If Lieberman is the Senator from Israel, then Lamont is the Senator from Hezbollah.
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Connecticut Democrats should hang their heads in shame. (Jihadists dancing in the streets.)
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The party who, but six years ago, embraced him as the man 'A Heartbeat Away From the Presidency', now can't throw enough japes and sneers his way? And what was celebrated six years ago, is now a liability for him (Being Jewish)?
Even Nixon left with more dignity...
The integrity of Senator Joe Lieberman was so admired by Democrats across the nation back in 2000 that he was nominated to run on the bottom of Albert Arnold Gore's presidential ticket. Lieberman had proved his mettle two years earlier, when he scolded then-prevaricator-in-chief Bill Clinton for having debauched a 21-year-old intern -- and for having perjured himself during the cover-up.
Clearly, Lieberman's presence on Gore's ticket added something that it lacked -- namely, integrity. However, as The Patriot Post noted back then, Lieberman dealt his integrity a fatal blow by lending his name to Gore. Indeed, shortly after hopping aboard the ill-fated Gore ticket, he flip-flopped on key issues such as school choice, social-security reform and affirmative action.
Since 2000, Lieberman has voted mostly along party lines in matters of domestic policy and spending (with the notable exception of faith-based initiatives) but has been a large thorn in the side of his caucus when it comes to national security -- especially his outspoken support for President George Bush's Doctrine of Pre-emption in the West's war against Jihadistan.
From the onset of hostilities in Afghanistan and Iraq, many of Joe Lieberman's Senate colleagues have been vociferously anti-American -- in fact, their actions have been nothing short of traitorous. However, Lieberman refused to trade his integrity for party loyalty, which separated him from the pack of Northeastern liberals like uber-Leftist Jean-Francois Kerry. Said Lieberman earlier this year: "It's time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge [that he is our] commander-in-chief. We undermine the President's credibility at our nation's peril."
Unfortunately for Lieberman, placing integrity above party loyalty is anathema to the Left, and breaking ranks on national security has made him vulnerable.
Enter anti-war Leftist darling Ned Lamont -- the poster child for the league of inheritance-welfare liberals, those whom V.I. Lenin called "useful idiots". Lamont is the great-grandson of Thomas W. Lamont, a senior partner with J. P. Morgan and Co., and he's using that inheritance to rally his cadre of "Nedheads" (read: neo-McGovernites) to defeat Lieberman for supporting the President's national-security policies and faith-based initiatives. Lamont is, essentially, a highbrow Greenwich version of DNC chief Howlin' Howard Dean, but his gofers are of the lowest breed, even circulating a photo of Lieberman in black face on the Internet this week.
What makes the Democrat Senate primary in Connecticut so interesting is not that the Left is pulling out all the stops to defeat one of its own, but that a Democrat senator in an adjoining deep-blue state has also supported the President's policy in Iraq, albeit purely as a political calculation to appear as a moderate. And this senator, Hillary Clinton, is the current front-runner for the Demo presidential nomination in '08. Where Joe's campaign goes, might Hillary's campaign follow?
Despite Lieberman's criticism of Bill Clinton's debauchery and deceitfulness a few years ago, old wounds heal quickly when political futures are at stake. In a move to protect his wife's '08 prospects, Bill Clinton went on the offensive for Lieberman this week, calling the effort by Lamont and his anti-war "Netroots" minions to defeat him "the nuttiest strategy I ever heard in my life." Clinton went on to tell Lieberman supporters, "I think the Democrats are making a mistake to go after each other, [and must not] allow our differences over what to do now in Iraq ... divide us instead of focusing on replacing Republicans. He is a good senator, with the right position on most key Democratic issues. [We Democrats] don't agree on everything. We don't agree on Iraq ... I know that on the issues that I believe are critical to our future, Joe Lieberman's past is good evidence of his future. He is a good man, a good Democrat, and he'll do you proud."
Former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta was also campaigning for Lieberman, noting, "The late Congressman Mo Udall used to say that when Democrats form a firing squad, they tend to form it in a circle and end up shooting each other."
Will the last Scoop Jackson Democrat to leave the party, please turn out the lights?
Liberal anti-Semitism rears its ugly head.
It was just a matter of time. The liberals loved the tobacco lobby until the tobacco companies started giving money to the GOP. They loved the gun companies until the gun lobby started giving money to the GOP. They were in favor of the war until opposing it was good politics. They loved deficits until the GOP was in charge of how money gets spent. Now that supporting Israel is no longer helpful to their cause, they are against it. And they are also turning against American Jews who support Israel.
I hear the Today show is going to have interviews about it.
And I have some swamp land in Arizona to sell, too.
It was a real hurler to see them standing behind Lamont last night.
Besides, Lieberman is a minority vote anyway so it really doesn't matter much. He's been on the public dole long enough, time for him to get a job or start a business and help clean up some of the mess he made while in gubmint.
I wonder who the democrat was that said the Lieberman is the 'senator from Israel'? His name ought to be out their in the public airways?
It will be very interesting to see what the Arab and Israeli press have to say about this. Lieberman's loss might be taken as a sign that America does not support the Jews.
This sentiment is becoming more and more pronounced among Democrat supporters. I just heard Ron Kuby, on WABC radio, go into an outraged tantrum against Congressman Anthony Wiener because Congressman Wiener is visiting Israel to show his support. According to Kuby, Wiener's visit just demonstrates his disloyalty to America and he should remain (permanently) in Israel, where he probably will be made an honorary member of the IDF. Kuby also called Israel "a terrorist state" because they kill civilians, whereas Hezbollah kills primarily soldiers.
Presenting opposing points of view is one thing - but I am surprised that a widely-listened-to radio station like WABC would provide an outlet for anti-Semitic propaganda.
The party of FDR, Harry Truman, and JFK pretty much ended in 1972 with the nomination of George McGovern. The radical lefties have now completed their takeover by purging the likes of Zell Miller and Joe Liberman who were the last remnants of the old party. The Democratic Party has now morphed into something like the Green or radical Socialist Parties.
So far... the only blood in the water is theirs... spilt in a primary. Lieberman will soundly defeat the Kos-Kommie in November due to savvy, CT Republican voters... and Lieberman will remember all the Dhimmi's who rose up against him.
Given those who opposed him, I have no doubt that this, more than any other factor, including the war, was what led to Lieberman's defeat.
This may be the beginning of the split of the Democrat party
It may also be the end of the Jewish vote for them and more importantly of Jewish funding
I simply cannot understand how any Jew could still be a democrat now that their antisemitism is so blatantly exposed
I think it's terrible what happened to Joe. I liked him. But, hey, he IS a Dem, after all!
Now is the time to throw all of the support, and dollars, we can muster to the Pubby candidate...
Alan Schlesinger for U.S. Senate
It doesn't appear that he has a fighting chance, BUT, with Joe in the race as an indy, it could, very well, splinter the vote and give our guy a shot.
Perhaps a "FRee Connecticut" fund raiser from us FReepers?
For 20 years, Alan Schlesinger has been serving the citizens of Connecticut at the local and state level. Now, he wants to take that experience and make a difference for all of us in the U.S. Senate.
As a two term Mayor of the City of Derby and a six-term State Representative, Alan has extensive legislative experience as well as working knowledge of the challenges that our towns and cities currently face.
A new perspective in Washington.
A leader who truly understands the needs of the citizens of Connecticut.
Alan Schlesinger for the U.S. Senate!
* Alan was born and raised in Connecticut.
* Graduate of Amity Regional High School
(Orange, Woodbridge, Bethany)
* Graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law
* Honor graduate of the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania
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Political Experience:
* Two term Mayor of the City of Derby: 1994-1998
Defeated a popular Democrat Incumbent and Re-elected with over 80% of the vote as a Republican in a City with a 4 to 1 Ratio of Democrat to Republican registration.
Alan brought the City of Derby out of a deep deficit situation to a surplus and then reduced taxes.
* Six term State Representative: 1981-1993
Defeated a popular Democrat Incumbent, leading the ticket and winning by large margins in a predominantly Democrat District
* Ranking Republican on the Banking Committee (1987-1993)
* Vice Chairman of the Education Committe (1985-1986)
* Chairman of the Special Revenue Sub-Committee (1983-1984)
* Served on the Judiciary, Finance and Government Administration and Elections Committees
* Member of the National Conference of State Legislatures
Alan was a consistent taxpayer watchdog, warning of the state budget crisis several years before the implementation of the state income tax. Alan attempted to avert fiscal problems by offering many progressive tax and spending alternatives.
* Selectman (Town of Orange): 1979-1981
Defeated popular Democrat Incumbent
Alan worked hard for his local constituents from the time he was a volunteer in school.
Education:
* University of Connecticut School of Law: J. D.
* Wharton School of Finance of the University of Pennsylvania: B. S. in Economics
* Amity Regional High School (Orange, Woodbridge, Bethany)
Private Sector Experience:
* Partner in the Law Firm of Schlesinger and Barbara, LLC (Shelton, CT)
Connecticut Residency:
A lifelong resident of Connecticut, Alan grew up in Orange and has lived in both Derby and Woodbridge as an adult.
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Dems to Lieberman: "F'JB"