Franken Shuts Down Lieberman on Senate Floor

[denem]

Source: NYT / AP

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Al Franken has taken the unusual step of shutting down Sen. Joe Lieberman on the Senate floor.

Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run insurance plan in the health care bill.

Franken was presiding over the Senate Thursday afternoon as Lieberman spoke about amendments he planned to offer to the bill. Lieberman asked for an additional 30 seconds to finish -- a routine request -- but Franken refused to grant the time.

Lieberman, appearing taken aback, said he'd submit the rest of his statement in writing. Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona came to his friend Lieberman's defense and criticized Franken's behavior as inappropriate.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/12/17/us/politics/AP-US-Senate-Lieberman.html

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Video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUEypqnjufw&feature

[still_one]

1. Thank-you Al. Minnesota is one lucky state to have him /nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

88. I know I'm jealous.

[volstork]

93. I am, too.

My Senators are a couple of repub assholes

[drmeow]

155. One of my repub assholes

is the one who came to Lieberman's defense ... you know, THAT one!

[wordpix]

220. don't know which a-hole you're speaking of---my a-hole is Lie-man himself

:puke:

[drmeow]

236. McCain

the one who "came to his friend Lieberman's defense and criticized Franken's behavior as inappropriate." You know, THAT one!

[Mike Nelson]

92. Yeah!

Shut him up!

[DumbBassRepublicans]

134. Way to go, Al.....

Yep.
Isn't Al GREAT...!!!
As a matter of fact, he probably prevented a terrible tragedy,
from happening in the capital....
Had LIEberman continued for a few moments more, a senator or two,
most likely would have died from boredom....
On the other hand, it could have been a glorious moment,
had the senator(s) who died, been republican...!!!
IF ONLY WE WERE THAT LUCKY...!!!
LOL...!!!!
:) :) :) :) :)

[olegramps]

174. The article is slanted to demonize the Democrats postion.

It reflects the Republicans view of the Democrats opposition to their killing the public option which the writer characterizes as government run health care. It is a subtle attempt to fix this concept in the public's perception of the issue and reflects the conservative control of the media.

[bluescribbler]

185. What did you expect

from the Damn Liberal Media?

[dotymed]

186. I wish he would have

"Bitch-slapped" the sell out bastard. Thank you Al, We need 10 more like you with progressive backbones.

[Raven]

2. Somebody had to do it. Too bad Harry doesn't have the balls.

[PatrynXX]

130. Hey Al. we need a new speaker in the senate. N/T

[mzmolly]

3. Ha! I love it! Can't wait for the

video. :evilgrin:

[hayu_lol]

7. Hard to believe...

a Dem with a spine.

Go Al.

[progressoid]

Here ya go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x414316

[mzmolly]

24. Thanks.

:hi:

[City Lights]

4. HA! Thanks, Al!

:patriot:

[graywarrior]

5. That was beautiful!

[Jim__]

6. Good for Al Franken! - n/t

[Garam_Masala]

8. Thanks Al...that Lieberman deserves rude treatment eom

[OnlinePoker]

9. Don't Bitch

When someone does the same to Franken.

[gaspee]

16. So tell me...

Who would do it to Franken? Republicans can't get their hand on the gavel and neither can the two Independents unlkess a D gives it to them - which won't happen with Lieberman.

Maybe Ben Nelson or any other right wing fucktard pretending to be a democrat? Let 'em if they dare.

It's time to play hardball with these obstructionist fuckers.

[CreekDog]

31. And who was left to help out Lieberman? McCain? Isn't that instructive?

:shrug:

[No Elephants]

33. If Franken becomes a Republican while enjoying the beneifts of being a

Democrat, I sure hope someone does shut him down at that time. Until then, I sure will bitch.

[tblue]

107. I think you qualify for a bunny with a pancake on its head.

Lol! Nothing personal, me just don't get it. Maybe I'm having a senior moment.

[superconnected]

213. That must be some senior moment. You haven't noticed that Liberman is actually a Republican?

I notice it quite blatantly.

[dotymed]

187. He (McCain) was on TeeVee

last night. He would not rule out running as a rethuglican at election time. Relieve this Prick of all of his leadership positions now. He is just sabotaging the Democrats (few real ones left) from the inside out, just like the cancer that he is.

[louis-t]

199. It was Lieberman that said that I think.

You're talking about the interview he did?

[dotymed]

204. Oops, I meant to say LIEberman

they are so much alike, I get confused. Thanks.

[mac56]

58. If Franken is ever in the identical circumstances as Droopy Joe

and someone shoots him down, I promise you I won't bitch.

Till then, I'm gonna gloat, thank you.

[Deep13]

82. Why not? Franken's not acting in bad faith.

Just because two sides can make similar complaints does not mean those complaints are of equal merit. The simple fact is that Lieberman has been extended every courtesy by the D. leadership. In response he is the one vote preventing meaningful health care reform, something this country despirately needs, from even being voted on. And it's not even for any principled reason no matter how misguided. It is simply personal greed.

[onethatcares]

84. more importantly,

why would someone do that to Senator Al Franken?

[Iggo]

91. I'll bitch to high fucking heaven, thank you very much.

Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[marshall]

177. Joe's lucky that Al didn't walk over and bitch slap him!

It takes a lot of gall to ask for more time, stepping on the time of others. There has to be some kind of order.

[Sparkly]

96. Wow, imagine a Republican shutting down Democrats!!

Like, shutting off debates, turning off microphones, slapping down gavels and walking out grinning -- we'd better be careful or Republicans might get really rude!! :sarcasm:

[AlbertCat]

103. Like, shutting off debates, turning off microphones, slapping down gavels and walking out grinning

Hell...Newt Gingrich shut down the whole figgin' Government! Remember?

All Al did is not extend Liebbie's time. Though it is routinely granted, that doesn't mean it has to be. He's spoken enough is the message.

[zbdent]

110. and, don't forget ...

calling the police and wanting them to arrest Democrats because ... horrors! ... they were demanding to be able to have time to read the bill ...

[Toasterlad]

112. Yeah, Cause It Shouldn't Be About CONTEXT Or Anything.

:eyes:

[vanlassie]

118. Uh....Someone did worse- demanding that an 800 page bill be read out loud.

Republicans and Lieberman have no scruples at all and Franken knows it, and he is not prone to take shit off them. Go Al.

[Name removed]

125. Deleted message

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[WolverineDG]

141. they already have

by making him fight for his seat.

dg

[roughsatori]

170. Online-Poker you showed your hand. Your tell was easy to spot. NT

[saigon68]

175. Enjoy your stay

[joshcryer]

188. Franken can use his 10 minutes wisely, the guy can draw the USA from memory.

he ain't got no problems reciting something written down in the time allotted.

[MUAD_DIB]

201. Franken is not a worm. Joe deserves to be shut down.

[Paladin]

208. Catch A Clue: This Is A Democratic Site.

Don't be surprised when we support the actions of Democrats. Franken demonstrated the only sort of behavior that Republicans understand or deserve. We'd be in a lot better shape today if this kind of forceful attitude had been dished out from Day One of the Obama administration. Thank you, Senator Franken.

Enjoy your stay at DU---however long it may be.......

[old mark]

10. "Lieberman appeared taken aback"...I guess he doesn't read any of his email -

he's be hiding in his office.



mark

[No Elephants]

39. Nah. It's that Traitor Joe is accustomed to doing whatever he pleases without

suffering any consequences from Democrats whatsoever.

[bc3000]

44. I didn't see that. He looked happy, because he knows it's more attention for him

He's an attention whore. He likes to be talked about.

[mascarax]

73. Joe only reads email from CT people...that was our response

however, he accepts contributions from anywhere.

Go, Al!

[wordpix]

228. I'm a constituent---he answered my outrage with, "Thank you very much for contacting me,

I always appreciate hearing from my constituents."

This in response to my email that really tore into him over his obstructionist ways, and how much I look forward to working to defeat him in the next election.

[Plucketeer]

90. Someone reads Joe's mail.

I recently received a letter back regarding his lying, flip-flopity ways. It reminded me that if I had any concerns about the way the senate does things, I'd be best served by writing to my own state's reps.
I wrote back and told Joe that if he was gonna influence legislation that would have a bearing on me and mine, he'd damned sure hear from me - a continent away from Connecticut! PLUS... I promised I'd contribute to WHOEVER had a chance at unseating him the next time that possiblity arose. I don't care if it's the NAZI party candidate!

[daleanime]

95. Nice!

:applause:

[old mark]

149. I thought he WAS the Nazi party candidate...He will take money from anybody. nt

[wordpix]

218. and no one's answering the phones in his offices lately, either

[BP2]

11. Bravo

:applause:

[AndyA]

12. Lieberman should consider himself lucky I wasn't presiding over the Senate.

I would not have been as nice as Franken.

"Sit your tired, corrupt, old ass down and shut the fuck up, Senator Lieberman."

I probably would have been scolded for that. ;)

[KansDem]

19. I believe Vice-President Richard Cheney set precedence here...

I believe the now-accepted Senate response to any unworkable request is...Go fuck yourself!

[WheelWalker]

63. +1

[geardaddy]

194. +1 n/t

[laconicsax]

40. I think the proper way to do it is to just re-order the words.

"The chair requests that the senator from Connecticut sits his tired, corrupt, old ass down and shuts the fuck up for the remainder of the session."

[LuckyLib]

52. To be followed by a standing ovation by the rest of the Senate. We can dream.

[jwirr]

131. Good question - I wonder what the rest of the Democratic Senators

did? I did not hear any applause.

[SlingBlade]

152. :)

[chill_wind]

13. Ha. :-) I bet Joe WAS taken aback. He'll get over it.

eom

[KansDem]

14. "Republican...McCain of Arizona came to his friend Lieberman's defense and criticized Franken..."

Did he call him a "runt?"*
________
*An undersized animal, especially the smallest animal of a litter.

[Froward69]

15. Mr Magoo actually said

"the comedy of the senate"... a bit of slippage there but still funny.

[Kahuna]

29. He said, "comity"...

com⋅i⋅ty  /ˈkɒmɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation Show IPA
Use comity in a Sentence
See web results for comity
See images of comity
–noun, plural -ties. 1. mutual courtesy; civility.
2. Also called comity of nations. courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another.

[Delphinus]

35. Thanks -

I also thought McCain said "comedy" and was perplexed by what he meant.

[Kahuna]

38. YW. nt

[No Elephants]

55. And I knew McCain said "comity of the Senate" and was perplexed by what he meant.

[No Elephants]

Yeah, but "the comedy of the Senate" is much more accurate, not to mention much funnier.

[denem]

53. And there's more than a few laughingstocks.

[No Elephants]

57. No to mention that the goings on in the Senate are a joke.

[wordpix]

234. "the comedy of the senate"---for once, McCain is right on, lol

[valerief]

17. AL IS OUR PAL!!!!

:applause:

[Happyhippychick]

18. A good old fashioned "dressing down". My favorite. FUJL

[PSzymeczek]

145. Short, Sweet,

and to the point. I love it. Al has a way with words.

[xultar]

20. Al Franken 2016!!

[benld74]

21. Franken's behavior is inappropriate! Franken's behavior is inapproprFranken's behavior,,,

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Franken's behavior is inappropriate! Franken's behavior is inappropriate! Franken's behavior is inappropriate!


ANOTHER GOP CATCH PHRASE WELL INGRAINED BY THE LEMMINGS!!!!!!

[Judi Lynn]

26. If there's anyone who knows inappropriate behavior, it's John McCain.

http://www.watoday.com.au.nyud.net:8090/ffximage/2008/11/05/mcdebate1_wideweb__470x242,2.jpg http://z.about.com.nyud.net:8090/d/politicalhumor/1/0/a/O/2/mccain-palin-tongue.jpg http://ddppchicago.files.wordpress.com.nyud.net:8090/2009/07/mccain-tongue-out-ice-cream.jpg

http://www.celebridiot.com.nyud.net:8090/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/john_mccain_tongue.jpg http://z.about.com.nyud.net:8090/d/politicalhumor/1/0/c/O/2/mccain-bush-tongue.jpg

http://gallery.nofactzone.net.nyud.net:8090/albums/userpics/normal_tongue.jpg http://fivebeforechaos.com.nyud.net:8090/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mccain-lieberman.gif

[bertman]

64. Judi Lynn that is priceless and deserves a SPECIAL DUZY!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :applause: :applause: :applause: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bertman]

66. Thank you, Senator Franken. I love you, Al. Please don't ride in small planes. nt

[wolfgangmo]

198. Senator Al should never ride in ANY small planes.

A democratic politician is 6 times as likely to die in a small plane as a republican.

Those bastards already got one good minnesota senator, they can't have this one.

[ronnie624]

168. Hilarious.

Thanks for the laugh.

:hi:

[wordpix]

217. lolololol--lmao

:rofl:

[jgraz]

22. Franken should have asked Crybaby McSame if he chided Coburn when he obstructed Sanders.

[Kahuna]

23. Gotta love, Senator Franken!

:loveya:

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Loki]

25. Thank you Senator Franken

you and Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Rep. Alan Grayson are the kind of Democrat that I will gladly support. And a short note to Mr. Lieberman STFU. May your term as Senator from Connecticut be finished by the next election cycle.

[Seedersandleechers]

27. That is one politician I will NEVER regret

donating money to.

[chelsea0011]

28. A junior senator putting the lifers in their place. How nice.

[rebel with a cause]

71. Perhaps lieberman or mccain will challenge

Al to a wrestling match. AL is pretty famous for his wrestling moves. Big Al! :applause: :rofl:

[DumbBassRepublicans]

137. The ONLY thing LIEberman could wrestle....

would be a wet noodle...

And I'd give the noodle, the advantage...!!!

:)

[rebel with a cause]

159. Weasles like to suck eggs.

Perhaps he could hold his own with an egg as long as neither hen nor rooster was present. :)

As far as the wet noodle goes, I think he is one so he would be wrestling his equal and no he wouldn't stand a chance. Uggh That man makes me want to puke and always has. I never understood Gore picking him for VP in 2000!

[santamargarita]

30. It's about time, thanks Senator Franken...

oh, fuck you Joe Lieberman and that old fart you hang out with!

[olegramps]

173. That old Fart?

Are you referring to that two timing gold digging, womanizing, nasty drunk, lying bastard, bottom of his class jerk-off that majored in plane crashing.

[santamargarita]

225. That's the guy

:applause:

[yurbud]

32. THANK YOU, AL! That should be the response of every Democrat

[Demeter]

34. I See a Leader!

thank God! I was beginning to think Leaders were extinct.

[Warpy]

36. Lieberman is the target of wrath, period

Even conservatives know we desperately need the insurance industry reformed in this country.

[bamacrat]

37. They showed the clip on MSNBC about an hour ago. Awesome.

Franken said "It's my power as a Senator from Minnesota, so no you cant have any more time." Domination. Love it. WOuld like to see Franken run. No one can pull out the but hes an actor thing, because so was Reagan.

[musette_sf]

78. "so was Reagan"

but unlike Reagan, Al wrote most of his own material.

[SemperEadem]

41. the author of this article has shown his thug colors

Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, currently is the target of liberal wrath over his opposition to a government-run insurance plan in the health care bill.


That is a talking point straight out of the GOP's ass, out of which they all talk.

No, our wrath has to do with them throwing single payer and public option under the bus and sucking long, hard and deep on the insurance industry dick--that's what we're pissed about.

[denem]

43. 'government-run' like Medicare?

[ArcticFox]

42. Was McCain trying to lecture Franken on comedy?

Yes, I know he meant comity, but I still wish Franken would have said "don't tell me about comedy."

[Cass]

45. Heh heh. You gotta love Al Franken!

[Kingofalldems]

46. Way to go Al!

Lieberman's pals won't like this one.

[damntexdem]

47. Good start, Al; but now you need to shut him down by a threat to vote against cloture.

Kill the bill or change it.

[dotymed]

190. Absolutely

This "reform" bill, as it stands, has to be defeated or Americans will be fucked even harder by the Insurance gangsters.

[nradisic]

48. Way to go Al!

Looserman has another another one coming....When you behave like a total asshole, sooner or later comes the payback...and it's a fucking bitch!

[PSzymeczek]

146. Restitution is

a maternal fornicator.

[cal04]

49. Reid’s office has been asking all presiding chairs to enforce the 10-minute

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/12/17/franken-lieberman-minute/

A Senate staffer tells ThinkProgress that the reason Franken cut off Lieberman is because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) office has been asking all presiding chairs to enforce the 10-minute rule for both sides. Franken was simply following the direction of leadership.

[Blue Owl]

50. Shut the hell up Joe

Fuck you and the corrupt horse you rode in on, Traitor Joe.

[No Elephants]

51. Until I read this, I thought the Democrats were having a really bad day.

Thanks for posting this. And Al, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

[sasquatch]

54. Al is one helluva a wonk, he takes the senate floor like a 160lbs wrestler takes the matr

Someone should run the "mohawk" on Lieberman just to put him in his place.

[Jefferson23]

56. YES, thank you Al! n/t

[Auggie]

59. A very diplomatic way to say STFU. Well done, Senator Franklin.

[NecklyTyler]

60. Former comedian?

Who says Al is a former comedian? He still has one great sense of humor

[NecklyTyler]

61. K&R

[ThatsMyBarack]

62. I just saw that on TV.

AL ROX! :bounce:

[Don Draper]

65. Awesome!

[mvd]

67. Applause for Al

:applause:

[Chisox08]

68. way to go Al

Doucheberman didn't derserve to waste another second of the people's time

[ooglymoogly]

69. Franken should have taken a line from general Patton;

"Take this man out and have him shot"

[rasputin1952]

70. It was the only way to shut down McCarthy too...

as soon as he was taken on publicly, McCarthy sank into a drunken stupor, knowing that he would never regain his "fame"...which morphed into infamy.

One man, just one, brought McCarthy to his doom..."Have you no shame sir!, have you no shame?"

Franken is on the same track...:D

[Myrina]

72. ... and tomorrow Obama or Reid will insist that Al apologize ...

:puke:

[Warren DeMontague]

74. Good.

Fuck that guy.

[That Is Quite Enough]

75. Haha, I love it.

[stopbush]

76. Perhaps if Franken had just blurted out " You LIE!", McCain wouldn't have had a problem.

[freddie mertz]

77. STFU JOE! A genuinely great moment.

If only, well, you know....

[DailyGrind51]

79. See, Mr. President, a freshman senator CAN stop a bully!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

80. I was happy when Weiner spoke out too. And now look where that got us?

[mrbarber]

81. Franken/Grayson 2012!

[rhett o rick]

139. Let's make in 2010. I am not sure how but we should try. nt

[GrantDem]

83. About time somebody shut him the fuck up.

[crazyjoe]

85. Al should have hit joe in the face with a pie.

[BadgerKid]

86. Gosh darn it, people DONT like you Mr Liebermann! n/t

[SnakeEyes]

87. I dispise LIEberman

Actions like this really don't belong in the Senate where there is professional Senatorial courtesy. This made Al look petty and childish. Stuff like this belongs in the House not the upper chamber.

[pundaint]

98. The upper chamber is a dysfunctional playpen full of spoiled crooked brats

If they wont act with dignity, they deserve no better. Well, 95% of them, anyway. A spanking is just what they need, and after that, defeat in the next election.

[SnakeEyes]

101. If that's your opinion of the Senate...

I'd hate to see what you say about the House. LOL

[juajen]

128. Sez who? Do we know you, Sir? NT

[dotymed]

193. IMO, they go waay too far

in their "professional courtesy." It is sickening for me to watch them lick each others ass all day and get no work done for the people. Instead of "The distinguished gentleman from...", they should speak regular English, and step on toes. The people deserve regular people representing them instead of these corrupt ass-licker's. I do not want "Jerry Springer" guests representing us, just normal people, speaking truth without all of the fake bullshit.

[SnakeEyes]

197. That's what the House is for n/t

[Joanne98]

89. YAY

[husky92]

94. Way to Go Al!!!

Franken is the man! Lieberman is a turncoat who basically stuck it in the Dems rears and now its time to get back at him. What he did to the healthcare bill is a travesty and I hope the real Democrats don't forget that. They ought to strip him of all his chairmanships and let him go crawling to the other side. I'm sure the Republicans will target Franken now as he is the consummate liberal in their eyes. Franken is a very smart guy and I think someone who has the best interests of his constituents in mind unlikes all those Republican assholes. I hope the Democrats make things as uncomfortable as possible for the Republicans. If they are going to obstructionists, screw 'em.

[iowa_democrat]

100. Is it too early for Dean/Franken 2012????

?????????????????

[BigBearJohn]

117. +1

[depakid]

97. "It harms the comity of the Senate"

The comity of the Senate is one of the major drivers behind the inexorable decline of the nation....

[nicky187]

99. To quote "Dick" Cheney ...

... given this situation,

"Lieberman, appearing taken aback, said he'd submit the rest of his statement in writing.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona came to his friend Lieberman's defense and criticized
Franken's behavior as inappropriate ..."

... two quotes come to mind to tell McSame & LIEberman. One of them is "So?"

I'm sure you can remember the other one.

It's a pity that you can't challenge someone to a duel anymore because of something they said or did in Congress.

[AndrewP]

102. Thank you Senator Franken

[LaPera]

104. Fuck the republican McCain...the lying corporate owned pile of shit!

[jonmiller74]

105. YES!!!!!!!!

Maybe he'll inspire others to grow a spine.

[defendandprotect]

106. Olberman said. . . he shut down the ETNA Senator . . .

Couldn't hear what Franken actualy said -- but loved it!!

[JVS]

108. Haahahahahahaha

[liberal N proud]

109. Why can't we have Al Franken as Senate Majority Leader?

I don't care that he is a Freshman Senator, he has more balls than all the rest combined.

Thank you AL!

[muntrv]

111. Joe, go caucus with the repukes!

[Mad_Dem_X]

113. !

I fuckin' love you, Senator Franken! :yourock:

[RampantLion]

114. Somebody has the guts to shake things up?

"Comity," said John McCain?

What about, "Bi-Partisanship?"

Or, "Politics, as usual?"

"Change we can believe in?"

"Hope?"

I wonder if Al Franken was just bumbling, stumbling into a foolish gaff, or weather he is actually clever enough to put the screws to Lieberman. I'm sorry, but I'm just past the point of being able to trust any of them.

RL

P.S. Thanks for attaching the Y-Tube video.

[pjt7]

115. When do they strip him of his chairminship?

Stop messsing around with this putz & put him to pasture.

[bora13]

116. hey joe, where u going with that mccain in your ass

I just sent this email as a CT resident via senate.gov to smokin joe:

"As there is no option for the health insurance debate "Issue" drop down, I chose Health care as the closest approximation.

My comment is that I hope I too can become as rich and notorious as you and your wife have become. Your insider support for the health insurance companies is blatantly obvious throughout your recent moves to block cloture of the senate health bill.

Please make sure and let me know if you need any funds for a 2012 campaign. I'm sure that I will be in the market for health insurance around then and will be paying you indirectly."

[Politicub]

119. If Lieberman wants to act like a douche

it's fair game to treat him like he's a douche.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

120. I adore Al Franken! nt

[Sarah Ibarruri]

121. WE SHOULD WRITE HIM AT HIS EMAIL ADDRESS! Here you go....

http://www.alfranken.com/page/s/contact

[applegrove]

122. Lieberman asked for an extra minute and Franked refused him as he had

some other congresscritter earlier in the day (so say Franken aides. They also said that Franken had instructions to not allow anyone more than ten minutes - this all per CNN).

[TheCowsCameHome]

123. Did Joey run weeping to his pal McCain?

What a pair of fools.

[David Zephyr]

124. Al Franken!

That made my day!

[and-justice-for-all]

126. BooHoo McInsane and fuck you too...ht

[Guilded Lilly]

127. We need more "unusual" steps like this.

Tough luck Joe.

Go Al.

McCain, pffffffft.

[BrklynLiberal]

129. Thank goodness for Senator Al Franken!!!!!!

[niceypoo]

132. A Democrat with balls

Rare

[abelenkpe]

133. sweet, love it. nt

[Paper Roses]

135. Three cheers for the Senator with backbone. A rare thing these days.

[lovuian]

136. Woohoo Franken

You get it AL

[rhett o rick]

138. Bravo Sen Al Franken. nt

[Roland99]

140. That's telling him, Al!! ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!

[WolverineDG]

142. Franken for Senate Majority Leader

it's time we had some one with a pair running that operation.

dg

[harun]

143. FANTASTIC, really good stuff from Franken. Impressing me more every day.

[newtothegame]

144. Hell yeah!!! Down with all opposition!! n/t

[patrice]

147. (weeping) LEAVE the royal f-ing millionaires ALONE!, Al . . .

just in case . . . :sarcasm:

[Garam_Masala]

148. Franken just blew whatever chance there was for Lieberman to get back in fold

Rudeness will never gain you anything long term in life.
It will make you feel high and mighty for 7 minutes and then
you just made a lifetime enemy. Very childish and stupid.

[Frank Cannon]

169. Yeah, whatever. Which reminds me...

Fuck Joe Lieberman up his stupid ass.

[DebbieCDC]

223. Who the fuck wants LIE-berman "Back in the fold"

I got news for you -- he never WAS "in the fold"

He's a lying opportunistic POS and I for one would kiss Al Franken's ass at high noon in the well of the senate for bitch-slapping this cretin.

GO AL!!

[Garam_Masala]

226. Lieberman is #60......you forgot that?

Without him everything can stall in senate. So we need him in the fold.
Keeping aside emotional outburst.

[wordpix]

233. lol---me, too, lmao

[wordpix]

232. First, he loses the Dem candidacy in CT to an unknown, then he supports McCain, now he crushes

any real chance for health care reform. Three strikes, you're out, and who needs this a-hole as chairman of Homeland Security? This assclown is so stupid he thought Sarah Failin would make a great Veep and president---doesn't that sing to you?

I'm a CT Dem and let me tell you something, Traitor Joe has lost most of the Dem supporters he had in '06. We don't want him representing us, period. We want a real Dem instead of a repuke who claims he's an indie.

[Kerrytravelers]

150. Sen. McCain, with all due respect, when you select a running mate who holds Klan Rallies during the

election, you no longer get to call anyone else inappropriate.
Sorry. That's just how it is.

And Sen. McCain, when you select your running mate by going for the gimmick, you no longer get to call anyone else inappropriate. Sorry. That's just how it is.


And Sen. McCain, when you suggest, by your campaign slogan, that you are the only one who puts "Country First" and insinuates that the other side of the aisle doesn't, you no longer get to call anyone else inappropriate.
Sorry. That's just how it is.

[conturnedpro09]

151. Al Franken fucked up. Now Joe L. is a victim.

An objective eye by anyone who doesn't follow politics will see this video and conclude that the guy with glasses is an utter asshole.

n/t

[Hassin Bin Sober]

153. The only people that will have a problem are little pablum puking crybaby freepers.

And douche-bags who can't grasp the concept of the "n/t"

[lyonspotter]

154. That's harsh...

The person is new and probably didn't read through all the DU rules literature about everything from "N/T" to ... not calling people freepers...

[Hassin Bin Sober]

156. That's why I would never call anyone a freeper.

[lyonspotter]

160. lol...

It's true, you did not technically call anyone a freeper...but you did try to humiliate a person for misusing "N/T"...and I think that takes things too far. I mean, what good does that do? Make ya feel good? The person didn't say anything rude to you...just made a comment... like it is some scholastic achievement to know how to use shorthands like EOM, NT, etc. L I G H T E N U P

[Hassin Bin Sober]

161. GFY. Whaddya think of them apples?

:)

[lyonspotter]

163. I'll show ya what I think of them apples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hf0Q4rEr8A

[joeglow3]

207. Wow. Just wow.

How meaningless is some people's lives that they have to be a tough guy internet prick to gain a sense of self worth?

[QuickDraw McGraw]

182. It was a childish gesture

and beneath the dignity of the Senate. It makes all us Democrats look petty and we need more than ever to appear to be above such crap.

[YOY]

200. "us Democrats"

How long have you been a member of the Democrat party?

[Paladin]

209. Bullshit. (n/t)

[Selatius]

221. That's ridiculous. The most recent polling suggests everybody already opposes Joe Lieberman.

Source for the poll:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4190414&mesg_id=4190414

They all think Obama didn't do enough to fight Joe Lieberman. They already apparently know Joe Lieberman blocked the Public Option.

[lastone]

224. this is the stupidest thing I've heard all damn day!

go back to the rock you crawled from under.

[Bette Noir]

157. Franken is my hero.

Along with Bernie.

[AsahinaKimi]

158. Republicans... meh!

[alp227]

162. He's the only senator to dare to do that?

Saturday Night Live must've made him real creative! Honestly, Lieberman didn't really have anything constructive to say, based on what I've heard about this situation. Besides, doesn't he have some conflict of interest because of his wife's connections to the health insurance industry?

[harun]

203. He was just wasting time. Franken heard enough of the BS. Go Franken!

[winyanstaz]

164. K & R!!!

You GO Al Franken!

[krispos42]

165. I love the Fark headline on this

"Al Franken (D-MN) shows Joe Lieberman (?-CT) his pimp hand"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

166. Senators are usually allowed extra time to finish if they are making sense

The asshole was spouting Gibberesh...a known way of wasting time....Joe belongs in Bastille...A Shout-Out for MM De Farge

[Son Of Wendigo]

167. Hannibal Lecter

I hear he is looking for another dinner, uh, guest.

Way to go, Al. You got that evil little prick but good. Best laugh I've had in days.

[No Elephants]

171. On The Ed Show, some guest called criticism of Joe and Hadassah Lieberman

"liberals attacking liberals." And someone else called it liberals using hate speech on other liberals.

Joe Lieberman, a liberal? :wtf:


Calling Lieberman a turncoat, hate speech? :wtf:


The man was DLC, not liberal. Now, the man has become so extremely PNAC that George Bush kissed him and the RNC undercut its own candidate who ran against him (much as did the Democrats, but that's another story). And he campaigned for McCain Palin. AND, he "will not rule out running as a Republican" himself in 2012. That's not even a good Blue Dog, ffs, let alone a liberal.

And, since when do Democrats anywhere on the spectrum have a duty to support Democrats whose wives or other family members are employed by industries that the Democrat is frantically supporting, contrary to the Democratic Party's own platform?

Calling Lieberman a turncoat and pointing out his obvious conflicts of interest is liberals using hate speech on other liberals?

As Ed Schultz might say, "That's just pscho talk."

Folks, mark December 17, 2009 as the day the allegedly Democratic pundits and "spokespersons" jumped the shark.

And now for the good news: "Help is on the way" -- and you can be part of it.

MoveOn's anti Traitor Joe campaign has exceeded one million dollars. http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20091217/cm_huffpost/395962_200912171417

See also, http://liebermanmustgo.com/ That site has not raised a lot of money (yet?), but it has gotten many people to call their Senators about Joe.

(Personally, I'd put a higher priority on eliminating the fillibuster and 60 vote rules, and supporting Healthcare for America Now http://healthcareforamericanow.org/site/action_center/ but I can walk and chew gum at the same time, so "Joe must go."

[Ganja Ninja]

172. That hit the spot.

Long overdue for Lieberman.

I gotta believe Al enjoyed that.

[Johnny ramone]

178. I'm sure he did.

But old Joe have a good memory,like all elephants,so he'll try to get back at Sen.Franken.And he"ll look like a fool again.:evilgrin:

[Meanblogger]

176. Yeah!

you go Al!

http://pisspeopleoff.blogspot.com/

[Wapsie B]

179. Now if we could politically euthanize Holy Joe and the Blue Dogs

and replace them with people who have the same fire in the belly as Franken we'd be getting somewhere. What's even more puzzling is repugs and their idea of this country turning into some evil socialist regime. If they'd step away from their deep-seated anger for a minute they'd realize that repugs and many Dems this day in age are only fighting over the same Chamber of Commerce votes and money to get elected, not standing up for the little guy.

[_cash_thatswhatiwant]

180. A thing of beauty!

[Torn_Scorned_Ignored]

181. Al Franken,

:applause:

[zoff]

183. haha no respect!

If LIEberman can't get his message across in the allotted time, then he should just STFU.

Oh by the way McSame, your entire life after Vietnam was inappropriate.

[murielm99]

184. Al Franken presiding over the Senate....

Never in my wildest dreams would I have seen such a thing!

Go, Al!

[SteppingRazor]

189. Petty? Sure. Hilarious? That too.

:toast:

[hmorehead]

191. FINALY someone in the Senate see the emporor from Conn has no clothes.

I LOVE Sen Franken even if I never got Franken the comedian.

[sonias]

192. Thank you Senator Franken!

I wish I could have been there. You make us all proud today. You represent the majority of Americans today! You sir, are a Senator with spine!

:hug: :applause: :bounce: :woohoo:


Sonia

[ShortnFiery]

195. Outstanding!

Senator Al Franken :patriot:

[myrna minx]

196. I love my Senator. K&R n/t

[DonkeyHoTay]

202. Ditto... Up with Al. Down with Joe.

[myrna minx]

230. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[StreetKnowledge]

205. Who Doesn't Love Al, anyways?

Inappropriate, John? Why don't you tell your buddy to not defy the party he caucuses with then, ya old fool. Joe, get used to being hated. EVERYBODY in the Democratic Party hates you, almost everybody in the Republican Party hates you. Have fun being the turd in the punch bowl, ya turncoat bastard.

[LaPera]

206. The always arrogant republicans are no doubt seething right now but they can't do a fucking thing to

Franken for five years, that's when they will come after him....Oh how republican BillO'Reilly must be fuming yet feeling so fucking helpless!

Cheers to you Al Franken!!

[wordpix]

219. the repukes' go-to guy got shut down for his last 30 sec! How horrible---the senate has rules!

Could it be (some) Dems realize they're in the majority, they have a base, and they're there to get the campaign promises realized? :crazy:

[closeupready]

210. You go, Al!

:)

[samsingh]

211. Go Al!

[lastone]

212. don't take it

personal?!
what a smug jackass.
what joe doesn't know is that the hatred he has banked will be with him forever.
send $ to move on and lets see joe go!

[superconnected]

214. Show the Dems how it's done Al!

[rhett o rick]

215. Send Al some flowers. But you know what will happen? From now on the repukes will do that to every

Dem. They will hold their breath and cry.

[wordpix]

216. Hooray, Al F. Why should the Dems continue to let Lie-man run roughshod

over the health care bill, the country and the Senate's rules? :shrug:

This is for Franken. :applause: :beer: :woohoo:

[DebbieCDC]

222. Looks like all we've got in the Senate are Al Franken and Bernie Sanders

Two against 98; we are screwed folks.

[wordpix]

229. we have Russ Fine-gold, too

[quiet.american]

227. That was better than sex. So satisfying. Go, Al! nt

[wordpix]

231. "I must say that I don't know what's happening here in this body "--McCain

I must say I don't know why you chose a nobody imbecile mayor from a small town in Alaska, who had been in the gov's seat only one year, as your heartbeat-away-from-the-presidency-running mate. :evilgrin:

[Wardoc]

235. This is apparently the bone we are being tossed.

Sure, he WTFpwns us in the debate and "negotiations", but we get to deny him 30 seconds of speech time.

Not feeling so chipper about that trade.