Joe Lieberman is afraid to debate Rachel Maddow on health reform.
Joe Lieberman is afraid to debate Rachel Maddow on health reform.
For the past couple of nights on her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow has skewered Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) for his stated willingness to filibuster health reform. Decrying his “demonstrably and obviously untrue arguments” about the public option, Maddow told her audience last night that Lieberman could end up being “the reason we won’t get health reform if we don’t get health reform.” For his part, Lieberman appears afraid of defending his views to Maddow’s face. Last night, Maddow reported:
I also want to tell our viewers that we invited Senator Lieberman to come onto this show tonight. His office did not even bother to respond to our requests.
Senator Lieberman, you should know you have an open invitation — as you long have had — to come on this show. I promise you will get a fair shake. Actually, at this point, I promise to not only buy you a shake, I will buy you a cookie if you come on this show.
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Actually, at this point, I promise to not only buy you a shake, I will buy you a cookie if you come on this show.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:42 amOW! I didn’t think verbal slaps could hurt that bad. lol
he should be afraid.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:44 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Joe Lieberman is afraid to debate Rachel Maddow on health reform.
– - Joe Lieberman would be afraid to debate Rachel Maddow on his name being Joe Lieberman..
October 29th, 2009 at 10:46 amThe lady or the tiger…?
Rachel is both – rolled into one wicked smart package. She makes me *very* proud.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:47 amAll snake-like politicians and industry leaders fear facing a tough, but fair, interview from one of the best in the business. If it didn’t mean her having to give up the primetime slot, Rachel should be hosting Meet the Press.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:48 amJoe the Bummer and his wife are major shills for the health insurance cabal.
There is no need for debate, as far as they are concerned.
They have made a huge pile of money from their health insurance buddies.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:48 amCroxNews is a crock of lies, and I am so sick of good blog space wasted by GOPshite trolls peddling their lines.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:49 am“For his part, Lieberman appears afraid of defending his views to Maddow’s face.”
Senator Joe “Aetna” Lieberman doesn’t have a view. He just does what he is told by those who own him.
Senator Joe “Aetna” Lieberman is the senator from the “Insurance” state of Connecticut. 160 insurance companies are headquarted there.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:51 amI’m afraid of Storms.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:51 amSTORM is afraid of me…
October 29th, 2009 at 10:51 amSTORM says:
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Obama is afraid of Fox News
Which has exactly what to do with the story? Damn, would it kill you to make an on-topic post?
October 29th, 2009 at 10:52 amactually, storm is about as troublesome as a cloudy day. he’s kind of cute. like my puppy dog.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:53 amDroopy the shithead doesn’t have the balls, the intelligence or the class to face Rachel one on one. The dems should deep-six this P.O.S. and strip him of all leadership positions and perks PRONTO.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:54 am[sigh] Ask a troll a question and they just vote you down.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:56 amBack to the topic at hand, I’ve never seen her at work, is Maddow really that sharp? If she is, maybe I’ll keep an eye out.
USNclerk says:
Don’t dignify trolls by putting what they say in your posts. It just encourages them. Just vote them down and move on. There’s nothing you can say that will change them.
Just vote the down and ignore them.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:57 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
USNclerk,
Watching Rachel debate a guest is glorious. She actually presses them on their background (be it shady financial dealings, links to lobbys, et.al.) and won’t give up until she gets an answer (or she physically runs out of time).
And STORM is about as threatening as a mist. I’d say DRIZZLE is more apt a name.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:59 amYet, LIEberman will go on FAUX News (aka, the GOP Network) to tell “his side”.
This leopard is now showing his true spots. He’s lumped in with all the cowardly Repiggies who are afraid to face the facts and get their lunch handed to them by the likes of Rachel Maddow.
Dump his arse out of the caucus and strip him of his subcommittee chairmanship.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:00 amIf by chance Lieberman did go on Rachels show. He would then have to go straight to the hospital afterwards to get Rachels foot out of his ass.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:00 amlapdogs says:
Can’t afford a lapdance?
October 29th, 2009 at 11:01 amLieberman only goes onto Fox news since it’s Republicans that are now responsible for him being in office.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:03 amFromer Pres. Bush (God, how I LOVE saying that!) has ALWAYS been afraid of any news agency that would report the news, like MSNBC and CNN. Dubya only liked Faux News because they refused to report the truth, and only repoorted the pro-right-whiner news!
Sen. Lieberman is afraid to debate anyone who is well read about the subject to be debated. Sen. Lieberman should be given a pair of flip-flops to go along with his shake & cookies. Sen. Lieberman is exactly like the Republican majority party: flip-flopers on just about every subject for which they “claim” to stand. Republicans are the masters at hypocrisy, as they’ve spent decades in “bait & switch” and “flip-flop” policies. The best and most notorious example is they “claim” to be the party of fiscal responsibility and they are the ones who doubled the national debt in 8 years and increased deficit spending with not one word of complaint from the then-Republican leadership!
Sen. Lieberman, just throw off your charade of being anything other than what you truly are: a political whore who will bow down to anyone for another 15 minutes of press time. You will NOT be missed when you lose your re-election in 2010!
October 29th, 2009 at 11:04 amCOProgressive says:
@16. I know I should just ignore them. Once in a blue moon though, they can occasionally make a somewhat intelligent point. I know it doesn’t happen often or last long, but I try to help in the interest of healthy debate.
And ennui @ 18. Thanks for the heads-up, I’ll try an catch one sometime, any particular times to see her at work?
October 29th, 2009 at 11:05 am#20 – wisdomofwords says:
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“If by chance Lieberman did go on Rachels show. He would then have to go straight to the hospital afterwards to get Rachels foot out of his ass.”
October 29th, 2009 at 11:00 am
AND his own foot out of his mouth, after Ms. Maddow recalls his previous support for other legislation that he claimed to not support, but still voted FOR cloture.
Sen. Lieberman’s rampant hypocrisy is very Republican in nature!
October 29th, 2009 at 11:06 amUSNclerk says:
And ennui @ 18. Thanks for the heads-up, I’ll try an catch one sometime, any particular times to see her at work?
Rachel is on MSNBC @ 9PM eastern, with replays at 11PM eastern and at least once more during the night.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:10 amoopsie…Rachel is on Monday through Friday @ above-mentioned times.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:11 amUSNclerk,
That’s one of the things I love about MSNBC…besides rebroadcasts of Countdown and Rachel during the night, the previous night’s full shows are available online.
rachel.msnbc.com
October 29th, 2009 at 11:12 amRachel Maddow’s show is one of the very few places on tv where people with differing views can have a fair and balanced debate. Her debate with Tommy Ridge is a great example of this.
Jellyfish Joe would have a fair chance to voice his side and Rachel would politely express her side.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:12 amRachel is sooo cute! I love her and would tell her but she would probaly think that I was a stocker. But if she is reading this (and she does come on here some) I just want her to know that I am also proud of her and so glad that she got her show and love the way she handles the people who come on her show whether they be Dems or Reps.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:15 amLIEberman an Liz Cheney would NEVER go on Rachel or Keith’s shows. They would rather stick with Faux News or CNN Lite. That way they can spout thier Bullsh*t and won’t get called on it. Disgraceful ain’t it?
October 29th, 2009 at 11:17 amIt seems to me that once Lieberman felt the spotlight and special status of being a VP candidate that he became addicted to standing out (”palinization”?. In his recent FOX interview he justified not voting for cloture with his Democratic caucus by stating that the Senate rules are there for his use to block what he sees as bad for the country. He now has a special status once again.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:19 amSTORM, haven’t you heard. Everybody with a brain knows Fox isn’t “news”.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:22 amStorm got it backwards. Fox is afraid of President Obama. Just about every show every day of the week on Fox is proving that.
President Obama merely pointed out that Fox doesn’t want to engage in the truth. They are content with their own fear.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:28 amSTORMfront is afraid of facts, truth, and reality. He is an ignorant punkass troll and a lying piece of dogshit
October 29th, 2009 at 11:32 amThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Beethoven, you have Rachel Maddow confused with Ann Coulter.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:37 amUnlike George Bush, President Obama doesn’t want to be associated with Fox’s alternate reality.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:41 amStorm, faux is a dangerous agent in a democracy.
When people with that much power act irrisponsibly, they do great damage. We have seen the evidence.
What happened to the party of personal responsibility?
October 29th, 2009 at 11:42 amThe responsible people all left. They didn’t like hanging out with the nutcases.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:44 amRachel and mAnn.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:44 amI can’t believe lieberman consented to a telephone interview
October 29th, 2009 at 11:44 amwith glenda beck.
I shudder to think a man with such poor judgement and blatant disloyalties is in such a position of influence, affecting all of our lives.
hellinabucket says
October 29th, 2009 at 11:28 am
President Obama merely pointed out that Fox doesn’t want to engage in the truth. They are content with their own fear.
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And if Lieberman could come up with a compelling argument that Rachel Maddow “doesn’t want to engage in the truth,” he might have a valid point.
However, Maddow would probably question Lieberman on his assertion that a public option would cause private insurance companies to raise their premiums, as she has a low tolerance for empty soundbites with no convincing backup. And this is what Lieberman wants to avoid.
Not quite the same thing as President Obama being fed up with the FNC lie machine.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:45 amSo, that’s why she never comes here to argue with the trolls.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:48 amBeethovenSUX
You are a LIAR and you are VERY stupid. Repeating things you were TOLD to believe is a sign of your monumental ignorance. Just STFU. Obama isnt afraid and FOX isnt news. You however ARE a brainwashed moron and a punkass troll
October 29th, 2009 at 11:48 amWe all know Joe isn’t going to acknowledge Rachel’s existence, let alone her invitation.
October 29th, 2009 at 11:50 amHe’s a coward of the first degree.
So true missmolly.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:02 pmSenator Lieberman will not debate Rachael Maddow and Congressman Grayson will not debate O’Reilly. Looks like a Media standoff.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:04 pmThe difference is Lieberman and O’Reilly are hypocrical liars.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:06 pm#48 – Kenneth says:
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“Senator Lieberman will not debate Rachael Maddow and Congressman Grayson will not debate O’Reilly. Looks like a Media standoff.”
October 29th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
The difference is that Ms. Maddow truly wants to debate and will give Sen. Lieberman time to talk. Mr. O’Rielly will yet “Shut up!” and refust to let Rep Grayson the chance to talk.
Faux news is right-whiner controlled, so they’ll refuse to let anyone else get a rational word in edge-wise.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:09 pmHow about a tag team moderated debate between Maddow/Grayson and Lieberman/O’Reilly? DO IT LIVE!!!!
October 29th, 2009 at 12:12 pmI am betting that Grayson WOULD debate O’falafel on neutral ground. Where OPunk doesnt control the mike. Like Krugman did when he tore O to shreds and humiliated him. I am also betting Lieberman would NOT debate Maddow on neutral ground. Fox is not news. Dems are right to not TREAT it as if it WERE news. Dont give them the patina of legitimacy when they HAVE no legitimacy.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:13 pm#36 – Beethoven Rules says:
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“Liberman probably doesn’t want to have to stare at her adams apple. Obama is afraid of Faux news.”
October 29th, 2009 at 11:34 am
MAnn Coulter never offered to debate Sen. Lieberman, and she’s the only “woman” with an adams-apple.
Pres. Obama knows that Faux News is afraid of him telling the truth, so they refuse to allow him to talk on their show. They’re still holding their “love fest” on how Pres. Bush destroyed the American economy and killed over 5000 soldiers based on nothing but lies. Go figure.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:15 pmOh yes, I forgot Kenneth, you admire hypocritical liars
October 29th, 2009 at 12:15 pmHere’s an idea. Let O’Reilly debate Maddow and Lieberman debate Grayson. Make my popcorn with butter.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:20 pmShoeless,
These lie accusations are really getting redundant.
Here’s a liar for you:
October 29th, 2009 at 12:22 pmhttp://www.theospark.net/2009/09/video-7-lies-in-under-2-minutes.html
Kenneth YOU are a liar. Bush LIED. Those are two absolute facts. Of course you are also an ignorant punkass troll without a shred of decency but thats old news.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pmYou are a PUNK Kennety. You link to some BS rightwing nutbag site. I guess when someone has consistantly shown themselves to be as stupid and dishonest as YOU you have no credibility to worrry about so you may as well go whole hog and just BE a worthless ignorant troll
October 29th, 2009 at 12:28 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
I am great Kenneth. Cant say the same about you. I am tired of your stupidity, your trolling, your lying and your generally worthless posts. You suck
October 29th, 2009 at 12:30 pmDebs,
October 29th, 2009 at 12:31 pmThanks! You have a great day too! :)
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Swill-O doesn’t have the balls to agree to that.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:38 pmKenneth
I’ll say my own prayers. I dont want you praying to Mammon or Ebenezer Scrooge for me.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:39 pmOne thing you will see on Rachael’s show is, Lieberman would be treated with respect and given a chance to make his points. What you won’t see is, being yelled at, talked over, having quotes taken out of context, belittled or having your mike cut. You would not be called a pin head, un-american or a commie, nazi or a teabagger.
For all you Fox trolls out there, this is the difference from a real news show and that three ring circus you folks watch.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:40 pmNot sure why O’Reilly’s name came up but Thank You Rachel!
We certainly need as many people as possible to use their platforms to help shine the light on the obstacles in the way of TRUE health care reform.
And Joe L. certainly seems to be one of those obstacles. I imagine that it’s possible that he’s concerned about job losses in CT due to the possibility of health insurance companies downsizing if they can’t figure out how to compete effectively (i.e. evolve), but I think that it’s more probable that he’s looking at his nice fat bank account due to insurance company contributions.
And if he decided to really do the right thing he would represent ALL of his constituents in CT (like myself) by helping pass health care reform instead of hindering it.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:45 pm#3….
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Nice article you put up there idiot.
October 29th, 2009 at 12:52 pmIntrepid
I got there. It was an OPINION piece by a rightwingnut snivelling that Obama is pointing out that Fox is propaganda not news. Nothing but opinion. STORMfront is doing his usual racist ignorant trolling. Nothing new
October 29th, 2009 at 12:55 pmHey STORM (who is afraid of facts),
Can you find the adams apple in this picture?
Thought so….
Next….
October 29th, 2009 at 12:56 pmEugeneDebs says:
Intrepid
I got there. It was an OPINION piece by a rightwingnut snivelling that Obama is pointing out that Fox is propaganda not news. Nothing but opinion. STORMfront is doing his usual racist ignorant trolling. Nothing new
Storm fears Obama like LIE-berman fears Maddow. Nothing new there so the question is……
STORM…
Why are you a pussy?
October 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pmDid our sniveling pet troll pussy out????
October 29th, 2009 at 1:06 pmIntrepid, Stormpooper never hangs around to debate, because you have to have some brains for that. He just pops in and drops a little troll bomb, and then runs away.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:13 pmKenneth: “I’ll say a prayer for you!”
You had better start praying for your own salvation. According to one of his best friends, a guy named Matthew, your savior thinks you’re going straight to hell for your continued refusal to do what’s necessary to take care of the less fortunate among us.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:14 pmWow, Kenneth told the truth for once.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:16 pmWhat`s wrong traitor Joe afraid of the fact that Rachel will throw nothing but (fastballs)hardball questions instead softball questions like you presume woman to do?
October 29th, 2009 at 1:17 pmAfraid? You sure? Or is not going to waste his time going onto a TV show with lousy ratings. He has better options with much bigger audiences to discuss health care.
October 29th, 2009 at 1:25 pmJoe Lieberman continues to be an embarrassment in front of the goyim!
October 29th, 2009 at 1:32 pmAfter Ziegler made those threats awhile ago I wouldn`t debate moron hater for no less than $250,000…..
October 29th, 2009 at 1:40 pmTurn off your tv and get out of the house. Maybe a job or something might help…
October 29th, 2009 at 1:50 pmI’ll say a prayer for you!
October 29th, 2009 at 1:51 pm—
And what exactly will that do?
Sen. Lieberman should go whore himself on the O’Rielly Whore Factor. They both do nothing but tell lies, pander to the right-whiners, and exclude the truth from everything they say.
They are natural-born soul-mates!
October 29th, 2009 at 1:52 pm#77 – K Street Whore says:
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“Ziegler Offers Olbermann $100K To Debate About Sarah Palin.”
October 29th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Ziegler would have to pay Fmr. Gov. Palin that much just to show up, and she’s way too afraid to actually debate anyone!
October 29th, 2009 at 1:54 pmStill to scared to do anything else I see…
October 29th, 2009 at 1:58 pmKstreetMORON
Just sent Olberman your naked emails. No one cares about your sexual fantasies about him. He is never going to have anything to do with a closet case piece of filth like you anyway
October 29th, 2009 at 2:02 pmI would like to watch it to see if she really does give him a fair shake. I kind of doubt it though–she’s the mirror reflection of Bill O’Reilly. This country is way too polarized. I can’t stand Keith Olbermann but so far Maddow is interesting to watch even though her perspective is tilted 85 degrees to the left.
Bill O’reilly does the same thing. He dares people to come on his show and, if they don’t immediately stand to attention, he concludes that they are afraid of him. This is just part of the media circus.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:02 pmWhy do you even waste those stupid votes that disappear as fast as you cast them? You are beyond weak…I pity you.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:08 pmJoey the Incipient Backbencher dare not share with Rachel Maddow what his true principles are, since one of them is to sell his entire family to Hartford insurance interests, and keep them sold. The other of his guiding principles is that tha American taxpayers’ money has better uses than healthcare, and they don’t have anything to do with it being spent anywhere except in Israel.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:09 pmmatimp
I dont watch any TV news but my wife sometimes watches Maddow and I am certain she WOULD give him a fair shake. She is DEFINILTY NOT the mirror of O’falafel. I gaurantee she wouldnt cut his mike, nor shout over him, nor call him names or threaten him. OBullyboy does all those things. Also NO Maddow is NOT anymore than maybe 5 or 6 ticks left of center. I am 85 degrees left of Center and Maddow isnt even close
October 29th, 2009 at 2:17 pmKSTREETMORON
STFU no one cares what an ignorant pile of dogshit like you thinks
October 29th, 2009 at 2:17 pmRachel Maddow is one of the few real journalists that the idiot-box offers. At least with her reporting, there are the elements of research and truth. No favoritism, no bullchit.
Oh yeah, Olbermann is fun to watch, and his stuff is generally tabloid-ish, but he’s basically a foil to fox’ lying and misreporting. Tweety (Chris Matthews) is like jell-o, you can mold him to any shape or form that happens to fit the mood in Foggy Bottom.
The rest of the putative journalists are pikers compared to Rachel.
Yes, I’m a fan of Rachel to be sure.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:34 pmOh, and Lieberman’s a putz.
October 29th, 2009 at 2:36 pmGod bless Rachel Maddow. Republicans tremble when they hear her name.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:40 pmin case you haven’t heard – it was new for me – but randi rhodes
has played some audio from campaign speech by LIEbermann –
promising to work for “universal healthcare” for all…
imagine that…
October 29th, 2009 at 5:15 pmBased on his recent “media” interviews, it seems like he has gone exclusively to talking in Faux.
October 29th, 2009 at 5:19 pmLieberman is the poster boy for political bribery. Unless we find a way to stop politicians from accepting money from companies or individuals who would benefit from legislation the politicians can write or not write, we’re in a losing battle. Recall that Sens. Baucus and Lieberman are two of the recipients of the largest amounts of bribery from the insurance/health care industry. And until Democrats start referencing this form of bribery, I won’t be voting for them either.
October 30th, 2009 at 5:18 pm