Brave New Films: Strip Lieberman of his gavel.
By on Nov 11th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Brave New Films: Strip Lieberman of his gavel.
Last summer, Brave New Films delivered a petition with 43,000 signatures to congressional leadership with the message, “Lieberman must go.” Today, the project released a new film emphasizing that Lieberman is no progressive. Watch it:
BNF is asking people to call their representatives and Senators and urge them to remove Lieberman from his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee.
Update According to Senate sources, President-elect Barack Obama has indicated he would not like to kick Lieberman out of the caucus. But there is no clear indication what Obama might feel about Lieberman losing his chairmanship over the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Update Hotline's Blogometer has more on the netroots reactions to Lieberman.
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LIEberman is one of my senators. Do ya think it would be in poor taste to call his office and demand he be stripped of his chair?
November 11th, 2008 at 12:20 pmREMOVE Lieberman from his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee.
that’s all I ask…
NO CHAIRMANSHIP.
November 11th, 2008 at 12:28 pmEvan Bayh wants to bring Joe Lieberman, back into the fold. Bayh is a corporatist. The Carlyle Group is number 7 on his donor list.
Lieberman is not progressive as TP so ably pointed out. But neither are House Blue Dogs or a number of Senators like Bayh, Baucus, Landrieu, & Conrad.
I agree that Joe knows politically damning information. His length of service in the Washington cesspool virtually guarantees such.
A way is being made for Jewish Joe to return to the blue team. Is this Haaretz article part of plan?
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1036364.html
November 11th, 2008 at 12:30 pmFollow up to the Haaretz piece. This is from the Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1225910089501&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
November 11th, 2008 at 12:33 pmZionist buddy of the idiot and his cronies. An absolute traitor!
November 11th, 2008 at 12:33 pmharry loves him some joe
November 11th, 2008 at 12:43 pmThe fact that Lieberman still holds his post after Obama’s win says that he has dirt on key players.
This is the only reason he is still there.
November 11th, 2008 at 12:43 pmYes, we should all have called our congressmen and representatives about removing Joe from his chairmanship. I don’t think unbiased responsibility in that position is something he will be capable of, rather, that he will be a repug lapdog nipping at the heels of Obama for his entire presidency.
November 11th, 2008 at 12:51 pmI don’t see how the Dems can stomach this POS, they are just trying to be nice and get along…PHUCK THAT…kick the traitor off his chair.
November 11th, 2008 at 12:53 pmliberal traitor Says:
The fact that Lieberman still holds his post after Obama’s win says that he has dirt on key players.
This is the only reason he is still there.
Mmmm. First of all, the Senate likes to consider itself the “deliberative” body, the one is never hasty. Oh, and gentlemanly (when one of them isn’t beating another one over the head with a cane — ah, the good old days). Secondly, this is still a lame duck session and the Democrats don’t seem to really understand what a powerful position they’re in; I think they need a little practice.
If I was a Democratic Senator, I’d demand he lose his chairmanship and that he owed a public apology to the Party and, more importantly, to President Elect Obama. Then I might let him join us in the lunchroom.
November 11th, 2008 at 12:55 pmjust who ARE “the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee” members?
November 11th, 2008 at 12:57 pmStrip him of any chairships, I say.
If he had been (R) during the campaign and trashing McCain the way he did Obama, what do you think they would have done?
-Tar & feather
-Firing squad
-Censured
-Stripped of key positions
I think a ‘new sheriff in town’ attitude with some of these jokers is not only appropriate, but necessary.
‘You can always tell a Neocon, but you can’t tell him much’
November 11th, 2008 at 12:58 pmCommittees:
http://senate.gov/pagelayout/committees/d_three_sections_with_teasers/committees_home.htm
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/
members:
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?Fuseaction=About.Membership
huh.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:05 pmDoes the Senate have a committee on garbage and recycling? It might be a good place for Joe.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:09 pmWhy is Obama suppoting Joe Lieberman ?
November 11th, 2008 at 1:13 pmhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/obama-wants-lieberman-to_n_142731.html
Also this from the WSJ…
November 11th, 2008 at 1:14 pmhttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB122636726473415991.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Waffling on FISA, the tapping of Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of Staff , support of lieberman and if the report from the WSJ all send a very bad signal to the progressive community that help the new president into office through their hard work and money .
November 11th, 2008 at 1:19 pmI agree we will have to wait and see but so far far the signs are not very good .
Dr. Hussein Matt, skilled identifier of trolls.
I can only conlude your positions:
Vote on FISA-telecom immunity good
November 11th, 2008 at 1:35 pmRahm Emanuel Chief of Staff progressive pick
Centrist approach on interrogations and domestic spying hallelujia
The heimat security committee which Lieberman chairs should be abolished as should the so called war on terror .It looks more dangerous to our open society than is useful .Here’s a bill which now sits in Joe’s committee which many people are calling the thought crime bill and which critics say would make blogging dangerous and allow the government to arrest people preemptively .
November 11th, 2008 at 1:36 pmhttp://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959
The house version advanced by Jane Harmon is scarier than the senates version .
Thinking is the next crime ? Blackwaters attempts to go into the domestic intelligence business will be lucrative .
November 11th, 2008 at 1:39 pmOff with his head! It’s time for Lieberman to retire!
November 11th, 2008 at 1:42 pmFreeman:”Waffling on FISA, the tapping of Rahm Emmanuel as Chief of Staff , support of lieberman and if the report from the WSJ all send a very bad signal to the progressive community that help the new president into office through their hard work and money agree we will have to wait and see but so far far the signs are not very good”
You wouldn’t be mocked around here if everything you said wasnt obviously redundant and patronizing.
November 11th, 2008 at 1:51 pmLieberman has signaled an intent to filibuster to derail Obama’s platform. He should not be granted a committee chairmanship from which he can derail the platform directly.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:00 pmGeez, with all the support he seems to have, he should open his own chain of stores: Traitor Joe’s.
November 11th, 2008 at 2:22 pmThomas Jefferson would be subject to major scrutiny under House bill 1959.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:00 pmI take it this website is now:
Think Centrist
November 11th, 2008 at 4:00 pmevery time i see that little twit i’m reminded of Henry Gibson. the guy who used to recite those silly poems on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh In.
yes, i’m old.
November 11th, 2008 at 4:36 pmMore along the Think Centrist line. If TC had a news wrapup post for today, I would’ve place it there. Given none, here’s the future of “too big to fail” under a centrist administration:
http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/why-obama-may-say-yes-to-deals/
November 11th, 2008 at 11:29 pm