Lieberman Helps Out Democrats With $100,000 Check

[kskiska]

Source: AHN

Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) has given $100,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to try to appease angry Democrats angry over his refusal to support Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), according to a report by Politico.

Lieberman gave the check to DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer because "he wants to keep his committee," an unidentified Democrat is quoted in the report.

The four-term senator is a former Democrat who serves as a high-profile campaign surrogate for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). A growing movement to remove him as head of the Senate Homeland Security and Public Works Committee began last month.

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Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-NV) had been non-committal about the prospects of Lieberman retaining his chairmanship next year, telling CNN last month, ""Let's talk about this year. Anytime we have a problem here, with the exception of Iraq, Joe Lieberman is with us. So I wish people would leave him alone... we'll get to next year when we get there.

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[marylanddem]

1. disgusting.

[Happyhippychick]

2. I would return his check. He's a major assclown.

[blm]

82. Schumer and Lieberman have always been tight - the Clinton/Lieberman wing of the party

has its high-profile devotees, and Schumer and Reid are two of the worst. Alito was a perfect example of how they united behind the scenes to betray Kerry and Kennedy in that fight.

[olddad56]

84. So would I, it probably came from the oil companies. He is a pig

[predfan]

3. Ditto. Return it.

He apparently considers us whores like him.

[Wabbajack_]

6. Save it

spend it in 2012 against him!

[Critters2]

9. Ooh! Better yet!! Let's do this! nt

[happygoluckytoyou]

33. donate the money to anyone who will run against lieberman

Hadassah Lieberman WORKS FOR Hill & Knowlton, a lobbying firm based in New York City, as a senior counselor in its health and pharmaceuticals practice

YOU THINK SHE KNOWS THE BUSINESS OR IS SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY?

[DogPoundPup]

13. TRITTO! Throw that check back in his face and tell him "TRAITORS ARE NOT WELCOME HERE"

:grr: :wtf: :mad:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

4. Simple Solution:

Just make it known that if The Silly Little Man speaks to the repuke convention, his ass is grass and Harry Reid is the lawnmower. Then thank him for the money and dole it out to dem candidates.

Problem solved. All responsibility is on The Silly Little Man's shoulders.

[Caution]

5. "please don't take away my committee posts"

[Phred42]

PHUCK LIE-BERMANN

[Critters2]

7. Thinks he can buy his chairmanship? What an insult to party leadership.

Give that check back!

[Phred42]

8. Yeah - But Will it Work?!

Let's wait and see............

:popcorn:

[Critters2]

11. True. I'm not sure how much of a "lawnmower" Reid will be. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

19. *

[Critters2]

61. Why look, there's Harry now!!

Run, Joe, run! :rofl:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

79. Vroom! Vroom!

[Jackpine Radical]

10. If Schumer & Reid are gonna whore themselves,

they oughtta hold out for a little more. Surely AIPAC or somebody could come up with a few mil for Joe to hang onto those committees.

[GoesTo11]

12. This is a trick

Having the dems take it so when he speaks at the repub. convention, he can talk about how they took his money and so he must be a dem at heart, but McCain is still better.

[fascisthunter]

14. what a corrupt weasel.....

[Arctic Dave]

15. Tell the douche to go cash it in

for pennies and then tell him to shove all of them up his back side.

[NJmaverick]

16. Screw traitor Joe!

Don't let him buy his way back. He is a horrible person that deserves to be stripped of every right and priveledge that can be taken away. He betrayed our nation and his politcal party and shown he has zero princicples and a complete lack of morals.

[boomerbust]

17. Its all about the money

These pukes are pissing away trillions of our tax dollars while the average working stiff out here cant afford to put a decent meal on the table for his family. The American dream is dead.

[TheCowsCameHome]

18. Buying influence, that's all it is.

[global1]

20. Take His Money And Still Throw Him Off Of His Committee.....nt

[annabanana]

24. I vote for this too! . . . . . . n/t

[ElsewheresDaughter]

42. agree and use the money for whoever runs for his seat

[davidinalameda]

65. and we have a winner!

they should take his money and come November, strip him of his chairmanship and seniority

[Blue State Bandit]

21. They should hold the check until he speaks at the RNCon...

then when he speaks, have a Dem go on with one of the bobble heads and "respectfully decline" the offer by taring up the check.

[Critters2]

62. On Fox!! nt

[momster]

22. Send Schumer a Note

telling him to send the filthy money back...I know it isn't easy for any politician to let go of $100,000 but he should just return the check with a terse, 'thanks but no thanks'. Show Joe that no matter what goes down with Republicans, we're too good for his money.

http://www.senate.gov/~schumer/SchumerWebsite/contact/webform.cfm

[ingac70]

29. Note sent! n/t

[Maine-ah]

58. note sent!

[Coexist]

23. Someone needs to start a fundraising campaign to raise $100k and offer it to the DSCC if they return

Lieberman's cash.

I'll donate.

[Wizard777]

25. He's an appeaser! We have a thing about that.

I guess he thinks we can be bought.

[NinetySix]

26. Better keep your money, Joe. You're going to need it in 2012.

There's an old sayin' in Texas, probably in Connecticut too....

[DFW]

27. Keep the money

Consider it a downpayment on damage he has done already, and damage he will
try (though probably not succeed) doing by speaking at the Republican convention.

However, if he thinks he can buy his continued position as a ranking Democrat in
the Senate after endorsing a Republican for president, I think (and hope) he is
mistaken. Not even T. Boone Pickens has enough money to buy THAT.

[ingac70]

28. Give it back to him. Tell him to stick it in his ass.

no bribes from Lieberman to keep his commitee seats.

[L0oniX]

30. Government pay to play payola ...I guess you can buy a possition now.

[ohio2007]

31. delete

[happygoluckytoyou]

32. Get The Cash.... then... Trash The Rash... SO LONG AND THANKS FOR ALL THE LOX

[Frisbee]

34. Fuck Sen. Joe Liebermann...

and if they let this piece of scum get away with buying his chairmanship, it will confirm what many already think (know) about money and politics. I say cash his check, use it to support Obama, and kick him out of the party as soon as we pick up one more seat in the Senate. It's OK to disagree with your party from time to time, and I can even respect that if it is because it's what someone sincerely believes. But to openly and actively support the REPUBLICAN presidential candidate is miles beyond acceptable, and is treason to your own party, and should be grounds for expulsion. I realize why they couldn't do it with the thin majority they had, but pick up even one seat and kick his ass out. While I can even appreciate what Chuck (gave us Mukasey) Schumer is saying, some things are just going too far, and require that you stand on principle. Let Joe run as an independent or republican, and put a good solid Democrat in his seat when it comes up for reelection.

[Deny and Shred]

35. Hey, forgive and forget, right? He's been a dem all along

Oh, except when he left the party to defeat the Dem who took the nomination., then buddied up to the GOP for years, casting his influential vote for them time and again.
But now that is appears his GOP ties could drag him down, let's all remember that he was a DEM all along.
Someone slap some makeup on this Joker. He's got the jowls and lame smile to pull off a stunning resemblance.

[MidwestTransplant]

36. Donate it to help Iraq war veterans or Katrina relief or save for his primary opponent.

[arikara]

37. When CNN was displaying the list of McCain's top VP picks

Lieberman was on the top row.

[thecrow]

38. Charge him with bribery and open an investigation

[kmac3]

39. Be wary . . .very wary . . . .

Knowing the Repubs and their history of dirty pool I would return the check. Chances are they have already concocted a method for a major back fire if accepted. It would be most appealing if it could be done in some public manner. Tear it up and hand it back! :bounce:

[Hulk]

40. Use his donation to support the next Democratic Candidate running for his seat...

What a pathetic clown.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

41. THEY HAD BETTER RETURN THE CHECK

[Patriot Abroad]

43. Playing both sides, as always

As it looks increasingly unlikely that McCain will pick him as running mate and that McCain will win even if he did, Joe's gotta have a fallback position; he'd love to be able to buy his way back in to full membership in the Democratic clubhouse, and it's people like us that need to be vigilant against this happening, as he obviously has the money and power to try to do so.

[Maestro]

44. STFU Lie-Berman!

I guess he sees that McLame is too senile to win.

[JEB]

45. Lieberman can take his dirty money

and shove it where the sun don't shine. Please excuse the monotone whiner from Democratic responsibilities.

[Dr.Phool]

46. Reid "Anytime we have a problem, except Iraq, Joe is with us".

That's half the problem. The other problem is you, Harry.

Fuck both of you, and the bicycle built for two, you rode in on.

The only thing Douchbag Joe does with his committee is refuse to hold Chimpolini accountable. And you too Harry.

[AlinPA]

57. Maybe Reid could use the money from Lieberman to reconstruct his spine.

[Critters2]

64. LOL! nt

[whistle]

47. Give the money back, it has republican and neocon fromunda all over it!

[tannybogus]

48. I would donate it to charity - AA- Assholes Anonymous

Seriously, I would find some good organization, but one that would irritate the shit

out of him.Then they can send him one of those little cards that says "A donation has been made in your name from..."

If he gets it back, there is just that much more for him to use for some evil shit. :evilgrin:

[whistle]

54. I almost thought that said AAI - Arab American Institute or Academics Against Israel

[jwirr]

70. The Palestinian Relief Fund ?

:sarcasm:

[truthisfreedom]

49. Can't buy me love...

Can't buy me love, love
Can't buy me love

I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright
I'll get you anything my friend if it makes you feel alright
'Cause I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love

Can't buy me love, everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love, no no no, no

Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of thing that money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money, money can't buy me love

[Blue_Tires]

50. rip it up

[stillcool]

51. Blood money..

[Tektonik]

52. I'd cash it then stick my tongue out at him

[Festivito]

53. We get a bone while his new project buds feast on our herds.

One loses more than that attempting to return their 30 pieces of silver.

Die in committee Judas Joe.

[Maine-ah]

55. give it back!

[AlinPA]

56. They should tell him to shove it.

[nvme]

59. toss The Check, Harry Reid, Jomentum to the Curb

Put Hillary as senate majority leader. She will push harder than this emasculated bastard of syphillis infected whores (no disrespect to syphillis infected whores). Throw Hillary a bone for trying her damnedest.

[bow-tie]

60. Is that "pittance"

gonna buy him back in? He's done millions in damages by coming in the back door around Ned Lamont. Or is that to pay for his speech at the rep convention? Why do dem apologists for reps realize that they are loathed and taken for a ride?

[Honeycombe8]

63. Like a li'l nerd in a playground who says he'll give yu his lunch if you'll be his friend?

I'm sure they took the check. Which they shouldn't have.

Anyone who doesn't support the Dem. nominee doesn't belong on a Democratic committee, representing Dem. interests. OTOH, the pipsqueak Reid has a point...you don't want to alienate someone who votes on your side sometimes. Never know when you'll need that vote.

It's a predicament. But I consider him a Repub now, as should the pipsqueak and Schumer.

[TroubleMan]

66. We don't want your blood money!

- to paraphrase Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar.

[Doctor Cynic]

67. Put it in this:

[liberal1973]

68. Only Iraq?

return the donation.

[madamesilverspurs]

69. Make confetti out of it.

Sprinkle it on his head. Tell him we're pre-celebrating his departure from the Senate.

[bitchkitty]

71. They should give it back. The damage

he's done to the Democratic Party is worth far more than he can ever pay.

[jwirr]

72. We need an email link to Harry here so we can ask that the money

either be given back or donated to charity.

[smoogatz]

73. Take the check AND strip his committee posts.

$100k? That's all it's worth to you, Joe? See ya, asshole.

[unblock]

75. exactly. keep the money, but don't accept the bribe.

the morality of accepting bad money has always perplexed me.

a campaign can take money from an upstanding person. but if the donor is found out to be a criminal the first thing the campaign does is hand over money to the criminal! what kind of logic is that? you wouldn't hand over money to the upstanding person, but you would hand it over to the criminal?

the only way it makes sense, of course, is that the campaign doesn't want to appear influenced by the criminal's contribution. which, in turn, only makes sense if we all acknowledge that campaign contributions are bribes.

[onehandle]

74. Thanks for the cash! Now prepare for obscurity when we have a solid lead in the Senate.

Retire, Bitch.

[BrklynLiberal]

76. They better cash the check fast....

and the best idea has been the suggestion that the money be used to finance the Dem who will replace LIEberman in the Senate.

[Vanje]

77. Tell Schumer where to put that check!

You can contact Schumer here:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/mail/?id=402&type=CO&state=NY

[DiverDave]

78. Too little, too late ,you fucking traitor

kiss my ass joe, you are toast.

[mitchum]

80. Lieberman The Whore thinks everyone has a price and can be bought with $$$

[badgervan]

81. Return His Bribe...

... and get him the hell off those committees. Reid and Pelosi have let us down big time, and their acceptance of Traitor Joe is near the top of the list of "actions" of theirs that only help the enemy.
And make no mistake; mcsame and pals ARE the enemy.

[NoodleyAppendage]

83. The DSCC might want to double-check that the funds weren't funneled through AIPAC or Likud

Lieberman is the best Senator that the rightwingers in Israel could buy.

J

[JerseygirlCT]

85. Take his money, wait for the election

then throw him out on his butt.

[Owl]

86. Piss on Lieberman.

[Dover]

87. Can't buy love.....n/t

[KamaAina]

88. I once had a boss who would bounce checks from time to time

oddly, it was in Conn. :eyes:

[santamargarita]

89. Remember this is that traitor gets picked as VP by McAsshole!

~

[ckramer]

90. That's a bribery !

Kick him out!