Lieberman: Criticism of McCain comment ‘outrageous’

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) leaped to the defense of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) Wednesday after Democrats pounced on McCain for saying it is “not too important” how long U.S. troops are in Iraq.

On a conference call with reporters arranged by the McCain campaign, Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee, called the Democratic response to McCain’s remarks “another partisan attempt to distort John McCain’s words.”

“To put it mildly, I’m disappointed by these reflexive attacks on what Sen. McCain said on the 'Today Show' this morning,” Lieberman said. He added: “I regret these comments made today, and I hope we can get back to the facts.”

Lieberman was joined by Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) on the call, and both men accused Democrats of blowing the comment out of proportion to distract from Obama’s anti-war stance “because they don’t want to talk about the success of the surge,” Thune said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/lieberman-calls-dust-up-over-mccain-comment-outrageous-2008-06-11.html

[tekisui]

1. Uh-oh, Joe. Who's side are you on?

Obama may have to kick his ass, yet.

[DrDan]

6. he has been out campaigning with mccain - I think we know which side he is on

[StercusAccidit]

26. Just because he supports McCain doesn't mean he's not a liberal.

It only means that he's bipartisan minded. The attitude of "you're either with us or against us" has proven time and time again to cause much more trouble than its worth. Lieberman sided with the dems, and gave them control over the Senate, that should show his party loyalty, and I'm surprised he has considering he's taken a lot of flak for being courageous enough to voice what he believes. What Lieberman has done is no different than what Jim Jeffords.

[DrDan]

28. I think you are reading a lot more into my post that I posted

I was responding to which side Lieberman was on.

I responded that he had campaigned for mccain - hence we know which side he is on.

I did not imply anything else. As a matter of fact - I have yet to decide who I will vote for. I am neither an Obama or Hillary supporter. I will not vote for mccain - but I may still write-in the candidate of my choice. Plus, I am from Florida and still pissed about the DNC treatment (no - I am not going to get into that again) so not so eager to support the DNC's candidate.

[newspeak]

29. wrong!!!!

as soon as Jeffords knew that * and Cheney were in power he changed to independent!!! I bet Jeffords knew exactly how corrupt this administration would become. He knew Cheney was head of Halliburton and that there was a merge with a very unsound Dresser Industries (asbestos lawsuits)-why would they merge unless influence could make those lawsuits go away. In Chaffee's book, he says that the Republicans were called into a meeting before Cheney was even sworn in and were told that there was to be no deals with the Democrats-no bi-partisanship--"it was their way or the highway." What do you think that tells a Congressman that at least has some principles? I'd say Jeffords had more integrity than to tie his coat strings with these miscreants. He is a conservative-one of the old style conservatives still with some morals. Now Lieberman is a horse of a different color--when he did not win the democratic nomination, did he bow to the contender? NO--he ran against--instead of repukes voting for their man, they voted for Lieberman. That's their right, but Jeffords was already elected and chose not to stand with thugs; whereas, Lieberman ran against the party--"you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas." There is a difference.

[Warren Stupidity]

31. No offense pal, but you are out of your mind.

Lieberman is no liberal and no progressive. He has taken a hard right neocon turn after a slow neoliberal progression from his actual liberal youth. His move to the right has been clear and obvious over the last 8 years. And he is not 'bipartisan minded', he is at this point quite simply a republican hack. Indeed what lieberman has done is quite similar to Jeffords. Jeffords left a party he no longer shared ideological or policy positions with. Quite the same with Lieberman.

When it comes to supporting our candidates in the general election 'with us or against us' is the only game there is. Which brings us to you.

[saigon68]

35. the success of the surge,

Joemetum needs to take his lips off McLame's privates

[UpInArms]

36. ...

[UpInArms]

37. excuse me

I hit "post" too quickly a moment ago



did you really mean to compare LIEberman to Jeffords?



oh my!



you really are a comedian!

[Virginia Dare]

12. Joe Lieberman hates America, and he's only on his own side...n/t

[JerseygirlCT]

15. Joe's side. The same side he's always been on. The ONLY

side he's always been on.

[LynnTheDem]

2. There LIEberman goes again.

Yap yap yap yap yap.

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Hey, Joe: Piss Off, Nebbish

n/t

[harun]

4. Liebermans is soooooooooo going for McCain's VP spot

:puke:

[Virginia Dare]

14. He's like the least popular kid in school angling for a prom date..

it's pathetic.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

19. I say he's shooting for Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense

While I wish McCain would pick him for VP--because that would make our job much easier in November--I don't think his campaign managers are quite that foolish.

[harun]

25. Your right, Lieberman for SoS or SoD would be even worse

Dem's need to highlight how Lieberman is a neo-conservative and with McCain you are going to get another administration full of neo-conservative Imperialist war-monger's.

[704wipes]

40. right, he is a fucking SMARMY nebbish

as if nebbish wasn't bad enough

[madaboutharry]

5. I think that everything that comes out of the mouth

of this sanctimonious a-hole is outrageous.

on edit: Calling him a nebbish is way too charitable.

[RufusTFirefly]

7. Well, at least...

... he has a pleasant speaking voice.

:sarcasm:

(Frankly, I'd rather listen to a chainsaw.)

[Rick Myers]

8. How can Joe speak out...

With his head so far up John W. McCain's ass?

:shrug:

[Kool Kitty]

42. Dammit-that's what I was going to say.

I'm surprised Joe took his lips off McCain's ass long enough to make a statement.

[Tarc]

9. This is why getting a solid majority in the Senate is critical this year

Having to have the jackass caucus with the D's is the serious pain in the ass.

Once we have 51 or more REAL Democratic Senators, it will be so so nice to ask Senator Joe Lieberman (I-RI) to kindly pick up his little desk and go caucus out in the hallway.

[weezy2736]

34. I was just going to point out that the RI should be a CT.

I don't want any RI DUers to be insulted.

[Journeyman]

10. What's wrong with partisan attacks on the other party's candidate? . . .

This is an election, after all, a contest between competing ideals with quite a large prize in the offing.

I, too, can't wait until we get "back to the facts" and deal with this Connecticut schlub the way we should have last year.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. Remember, Joe also wanted to censor YouTube...

I'll bet the FARM that when the 2008 Election is OVER and we finally can wipe our ass with the good Senator from Connecticut, he'll join his buddy Karl Rove as a "Fox News Special Correspondent."

It really is all that's left for him.

[JerseygirlCT]

13. I'd like to see if he can get through more than 3 sentences

without using the word "partisan".

In his parlance, it means "doesn't agree with my opinion".

[Dr.Phool]

23. It's called Giuliani-Tourettes Syndrome.

"911-Partisan SQUAWK!!", "911-Partisan SQUAWK!!".

[bow-tie]

16. When is he up

for re-election? Do you think Conn. will give him another term? It would be great if he ran for VP with McCain, he'd never win towing joe around.

[Zachstar]

17. Im sick of all the attention that asshole is getting.

In my view he is a rat bastard that is serving the last of his political future allied with the enemy.


Forget what he has to say FUCK HIM!!!

[Hardrada]

18. His PARTISAN antics should be known as "camplaining."

It is what he is always doing campaining and complaining all at once.

[Bluenorthwest]

20. If Joe were a DUer...

I think he'd get tombstoned....

[KG]

21. only after about 600 posts.

[Mz Pip]

22. Nice try, Joe.

Your criticisms are noted. :eyes:

But here's a newsflash for you, Joe. This is a presidential election and everything a candidate says is fair game. You really should know that. McCain said the words. He shouldn't be surprised if someone calls him on them.

I'm sure the troops who are on their 4th and 5th tours would disagree that it's "not too important" how long troops remain in Iraq.

[DrZeeLit]

24. What's not a "fact"? He said it. I saw it. You saw it. We all saw it. Fact, right?

Soooo...um.... how is that defensible?
Nobody made it up.
Nobody had to distort anything.
He said it.
Duh.

Could we just impeach Lieberman?
Huh? Could we? Could we?
ASAP

(ps I know.... but isn't it a wonderful thought? dream?)

[truedelphi]

27. Waving my magic wand --

Consider him IMPEACHED!!

(Well it worked last week in getting Obama to be the presumptive nominee!!)

[superconnected]

30. Why was gore running with this man?

I still don't get it. Ewww.

[Zhade]

33. Gore didn't choose him - LIEberman was forced upon him.

NT!

[Zhade]

32. Joe, do us a favor - go to Iraq and say that. PLEASE.

See how long you last, you fucking fool.

[pipoman]

38. No parody here

[unkachuck]

39. congratulations joe!

....this should clinch the keynote address for you at the repug convention....

....now go, have fun and behave yourself, joe....don't double-cross the repugs like you did us, people will talk....suck a little harder and mcSame might make you his VP....

....think of it joe, just one very old heartbeat away from the presidency....

[rpannier]

41. Funny...Those are the facts

I guess what LIEberman means are, the facts as he sees them.

[Imagevision]

43. Lieberman has really turned into the major slime-bucket...