Lieberman shows his disdain for democracy & Democrats

[NewJeffCT]

Foxnews asks "Will Connecticut senator's independent run help embattled GOP candidates?"

Joe's response? "Well, they should have thought of that before they had the primary."

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But man, does he sound angry and bitter or what? The man has no principles beyond he, him, and himself. But we already knew that. Bowers:>>>

One reading would be that Lieberman thinks that instead of voting their conscience, Democratic primary voters should have instead capitulated to his threats to leave the party. The other reading is that the party establishment, which gave their complete support to Lieberman during the primary, should never have allowed the primary to happen in the first place. Either way, Lieberman clearly views his run as revenge against Democrats for actually engaging in party democracy. So, either voters should be swayed through threats, or votes should not be allowed to take place. No matter which reading is accurate, Lieberman's sheer disdain for democracy is overwhelming. As far as he is concerned, democracy is only useful as long as it allows you to remain in power, and now he is just a tough parent punishing bad children who actually had the gall to vote for someone else.

More at:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/8/30/123025/034

[TahitiNut]

1. There's a lot of that kind of thinking going around.

"You owe me your vote!"

"You owe us your vote!"

Unless you vote for ___, you're a ____!

I find that kind of rhetoric to be about as anti-democratic as the USSR's one-choice ballot.


People get the government we deserve.

[Xipe Totec]

2. If it was up to Baron von Lieberman,

we could dispense with the elections altogether.

:sarcasm:

[opihimoimoi]

3. The TOP GOP will get Joe into the Senate...prime him for the 08

election and confuse/piss off the Dems.

Joe might be our next President.....Damn.....

[NewJeffCT]

4. I doubt it

I don't think they could accept a Jewish president. They might take him as a VP candidate to make their main candidate (McCain, Hagel, Allen) look more moderate.

[opihimoimoi]

5. I don thin his Jewelry has anything to do with it. The GOP will vote for

cause it would cause the Dem Party much anguish and split us to the point of winning....

Its all about BS and how to shove it down our throats...

[Rex]

6. Funny, I don't remember hearing Joe cry in 2000.

Not like this. So, Joe, do they owe their vote to you? Is that how you see things? IMO, this is proof that Joe has lost his mind. FWIW, run Joe! I'm not gonna hold it against him for wanting to run, just stop saying your a Dem Joe. No one believe that one anymore.

Owe you the vote, like a fucking Don.

[Richard Steele]

7. Who do these voters think they are, anyway?

[NewJeffCT]

8. good pic

should post like 1000 of them around CT.

[Richard Steele]

9. I have a few of these...

...I just don't know who I should send them to.
So I paste them around DU at every opportunity.

[Bretttido]

10. What a prick

[never_get_over_it]

11. If this sick

fuck gets re-elected I will just puke for days - there are not words to describe my utter contempt and hatred for this SOB....