TPM: Lieberman calls Dems the "Democrat party"

[ErinBerin84]

Sorry if this has been posted already (I may have seen posts about Citizens for McCain, so I apologize if this was included. I just think it's hilarious).


http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/06/lieberman_calls_dems_the_democ.php
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Lieberman Calls Dems The "Democrat Party"
By Greg Sargent - June 6, 2008, 10:38AM
The McCain campaign is touting an email that Joe Lieberman sent out to McCain's list announcing a new effort that Lieberman is chairing called "Citizens for McCain," whose chief mission is to reach out to Independents and moderate Dems.

Never mind all the narcissistic boilerplate in the email about how independent Lieberman is, and focus instead on this key line...

"As you know, I caucus with the Democrats as a United States Senator and was the Democrat Party's nominee for Vice-President of the United States against President Bush and Vice President Cheney."


What's so amusing is this is that it's a kind of double-slur. It's simultaneously a reminder that the Democratic Party bestowed on Lieberman the high honor of nominating him as Veep and a reminder that despite this Lieberman cheerfully continues to echo the most inane and childish of GOP attacks on that same party

As Steve Benen cracked: "Maybe Obama needs to back him up against another wall."

Or, maybe, you know, perhaps the fellow who is the head of the Senate Dems and who is responsible for maintaining Lieberman's plum committee slots might consider dealing with this one day? Naah.
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[Mooney]

1. I like to believe that Gore was forced at gunpoint to choose Lieberman for VP.

It helps me sleep at night.

[Poll_Blind]

6. You and me, both.

  Any further analysis leads to questions that would keep me up all night.

PB

[book_worm]

2. hopefully we will have to tolerate him only a few more months

I'm hopeful in November Dems will pick up 4-5 Senate seats and we can tell Lieberman to go to hell--or rather the GOP Caucus and then when he's up for re-election in 2012 defeat him altogether. He won't be able to fool Connecticut voters again.

[sharp_stick]

7. He won't run again in CT

I think he's throwing all his eggs into the mccain basket hoping for a cabinet post because he's afraid of the embarrasment that will follow his shunning if/when the Dems are able to increase their Senate majority. I think a lot of Democratic Senators are hoping they can publically humiliate this turncoat piece of shit come mid-January.

[whatchamacallit]

3. Can we kick his ass out?

I'm so sick of this fucking mole.

[BlooInBloo]

8. :) Next year. Counting on the fuckwit Connecticut electorate didn't work....

But it looks like a lock to get other states on board.

[TexasObserver]

4. I hope our Dem majority in the senate is enough to neuter him.

We need a big majority in the senate so Joe's power drops to zero.

[george_maniakes]

5. Its so bloody childish to call the party by that name.

Act your age not your show size lieberman!

[no_hypocrisy]

9. How would he appreciate his faith being referred to as the "Jew" Religion?

Words have impact. Joe should think before he speaks. At least three times.