Lieberman gives weekly Democratic speech

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON Senator Joe Lieberman is calling for improved care for wounded U-S troops who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

In this weekend's Democratic radio address, already recorded, the Connecticut independent says "soldiers with brain injuries have gone weeks without being able to get doctor's appointments." And he says, "There is not enough staff with the right skills to treat and care for the severely injured troops." Also, Lieberman says "rooms where some soldiers lived were found to be moldy and infested with rodents."

link: http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6171361&nav=NJQpPNCR


Was no Democrat available for the radio address? :argh:

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[rodeodance]

2. Send JOE this: New Orleans Survivor Council Turns to Venezuela for Support

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New Orleans Survivor Council Turns to Venezuela for Support
Posted by ProudDad on Fri Mar-02-07 10:03 PM

At least there's one government in the world that folks can turn to for help:

http://www.peoplesorganizing.org/breaking_news.html#nos

"The events of the past year have caused us to re-evaluate the
direction of the progressive and revolutionary movement. We noticed
that those left in New Orleans to drown were the poorest and
darkest-skinned people of the city. Looking around the world, we see
that the most oppressed and cast-aside peoples are those with darker
skin. We are looking deeply at this intersection of skin color and
poverty and asking everyone to do the same. We are committed to
building an egalitarian society. We have concluded that the only way
to accomplish this is to look to those very people who have been
relegated to the bottom of society's heap for leadership. We call this bottom-up leadership.

Our people have also been deserted by most members of the progressive
community at home. We know that everyone comes to you for help; the
Harry Belafontes, the Danny Glovers, and the very organizations that
we helped to start and that later deserted us: they have all come to
you. Often, their talk is of oil money. Our appeal to you is something quite different. We think the most exciting thing happening in your country is the communal council movement, and that is why we are here."

[cindylouwho]

3. The real question should be "Who gave him permission?"

I consider it an insult to us voters.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

7. The corporate controlled sell-outs that mislead our party.

[Lerkfish]

13. Are you saying the DLC orchestrated this?

if so, I'd love to have proof of that.
I'm not challenging it, in fact I believe it likely, but I'd like to have some sort of proof.

[spotbird]

26. How do you think the selection is made?

We can assume the Party leadership controls who speaks for it.

This is just to spit in the face of Democrats. The Democratic Party doesn't give a flying fuck what Democrats think.

Stick a fork in me, I'm done.

[leftchick]

14. I would think Harry Reid made the decision

and yes there aren't too many I have seen that aren't corporatists first.

[wryter2000]

42. You know...

I have not been one to jump on the Dems for not doing more, but more of this kind of crap, and I will be. If they don't investigate the hell out of the latest Walter Reed revelations, they're going to get their ears blistered my yours truly.

[wryter2000]

43. Welcome to DU!

One post. I got me a virgin. :evilgrin:

Seriously, welcome to the divine madness. :hi:

[sarcasmo]

4. Why?

This is what's wrong with our party. Why isn't Obama, or anyone other than I might switch sides Joe giving the speech.

[xchrom]

5. well -- that's a slap on the face.

a bush ally gives the democratic party weekly address.

imagine that.

[jamesinca]

6. Zell Miller is on deck for next address NT

[xchrom]

8. why not if they can let lieberman do this one?

[Hugin]

18. My sentiments exactly... nt

[Zhade]

53. So much for pretending they give a fuck what we think.

Clearly, they don't.

Fine. Fuck them.

[geiger]

9. we need to find out how these decisions are made; the timing sucks, too

email your congressperson, everyone.

[AndyTiedye]

37. Lieberman Probably DEMANDED It. He'll Go Repuke The First Time He Doesn't Get His Way. Watch Him!

[donkeyotay]

39. You realize that he can not only veto Dem policy, he can veto investigations.

He's been involved in a lot of stuff like the Patriot Act, and he can always threaten to change parties if he doesn't like a particular investigation. Are there any repubs out there who would consider flipping under those circumstances?

[AndyTiedye]

40. We Wish, but No.

[Golden Raisin]

10. This makes me want to puke.

I guess his swing vote in the Senate is more important than anything else. This guy should have been shunned, isolated and boycotted by the Dem Leadership. Instead he's allowed to make the radio address? What a bunch of whores.

[liberal renegade]

11. joe who

[Lerkfish]

12. WTF? he's an independent, no?

you know, the whole beltway disgusts me sometimes

[truthisfreedom]

15. This is good.

It cements him as anti-war in a way that I think he didn't suspect.

[Gman]

16. Great move by the leadership

The GOP has been using Lieberman against the Dems. It's a good move to finally use Lieberman against the GOP to show he also stands against their corruption.

[ShortnFiery]

23. Yeah, that was an awesome move from our triangulating democratic leaders.

:eyes:

Since they are unable to show us that they "have a pair" this is our consolation prize.

Oh, no one does it better than Mr. Congeniality.

Yippee! :puke: :thumbsdown:

[Cha]

41. Righteous post!

Fucking A!

[spotbird]

28. LOL

Lieberman is against the Dems and the GOP uses that. Lieberman most certainly does not stand against Republican corruption, wherever did you get that idea? It is laughably absurd. No one, not Bush, not Lieberman, not a real Democrat anywhere think, or even pretends to think, it is a possibility.

[dicknbush]

17. I heard he is just going to read the Bush speech over again

That is the speech Bush will give on the radio LIE berman will just give it over again to reinforce the Bush position just like LIE berman always does.

[dicknbush]

19. I suspect the conversation went something like this:

Hello Harry it's Joe Lieberman here listen I really want to make the respnse speech to the Presidents radio address this week can you work that out for me?

Harry: Well Joe you know that may put me in an awkard position what with your support of the the Presiden and everything.


LIEberman: Harry could you hold the line for a minute I have a call coming in from Mitch McConnel I'll be right back...........Oh hi harry sorry about that just Mitch begging me to switch parties again can you imagine.....WELL OF COURSE YOU CAN IMAGINE........Now where were we Oh yeah about the speech...

Harry: Ok Joe good idea I'll pencil you in for the respnse speech this week. Good talking with ya.

[donkeyotay]

33. The dems continue to be the abused-spouse party

and Joe gets 2 years to threaten to hit her again because she did something to deserve it. Joe, the Abuser. Lieberman, the Wife Beater.

:puke:

[chieftain]

20. Outrageous. Which cowardly Democratic leader OKed this?

[Ian David]

21. Why do they let LIEberschmuch do this? n/t

[salin]

22. So wrong, on so many levels.

Not a democrat.

Not representative of democrats.

Can someone take this self-important grandstanders microphone and stage away? Please?

[wryter2000]

45. Why didn't he give the Lieberman Party radio address, instead? n/t

n/t

[EndElectoral]

24. This is ridiculous...the man won as an independent, not a democrat....WTF!!!!

[LibDemAlways]

25. The speeches are archived on the DNC website, even

though there's no indication of who approves the speakers. I'm sending the DNC an e-mail asking how this happened. Lieberman is a turncoat who left the Democratic party. His official stance is "kiss my ass or I'm a repuke." This is plain wrong.

[AX10]

27. WHO THE HELL MADE THIS HAPPEN?

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[spotbird]

29. Some "Democratic" leader or leaders

It doesn't matter. THe fact alone screams what they believe. The Parties may as well merge.

[kath]

30. HELLOOOOOO, Democratic Party, you friggin' morans - a DEMOCRAT should be making this speech.

[yellowcanine]

31. Hmm Joe it's great to be concerned about soldiers AFTER they are wounded but what about BEFORE

they are wounded or killed? Too little too late, Joe.

[VegasWolf]

32. Lieberman is sure going to make the Democrats twist for the next two years. nt

[Zhade]

54. Hey, CT Dems who voted for him? FUCK YOU.

If you're here, fuck you TWICE.

[onehandle]

34. Wear as much lipstick as you wish, Joe. You're still a pig.

Which is an insult to the noble pig.

A Lieberman Proof Senate in 2008.

[catzies]

35. Why? Couldn't they find a Democrat?

I know it's been said but I wanted to say it too.

[EFerrari]

36. Why are whores now speaking for Democrats?

:wtf:

[jgraz]

38. Bookmarking this one

for the next time some DUer flames me for criticizing the Democratic leadership. Every one of the Dem leaders needs a primary challenger for their next reelection bid.

[wryter2000]

46. Although I agree with you

I'd like to know who exactly is responsible for this. Some of the Dem leadership may be furious about it, too.

[kath]

49. Yep - we need to kick the corporatists to the curb and bring the party

back to its roots. We need a PEOPLE'S party, not another party bought and paid for by the corporations.

[UTUSN]

44. Why Joementum?111 It's supposed to be a Dem RESPONSE to Shrub, not Shrub-Kool-Aid!!1 n/t

[OnceUponTimeOnTheNet]

47. Will we ever find out Who made this decision?

Who the hell let HolyAssholeJoe make this speech? I want some damn named person to address my bitch too.

[hollowdweller]

48. He's in part for them NEEDING treatment in the first place

[liberal renegade]

50. who the hell is he speaking too?

[Larkspur]

51. Lieberman needs to sacrifice his kids to this war that he loves so much

If Lieberman is really a moral person, he would sacrifice his kids to the US military and make sure they get sent to that hellhole he helped create in Iraq. And if his kids ended up at Walter Reed, a privatized hospital, then maybe he would spearhead real action to resolve this problem instead of sucking up to Bush all the time.

[Zhade]

52. Um, he's not a Democrat. How can he give the speech?

NT!

[LeftishBrit]

55. What is this weekly Dem radio speech?

Does a different person do it each week? If so, then it may not be too bad to have Lieberman do it one week - just as long as Bernie Sanders gets a turn as well.

Do the Republicans also have a weekly radio speech? I can imagine what it would sound like: "We must all be godly and come together around our great leader Bush and patriotically relinquish all our freedoms, because otherwise we'll be blown up by those evil terrorists who hate us for their freedoms!"

[rucky]

56. Lieberman Gives Weakly [sic] Democratic Speech. n/t