Former President (Clinton) Joins Rally for Lieberman

[Coexist]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/24/AR2006072401064.html

WATERBURY, Conn., July 24 -- Former president Bill Clinton joined a stage full of Connecticut officials Monday night in testifying to the Democratic credentials of Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, whose 18-year tenure is threatened by the primary challenge of antiwar insurgent Ned Lamont.

Clinton headed a rescue effort disguised as a rally in the refurbished Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury -- a city famous in Democratic lore as the site of a tumultuous 2 a.m. outdoor rally on the final night of the 1960 presidential campaign.

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The senator recalled that, as a Yale Law School student, Clinton had volunteered in Lieberman's first campaign for the state Senate 36 years ago, and he said he hoped this return visit would have an equally happy result -- a victory. The two have remained close through the years, despite the fact that Lieberman admonished Clinton for his moral laxity in the Monica Lewinsky affair in a celebrated Senate floor speech. Lieberman made no reference to that event Monday night but instead recalled, "I was the first senator outside Arkansas to endorse Bill Clinton for the nomination in 1992."

Are we done with this silly game yet?

[book_worm]

1. and now Joementum is stumping state after state for McCain!

[mac2]

27. Lieberman isn't the only Democrat who was a Republican

all along. I read that Durbin and Emanuel, Dems in IL, recruited Republican candidates to run for public office as Democrats. That explains Melissa Bean and Obama (both pro-Iraq war and won't impeach). Obama now acts anti-war but he is a flipper for the vote.

We have a choice...a Democratic "light" who is a Republican or a Republican "light" who is a Neo Con. Both parties have been betrayed.

Both Emanuel and Durbin are up for election in 2008. I refuse to vote for either of them since they have betrayed the party and their country.

Durbin's clean coal technology is bull crap. The forests in the Smokies are dying from coal burning power plants in Illinois.

Any real Democrats running against them? They do this because they know we won't vote Republican. Picking the best of the worst no longer is acceptable.

[Cha]

2. That's got to be

one of the ugliest pictures in the annals of time.

[NoodleyAppendage]

3. Thank you for reminding and educating some around here. Tin ear Clintonites will wish this away.

Clinton represents the DINO/DLC inflitrators of the Democratic Party. It's high time our party returned to its populist roots, which means routing out Clinton and all of the other DINO/DLC and "blue dog" traitors.

J

[Alexander]

4. Don't forget, Clinton said the Lieberman-Lamont race was "win-win" after the primary.

And the best Clinton supporters can do is say Lieberman was Obama's assigned mentor. :eyes:

[mac2]

8. If you check the members of the Council on Foreign Relations

Carolyn Kennedy is a member as is her uncle Ted. It worries me when they support Obama. I aleady know Hillary is a member of those elite organizations. Guess Bill Clinton and the Kennedy's are too.

Was Obama picked by them and the media to run for President? The Chicago Tribune (Conservative newspaper of Bob Novak, etc.). It is a win, win either way for the World Order whoever wins the US GE.

John Edwards was invited to attend the Bilderberg Group but I don't think he is important enough to be a member. I know Kucinich has never been.

It is important that we disban these elite groups who represent us without our knowledge or election. They are traitors who only consider themselves important enough to make our decisions for us. Crap on those traitors.

[mac2]

35. Link for the Council on Foreign Relations members

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations

Who elected them? NaDa. They are the "shadow government".

[DiamondJay]

5. so did Obama

I mean Obama, until Lamont won the primary

[happyslug]

6. This is from 2006 NOt 2008.

Not Relevant today, this is over two years old.

[tammywammy]

7. You'd think so

But apparently some are posting that Obama supported Lieberman, but not in context that it was the primary. He supported Lamont in the General. Just like the Clintons both did as well.

You'd think we wouldn't have to go over this every few weeks, but alas, it's DU. :)

[TheWraith]

21. All the Dem bigwigs supported Lieberman in the primary, and with good reason.

Because the primary challenge, well intentioned as it was, didn't have a prayer of suceeding if Lieberman chose to run anyway, and getting stepped on by the party would only push Lieberman farther out. Which it has.

Trust me, I hated Lieberman LONG before it became popular to do so, but I completely understand and approve of why the Clintons, Kerry, Obama, and everybody else backed him in the primary. They wanted to keep him tight to the breast of the party.

And whether we like it or not, Lieberman IS loyal, after a fashion. If he really wanted to backstab us, all it would take is a word, and he could switch the Senate back to Republican control. He's chosen not to.

[mac2]

29. What good is Lieberman

when Dems have not won any major battles in the Senate? Bush won them all.

[JanusAscending]

9. I was there ( that night at 2 AM to see JFK !! in 1960 )

Even Bill Clinton ain't no JFK!! I will never forgive him for supporting Lieberman, and neither will any REAL Dem. in Ct. "Silly Game" is right on! This is one of the reasons I prefer Obama over Hillary. But seeing JFK drive into Waterbury in an open convertible, and then the crowd squeeze onto the Waterbury Green to see him introduced by Victor Borge from the balcony of the Hotel Elton, will forever be burned into my memory !! To this day I am fearful of huge crowds, because as we pushed forward to the green to get a closer look at him, police and security were pushing us back. We were packed as tight as sardines in a can. In fact an older man standing next to me fainted, and couldn't even fall to the ground. We screamed at the cops to stop pushing us and get him help!! As I recall , they finally got to him. I used to love Bill Clinton, but he cheated on me as well as Hillary. I'm sure many more women , who believed his innocence, felt as betrayed. He cheated on the American people and caused us all a lot of problems when he could no longer be trusted to tell the truth, all the time!

[Bluebear]

10. Oh my.

[tammywammy]

11. You do know that Obama supported Lieberman too, right?

In the primary of course, just like the Clintons, they all supported Lamont in the General.

[Divine Discontent]

12. shh.. .too much information and honesty you speak! lol

joe-mentum makes me sick. g'night all!

[Bluebear]

17. night martyred

[HughMoran]

22. Stop with that truth thingie

:D

[Coexist]

23. YES! I am aware of this - this thread was in response to the 20 that

pointed out that during the primary, Obama supported Lieberman, so he must be evil.

You will notice the "are we done with this silly game" comment.

[mac2]

32. I always thought Lamont gave away that election.

How could he not defeat Lieberman?

[JanusAscending]

36. Because he won the Republican vote !!

That's why he's paying them back now by endorsing MacCain !

[mac2]

33. delete

[mac2]

38. Joe Lieberman is a member of the CFR

He's neither a Republican or a Democrat but a "globalist". They decide our future behind closed doors...the elite. Joe is old elite since he's been in Congress for many years.

See post #35. His name is listed.

[MagsDem]

13. But you forgive Obama for raising $350K for Lieberman in the primary?

Or are you blissfully ignorant of that fact? Obama called Lieberman his "mentor" in the senate at the time.

[Bluebear]

14. But Clinton "cheated on her"

:silly:

[JanusAscending]

15. Up your's too!!

[Bluebear]

16. Now, now, is that christian and unifying?

[tammywammy]

18. lol

:rofl: Indeed.

[JanusAscending]

20. Was what you said to me very unifying?

Christians have the right to be righteously indignant too, especially when someone belittles thier personal feelings. I am aware that Obama campaigned for Lieberman, but when he lost the Dem Primary, Barack BACKED THE DEMOCRATIC nomminee!

[mac2]

31. Cheated on more than his wife

While people were talking about Monica in the oval office, Bill was doing worse than adulatory. He was selling out America with his NAFTA, Faith Based Charity, and destruction of our military. Smaller "privatized" government so it could be destroyed. (Bill destroyed Serbia to save it just like Bush in Iraq).

After the "smoke cleared" we found ourselves with a Police State in the next administration.

As a Democrat I will never vote for a "Centrist" or Democratic "light". Bill could have been a great man for history instead he's joined the bunch of traitors who have sold out America and many smaller countries to Fascists.

Southern Democrats think that "compromising" is the way of politics. Maybe it is for them but the whole country will never recover from their treason. It wasn't "uniting" but "division and hate". We went from the most powerful and wealthy country in the world to a debtor nation in less than twenty years. They did it with lies (illegal wars for resources) and media manipulation.

President Bush claims that his actions won't be known until after his death. Sorry frat boy...we already know you should be in front of the Hague for your genocide and robbery. Those who don't impeach are part of the problem (or should I say gang).

Read: Lying for Empire by David Model.

Eight Presidents reveal the US lust for global domination. We have become what we hated most...Empire Builders. We hated the British and the Russians for it now we do it in the name of democracy.

We have to break the line of liars and Empire Builders since it is destroying our country and the world's enviornment. We must declare the CFR, Trilateral Commission, PNAC, etc. illegal since they are not our representatives but out for their own self interest.

[dpbrown]

19. Bill, Bill, Bill... are you TRYING to jump the shark?

Stay far, far away from Joltin' Joe.

[calico1]

24. Lieberman was still a Democrat then. n/t

[bigtree]

25. how misleading. this is an old article, not a new development

interesting tactic.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

26. Oh for God's sake.

Who gives a fuck who the candidate's spouse supported in a primary contest?

[LostinVA]

28. Could you at least be honest enough to put the date on the article

Oh boy.

[Coexist]

30. AGAIN - THIS IS A RESPONSE TO THE 20 THREADS YESTERDAY

THAT TOUTED OBAMA'S PAST ENDORSEMENT OF LIEBERMAN IN THE PRIMARY. PLEASE READ THE LAST LINE.

BOTH ARE STUPID.

MY POST IS STUPID.

THOSE OTHER POSTS ARE STUPID.

Can we stop this silly game now???

[JanusAscending]

37. You are right!

Especially since Ned Lamont forgave Obama enough to endorse him!! Ned Lamont has a LOT OF MONEY and influence among the real Dems in Ct.!!

[BenDavid]

34. I should not respond to this as it jacks it up to active threads but

damn this is old.....Yes I agree the Clintons supported MoJo in the primary against LaMont. Yes, even though gave a scolding speech on the Senate floor about Bill and the fellatio that occured the speech was rather good. 30 year friendship is tough to just throw away and of course the Clintons supportrf MoJo. Why Not?

BUT, remember now, after Jo lost all the Mo, the Clintons pulled back and both agreed they would support the Democratic nominee LaMont over Joe with now less Mo. The Clintons did not campaign with Joe when he decided to go Independent. Which I would say was the right and proper thing to do. It was not because of any lack of Clinton support for LaMont it was the republicans that did not even support their own candidate and was under the table informed to vote for Joe, and of course with the republicans voting for Joe and those democrats which supported him in the primary against LaMont did not see a problem in supporting Joe even after he turned his back on the democratic party....

So enough of this old news but maybe in the crude way in which I write someone will understand what happened in Conn. in 2006................2006.................2006.............