gore started his campaign 2000,Clinton was polling anywhere from 68 to 71% approval of the job as President.(Clinton left office on Jan.20,2001 with approval of 69% to 72%) The other poll was about his(Clinton) character and that was from 37 to 42% brought about by the Monica affair. The American people were smart in separating the two, but Team Gore bought into the republishit spin about using Clinton.

The same damn people that was running the Gore campaign were the same ones running the Kerry campaign. There has to be somebody better then Bob Schrum and Mary Beth Cahill. Damn!

Sure the Senate speech given by Liberman was just. He needed to say what he did and I would say there would be no Democrat that would disagree. Clinton did wrong! Liberman and Gore should have during the campaign reached out to Clinton. He and Gore were both covered because they had stated what Clinton did was wrong, but then forgiveness is found in both Jewish and Christianity.Those same American people that gave Clinton the high job approval as President would know the difference that Gore/Liberman were not approving of what Clinton did in private but what he as the LAST GREAT AMERICAN PRESIDENT offered and gave over his 8 years. PEACE AND PROSPERITY...

Well, I digress, but in the 06 and 08 races if we as a party stay pissed off at whomever, then we will miss a golden opportunity to make inroads in the House and Senate, and the Presidency. I guess Will Rodgers was right, " I do not belong to any organized political party. I am a Democrat"....

[safi0]

13. About the Jewish thing

Gore could've selected Feingold or Wellstone and it would've given him the same benefits that Lieberman gave with the Jewish community. The Clinton thing was the biggest reason IMO

A good VP is supposed to do atleast 2 of the following 3: Solidify the base, offer gegraphical support(Edwards was supposed to do this), give the candidate credibility in areas they didn't have experience(Gore and Cheney). Lieberman offered none of these. He didn't solidify the base, CT was never really considered a swing state and Al Gore didn't have any problems with policy credibility. Feingold or Wellstone would've solidifed the base and they would've offered geogaphical support.

[mattclearing]

15. Wellstone had only been elected in 96, though.

Even Edwards had more senatorial experience. But I see what you're saying.

[WLKjr]

6. He wanted the Jewish vote

He thought Lie berman would help him, that little right wing tool....

[tatertop]

7. Joe came off as being the wierdo he is. It hurt Gore, no doubt.

Joe was creepy then and he is creepy still.

[question everything]

2. On the other hand

Zell had a hell of a nomination speech in 1992 during the convention to select Bill Clinton. I think that he was the governor of GA then.

This was the first I've heard of him and carried a favorable impression, until his brain cells start turning into a mush in 2004.

[nickinSTL]

9. I voted for them as well

though, even then, I had reservations about Lieberman.

Made me wish that the Pres/VP were separate votes...

Lieberman has done nothing in the past 5 years to convince me that I should have been happy to vote for him. (though I WAS happy to vote for Gore himself)

[dghll]

11. dupe

dupe sorry

[dghll]

12. It seems a bad idea to pick your runnner-up

Uggh. JL as pres? ughh ugghh ublahhhh