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September 3, 2008 at 4:13 pm #587950
JenVMemberHere is a video clip from 2006 showing CT Sen. Joe Lieberman introducing Barack Obama in 2006 praising him and saying ‘we are given a blessing’ by having someone as intelligent as Barack Obama in our midst.
So how come he was at the republican convention last night condemning the same man he was praising just two years ago? Can we believe anything coming from Joe Lieberman? If I lived in Connecticut, I would be circulating recall petitions for Sen. Lieberman. And to think that it was only eight years ago when Al Gore had Joe Lieberman as his nominee for vice president.
September 3, 2008 at 4:41 pm #637086
RainyDay1235MemberTo be fair, I don’t think he was really condemining anyone. He seems to repsect Obama, he just doesn’t think he’s ready to lead the country. You can praise someone and still not want to vote for them.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/09/sen_liebermans_speech_to_the_r.html
“Senator Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But eloquence is no substitute for a record – not in these tough times.”
…I’m still voting for Barack though! :)
September 3, 2008 at 4:49 pm #637087
charlabobParticipantJenV, you’ll be happy to know recall petitions have been circulating since the day he announced he was supporting McCain. It’s made a bit more difficult because the governor (a Repug) would appoint his successor — someone even more rightwing. However, there are some people who want to be sure he knows his days are numbered.
September 3, 2008 at 4:58 pm #637088
cjboffoliParticipantI can’t understand why people always make such a big deal about politicians never changing their views about things and calling them a “flip-flopper” if they do. Any thinking person will change their mind about something given the passage of time, new information or changing circumstances. I think Emerson said it perfectly: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.”
September 3, 2008 at 5:05 pm #637089
villagegreenMembercjboffoli – so, you’re assuming the flip-flopping that we so often see is actually due to intellectual investigation. the flip-flopping we see in politics is usually done for purely political gain – an entirely different beast.
September 3, 2008 at 5:06 pm #637090
CaitParticipantCJ – I completely agree! Well said! I prefer good judgment over bullheaded-ness anyway.
September 3, 2008 at 5:23 pm #637091
JenVMemberLieberman completely changed his political affiliation…how is that not turn coat? and if people are going to use the word flip-flop for one political party- they need to suck it up and realize it will be used for both. It is more a buzz word, lately- but effective. I have ZERO respect for Lieberman…
September 3, 2008 at 6:57 pm #637092
JanSParticipantso…I quote -“Senator Obama is a gifted and eloquent young man who can do great things for our country in the years ahead. But eloquence is no substitute for a record – not in these tough times.”
take out the name Senator Obama, and substitute “Gov. Palin”…and “young woman”…and where does that leave us?
Politics makes strange bedfellows, for sure…
September 3, 2008 at 7:00 pm #637093
JoBParticipanti think those who elected Joe Lieberman with one party affiliation have a right to be upset when he changes it…
Looks to me like Joe Lieberman will follow any horse he thinks can get him closer to the white house.
i think he backed the wrong horse for all of the wrong reasons…
but time will tell.
September 3, 2008 at 8:18 pm #637094
cjboffoliParticipantWell maybe it is time we abolish party affiliations or at the very least a solely get rid of the horrible two-party system. The only use these labels seem to have is to limit choice. Imagine a world devoid of huge political parties and their money machines where one can vote for a candidate on their merits alone.
September 3, 2008 at 9:05 pm #637095
mellaw6565MemberLIeberman a turncoat? And you all are just figuring that out now? He’s been flip-flopping for at least 8 years by my count.
September 3, 2008 at 9:09 pm #637096
JenVMemberno, not just figuring it out now. Now seemed like a politically expedient time to point it out in relation to the current election. Gore made a huge mistake when he picked him 8 years ago. Why the Dems don’t just completely disown him is beyond me.
September 3, 2008 at 9:15 pm #637097
mellaw6565MemberThey don’t disown him because they use him when they can for his vote. Otherwise, you notice that neither side really places much stock in what he has to say or do – he’s really been a “non-player” of sorts for a while.
September 3, 2008 at 9:19 pm #637098
JenVMemberZel Miller/Joe Lieberman for the Whackjob Party?
September 3, 2008 at 10:09 pm #637099
DunnoParticipantWow,
If a person doesn’t go lock step with others in his party he’s a whack’o??? I’m a left leaning Independent, but don’t like the negatives I’m reading here. My feeling from Joe was that he’s supporting McCain his friend. Geeze, Joe was the VP on the winning ticket in 2000! We all have our right to our opinions, but getting mean spirited sure turns me off.
September 4, 2008 at 3:12 am #637100
RickBMemberIsn’t there a politics section called “2008 Elections” for threads like this? I don’t see how this fits under the “WSB Reader Recommendations” subject of this section…
-Rick
September 4, 2008 at 3:50 am #637101
JenVMembersorry Rick, my bad…I missed the part where you choose what category it goes into…and I don’t think I can change it now.
September 4, 2008 at 8:44 pm #637102
charlabobParticipantLieberman doesn’t have as much confidence in the R ticket as one might think. Here’s news of his donation to the Democratic Party’s Campaign Committee. http://tinyurl.com/58ft4y
If I were a nicer person, or a complete idiot, I would think this was a good sign of his true bipartisonship. :-)
September 5, 2008 at 12:35 am #637103
JoBParticipantI am a nicer person charlabob.. and i think he is just covering his bases…
if the republicans lose, he will need to have some trading stock…
my devilish side wants to know if he contributed before or after John let him know he wouldn’t be his VP choice:)
September 5, 2008 at 2:23 am #637104
JoMemberHas anyone else noticed how much Joe Lieberman looks and sounds like Howdy Doody?
September 5, 2008 at 2:31 am #637105
c@lbobMemberSeptember 5, 2008 at 3:47 am #637106
JoMemberCatlbob – Do you mean he ‘is’ Droopy Dog because of the following:
Droopy’s first scene is when he saunters into view, looks at the audience, and declares, “Hello all you happy people…you know what? I’m the hero.”
That fits McCain more, I think.
Hmmmmm!
September 5, 2008 at 7:30 am #637107
JanSParticipantand here I thought it was Yoda…
and the title of this particular thread makes me envision dear Sen. Lieberman in a trenchcoat and flip-flops…aka…well, whoever would wear a trenchcoat and flip flops, I suppose…..and laughing like Muttly – lol
September 5, 2008 at 12:39 pm #637108
charlabobParticipantGood point, Jo — maybe that’s why McCain and Lieberman like each other so much — they’re actually two sides of the same cartoon character.
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