Pete King (R-Asshole) calls Lamont voters bigots.

[Renew Deal]

And Nassau republican chairman and multiple loser endorses Lieberman. Nice friends.

Nassau Legis. David Mejias (D-North Massapequa), like others across the nation, has watched the Connecticut Senate race as a gauge of support for Republican President George W. Bush's administration, including the war in Iraq.

"If Joe Lieberman is in trouble, imagine how much trouble Peter King is in," said Mejias, who was in Washington yesterday gathering support for his bid to oust the veteran King (R-Seaford) as Connecticut Democrats went to the polls. "King should be watching this race very closely."

King said the Connecticut primary has no bearing on his re-election race because "fortunately, the Third District is not composed of the left-wing bigots who went after Joe Lieberman."
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On Long Island, Nassau GOP leader Joseph Mondello said there is no correlation between the Lieberman primary and King's bid for re-election. "Peter's stance is not anti-war or pro-war but a matter of principle. I think Long Island agrees with him. And God bless Joe Lieberman. I wish him all the luck in the world."
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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-limeji094845223aug09,0,2735331.story

[wordpix2]

1. nice, King. I voted for Ned & I'm not a bigot. I hope you're voted out

[HockeyMom]

4. King's Days are numbered too

Wait and see. He is the only holdout in a sea of Dems.

Long Islander

[rodeodance]

2. Bigots?--How do we contact him?

[Renew Deal]

5. Here

www.congress.org

His opponent is Dave Mejias. www.daveforamerica.com

[rodeodance]

26. thanks mucho

[EFerrari]

14. We knew this was coming with the planted stories that

the left is losing the "Jewish vote".

They'll try ANYTHING. Don't let them get away with it!

[Renew Deal]

16. Nassau county has many Jewish Democrats

that supported Lamont

[EFerrari]

17. They spotlight their weakness -- useally as an attack on us.

:shrug:

[KingFlorez]

3. Um, yeah

Peter, I'd be more concerned about retaining my seat in a left-leaning district, since you act like a neocon.

[Fridays Child]

6. Joe's hubris is reaping benefits for the GOP and it's only day one.

Party leaders who don't lean hard on him to drop out and endorse Ned need to have their asses kicked.

[Selatius]

7. What exactly does he mean by bigot?

The only time I've seen "bigot" used in the political arena was when the issue was religious or racial tolerance. Is he implying Lamont's supporters are anti-semitic?

[Cha]

12. Of course, he is..race

baiter!

[Swamp Rat]

8. Neo-Nazi Peter KKKing calls himself a bigot

[whistle]

9. BushCo strategy of the demonization of all who disagree with official

...Bush doctrine. Now all democrats who voted against Lieberman did so because he is a Jew. How much longer are Americans going to put up with this shit?

<snip>
Republican 2006 Strategy Will Be To Define Foes And "Change The Subject" (UPDATED)
by Joe Gandelman
Independent voters, those who believe elections are job performance reviews, and those who want to see the quality of political debate elevated in this country will not be heartened by a piece by Fred Barnes detailing how in the 2006 mid-term elections Republicans will try to avoid defending and explaining what they and George Bush have done the past few years.

How? By changing the subject — polarizing America in way that may earn the GOP a place in the Guinness Book of Records (just look under "Divisiveness"):
Politics is pretty simple. If the debate in an upcoming election puts your party at a disadvantage, it makes sense to try to change the debate. At the moment, the 2006 midterm election is framed as a referendum on the Bush administration and congressional Republicans, putting Republican candidates on the defensive. Party strategists, led by chairman Ken Mehlman, want to rejigger the debate so it's about a choice between candidates, putting Democratic candidates on the defensive as well. In short, they want it to be a choice election, not a referendum election.

This is not a new idea. Republicans brought about a choice election in 2004. Democrats believed they were a cinch to win a referendum on President Bush's first term, and Republicans worried they were right. But Republicans were able to make Democrat John Kerry at least as much of an issue as Bush was, especially on national security.

For 2006, the Republican National Committee, the White House, and most Senate and House Republicans are on board with the choice strategy. In fact, some members of Congress are already repeating a phrase first used by Bush in meetings with congressional allies. It's an assertion that Democrats would "raise your taxes and raise the white flag" in Iraq. <more>

http://www.themoderatevoice.com/posts/1142780783.shtml

[raysr]

10. They all loved Joe in 2000

when he ran for VP, right? No? Uh, what did Joe do in the last 6 years to make him the darling of the repukelicans?

[Cha]

15. Looking back on that 2000 race..I

see lieberman playing to the insanity. he was a fucking idiot when he debated dickhead cheney and he wouldn't let the late military votes for bush not be counted and he discourged Gore getting a full count. lieman has been a back stabber for a long time. And then let's not forget about his little hookup with lynnthebatoutterhellcheney to come down on dissenters.

[Cha]

11. "Bigots" as in anti-bushenablers?

You betcha! Oh, btw, fuck peter king and the tired ol' elephant he stumbled in on.

[EFerrari]

22. Yeah, we're the "bigots" who think bombing other people's kids

for no reason is a bad thing.

Who knew?

[Richard Steele]

13. Lies and slander are the bread and butter of the (®) party.

We knew this was gonna be one of the first they would throw out.
Not a surprise at all.
PREDICTABLE, and actually PREDICTED.

[Baselinereality]

18. Who Knew Enacting a Principle of Democracy Could Terrify So Many People?

My Lord, listen to all the people shat their pants over this! You would think we didn't have a representative government in this country, the way people are wailing and bemoaning the fact that an incumbent official didn't win a primary! My Lord. It's embarrassing, dontcha think? It just a little democracy in action, Mr. King, relax!

Unless...

Maybe these "bigots," or "Big Idiots" as I would call them if I didn't like to abbreviate so much, like Peter King are just furious that, holy crap!, their jobs actually rest in the hands of the sweaty, unwashed masses. I think they really thought they signed up for a lifetime autocratic position.

All this is very fun and exciting but, who knows?, Lieberman's Joementum could very well carry his Independent butt right back into his seat on the Senate floor in November. Whereupon I will immediately weep myself to death...but at least FOX News will be able to crow that the "soul" of our democracy is still intact! And then, as they cut to a commercial after sharing that exhilirating news with us, the cackling laughter of a fiery horned demon would emanate menacingly from underneath their theme music. And then Kenny Rogers would try to sell my a CD of great country songs from the 70's and 80's. Which I wouldn't be able to buy, as I will be dead by that point from weeping. But I digress.

I see it all too clearly.

:)

This sure is fun, though!

I haven't been this excited since I thought Al Gore won Florida!

[Binka]

19. not anti-war or pro-war but a matter of principle

Somebody please for the love of fuck explain what this means. How do these assholes get away with saying this shit without somebody beating their ass into the ground? Really.

[Baselinereality]

21. Well, Hold On...The Beatings Don't Begin Until November.

But that quote sounds lovely and juicy, and I think his Democratic opponent should be able to use it to his or her advantage as the election nears.

[AX10]

20. There is no bigger bigot than Peter King.

[AnnieBW]

23. It's easy to call someone a bigot

Hell, I've been called a bigot at least 5 times this week on DU alone. :D How many times do we have to say it? IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT THE WAR!!!!

[tanyev]

24. Talking point du jour.

Rush calls Democrats anti-semites, claims "Soros a self-hating Jew"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1867233

[AnnieBW]

25. Hizbullah Democrats

Cal Thomas was in fine form this morning, talking about the "Hizbullah Democrats" who were waging war on poor, Jewish Joe. Someone ought to tell them that "Hizbullah" translates into "Party of God". So, we can't be Hizbullah, since we're all supposed to be Godless. :evilgrin: