New ads here in CT: Joe Lieberman as champion of health care reform. Seriously.

[Atman]

I almost fell outta bed when I saw this ad during the morning news. Yes, we Connecticut residents are urged to "call and thank Senator Lieberman" for all of the great work he has done in bringing real health care reform to America. The commercial also features Chris Dodd, facing declining favor and a tough reelection bid after his role in securing big bonuses for the scandalous insurance industry giant AIG, recipient of billions of bail-out dollars.

The kicker? The ads are sponsored by Phrma. Surprise! (Not).

But seriously -- Joe Leiberman, a champion of health care reform? Great strategy, though. Joe will get hundreds of calls "thanking him for his brave stance" and despite the source and the total snow-job involved in the misleading commercials, he'll be able to get some face time with tv cameras somewhere and point to the influx of calls "thanking" him as proof that he is doing the right thing in denying real health care reform.

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[varelse]

1. Time to fund his opponent

who is that going to be, btw?

[polichick]

2. Wow - that is truly sick (in more ways than one). nt

[aquart]

3. They have no shame. We should help them acquire some.

How could we do that, I wonder?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. Pharma's thank you note to Mr. Filibluster?

Obviously they are paying him tribute for vowing to filibuster the bill and hoping he does come through with his promise.

[HughMoran]

5. It's difficult not to take the bait huh?

They're just poking us in the eye to see how we'll react. Doesn't matter - LIEberman's career is over and we're going to get healthcare reform as written - no compromises will be made to this sonofabitch.

[jonnyblitz]

6. LMFAO! is "the onion" running tv ads here in CT these days? nt

[spartan61]

7. That makes me so sick!!!

I moved from CT a few years ago but use my former address to write and call him. I want him to think he is losing support from me (not that I can vote for him anyway.) How dumb does Lieberman and Phrma think we are to believe that he is a champion of health care reform? These ads are most likely directed to the repukes who put him in office.

[still_one]

8. All the survey's I have seen indicate the majority of people in Connecticut want a public option

Does Connecticut have a recall process for Senators?

[Ironman3476]

9. You did call him before taking time to post this, didn't you?

I'm sure others in this forum would like to call him something, why don't you post his number?

[Danger Mouse]

10. Don't worry. I heard it's Opposite Day in CT.

[Vinnie From Indy]

11. EVan Bayh is getting the same commercials run for him here in Indiana

It is amazing how naked the corruption of our elected officials has become.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. That's very interesting.

Well, there's the confirmation that our suspicions are correct.

[JerseygirlCT]

12. I know. They make us crazy

implying that Lieberman in any way supports Health Care reform. Or that he and Dodd agree on the issue.

It's nuts. He's so deep in their pockets, it's embarrassing.