Nine Arrested at Lieberman Office Sit-In on Thursday

[Hissyspit]

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9 Arrested at Lieberman Office Sit-in

In other healthcare news, nine people were arrested Thursday at the offices of independent Senator Joseph Lieberman. The action was organized by the group Mobilization for Health Care for All. It came just over a week after Lieberman said he would back a Republican filibuster if the public option is included in a final healthcare reform bill. Kai Newkirk of Mobilization for Health Care for All: Were waiting to talk to somebody from Joseph Liebermans staff. Were waiting to talk to the senator, because we want to ask him to take a public pledge now that hes not going take any more money from insurance companies. We want to ask him, is he the senator for Connecticut or the senator for Aetna? Were not going to go anywhere. Is that right, everybody? Because were serious about this. Were serious about this. People are dying ever day. Forty-five thousand people die in our country every year cause they cant get the healthcare they need.

Lieberman refused to meet the protesters, who were then carried away by police.

[The Wielding Truth]

1. Lieberman must be outed for the corporate shill he is!

[Ferret Annica]

2. I applaud these brave activists for taking Joe Lie on

He needs to be stripped of his committee chair if he votes for insurance and against the American people.

[Hutzpa]

3. Of course the coward will cower

in his office or maybe hide behind AETNA's desk.

He is LIEberman the coward.

[ProgressOnTheMove]

4. I think if he goes through with this he should get that said to him for the rest of his days...

The certain few get too comfortable with behaving criminally, it's a core Democratic issue there is no excuse this time. Thanks to all those in CT that made their patriotic stand for health care justice. At the same time the folks like Lieberman shouldn't make us abandon hope with the good Democrats in office and do all we can to encourage them.