Lieberman: Time to come together

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CNN

November 5, 2008
Lieberman: Time to come together
Posted: 01:29 PM ET

From CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand


Lieberman says put partisanship aside.

(CNN) — Democrat-turned-independent Joe Lieberman, one of John McCain’s biggest Senate supporters, congratulated Barack Obama Wednesday on winning the presidential election.

"I sincerely congratulate President-elect Obama for his historic and impressive victory,” he said in a statement released by his Senate office. “America remains a nation of extraordinary opportunity and the American people are a people of extraordinary fairness.

“Now that the election is over, it is time to put partisan considerations aside and come together as a nation to solve the difficult challenges we face and make our blessed land stronger and safer. I pledge to work with President-elect Obama and his incoming Administration in their efforts to reinvigorate our economy and keep our nation secure and free."


The statement comes hours after a senior Democratic leadership aide told CNN that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is planning to meet with the Connecticut senator to discuss the future of his committee chairmanship. The aide said that Reid had not yet made a final decision on the question of whether Lieberman will continue to chair the Senate’ Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.



Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/05/lieberm... /

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[hatrack]

1. With a few exceptions, Joe . . .

You being one of them.

[daggahead]

2. FU-Q Joe. n/t

[Bicoastal]

3. Joe the Ass-Kisser.

[wryter2000]

4. Go Cheney yourself, asshole n/t

n/t

[liberalmuse]

5. He can make up for his sins by...

voting with the Democrats on every issue from here on out.

[dubyaD40web]

14. I was about to say the same thing.

No mistake about it, I HATE Joe! But he better fall in line with the Dems if he plans on sucking back up to us.

[damntexdem]

6. Come together, right now -- without you!

Another Joe, along with the plumber, that we can do without: Joe the LIE-berman.

[Fridays Child]

7. Did he issue that statement from the bathroom he now lives in...

...to avoid shitting his pants?

[ann_american2004]

8. *UCK YOU, JOE

Go to hell. Man, I hope we can kick this guy out of the dem caucus

[gratuitous]

9. Really Mr. Lieberman?

You have much to atone for, Joe.

[HopeHoops]

10. You can switch to the Dark Side now Joe, you've lost the illusion of importance.

[Cronopio]

11. Oh Lieberman, that brief flush of power four years ago was so intoxicating, wasn't it?

Short term payoff, long term cost. Too bad for you, Joe.

But you're a well-paid political mercenary, so it's not like you're ever going to learn.

[liberal N proud]

12. Democratic Party had better say it is time to part ways

They had better set him out with the trash from last night celebrations

[Journeyman]

13. "Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly . . .

He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

Come together - right now - over me . . .


Not in this lifetime, Joe. Had we hit 60, you might have had a chance. Some may have argued to keep you to preserve the unquestioned advantage. But getting consensus from a base of 55 or so is made no harder if the numbers tip one head less to the left.

[liberalhistorian]

38. LOL, good one!

Certainly fits him, doesn't it?

[1Hippiechick]

130. Amen. Well said. n/t

[Faygo Kid]

15. Lieberman Vows to Work With President-Elect Obama

Source: Associated Press

Filed at 1:33 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Joe Lieberman, one of Republican John McCain's strongest supporters, is pledging to put partisan considerations aside and work with President-elect Barack Obama.

Lieberman is a Democrat-turned-independent. Although he caucused with Senate Democrats, the Connecticut lawmaker alienated many in his party for his criticism of Obama.

Lieberman issued a statement Wednesday congratulating Obama for his ''historic and impressive victory.''

Many Democrats want to strip him of his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, kick him out of the party caucus or both because he endorsed his close friend McCain over Obama. Much depends on how badly Democrats need Lieberman to reach the 60-vote threshold required to block Republican filibusters.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Obama-Lie...

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Time's up, Joe.

It's no longer acceptable to kiss his rump just to get his vote. He has got to go.

[stopbush]

16. Who IS the REAL Joe Lieberman????

[onehandle]

17. Sit your traitor ass down and shut the Hell up. nt

[az chela]

18. Lieberman isa disgrace to this country.barack doesnt need

any help from him

[MessiahRp]

19. Fuck him.

Just two days ago he was saying he would work with Republicans to filibuster Democratic legislation.

Rp

[Crunchy Frog]

79. Not even with Sarah Palin's.

[napi21]

20. Can't the Dems just ignore him completely? Don't talk to him, don't

even recognize him if he talks to them! From all I've heard, a Senator cannot be impeached, so for the next 2 years?, shun him!

[awoke_in_2003]

60. Any elected official can be impeached...

just have to dig up the dirt to find a reason.

[pat_k]

85. Only the Senate as a body can expel a fellow member.

And only the House as a body can expel a fellow member. Expulsion by fellow members is the only means by which a member can be "fired" mid-term. (It has yet to be tested, but the general consensus seems to be that any recall process instituted by a state would be unconstitutional.)

Like impeachment, expulsion is an ultimate "trump card" -- a power to "police" our elected officials -- that we gave to Congress and Congress alone. Aside from the Constitutional requirement for a 2/3s vote, we gave each body broad authority as to the grounds, nature, timing, and procedures.

And, speaking of impeachment. . .

[awoke_in_2003]

106. Thanks for correction. nt

[Dr.Phool]

111. Make him ambassador to Zimbabwe or Israel.

Get rid of his mangy ass.

[TankLV]

127. ambassador to IRAN!!!

[Chulanowa]

21. Really, Joe? Really?

You're willing to work with the man you trashed, who you undermined, who you called everything except the N-word, after you threatened to caucus with Republicans in order to defeat everything Obama and the Democrats put forth?

Fuck yourself, Joe. Fuck yourself niiiiice and slow. Because you're about to have a lot of time on your hands, you fucking squid.

[SharonAnn]

25. Hmm, was he thinking of working against America? Of being anti-American?

[maxrandb]

56. Hey!!!

I'm a Sailor and you just insulted me and millions of others who wear the term "Squid" proudly.

Not to mention, you were pretty insulting to actual squid as well.

[AnneD]

67. LOL....

My thought was.....the tuti al tuti (sp)

I know it was you Fredo....you broke my heart. But Now that it's over-want to go fishing?

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

71. I might like to add...

That a plate of Fried Joe Lieberman, with a spicy marinara, would be singularly unappetizing.

[blossomstar]

94. A squid! Perfect!

That's exactly what Lieberman is, a sleazy, slippery, oozy, many legged squid with all the legs going into his mouth. What a drip shit the man is. Totally disgusting. The repugs despise him too. He just doesn't get it.

[VaYallaDawg]

22. My feeling = if the Dems don't reach 60, just give him the old heave ho.

[Stellabella]

23. Starting the suck-up already, Joe?

Your lips must be sore, from all the attachment to McCain's butt.

[kirby]

24. Joe, you MUST resign... That is the only honorable thing to do...

You spoke at the GOP convention and supported McCain for President. You campaigned tirelessly for him. If McCain one, you would have been rewarded with some cushy job. Since he lost, you need to call it quits. You fought the battle and lost.

[Chan790]

98. I hope you don't mean resign his seat...

because our GOP governor would appoint Chris Shays in a heartbeat.

[Nihil]

132. And the difference would be ...?

[Chan790]

143. You know...I'm not sure. (Sarcasm)

It might be that despite all of our kvetching about Lieberman, he votes with us 80% of the time (and as often on important Democratic issues) even if he does run his mouth off and have all the loyalty of a snake.

Shays was only a moderate when it didn't matter. He always fell into the GOP party line eventually on the big stuff.

Anybody who can't see that Shays would worse than Lieberman needs an eye exam.

[kirby]

146. Shays is a mental midget...

Everytime I watch him conduct himself in a hearing, he fails to demonstrate he knows what he is talking about or understands what the witness just said.

[nancyr]

26. What a weasel.

[peace13]

27. Let's not and say we did!

Joe your damage here is done. Please ...go...away.

[krispos42]

30. President-elect Obama Vows to Ignore Lieberman

President-elect Obama, who recently defeated Republican John McCain in the 2008 general election, is pledging to put bipartisan considerations aside and ignore Senator Joe Lieberman.

President-elect Obama is a lifelong Democrat. Although he caucused with Senate Democrats, the Illinois lawmaker unified the party after his defeat of Senator Clinton in the presidental primaries.

Obama issued a statement Wednesday congratulating Lieberman for being a "historic and impressive Republican tool".

Many Democrats watn to strip him of his Homeland Security Committee chairmanship, kick him out of the party caucus, and banish him to the far reaches of Southern Argentina because he endorsed his BFF McCain over Obama. Much depends on how stupid Democrats are and how badly they do at keeping orders in their own ranks.

[Mark E. Smith]

41. Joe needs to be cast into the wilderness

There is no reason for forgiving this guy. He should be
quickly stripped of all his committee positions and told
to get lost.

[primavera]

119. I, for one, would suggest sending him to Gitmo

Seeing as how he's been such a fan of it, no doubt he'd enjoy taking up permanent residence there.

[Haole Girl]

52. Hey Joe, I just one to add yet one more:

FUCK YOU!!

[primavera]

118. By which, of course, he means...

... that he'll do everything in his power to undermine his administration and serve as a Trojan horse for his masters on the dark side.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

28. Lieberman's ass, meet my foot

Now go slither back under the rock out from which you crawled.

[Kalifornia.Kid]

29. Joe the LIEberman is a proven traitor - send him packing back to the GOP

[MaineDem]

31. He can go to hell!

I have no respect for this man and I couldn't care less what he has to say.

[Kelvin Mace]

32. Joe better pray that

the Dems get 59 seats, as that is the ONLY way he will still be needed. Anything else and it is "Buh-bye Joe!"

[LoKnLoD]

33. Screw you Joe

take a walk and take that other douche bag Joe with you.

[truthisfreedom]

34. Grovel, worthless slime.

We ought to surgically join you to McCain.

[Doctor_J]

35. Time to pound sand up your ass, Holy Joe

Just find your way to a bunker so when the terrorists overrun America you'll be safe

[polichick]

36. Good grief, are those two chewing off each other's lips in that pic?? :)

[endarkenment]

37. McCain I can forgive. Lieberman: nope.

[im1013]

129. Totally agree!

[BootinUp]

39. I don't care for his statement, I would have preferred he acknowledge

that Obama had kicked their asses all up and down the boulevard.

[acmavm]

40. Joe thought he would be the VP-elect today. He was

wr-wrr-wrrr-WRONG!

Now he wants to kiss and make up.

Kick him to the curb. He's been blackmailing the party and everyone in it for two friggin' years now.

Kick him OUT!!

[kmdemqueen]

42. he is History

Let me tell you from one who is one of his constituent's the man is history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[yurbud]

45. time for him to move to K Street and collect his fee for his amoral behavior

[kmdemqueen]

43. Joe Lieberman

I was an employee of the State of Connecticut and Joe was a very good senator at that time, when he was a democrat. Now that he turned to senant, he wants to get in with the president elect. I hope some good comes of this, but I know that the democratic party is mad at him and that's why he ran idependent to cover up that he is really republicsn, so he could keep his seat. Just becuase he is sm idependant, in actuallity, he is republicant through and through. I do not want him as a senator of Connecticut. I cannot wait for the next election to vote him out of office!!!!!!!!!!

[yurbud]

44. like a good republican: wants bipartisanship when in minority, and dictatorship when in majority

[TerribleLarryDingle]

46. A big FUCK YOU! Goes out to you Joe.

[ananda]

47. Is somebody's job at stake?

HoJoe is sucking up because he knows his
Senate chair days are numbered.

[JohnnyRingo]

48. Does he mean come together as Republicans?

Doe he want us to come together and begin working on the Buxh Doctrine? Maybe he wants us to come together to get a Republican elected in 2012.

Now he's ready to "work with" the president elect to fufill his agenda in the Middle East. There's a surprise.

[Juan_de_la_Dem]

49. F You Joe. And I really mean that. F YOU

[Swede Atlanta]

50. Screw that you dirty turncoat

I know that with or without him we aren't going to reach the 60 seats necessary to stop a filibuster but does anyone know of any good reason now that we have a solid majority without Sanders (who I like) and Traitor Joe we should not strip him of his seniority and chairmanships?

[Champion Jack]

51. Ha ha ha ha ! Nice try Joe, but, WRONG,-- you must be punished!

and with extreme prejudice

[ElsewheresDaughter]

53. fuck you Joe...i would forgive Bush before I would ever think of forgiving you!

don't hold your breath....ever

[JudyInTheHeartland]

54. What a snake!

[BattyDem]

55. Fuck off!

We don't have 60 and we'll still have a majority without you. You aren't important. Go away.

[Burma Jones]

57. Hey Joe, you're reminding me of Paul Giamatti's character from the new

Planet of the Apes


Only nowhere near as sympathetic

[9thkvius]

58. Oh, Joe - you shockingly opportunistic, two-faced weasel you

You know, Senator, way back in 2000 I used to think that you were just an uptight, sanctimonious but well-meaning weenie. Now I think you are one of the worst sort of political back-stabbers. You have become a caricature. You have become an East-Coast, New England version of Sarah Palin: political views driven by a hopelessly distorted world view; a sense of entitlement the size of a Wal-Mart parking lot (how DARE those primary voters not pick ME!); an ambition so immense that you will throw even people who had previously supported you (including Al Gore, Barack Obama, the Democratic party in general, and Connecticut voters) under the bus if you think it will advance your political career. I pray that Harry Reid will have the backbone to strip you of your chairmanship and that your home state will have the sense to get rid of you at the earliest possible moment.

[awoke_in_2003]

59. Well, I haven't read the thread yet...

but I will echo what I know has already been said: "Fuck You Joe"

[Career Prole]

61. Goodbye, Joe. You gotta go. Me oh my-oh.

Shakespeare's wrong.
Parting ain't such sweet sorrow.

Don't let the door hit you in your republican asss.

[DinahMoeHum]

62. Oh, STFU, Joe. The way things are now, you'll be lucky

not to have a broom closet for an office come the next session of Congress.

[KamaAina]

63. Reid: Time to come to the woodshed for your whupping

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/11/05/reid-li...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will likely meet later this week with Joe Lieberman to discuss whether the Democrat-turned-Independent will be stripped of his Senate committee chairmanship, a senior Democratic leadership aide tells CNN.

Lieberman currently chairs the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

This aide says that Reid, who is calling the meeting, has not yet decided what to do. The aide admits that the decision will be determined in part by the final election results tonight — and just how close the party is to a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority — but insists that the biggest factor involved is lingering anger among Senate Democrats over Lieberman's Republican convention speech.

This aide also said that Senate Democrats aren't that upset about Lieberman's constant presence and cheerleading on the campaign trail with John McCain — instead, they've been put off by the things he said about Barack Obama at the Republican convention in St. Paul.

Cue the theme from Dragnet: Dah, da DA dah (pregnant pause) Dah, da da da DAH!

[Joe Bacon]

64. KICK HIM OUT! NOW!

Strip his chairmanship away and take his committee assignments away too! If he doesn't like it, tell him to go to London where his soulmate Judah Benjamin lived in exile after his beloved Confederacy fell!

[Fire1]

114. DITTO!!

[Parche]

65. Joe, Midlo says you are DTM

And I believe her.......

[azmesa207]

66. Lieberman

Say's it time for the democrats to come together and unite I agree they should unite and kick his sorry ass out of the party .

[onager]

68. We ARE together. Demanding your head on a platter.

n/t

[Megahurtz]

69. Time for YOU to Get Lost

LeiberWorm! Nobody cares what you say anymore. Shut The Fuck Up!

[pipi_k]

70. In the famous words of ...

Judge Judy:

"Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining"


Go back to your swamp, you skunk's asshole-eating piece of pond scum.

[Liberal Veteran]

72. Sure thing Joe. Listen, we're gonna need to move you to storage b....

....we've got some new people coming in and we need the space.

[Grinchie]

73. Time to sweep "Sniveling" Joe Lieberman out the door.

I don't think there is anyone more repugnant than Snivelin Joe

[dreamnightwind]

74. Never forget!

I was watching Lieberman standing behind McCain yesterday morning at a campaign rally, literally nodding his head and smiling at every word, as McCain called Obama a Socialist whose plans to redistribute the wealth are dangerous, etc etc.

I've always heard Joe is a foreign policy hawk but otherwise a Dem. If so, his lack of principle in supporting McCain's lies is unforgivable. If not, he has no business on the side of the Senate majority. Either way, never forget what Joe did, and strip him of his committee chairs immediately.

Unfortunately, Reid is weak, and I wouldn't be surprised if he lets Joe slide. Maybe we should contact Reid's office about this!

[LesserFool]

75. I agree with Joe, ...

A really good start will be for Obama to be a better man than Lieberman by reaching out to work with him even though he ENTHUSIASTICALLY spread GOP lies about Obama while campaigning for McCain.

I don't fault Lieberman for his loyalty. I fault him for his pro-active, agressive and ENTHUSIASTIC attacks on the democratic candidate.

Colin Powell shows how polite and decent men do it. You state who you are supporting and why. And then get off the stage. You don't smile and clap when opposition mobs are calling the democratic candidate a "socialist."

[Ian David]

76. Is he fucking shitting me? n/t

[Ferret Mike]

77. AWWW, Joe Lie is so touchy feely at this point

Now, put the point of the boot up his rump and kick the sorry bastard NeoCon son of a bitch out of the caucus.

He's stinking the place up. His little old vote is nice, but principles first, strategy for congressional governance second.

[Crunchy Frog]

78. Fuck you putz!!!!!

[Javaman]

80. suck ass, jackass joe. your getting the boot come thursday.

you are now about to become irrelevant. and not a moment too soon.

[nookiemonster]

81. Hey Joe.

Blow me!!! You suck.

[MagicKenny]

82. Hey Two-Face? The Hand-Outs Are Over THERE

What a weasel. It's a good thing I'm still buzzing about Pres. Obama, otherwise I wouldn't be able to control the profanity I'd be throwing at Leecherman.

[Khaotic]

83. Joe ...

Has Got to Go!

[Fovea]

84. Welcome Joe,

to your richly deserved lack of relevance.
Think on this term in office as a phased withdrawal from the levers of power.

[Uncle Joe]

86. Joe, go plumb your self. n/t

[Aviation Pro]

87. May I second the following....

...time to go fuck yourself, Gunner Joe, go have a circle jerk with Shitstain Shoots-Guy-In-Face.

[asthmaticeog]

88. Congratulations to MEEEEEEE, for being the one-billionth person to say "STFU, JOE."

Also DIAF, and other internet initials.

[dweller]

89. bite me, Quisling ... n/t

dp

[panzerfaust]

90. Can we start by putting him aside?

[virgdem]

91. STFU Joe...

and by the way, get the hell out of our party. You're no democrat - you're a traitor to the party.

[Phred42]

92. Piss on Joe.

NOW he wants to play nice?

[L0oniX]

93. Your a dirty rat Joe...no forgiveness you rat bastard!

[Raine]

95. Too late Joe, FUCK OFF you dirty backstabbing

traitor!

[happygoluckytoyou]

96. Joe The Asswipe... new star of the GOP... can we please send him over there!!!

[gypsylud]

97. judas! nt

[Myrina]

99. FUCK YOU JOE! And the Elephant you rode in on!!!

Turncoat!
Opportunist!
Sell Out!


GO THE FUCK AWAY!!!!!

[yy4me]

100. Bye Joe, you long ago showed your true colors. Obama

really does not need you. You have a lot of fences to mend before anyone would want you, if they ever do.

[DeadManInc]

101. Piss off Joe

[Solly Mack]

102. grovel grovel grovel

[salguine]

103. Translation: "I will now suck the donkey's dick instead of the elephant's."

[AllyCat]

104. Joe, it's time for you to leave. Bye jerk.

[louis-t]

105. Isn't it funny how when repugs get their asses handed to them

Now they wnat to make nicey nice.

[cui bono]

107. grovel, grovel

[pam4water]

108. Yes time to come together and kick Lieberman in the ass!

[Doodler71]

109. Judas needs to take a long walk off a short pier

F**k*ng Lieberman.

[Baldameer]

113. OMG!! We are on the same wavelength. It's like were psychic... I'm channeling your bro! :)

That was so strange that we said the same thing.

[clear eye]

110. Shouldn't we be flooding Reid's & DNC's email w/ calls to remove

his chairmanships? Maybe Reid's operative leaked tomorrow's meeting to guage rank & file Democrats' opinions.

[Baldameer]

112. Joe the "Judas" Lieberman can take a long hike off a short pier for all I care. n/t

[KakistocracyHater]

115. saboteur, underminer, plant!

[Chovexani]

116. Translation:

"Please oh please oh please don't get rid of my traitorous ass"

[Canuckistanian]

117. WHAT? I'm sorry, say again?

The man who said that "America would not survive" a 60-seat Dem Senate victory?

The man who said it was "fair to link Obama to Ayers"?

The man who actively campaigned for McCain and is widely believed to be the FIRST VP choice for McCain?

THAT MAN?

[unkachuck]

120. have you no shame, joe....

....I've watched you standing behind mcsame everyday for months, smiling at his lame jokes, applauding his swift-boat lies, talking traitorous-trash at his convention and now all is forgiven?....time to come together?....be friends?

....no joe, the time to have come together was before the Democratic convention not after you and your Republican masters lost the election....it's time for you to keep your distance....

"...the American people are a people of extraordinary fairness."....yes joe, but we have good memories....

[TaffyMoon]

121. The Slime trys to ooze over to Obama.

[Imagevision]

122. Lieberman, time to go - go with the repugs but get the fuck outta here!

[lumberjack_jeff]

123. Enjoy your new office Joe.

The basement is nice and cool.

Oh, and the mops and brooms must stay.

[crossroads]

124. Looks like 'Joe the plumber' removed Liebermans nose from McSames arse

I swear this man is pathetic!
CR

[TankLV]

125. FUCK YOU JOE!!!

we could care less what you have to say...

and...

get ready for the kick in the pants!!!

you fucking asswipe...

[badgervan]

131. I'm With You

The smartest move Reid could make would be to strip this little weasel of all committee assignment... and banish him from all Dem meetings.

[RCinBrooklyn]

126. First we heave him out on his ass. Then, we come together.

[im1013]

128. Geeez, Get a room!

Oh, by the way.......

!!!!!!!!!!FUCK OFF JOE!!!!!!!!!!

[all.of.me]

133. From the most divided man in politics. Sheesh... nt

[wordpix]

134. I hope the repukes make him Senate minority leader

[Ferret Mike]

135. Get the tar and feathers, let's rally around Joe Lie here and give him just desserts.

[workinclasszero]

136. Strip the traitor LIEberman of any and all positions of power or influence

SHUN him!

Let him hang out with his useless rethug buddies!

[47of74]

137. I have two words for you, Joe.

One begins with the letter F and the other with the letter O. And that goes for the elephant you were riding on too!

[snooper2]

138. Fuck Off you POS

nt

[yellowcanine]

139. Sorry Joe - You do not have the "Standing" to make that call. McCain does, but not you.

Traitors lose the right to convert to the loyal opposition as soon as the contest is done.

[DS1]

140. FUCK YOU JOE! It's only together-time when rightwing fucks like you lose

[UTUSN]

141. Hey, Joementum, come together with my **** or my ***!1 (Widening the X-rated possibilities) n/t

[timtom]

142. He's welcome to come together all he wants.

Just not with us.

[Bake]

144. Now that your candidate got his ass kicked, you want to make nice?

Didn't you say, Joe, that you "feared for our country" (or some such shit) if the Dems got a 60-seat majority in the Senate?

And now you want to make nice?

Let's boot his ass out of the caucus, off his committee chair, and relocate his office to the basement men's room!

As someone once said, I'm not "ready to make nice."

Bake

[AndyTiedye]

145. What Is That Supposed to Mean?

LIEberman votes with us the 80% of the time that it doesn't matter.
When it matters, he supports the Repiggies every time.



The Connecticut Boll Weevil

[mdmc]

147. God Bless

Joementum

[done_left_austin]

148. Eat poop, Joe. (n/t)