I'll never forget him for sitting there during the 2000 Veep debate and letting Dick Cheney run all over him. Cheney claimed that his government connections had nothing to do with Haliburton hiring him, and Lieberman just sat there, not pushing back at all.Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City. He was 82.
Joe Lieberman
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Joe Lieberman
Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82
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Bummer. I'm all torn up inside. Really.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Also, I can't wait to read Erik Loomis's obit of Lieberman in Lawyers Guns and Money.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
Re: Joe Lieberman
No more Joe-mentum.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
Re: Joe Lieberman
The first non-President politician I ever became aware of because he was highlighted in GamePro Magazine in the early 90s because video games were getting too violent. Fuck him.
This thread while googling kinda makes me laugh:
https://www.retromags.com/forums/topic/ ... ment-47634
And this post celebrating his no longer being in Congress:
https://uproxx.com/viral/another-anti-g ... a-senator/
Also found (Check out Mortal Kombat @ 2:50!):
This thread while googling kinda makes me laugh:
https://www.retromags.com/forums/topic/ ... ment-47634
And this post celebrating his no longer being in Congress:
https://uproxx.com/viral/another-anti-g ... a-senator/
Also found (Check out Mortal Kombat @ 2:50!):
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
Re: Joe Lieberman
Also, and more importantly, he's part of the reason that Obamacare didn't have a Single Payer option.
Fucking asshole.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/568 ... od-enough/
Fucking asshole.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/568 ... od-enough/
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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The classic example of being moderate for the sake of being moderate.Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:54 pm Also, and more importantly, he's part of the reason that Obamacare didn't have a Single Payer option.
Fucking asshole.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/568 ... od-enough/
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Also, representing a state with lots of insurance companies’ headquarters’.Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 6:06 pmThe classic example of being moderate for the sake of being moderate.Johnnie wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:54 pm Also, and more importantly, he's part of the reason that Obamacare didn't have a Single Payer option.
Fucking asshole.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/568 ... od-enough/
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And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Re: Joe Lieberman
Yeah, what sc said... A lot of what Leiberman did was driven by big money interests. He played spoiler on a lot of stuff under the guise of DLC "moderation" tactics.
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Re: Joe Lieberman
I also remember how after he got primaried, and beaten, in 2006 by Ned Lamont (current CT gov), he had a temper tantrum about the voters taking "his seat" and ran as an independent, focusing on getting Republican votes and winning.
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mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.