Daily Show W/ Sen. Ben Nelson: "Zell Miller Without the Crack"

[bigtree]

This is what Jon Stewart told Nelson to his face.
"You're like Zell Miller without the crack."

True, true, true. Nelson is just one more of those kiss-ass moderates who's enabling these republican, war-loving, Social Security killing corporatists. The sooner we can find some Democrat to replace him, the better. I know we need the guy on whatever vote he will make to keep his Dem sheep clothing on, but with the balance already hoplessly skewed against us in the Senate, I think we would not miss his bend-over politics.

Nelson on Daily: " I think we need to cooperate wherever we can . . ." Bullshit.


Bush calls his SS Kiss-Ass buddy, Nelson, Benny.

He used to call him Nellie until the Senator asked him to stop.

So, Nelson was touring with the man (Bush) who is robbing us blind. He's one of a handful of Senators who voted for the torture general, Gonzales. Not surprisingly Nelson is one of a gang of kiss-ass democrats will give cover for Bush's assault on Social Security.

Forty-three of the 44 Democrat senators however, plus Independent Sen. Jim Jeffords of Vermont, signed a letter to the president saying it was "immoral" to borrow more money to pay for the plan. Nelson of Nebraska was the only Democrat who refused to sign the letter.

Nelson has a history of siding with Bush at times when it visibly stung his own party. During Bush's effort to have the controversial nominee, Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor appointed to the 11th U.S. District Court of Appeals, only two Democrats broke ranks to vote for him. They were Sens. Zell Miller of Georgia and Ben Nelson of Nebraska. Pryor had spoken out against the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a Texas law penalizing gay sex acts between consenting adults. In a brief filed with the high court on behalf of Alabama, Pryor compared homosexuality to "prostitution, adultery, necrophilia, bestiality, possession of child pornography and even incest and pedophilia."

During the presidential campaign Karl Rove had been talking to Sen. Nelson about joining the Bush administration as Agriculture Secretary. When pressed as to whether he would consider the job if Bush offered it, Nelson said: “Any time the President talks, you listen."

Nelson apparently is more inclined to favor the the President than he does the leader of his own party. When Sen. Harry Reid was picked Nelson commented, "“When the conservative talk show hosts start saying bad things about Harry Reid,” Nelson said,” it will be like attacking Mr. Rogers.”

[napi21]

1. I saw that! I never realized Nelson was such a wuss.

Maybe that's how he has to be to get elected in Ne. I don't know. I must say, after hearing everything he had to say, Jon was right. He is Zell Miller, or Lieberman.

[misanthrope]

2. Nelson came across...

...as being pretty transparent.

[Patriot Acts]

3. I poo poo on Nelson

;)

[Gulf Coast J]

4. Which Democrat will replace him?

Bush beat Kerry there by 33 points in 2004. Nelson is realistically the best Democrats can do in Nebraska. And even he will have a tough time getting re-elected in '06.

[bigtree]

6. Here's a good place to start

The Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee is the policy-making body of the Nebraska Democratic Party during the interim between state conventions, and is responsible for the implementation of the party platform and policy.

State Central Committee members are the direct conduit to the all registered Democrats in their respective Legislative District.
http://www.nebraskademocrats.org/index.asp?Type=B_DIR&SEC={FFBD47E2-694F-4549-8DF8-F299A8B8A66E}

Nebraska Young Democrats-
http://www.nebraskayoungdemocrats.org/

The Nebraska Young Democrats is the youth caucus of the Nebraska Democratic Party, and is chartered with the Young Democrats of America. Membership is open to Nebraska Democrats under the age of 36.

Our mission is to reach out to youth and empower them to be active members of the Democratic Party.

If you would like to join us, sign up on our website, and we'll contact you. http://www.nebraskayoungdemocrats.org/join.htm

[Idioteque]

10. Bob Kerrey was pretty good :P n/t

[dzika]

5. Video - Jon Stewart interviews "Bennie"

Here is the first half of the interview from 2/28 (yawn)



Video in Real Media format (4 minutes)

[Crankie Avalon]

7. Zell Miller without the crack...

...but an even faker-looking rug, if the video is any indication.

[TNOE]

8. Maybe Bush has pictures of Nelson & Gannon

could be a case of blackmail - or Nelson should just change to an (R) if he is going to toe the Republican party line.

[ShaneGR]

9. nt