Lieberman indirectly
Posted By: BDayes on 2008-09-03
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questioned Obama's patriotism last night at RNC, but in 2006 his campaign begged Obama for support in his race against Lamont. Obama came through for him. Joe L., what an upstanding guy. Also, Lieberman is "down with" that "country first" slogan but has dual citizenship with Israel? Will anyone from the convention not be unmasked as a hypocrite?
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Lieberman: 'I'm not Bush.'
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Lieberman to Opponent: 'I'm Not Bush'
U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman tells opponent, newcomer Ned Lamont: 'I'm not George Bush'
WEST HARTFORD, Conn., Jul. 7, 2006
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Writer
(AP)
(AP) U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman sought to distance himself from the Bush administration during a televised debate with his upstart Democratic primary challenger Thursday, telling him: I'm not George Bush.
Lieberman's opponent, political newcomer Ned Lamont, has gained in statewide polls by accusing Lieberman of straying from his Democratic roots. Just six years after being his party's nominee for the vice presidency, Lieberman has fallen into disfavor among some Democrats for his perceived closeness to President Bush and support for the war in Iraq.
I know George Bush. I've worked against George Bush. I've even run against George Bush. But Ned, I'm not George Bush, Lieberman said during the debate, televised nationally by MSNBC and C-SPAN. So why don't you stop running against him and have the courage and honesty to run against me and the facts of my record.
Lieberman, 64, who is running for a fourth term, is facing an Aug. 8 primary battle.
The founder of a cable television company, Lamont has dumped more than $1.5 million of his own money into the race. He has said he is prepared to invest up to $1 million more. During the debate, he cited rising gas prices and health care costs as problems, and repeated his opposition to the war in Iraq.
In Washington, we're making a lot of bad choices right now, Lamont said in his opening statement. We're losing a lot of our good paying jobs here in the state of Connecticut, and I wonder about the opportunities for our kids as they get older.
And Senator Lieberman, if you won't challenge President Bush and his failed agenda, I will, he said.
Lieberman announced Monday he would begin collecting signatures to petition his way onto the November ballot as an independent candidate should he lose the primary.
Polls by Quinnipiac University have shown Lamont's support among registered Democrats increasing from 19 percent in May to 32 percent in June. Lieberman's support in the same period fell from 65 percent to 57 percent.
But the same poll predicted Lieberman winning with 56 percent of the vote if he runs as an unaffiliated candidate, compared with 18 percent for Lamont and 8 percent for Republican Alan Schlesinger.
In an interview on CNN's Larry King Live Thursday, Bush said he was not going to weigh in on Lieberman's primary race and declined to say whether he would support Lieberman if he ran as an independent.
First, the Democrats have to sort out who their nominee is going to be and that's going to be up to the Democrats. And the rest of it's hypothetical, the president said.
When pressed about his liking Lieberman, Bush responded, You're trying to get me to give him a political kiss, which may be his death.
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Yes, and did you hear the comments about Lieberman...
"We wrote him off a long time ago." "He will find it very difficult from now on." Geez. And they call themselves the Democratic party (I am talking about the DNC, the power brokers..who seem to speak for everyone tho)
Wasn't Lieberman a democrat?
He switched from the democratic party and I believe he is supporting McCain.
Lieberman supports McCain
I heard about that and also Juliani also supports him. I think that's great.
I think Lieberman has an identity problem.
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Lamont Says He'll Challenge Lieberman..sm
March 13, 2006
Saying voters deserve a choice and reiterating his opposition to the Iraq war, Ned Lamont (D) formally said today that he will challenge Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-CT) for the Democratic nomination this year, the AP reports. Lamont will be Lieberman's first opponent from within the party during his three terms in the Senate. Lamont hopes to garner support from Connecticut Democrats dissatisfied with Lieberman's pro-war stance and his perceived closeness with President Bush's administration.
I think Lieberman puts Country first. -has guts.nm
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Any thoughts on Joe Lieberman endorsing John McCain....
just wondering. I think that could have a real effect on undecided Independents as to which way they fall. Might result in a lot of Independents registering as Dem or Repub now to vote in the primaries who might not otherwise have done so. Very interesting development.
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