Lieberman Decries ‘Terrible, Partisan, Political Sniping,’ Then Rocks Out With Hannity, Coulter
Lieberman Decries ‘Terrible, Partisan, Political Sniping,’ Then Rocks Out With Hannity, Coulter
On Fox News this morning, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) used a moment of silence commemorating 9/11 to decry the “terrible, partisan political sniping” that he says ruined the “unity that we felt after September 11″:
Let me just say in response to the moment of silence we just were part of, that that unity that we felt after September 11, we have to find a way to get it back because we’ve descended into terrible, partisan political sniping.
Watch it:
Lieberman’s exhaltation that “we have to find a way to get” America’s post-9/11 unity “back” is undermined by his plans for later this evening, when he mingles with some of the most divisive personalities in America today at Sean Hannity’s “Freedom Concert.”
Attending the concert along with the Connecticut Senator are some of the guiltiest culprits of the “terrible, partisan political sniping” that Lieberman professes to decry: Ann Coulter, Oliver North, Rudy Giuliani, Newt Gingrich, and Hannity himself.
Here are just a few examples of their “terrible…sniping”:
Coulter: The media is “treasoness” and “the Democrats, they want us to lose.” [9/10/07]
North: “If we elect” a Democratic “Congress…it will be nuclear weapons in the hands of fanatics.” [8/31/06]
Giuliani: Democrats are “the party of losers” [7/26/07]
Gingrich: “Yes,” Bush administration critics are similar “to those who enabled Hitler” [9/1/06]
Hannity: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is “a propaganda minister for our enemies.” [4/24/07]
Hannity’s “Freedom Concerts” support a good cause by helping to fund education for the children of dead or disabled soldiers. But the political message underlying the shows, which are embodied by one of the most aggressively partisan personalities on TV and radio, is far from the unifying message Lieberman says he desires.
UPDATE: Last week, Lieberman told Hannity that he “can’t wait” for the concert.
UPDATE II: At TPM Election Central, Greg Sargent notes that Ann Coulter has “repeatedly bashed the 9/11 widows, calling them ’self-obsessed’ and accusing them of ‘enjoying their husband’s deaths.’
Transcript:
SEN. JOE LIEBERMAN (I-CT): Megyn, let me just say in response to the moment of silence we just were part of, that that unity that we felt after September 11, we have to find a way to get it back because we’ve descended into terrible, partisan political sniping. The fact is, al Qaeda, the al Qaeda that attacked us on 9/11 six years ago today, the al Qaeda that we’re fighting in Iraq today, they don’t distinguish between Republicans or Democrats. They hate all Americans. They want to kill us all. And that’s why it’s so important we complete the mission in Iraq successfully.
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I agree, Joe! You resign, hide and never show your face again, we’ll get someone intelligent compassionate and diplomatic in your seat, and let the healing begin!
September 11th, 2007 at 1:29 pmSo I guess Lieberman wants another 9/11…
September 11th, 2007 at 1:29 pmWell, I for one refuse to believe Lieberman a hypocrite!
September 11th, 2007 at 1:30 pmNext thing you’ll post is that Bush isn’t a uniter but is in fact a divider!
In the wingtard mind, only leftists are partisan.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:30 pmFox is at it again. What is a (ID-CT)? Did not know that was a recognized party in the congress.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:30 pmJoe’s a well-meaning dufus, who hangs out with right wing hate mongers, praying for another attack.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:31 pmSorry the ironic post at #3, but hope I made my point?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:32 pmMoveon.org needs to be ashamed of its ad.
http://osi-speaks.blogspot.com/2007/09/liberal-group-is-out-of-line-in-dissing.html#links
September 11th, 2007 at 1:32 pmKranzy: You got that right or more to the point, accurate.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:33 pmi don’t doubt that the neokkkons want their blind goosestepping back. sorry Joe, your ilk will be more concerned about jail time in the future than anything else.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:33 pmKY Jelly: You should be ashamed of the wingtards, spreading hate like manure all over America.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:35 pmFox network is not the place to talk about ‘unity’ non partisan ,and sniping.
Lieberrman is a joke when he goes to Fox wondering and qustioning about issues like unity,political sniping that has ruined the country..etc..etc.
That’s what Fox do all day…being partisan on all issues. What is Lieberman doing going there,chatting with Hannity and Coulter who mastered the art of division and political sniping.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:37 pm#9
I’m a moveon member and I fully support their (our) ad. Bush and Bush supporters should be ashamed that 6years after 9/11, Bin Laden walks free while the Iraqi people suffer. Furthermore the Bushies should be embarrassed they chose this September day to have their bs little report given to Congress.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:40 pmyeah, right lierbman. oppose the war and you’re doing nothing other than “political sniping” Stand up against the killing and you’re “with the terrorists”. Resist the power of the bush administration and you obviously “hate america”
or whatever other garbage these people like to spew – it’s the same thing over and over. Dissent is bad, very bad.
But, the reality is quite different. It’s joe lieberman and the rest of the murderers in this government that act with complete hatred for America and everything it stands for.
They’re willing to throw it all away to quench their thirst for power, profits and war.
That’s my rant. Read on if you’d like:
“The America-Haters Strike Again”
September 11th, 2007 at 1:41 pmhttp://www.populistamerica.com/the_america_haters_strike_again
Why are you assuming the money gained by Hannity’s concerts makes it’s way to the people it’s supposed to help? Wanna bet Hannity and his people never show a single piece of paper documenting who got paid, when and where?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:43 pmHe’s from IDaho and Connecticut?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:47 pmSorry the ironic post at #3, but hope I made my point?
Comment by TerrytheTurtle — September 11, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
Ooh, can’t say ‘Israel’ in the posts again eh?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:48 pmSo … what? Can just anyone rent Lieberman’s hole these days?
OK.
Here’s $5, Joe. Shut it.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:48 pm.
Hannity and Lieberman in the porta-john together?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmIndependent Democrat (”ID”) is officially recognized by the U.S. Senate:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm
GO LIEBERMAN!!!
September 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmLieberman=partisan. What a long sad fall this man has had. He once was listened to and admired. Now he’s a water carrier for Fox News.
Sad.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:49 pmIt’s really a shame the people of Connecticut were’nt sharp enough to catch Joe Loserman’s election sham. The Dems that voted for Loserman got suckered.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:50 pmNow he’s a water carrier for Fox News.
Sad.
Comment by hellinabucket — September 11, 2007 @ 1:49 pm
RU sure that’s water?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:51 pmWhat is a (ID-CT)?
Comment by KT — September 11, 2007 @ 1:30 pm
My first thought: “Idiot – Connecticut”.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:56 pm?
who are the performers at this concert?
are they aware of the “terrible, partisan political snipingâ€
that these sponsers are a part of, a CAUSE of?
…
and, is that the “best” coulter snipe you could come up with?
September 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pmdamn, she sounds almost civil… and we KNOW she is NOT…
…
*off topic*
(From TheCarpetbagger)
“Rasmussen has an interesting new poll out today from Massachusetts, where Mitt Romney trails Hillary Clinton in a hypothetical head-to-head match-up, 60% to 34%. Given that Romney was governor of Massachusetts, this isn’t a good sign.”
Hillary is not my first choice for Democratic nominee . . . but this is TOO FUNNY!! Romney loses in his OWN STATE. :P
September 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pmA random thought off thread: The difference between the Clinton Administration and bushco is that Clinton was a true leader that chased women while the bushco has no leader and they all chase other men.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pmWow, this concert looks to be a real “toe-tapper”. Good to see compasionate conservatism is alive and well. Good luck with that, Joe. Maybe next time you see your “Uniter” in Chief, you can ask him why he hates America so much.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:59 pmForgive me, but I don’t really remember universal bi-partisan ship after 9/11.
What I remember was unprecedented cooperation by Democrats and continued partisan behavior from Republicans who used the cooperation they received from the Democrats to push-through Bush’s radical right-wing agenda.
The people who now complain about MoveOn’s “Betrayus” ad are on the same team as those who morphed a photo of Max Cleland into Osama bin Laden, back when Democrats were working hard to cooperate.
There is an insidious double standard at work here. Democrats are expected to be cooperative and work in a bipartisan manner. Republicans can smear and distort all they like without media criticism (and indeed with coverage which legitimizes their attacks with “he said/she said” reporting which makes no independant analysis of the merits of either argument).
The MoveOn ad made assertions, but backed them up with evidence. This evidence has not been challeged. The Max Cleland smear offered no evidence, and that fact was also not challenged by the media.
The MoveOn ad assumed that the American people want and deserve the truth about the situation in Iraq. It questioned whether we’d get it from the General saying that if he continued like his early pronouncements indicated, his lies would be a betrayal. He did, and they were.
Lieberman can whine all he wants; he’s lied to us and we won’t believe him anymore either. We know where he stands.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:00 pmHeh,
Independent Democrat, as apposed to all the dependent Democrats.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pmKT:
Hopefully, you saw the real answer to your question: “What is a (ID-CT)?”.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:01 pmMene Mene Tekel Uparshin, Joe.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:02 pmA random thought off thread: The difference between the Clinton Administration and bushco is that Clinton was a true leader that chased women while the bushco has no leader and they all chase other men.
Comment by Clyde the Ripper — September 11, 2007 @ 1:59 pm
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
September 11th, 2007 at 2:03 pmThat concert has the worst lineup since the 06 Royals.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:03 pmI really hate that man.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:03 pmUS senators urge ‘diplomatic surge’ in Iraq
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2166918,00.html
Senior Republicans and Democrats today urged the Bush administration to launch a “diplomatic surge” instead of a military one as they condemned the lack of progress in the Iraq war.
On the second day of testimony by the commander of US forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus, senators including a number of presidential hopefuls began giving their reactions to the general’s assessment of the “surge” strategy that began in February.
Senator Barack Obama, the most serious challenger to the Democratic frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, criticised the holding of the hearing on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, saying it perpetuated the notion of a link between Iraq and those atrocities.
Describing the Iraq war as a “disastrous foreign policy mistake”, Mr Obama voiced scepticism of the claims of success for the surge.
“The surge has had some impact but I would argue that the impact has been relatively modest, given the investment,” Mr Obama said, adding that the success in Anbar province, where Sunni tribes have turned against al-Qaida, had nothing to do with the surge.
“What we haven’t seen is significant disarming of the militias,” he said. “We haven’t seen any significant improvement in central government performance.”
In his opening statement, another Democratic presidential challenger, Joseph Biden, said: “It’s time to turn the corner, stop the surge, and bring the troops homes. We need a diplomatic surge not a military one.”
Mr Biden, the chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, called for the United Nations to be brought in to help resolve the crisis in Iraq.
He said the US could still “leave Iraq without leaving a civil war or a regional war”. But he called for a federal state in Iraq to help achieve a settlement between Shias and Sunnis. “Iraq cannot be governed from the centre,” he said.
He characterised the surge as a “stopgap to delay chaos”.
Some of Mr Biden’s arguments were echoed by the senior Republican on the committee, Richard Lugar. He called for “robust regional diplomacy” in Iraq and said it was “not enough for the administration to counsel patience”.
“The surge must not be an excuse for failing to prepare for the next phase of our involvement in Iraq, whether that is partial withdrawal, a gradual redeployment or some other option,” Mr Lugar said.
Chris Dodd, another Democrat aiming for the presidency, expressed incredulity at claims that progress was being achieved in Iraq.
“We have been begging that leadership [the Iraqi government] to get their act together. And yet now, four and half years later, there’s no indication that they are any closer to that.”
John Kerry, the defeated Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, compared Gen Petraeus to General William Westmoreland, who gave an upbeat assessment of the Vietnam war in 1967.
“Not since Westmoreland has a general played such a role in national strategy,” Mr Kerry said.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:06 pmWho cares what this band of traitors says?
They are murderers and the whores of murderers. Nothing more.
After 911 we were united. United as a nation to get the men responsible for 911, and to support and comfort the survivors and the families of the fallen.
That didn’t mean we’d sign on to murder.
As soon as they started talking murdering innocent people, then they became just as foul and evil as the terrorists who knocked down the towers.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:06 pmSadr movement says may pull out of Iraqi coalition
he political movement loyal to anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Tuesday it may pull out of Iraq’s ruling Shi’ite coalition unless the government improves security and makes political progress.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:07 pmThe corrupt actions and lies by the Bush/Cheney administration which then lead to ignoring the true threat to the U.S. in order to war-profiteer in an oil rich country is what has ruined the unity we had after 9/11. If BushCo was really concerned about the terrorists, Bin Laden would be decaying in a grave right now instead of issueing a new video.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:08 pmBARTLEBEE – well said
Yes after 911 Bush was given a license to kill ,,, anybody,, It needs to be revoked
September 11th, 2007 at 2:09 pmGeorge W Bush, and the pigs like Lieberman who support him, are exactly on the same level as Osama Bin Laden, and Al Quaida. They murder innocent civillians for their own purposes.
They are both mass murderers and there is no difference between them.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:10 pmthis century we have had 1 years peace and 6 years war – enough is enough reign in That Dog of war Bush, and lets have more peace
September 11th, 2007 at 2:11 pmThe democrats want a diplomatic surge NOT a military one – I aggree
September 11th, 2007 at 2:12 pmAnyone think it funny that LiveEarth, even though it was sort of a flop, boasted several venues around the world whereas Hannity’s freedom tour performs at Six Flags…a child’s amusement park? What’s next a performance at Michael Jackson’s fantasy Ranch?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:13 pmAnd to know LIEberman was voted in as VP in 2000…… what a sorry example of human waste he turned out to be.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pmthe difference between a suicide bomber and a Stealth bomber – the stealth bomber kills more people then goes home for tea
September 11th, 2007 at 2:14 pmJoe is just whining about the sniping because he’s getting it from both sides.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:16 pmThe Republicans don’t trust him yet, and he has burned his bridges with Democrats and true Independants.
Nobody loves you Joe.
Shut up before your face implodes any further.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — September 11, 2007 @ 2:10 pm
Isn’t it great to live in a country where you can say anything you want – no matter how over the top – without fear of retribution.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:17 pmThanks for the update Tobey. I am especially interested in Sen. Lugar’s comments.
““The surge must not be an excuse for failing to prepare for the next phase of our involvement in Iraq, whether that is partial withdrawal, a gradual redeployment or some other option,†Mr Lugar said.”
This is encouraging to hear from within the halls of congress.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:17 pmHow far can Ted Nugent carry a concert anyway?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:17 pmHeh,
Independent Democrat, as apposed to all the dependent Democrats.
Comment by r — September 11, 2007 @ 2:01 pm
An “Independent Democrat” would never align himself with the horseshit Chimpy administration , chucklehead……….BTW
How many “Independent Republicans” you or anyone ever see ?
Figures ; cowards tend to hide in groups so as not to stick out……….
September 11th, 2007 at 2:18 pmIsn’t it great to live in a country where you can say anything you want – no matter how over the top – without fear of retribution.
Comment by r — September 11, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
When I get to such a country, I’ll let you know.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:18 pmand, is that the “best†coulter snipe you could come up with?
damn, she sounds almost civil… and we KNOW she is NOT…
Comment by katy — September 11, 2007 @ 1:59 pm
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OK, Katy — here’s more of that Coulter quote, which I got from the linked News Hounds article:
“And the Democrats, they want us to lose. They hate the troops. They think the troops are a bunch of illiterate, toothless, rapists from what I can tell from reading the media on a daily basis.”
Now THIS is more like the Ann we all know!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:19 pmComment by BARTLEBEE — September 11, 2007 @ 2:10 pm
Isn’t it great to live in a country where you can say anything you want – no matter how over the top – without fear of retribution.
Comment by r — September 11, 2007 @ 2:17 pm
Yeah
Like when a military deserting chickenshit moron challenges others to “Bring It On”…………After he never fought a fight in his whole silver-spoon , failed existence.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:19 pmFigures ; cowards tend to hide in groups so as not to stick out……….
Comment by MCMetal — September 11, 2007 @ 2:18 pm
So you’re saying Lieberman is the only one who is not a coward?
I think you’re at the wrong web site.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:20 pmThey think the troops are a bunch of illiterate, toothless, rapists from what I can tell from reading the media on a daily basis.â€
Hmmm… must be true! After all, Anne Coulter said it!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pmgood job, molly…
i knew there had to be more…
i just don’t have the stomach to search it out…
now, are you ok?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pm;-)
Republicans sharply question Iraq policy
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans sharply challenged President Bush’s top military general and ambassador in Iraq on Tuesday in a sign that some within the GOP retain serious misgivings about the protracted war.
“Are we going to continue to invest blood and treasure at the same rate we’re doing now? For what?” asked Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., who supports legislation setting a deadline to bring troops home.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pmAnd what I said was not “over the top”.
It was factually correct. Bush has butchered 20 times more innocent cilvillians as Bin Laden.
If anything what I wrote was “under the top”.
Technically speaking, Bush is actually a worse terrorist than Osama Bin Laden. He’s responsible for the deaths of so many more innocent people.
The only thing that will heal America, particularly in the eyes of the world, is seeing Bush behind bars.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pmHe serves as an example for all Democrats wishing to obtain honor and the respect of the American people.
Comment by Mr. President — September 11, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Yer meds need adjustin’, sonny.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pmOn this sixth anniversary of the Al Qaeda attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, 9/11 has come to symbolize two uniquely American political failings. First, in ritualistic observances around the nation, Americans will come together not in common resolve for shared sacrifice, but to perpetuate a culture of grief. Worse still, secure in his Pakistani safe haven, Osama Bin Laden even at large continues to serve the political purposes of the current and prospective occupants of the White House.
For the details, see:
September 11th, 2007 at 2:22 pm“9/11, the Politics of Fear and the Culture of Grief.”
Sadr movement says may pull out of Iraqi coalition
he political movement loyal to anti-American Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Tuesday it may pull out of Iraq’s ruling Shi’ite coalition unless the government improves security and makes political progress.
Comment by Tobey Tall — September 11, 2007 @ 2:07 pm
I thought he’d pulled out like two weeks ago. Where did you see this?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:23 pmComment by BARTLEBEE — September 11, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
God Bless America.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:24 pmHe serves as an example for all Democrats wishing to obtain honor and the respect of the American people.
Comment by Mr. President — September 11, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
What American people?
You mean the 30 percent of inbreds who worship murderers like you?
Who cares what they think?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:24 pmComment by Polly Mathe
I am looking forward for ‘09 when the senate is clearly democratic. This traitor will be sitting by himself, no press, no voice….
September 11th, 2007 at 2:24 pmGod Bless America.
Comment by r — September 11, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Thats right. God Bless America.
And Goddamn George W. Bush. And all who support the pig.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:24 pmFigures ; cowards tend to hide in groups so as not to stick out……….
Comment by MCMetal — September 11, 2007 @ 2:18 pm
So you’re saying Lieberman is the only one who is not a coward?
I think you’re at the wrong web site.
Comment by r — September 11, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Loserman has been on the side of the horseshit Chimpy administration’s Iraq farce since it’s inception during a GOP controlled House and Senate ; how is that not being a coward ?
BTW
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
September 11th, 2007 at 2:26 pm@ Your ridiculous claim of being capable of thought ; that’s almost as believable as Chimpy’s reading list ……………..
Yes, it’s clear that the thought of the Twin Towers coming down warms the cockles of Joe’s neocon Likudnik heart. It was “openly hate all Arabs” day for him. In his own words, he proposes that we “get 9/11 back”. For Joe, every day should be 9/11, as it’s his Christmas and Hanukkah rolled into one. And he’s not alone. For George Bush and Rudy Giuliani, 9/11 was the greatest day in their political careers, their high tide and green grass.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:26 pmPer the Hannity’s Fu(k Freedom Concert website:
How much of the ticket price is tax deductible? None
How can zero dollars of a ticket be tax deductible if the concert is supposedly to support a charitable organization?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:27 pmHey TP.. You’re missing BREAKING NEWS:
September 11th, 2007 at 2:27 pmJohn McCain just thanked Petareus for literally testifying non-stop since yesterday. What an outrage, to say he has literally testified for 2 days. Unbelievable! Making him out to be better than he is! Can’t stand for this!
Can request a sanity hearing for Lieberman?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:28 pmHey TP.. You’re missing BREAKING NEWS:
John McCain just thanked Petareus for literally testifying non-stop since yesterday. What an outrage, to say he has literally testified for 2 days. Unbelievable! Making him out to be better than he is! Can’t stand for this!
Comment by toaster head — September 11, 2007 @ 2:27 pm
Nice screen name!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:29 pmWhoa, sorry. Didn’t realize how similar our names were. I’ll change mine.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:31 pmHow can zero dollars of a ticket be tax deductible if the concert is supposedly to support a charitable organization?
Comment by dim wit — September 11, 2007 @ 2:27 pm
Because you’re buying a ticket with the money. It’s not technically a donation.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:31 pmComment by Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver — September 11, 2007 @ 2:26 pm
Apparently this is a common sentiment among conservatives.
Stu Bykofsky, a newspaper columnist in Philadelphia, wants another 9/11 to “sew us back together.” and “I’m thinking another 9/11 would help America.”
September 11th, 2007 at 2:33 pmBryan Milligan, who also is chairman of the Saline County Republican Party, (Arkansas) says, “I think all we need is some attacks on American soil like we had on 9-11, and the naysayers will come around very quickly to appreciate not only the commitment for President Bush, but the sacrifice that has been made by men and women to protect this country. ..”
Thats what Ive said for years the only way now for America to progress is to put Bush in Jail for crimes against humanity ,,, until that is done we cannot forgive ,,, or forget
If Bush were in jail the world would understand he was a monster and it was not the American people ( the 28%ers) fault…… serenity would follow
If Bush were half a man he would go to Jail to save his beloved USA after all he expects US troops to die for the USA
I would say Jail to Bush is the minimum he can do for the USA
September 11th, 2007 at 2:33 pmWhoa, sorry. Didn’t realize how similar our names were. I’ll change mine.
Comment by toaster head no more — September 11, 2007 @ 2:31 pm
Thanks, Mr. P!
So when are you going to start flaming me for my opinions on 9/11, eh? I’ve been waiting all morning, and you haven’t called me a “Muslim” once!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:33 pmAlso appearing at Hannity’s White Trash Freedom Concert will be the Team America puppets performing “Freedom Ain’t Free”.
don’t git no better than that!
September 11th, 2007 at 2:33 pmaccording to holy joe LIEberman, partisan political sniping only applies to anyone not in agreement with staying in Iraq forever and not willing to soak the sands of the Middle East in American blood. On the other hand, everyone that agrees with holy joe is a true American patriot no matter how crude, partisan, or nasty.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:34 pm.
#75
so Hannity and ollie North pocket the money then make the donation to their own charity? Do they get to take the tax credit for themselves?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:36 pmTill Bush is gone , jailed or dead , America is off the menu
September 11th, 2007 at 2:36 pmI’m not mr. p, nor am I here to flame you. Name was a simple coincidence. If I was trying to be you, I’d not have had that space there would I?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:36 pmIts too easy for Bush to Cut and run out of his presidency leaving a mess behind – - he needs to learn and learn now how to wipe his own backside
September 11th, 2007 at 2:44 pmIs not cut and run what many around here want to happen in Iraq?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:46 pmThey want the result, but they don’t like how it sounds. Just like they support the troops, then call them murders and rapists.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:51 pmF U J L
September 11th, 2007 at 2:54 pmThe Republican,s ala Rove, mantra, is that you attack the opposition with your weakness.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:55 pmComment by Mr. President — September 11, 2007
^^^^^^^^^^
^Muslim Lover ^
So, why did you back, Bush, and, freeing them?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:57 pmWhat “ruined our unity” is when Bush hijacked our collective grief and flew it into IRAQ.
Coming from Lieberman, that’s rich.
September 11th, 2007 at 2:58 pmIs not cut and run what many around here want to happen in Iraq?
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 2:46 pm
Cut and run?
Is that the term you use to describe our cleaning up YOUR mess?
September 11th, 2007 at 2:59 pmThe FOX folks have been drinking the Orwellian punch.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:00 pmIs not cut and run what many around here want to happen in Iraq?Comment by François — September 11, 2007
Isn’t that Petraeus called ‘reduction’?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:01 pmCongratulations, you’ve confused me. My mess? I’m not following.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:04 pmCongratulations, you’ve confused me.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:04 pm
Clearly not a difficult task.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:05 pm“Treasoness”?
Is that some kind of female treason?
Just asking.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pmBwah. look thru recent history Francois, Nixons the one that started bringing troops out of vietnam, Reagan from Beirut, Bush Sr from Iraq. Thats what the GOP wants, but they want to blame it on anyone but themselves.
Petraeus calls it reduction, others call it redeployment, and the creators of this quagmire call it cut and run.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:06 pmHad a feeling you’d go there. What are you 8?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:07 pmThe republicans rush off, start a war they can’t finish, and then when we have to bail them out, their strategy to make themselves feel like heros is to accuse the rest of us of ‘cutting and running’.
Idiots. I had a kid brother like that. Always picking fights he couldn’t finish, and then when I dragged his stupid ass home he called me a coward.
I didn’t mind with him though. It made him feel better about getting his ass kicked like a little girl.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:07 pmHad a feeling you’d go there. What are you 8?
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:07 pm
If I were it would mean I was about 3 years ahead of you.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:09 pmThis is OUR mess we’re in now. Bush started it and he represented the United States. This is OUR mess.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:10 pmWhat happened to your ‘kid brother’? Killed by a Republican I assume?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:10 pmI didn’t mind with him though. It made him feel better about getting his ass kicked like a little girl.
Comment by BARTLEBEE — September 11, 2007
LOL, somebody should have drug Rove away from getting beat up by that little Catholic girl from Kennedy. Unfortuanately people watching probably enjoyed watching the turdblossom get beat up.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:11 pm*from = For
September 11th, 2007 at 3:11 pmThis is OUR mess we’re in now. Bush started it and he represented the United States. This is OUR mess.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:10 pm
No. Its BUSH’s mess, and the fools that supported him (and yes that includes fools like Nancy Pelosi).
The fact that we’re wrapped up in HIS mess, is not in dispute.
But its HIS mess, and anyone who supported it.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:11 pm“Treasoness�
Is that some kind of female treason?
Just asking.
Comment by Sierra Volk — September 11, 2007 @ 3:06 pm
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Yes, that was a hilarious typo — but one I’m more inclined to blame on News Hounds than on Ann Coulter.
However, Ann’s incorrect use of “media” as a singular noun (”the media is”) is probably all hers, and she does this continually. As a supposedly educated person, she should know better.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pmUnfortuanately people watching probably enjoyed watching the turdblossom get beat up.
Comment by Vesica Piscium — September 11, 2007 @ 3:11 pm
I’d buy box seats.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pmI’ve heard a lot of people compare Joe Lieberman to Chuck Hagel in that they are mavericks who stand for what they believe in even if it runs contrary to what many in their own party believe.
But the difference is that Hagel doesn’t accuse his fellow Republicans of being vicious partisans one minute and then parties with Ward Churchill the next minute. You don’t see Hagel accusing Republicans of being aligned with Al Qaeda the way Lieberman does.
If Lieberman simply supported the war out of principle I’d disagree but I’d still grudgingly respect his views. It’s when he hangs out with such hate-mongers as Hannity and Coulter that really bothers me about him.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pmHe started it, yes. But we’ve inherited it. It is the US occupying Iraq, not George dubya Bush.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:15 pmYou said you had a kid brother, what happened to him?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:16 pmHe started it, yes. But we’ve inherited it. It is the US occupying Iraq, not George dubya Bush.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:15 pm
WRONG.
It is George W Bush, and the handful of idiots in this country that still support him that are waging this occupation.
The rest of us are end it.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:18 pmSo, there are what? 7, 8 people occupying Iraq? Dubya is over there hunkered down with an M16 holding off Al Qaeda in Iraqâ„¢?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:21 pmDubya is over there hunkered down with an M16 holding off Al Qaeda in Iraqâ„¢?
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:21 pm
I would be all right with this idea. Long as he took the debt he created with him.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:24 pmMatt – The t-r-u-t-h is a PERFECT defense. Senator Harry Reid noted before last years November election how important losing the war was to Democrat election strategy. On today’s Think Fast thread, a Leftard noted the similarity between ostracizing somenone and decapitating them.
Progtards are invested in ignoring terrorists…..like a 3 year old, they cover their eyes and are convinced if they can’t see someone….someone can’t see them. Unfortunately, these collaborators parrot the same talking points as Osama, “impotent Democrat Congress”, “corporatocracy”, etc.
Of course, progtards were soooo upset when the Taliban entrenched in Afghanistan yanked down the Buddhas……but I don’t remember Progs getting tooo upset over the suicide bombing of the USS Cole. Oh, that’s right….to do NOTHING is patriotic in Prog-World……
September 11th, 2007 at 3:24 pmHe started it, yes. But we’ve inherited it. It is the US occupying Iraq, not George dubya Bush.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007
Huh? George is not occupying Iraq but we the people are?
A rather confusing and apologist statement that cannot be true.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:24 pmThe soldiers are merely a tool in the hands of our government. They do not get to decide which campaigns they engage in.
What are you, like 8?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:25 pmOf course, progtards were soooo upset when the Taliban entrenched in Afghanistan yanked down the Buddhas……but I don’t remember Progs getting tooo upset over the suicide bombing of the USS Cole. Oh, that’s right….to do NOTHING is patriotic in Prog-World……
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
Bizarre, irrelevant and disingenuous is the most polite thing I can say about this comment. Since it’s doubtful that ThinkProgress even existed at the time of the Cole attack, one has to wonder where the troll expected to see upset progressives.
This is the sort of vicious and stupid canard one expects from trolls and one is rarely disappointed.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:28 pmBrooks was merely parroting Dem-candidate Joe Biden….usually it’s the other way around – - Biden normally “borrows” other people’s words and passes them off as his own.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:30 pmComment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007
Just cant stop being an Luntzian emotional projectionist can you?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:31 pmBiden normally “borrows†other people’s words and passes them off as his own.
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007 @ 3:30 pm
Kinda like you, huh?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:31 pmDubya is over there hunkered down with an M16 holding off Al Qaeda in Iraqâ„¢?
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:21 pm
Only if someone told him which end to point at the enemy.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:33 pmComment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007 @ 3:30
Speaking of borrowing words, hows the publicans doing without Rove to give them words and phrases to ‘borrow’?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:34 pmAnyway, it’s America’s mess now.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:35 pmOf course, progtards were soooo upset when the Taliban entrenched in Afghanistan yanked down the Buddhas……but I don’t remember Progs getting tooo upset over the suicide bombing of the USS Cole. Oh, that’s right….to do NOTHING is patriotic in Prog-World……
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
Wrong Mighty Mouth.
We just choose to do the right things, like going after the people responsible for 911, as opposed to idiots like you, who just start shooting at anything that moves.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:35 pmAnyway, it’s America’s mess now.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:35 pm
WRONG.
That we have to clean it up is true. But this is Bush and the republicans mess. And the idiot dems that voted for it.
The rest of us are just trying to clean it up.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:37 pmOh, that’s right….to do NOTHING is patriotic in Prog-World……
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
I see whinny aphrodite is at it again. Their are a surprisingly large number of choices in this world. Not just two.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:37 pmMighty, would you stop trying to imitate Ann Coulter and make a rational statement?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:38 pmFunny, but are you missing the big picture (or more correctly, the extremely small picture)? Experiencing the seemingly separateness of things, say Joey Liebberman,(or even Bush himself) and yourself, the viewer, as two different entities is deceptive, when in fact we and everything in the universe are all a bunch of swirling tornados of molecules and atoms, and, if you really want to get down, quarks and their various attracting/repelling strong/weak forces, running into each other and giving the false reading of separate “thingsâ€, keeping in mind that none of this would be possible if it weren’t for the uncertainty principle which forced the relative ordered and unified Big Bang to fly apart and then coalesce into the objects we see today, you know, galaxies, stars, planets, people, and pints of lager. It’s the third law of thermodynamics and you just can’t drive around it, nor does it respond to “WTF!â€! Instead of everything everywhere flying apart at faster and faster rates of speed, just like you would assume when a uniform singularity like the universe before the big bang would be like, as it would result in a “uniform†explosion, the assumption is that there would be no anomalies to slow down enough that their gravity would instead cause random sections to collapse within themselves and form “thingsâ€. But I’m getting way ahead of myself here. We’re all illusory parts off the same thing. And some of those parts have a fake Texas accent and are criminally stupid. And so can babble on (Babylon?) incessantly and confuse at even greater levels.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:40 pmFunny how Mighty talks all this trash then does nothing by hanging out at the beach ‘Free like OJ’
You cant change the world by being an unmoving partisan target for seagull poop mighty.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:41 pmOf course, progtards were soooo upset when the Taliban entrenched in Afghanistan yanked down the Buddhas
You mean while the Bush Administration continued to negotiate with the Taliban on behalf of Unocal and Enron?
September 11th, 2007 at 3:41 pmWell, regardless of who started it, it’s the US’ mess now.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:44 pmWell, regardless of who started it, it’s the US’ mess now.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 3:44 pm
WRONG.
That we have to deal with it is not in dispute.
But you’re trying to downplay the role of the guilty parties. It is, has been, and always will be, BUSH’S MESS.
The rest of us are merely trying to clean it up.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:47 pmSpeaking of uniform explosions, Carl, look at this picture of eta carinae. It us uniform, but not in a bubble shape.
It reminds me of what Timaeus wrote of. In effect the shape would be like this a figure eight. O|O
Check it out,
http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/1996/23/images/a/formats/small_web.jpg
September 11th, 2007 at 3:48 pmJoe must Go!!
September 11th, 2007 at 3:50 pmAnd Joe Lieberman, is lower than any republican. Because he speaks lies out of both sides of his mouth.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:50 pm“I see whinny aphrodite is at it again. Their are a surprisingly large number of choices in this world. Not just two.”
Comment by Krazny
Do tell….Progtards hate the “choices” of conservatives and aren’t toooo thrilled with the choices of DLC’ers…..How about some suggestions from you or those you would vote for.
September 11th, 2007 at 3:59 pmActually, what was said by Timaeus, written by Plato reminds me much of the Vesica Piscium, that is two circles that meet and create an eye (). [Timaeus seems to be speaking of sacred geometry]
September 11th, 2007 at 4:01 pmI said Bush started it. I’m not downplaying anything. It’s OUR mess now. You think we need to clean it up, some think we need to keep fighting. Regardless of what we do with it, it’s our mess now.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:02 pmprogtards hate the “choices†of conservatives
Quit trying to pin YOUR view on others with lemming psychology [Group think] Its a lame old method. Its emotional and not rational to think YOU know what my VIEW is because of what YOU think a group thinks.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:04 pmI am not thrilled with plans the GOP made about regime change in Iraq, when they should have been focused on OSAMA, Mighty A.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:08 pmYou forgot another example of “terrible … sniping”:
George W. Bush: “If the Democrats win, the terrorists win”.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:10 pmDo tell….Progtards hate the “choices†of conservatives
Comment by mighty aphrodite — September 11, 2007 @ 3:59 pm
when those choices are consistently disasterous for the US then yes I hate them. I think I have made my ideas pretty clear.
1.) reduce troop strenth in Iraq, so the people of Iraq realize we aren’t there forever.
2.) start fighting against those who attacked us. Through cutting off of money, black ops to disrupt training camps, and search and destroy or capture the cowards who convince others to die for the cause.
3.) research into alternate fuels to reduce or eliminate our dependence on foreign oil.
Any problems with any of those ideas?
September 11th, 2007 at 4:14 pmI said Bush started it. I’m not downplaying anything. It’s OUR mess now. You think we need to clean it up, some think we need to keep fighting. Regardless of what we do with it, it’s our mess now.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 4:02 pm
And the way you’re saying that you’re downplaying the role of Bush and the neocons in starting the war.
Also you’re toting right wing water when you say “some think we need to keep fighting”, as is “fighting a war” is what we are doing. Fighting what? Who?
The Sunni’s and the Shia and smaller sects are fighting among themselves, just as we predicted they would when we told the idiots who endorsed this war that.
We are not “fighting” anything. We are just occupying and being killed daily in the process.
When a man commits a murder, the FIRST step, is to hold him accountable. Holding Bush and the right wing accountable is the first step to bringing in level heads and SMART people who can then work to clean up the mess, and save Iraqi and American lives in the process.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:15 pmOK, you’re crazy.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:26 pmYea. Imagine. Holding a murderer accountable for his crimes.
What a zany idea.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:30 pmAt TPM Election Central, Greg Sargent notes that Ann Coulter has “repeatedly bashed the 9/11 widows, calling them ’self-obsessed’ and accusing them of ‘enjoying their husband’s deaths.’
mmmm – so when bush and his propaganda machine repeatedly uses 9/11 to try to sell this war,why isn’t coulter calling them on it? – why isn’t she attacking the government for disgracefully exploiting a tragedy for political gain – if you lie down with dogs ann,you’ll wake up with fleas…..oh i forgot,she is PART of the propaganda machine
September 11th, 2007 at 4:41 pmJoes Libermann is a jerk and a liar. He’s the biggest butt kissing moron in congres. He needs to move to TexAss when this administration is over. The people of Conneticutt who voted for this traitor don’t deserve any better.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:47 pmJoe Lieberman is Elmer Fudd.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:56 pm#
Joes Libermann is a jerk and a liar. He’s the biggest butt kissing moron in congres. He needs to move to TexAss when this administration is over. The people of Conneticutt who voted for this traitor don’t deserve any better.
Comment by The Shadow — September 11, 2007 @ 4:47 pm
Isn’t that the truth. Bunch of idiots elected him.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:57 pmJoe Lieberman is the dad on Alf.
September 11th, 2007 at 4:57 pm“….not rational to think YOU know what my VIEW is because of what YOU think a group thinks.…”
Comment by Vesica Piscium
Vesica – Very egocentric of you! I wouldn’t presume to KNOW your singular VIEW - – I have read TP, Daily Kos, Hufff ‘n Puff, TCM, etc. and Progtards have been VERY clear about their VIEWS…….Go to a local salon and split a few more hairs…..
September 11th, 2007 at 5:09 pm#154 – “1.) reduce troop strenth in Iraq, so the people of Iraq realize we aren’t there forever.
2.) start fighting against those who attacked us. Through cutting off of money, black ops to disrupt training camps, and search and destroy or capture the cowards who convince others to die for the cause.
3.) research into alternate fuels to reduce or eliminate our dependence on foreign oil.
Any problems with any of those ideas?”
Comment by Krazny
I completely agree with you on points 2 and 3. I think #1 should not be implemented until we are reasonably sure we don’t allow another Taliban to become entrenched in Iraq.
A partially galvanized moment….(sigh)…….
September 11th, 2007 at 5:13 pmGo to a local salon and split a few more hairs…..
Comment by mighty mouth — September 11, 2007 @ 5:09 pm
Why don’t you go to a local pub and split a few more pints.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:19 pmIs that supposed to be an insult?
That sounds like a fine idea.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:20 pmIs that supposed to be an insult?
That sounds like a fine idea.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 5:20 pm
Gee. Answering for Mighty Mouth now are you?
I’d think she could answer for herself.
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Or is she…..?
September 11th, 2007 at 5:26 pmI wasn’t answering for her, just asking.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:39 pmEveryone has got Lieberman wrong. He doesn’t care one way or an other which party’s in power and he doesn’t care at all for anybody serving in the military. All he cares about is what’s best for Isreal. And that’s the US fighting in Iraq and, even better, in Iran. This man is just one more religious bigot that puts his religion and his tribe before his country. If his religion were Islam instead, he’d be perfectly at home in Mosul, or Anbar or maybe Western Pakistahn.
September 11th, 2007 at 5:49 pmWho would want Lieberman to represent him, when the man is clearly in this for himself and for his own personal agenda. He is not loyal to his constituency, nor his country, nor his party — he is loyal only unto himself and his desires, and to the extent that he can use his power as Senator to gain what he wants.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:16 pmI wasn’t answering for her, just asking.
Comment by François — September 11, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
You mean you.
You weren’t answering for you.
Not her.
You.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:48 pmAll he cares about is what’s best for Isreal.
Comment by IaintBacchus — September 11, 2007 @ 5:49 pm
All he cares about is whats best for Lieberman.
September 11th, 2007 at 6:48 pmA person may be defined by whom he or she associates themself with . . . .
Ann Coulter will be there . . .
Sean Hannity will be there . . .
Guiliani will be there . . . . .
Some of the most self-centered, divisive people in America . . . need I say more?
September 12th, 2007 at 10:55 amJust wanted to repeat for the nth time that Lieberman is a loathsome creature not worthy of drawing breath.
September 12th, 2007 at 12:27 pmJoe Lieberputz – he put the “istic” in moralistic
September 12th, 2007 at 1:10 pmWow! Joe Lieberman pulled his nose out from between Chimpy’s buttcheeks for long enough to actually go somewhere…???
Dayum. Who’da thunk it??
September 12th, 2007 at 4:25 pmI’m sure this has been asked many times.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:30 pm Â
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