Subject: Two Timing Joe
>
> ACTION PAGE:
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> Stacey Tallitsch, running for Congress from Louisiana's first district,
> has the action page above and his own choice words to say on this subject,
> but the words below are the responsibility of this writer alone.
>
> During his debate with Ned Lamont the other night, the hopefully soon to
> be former Senator Lieberman demanded, "Who is Ned Lamont?." Like it was
> some kind of big move, he asserted, "We don't really know."
>
> In point of fact, Joe, YOU'RE the one we can't be sure of. Your
> outrageously self-serving act this week of repudiating in advance the
> results of your own party's primary should have every Democratic voter in
> CT asking themselves, "Who the hell IS Joe Lieberman anyway?" We don't
> really know anymore. Or maybe it's just hard for some of us to admit it.
>
> What is he? Is he a Democrat? Is he an independent? From his voting record
> on the most important issues of our time, you could not be faulted for
> concluding that he is an operating Republican, if not at least one of
> their agents. From his role in the infamous Gang of 14, which stuck us
> some of the most biased right wing federal judges ever, to his
> cheerleading for the horrific occupation of Iraq, few other people with
> the letter D pencilled in after their name have done more to damage
> Democratic unity when we've needed it most.
>
> If there is one quality that the American people find despicable in a
> politician, it is someone who tries to have it both ways. If Lieberman
> would simply to declare his intention to run as an independent that would
> be one thing. But he has NOT. What he is doing instead is running for the
> Democratic nomination, while at the same time declaring he reserves the
> right to disrespect the voters' decision, insinuating that if he did not
> win it would be because they were too lazy to get out and vote on a hot
> August day. Connecticut voters have every justification for being totally
> insulted.
>
> And look at the way he did it, dropping the bomb the day before a national
> holiday, the way the Bush administration does when it's hoping to sneak a
> scandalous story past the regular news cycle. And just before Independence
> day of all days. Get it? Running as an independent? Independence day? It's
> just too precious.
>
> But in the days that have passed since, the story is not getting smaller,
> it's getting bigger. When pressed on the subject, too many other Democrats
> we also thought we knew have refused to say whether they will support the
> winner of the Democratic primary in CT. At least one of his gang of 14
> neocon ideologue loving cronies, Salazar, has gone on record that he will
> campaign for Lieberman regardless.
>
> Shame, shame on any Democrat who sets one foot in CT to campaign for him
> even in the primary, unless he commits to HONOR the result and support the
> winner of that primary. For what's most disgraceful is for Lieberman to
> style himself should he lose as an "independent Democrat", otherwise
> phrased by him as "individual Democrat" or "petitioning Democrat", in
> defiance of CT law, which unambigously states that on the ballot he "shall
> not incorporate the name of any major party," unless he is their duly
> designated nominee (Sec. 9-453u(c)2).
>
> If Lieberman were a man, he would declare himself an independent NOW, and
> not try to two time the party that has given him so much support for 18
> years. His is not an act of independence, it is one of selfish
> opportunism. Commit to the Democratic party or commit not, but don't play
> us all for suckers.
>
> And yet there are some who cannot let go of the illusion that Joe still
> loves them. What is this, some kind of battered Democratic voter syndrome?
> Has he bought you off with a couple cheap baubles of earmarks he might
> have brought home? Either he is loyal or he is disloyal. And for Lieberman
> to try pass his disloyalty off as something honorable or high-minded is
> truly sickening.
>
> Lieberman promises he would continue to "caucus" with the Democratic
> party. As what? A spy? A mole? A saboteur? Diversity he calls it.
> Diversity is fine BEFORE the primary. After that it is one thing and one
> thing only, disunity. His strategy apparently is to DIVIDE the Democratic
> party, and then try to get his margin from Republicans who like to see him
> kissing up to George Bush.
>
> Joe is the guy who would take a woman out on a date only to flirt with one
> of her girlfriends right in front of her. Don't fall for it Connecticut.
> You'll hate yourself in the morning on November 8th.
>
> ACTION PAGE:
http://www.usalone.com/stacey/pnum344.php>
> This alert is brought to you through the activism of Stacey Tallitsh,
> running for the U.S. House in the 1st Congressional district, and one of
> the leading progressive voices in the state of Louisiana. Many of you
> have already submitted his action page calling for the troops in Iraq to
> start coming home now, a policy that is more surely correct with every
> passing state of emergency in Baghdad.
>
> Stacey has already produced his first call to action radio spot, calling
> for an end of the obstinate occupation of Iraq, a military escapade which
> has brought nothing but death and destruction to both their country and
> our own. Thanks to your generosity, Stacey needs just a couple more
> donations to start running these radio spots on his local stations, to
> build the consensus to actually start bringing our brave troops home. You
> can hear the new spot on this page.
>
> RADIO SPOT DONATIONS:
http://www.usalone.com/stacey/donations.php>
> Nobody can predict how a particular race will turn out. But we know that
> the spots we ran on impeachment had tremendous secondary impact, as TWO
> other groups were inspired to run their own call to action ads on this
> issue as a result of the investment we made in this action. If you are
> able to do so, please make whatever donation you can to continue the stand
> we are taking on issue after issue.
>
> Please take action NOW, so we can win all victories that are supposed to
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