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[Rowdyboy]

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[jenk]

1. good riddance to bad rubbish

thanks for overstaying your welcome joe

[Cuban_Liberal]

2. Par-TAYYYYYYYYYY!

:party::toast::beer:

[ludwigb]

3. Farewell Joe

You were the wittiest and the funniest candidate, but that's about all I can say for you.

[Leilani]

4. Hooray!!!

Good piece of news tonite!!!

[Endangered Specie]

5. Dont let the door hit ya on the way out!

[acmavm]

6. Okay, I can really get behind this guy leaving the race for the democratic

nominee's race. I don't think that he's a bad man, he's got an incredible record in the area of civil rights. He's just doesn't have what it takes to be President of the United States.

[whirlygigspin]

15. bye! bye! Holy Joe!

http://national-anthems.net/cgi/find.shtml?from=media&what=v_israel

[mb7588a]

7. How rude. nt.

[dolstein]

12. Agreed

But honestly, should this come as a surprise? I suppose many people are celebrating the fact that, now that Lieberman isn't in the race, they can go back to lying about his record and calling him a Republican.

[Terwilliger]

18. Republicans liked him a lot

wasn't that a reason that Nader was such a bad guy?

[qanda]

26. I think so too

Joe is an honorable man and although I would have never voted for him, I think he still deserves a certain measure of respect for sticking by his principles.

[ronnykmarshall]

29. No kidding.

I didn't support Joe, but I'm sure as hell not going to gloat. Some people need to get some class.

[dflprincess]

8. Just heard on MSNBC

something like "He took fairly conservation positions, in other years that might have worked."

Thank God, I was afraid if some fluke resulted in his being the nominee I'd have to get stinkin' pukin' drunk before I voted in November.

[MarkTwain]

9. Someone hand him....

.... a voter's registration change of party affiliation form to complete, please. He and Zell Miller can mail them in the same envelope and save on the postage.

[JasonBerry]

22. By some standards

John F. Kennedy would have been invited out of the party. There's few differences in world outlook between Senator Lieberman and John Kennedy.

[MarkTwain]

39. The obvious difference between the two....

... is forty years which is about four lifetimes in this country - and a completely different world, culture, and body politic.

Your analogy fails completely in that regard and in the basic realization that President Kennedy was a progressive (moving matters and issues forward; for the better) whereas Senator Liberman is mired, pitifully, in the status quo on virtually all the key progressive issues of this time and this place.

[JasonBerry]

45. I didn't support Lieberman, but

His voting record is smeared regularly here on DU. Sure, he didn't vote like I would like all the time, but he stood for progressive values more times that not. He deserves better than this thread.

[sandnsea]

10. One and only DU unity thread!!

lol. buh bye Joe!!!

[Cooley Hurd]

11. :shakes head:

Sorry, but having a difficult time finding glee in the defeat of any Dem, even Lieberman...

<on edit - this is not something I'd extend to Zell, who is a true DINO>

[Rowdyboy]

13. No, he's not a bad man, by any means...He's just an enabler

and has helped Bush in justifying the war in Iraq. He has attacked his own and defended our common enemies. That strong support is inexcusable...

[AntiCoup2K4]

14. Since he's no longer a candidate...

...can we call him "Holy Joe" now?? ;)

[Renew Deal]

lol

[dolstein]

20. Sure, if you want to cement DU's reputation

as a hotbed of antireligious zealotry.

[JasonBerry]

16. Good Luck, Senator

Good Luck, Joe, Hadassah, and Family!

[Cooley Hurd]

28. Good job, Jason!

:thumbsup:

Always a good thing to take the gracious path...

[ronnykmarshall]

35. Agreed, thank you Jason.

[UrbScotty]

17. Sorry for the religious references, but...

HALLELUJAH!
HALLELUJAH!
HALLELUJAH!
HALLELUJAH!
HALLELUJAH!

FOR THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT REIGNETH!

HALLELUJAH!
HALLELUJAH!

[Dookus]

19. very inappropriate

Whether we like him or not, he's an honest man who ran fairly. We don't need to gloat tonight.

[arcos]

21. I'm glad he's gone, but I'm not happy for him...

So, although I can understand the celebration, I do think it is rude.

[Clark Can WIN]

23. I can't dance on the mans grave

But I can't deny that it was past time for him to go.

[w4rma]

24. Free trade's most vocal Democratic supporter goes down in flames! (n/t)

[anti-NAFTA]

32. Amen to that.

But I liked his views on social and cultural issues and the promotion of trash for profit by the media.

[kalian]

25. Awesome news! He can no go an challenge shrub in the GOP....

where he belongs! :evilgrin:

:party: :party: :party: :party:

[cally]

27. FINALLY!

His candidacy has done nothing to promote democratic candidates. He has hurt them. I'm glad he's done. I think his basic values are fine, but the way he enables Rebubs just hurts us. I'm glad he's in the Senate, but he is a terrible Pres. or VP candidate.

[D G]

41. I do not have a problem with JL as a senator

-- of course, I'm not one of his constituents - if I was, I probably would have a HUGE problem with him.

But as a Democratic presidential candidate, I think a legitimate case can be made for him hurting other Democrats. His self-representation as a "mainstream" Democrat and denouncement of the other candidates as too darn... well, representative of everything the Democratic Party stands for ;) -- with friends like this, who needs Republicans?

Good luck to Joe and his family, but I'm glad to see him drop out - and I wouldn't be surprised if Fox hired him as an "expert" for the rest of the Dem primaries :eyes:

[K8-EEE]

30. BUH-BYYYYE!!!!!!!!

I LOVED when Jon Steart was saying how Joe was crowing in NH about coming in 3rd...for 3rd. THE BRONZE MEDAL FOR THE BRONZE MEDAL! IS THAT....ZINC?

[genius]

31. This is an obnoxious title. I'm not for him. But we should show some

respect. After all, a lot of us campaigned for a ticket he ran on in 2000 and he is an honest politician. He didn't lie to get votes. By the way, I'm with the anti-war crowd.

[Forkboy]

36. I dislike him as much as the next person

but I agree,this thread is in pretty poor taste.

[ButterflyBlood]

33. I'm breaking out the liquor in my room right now

this calls for a drink!

good riddance Holy Joe.

[Rowdyboy]

34. I apologize to any and everyone offended

My partner and I are both loyal Democrats who have defended Lieberman in the past but his behavior has gone beyond all bounds lately. We both have been eagerly awaiting this moment. I'm sorry, if in our exuberance, we offended.

He is a good man. He's just the WRONG man to lead our country as a Democrat.

[Dookus]

38. I agree with you on every point...

but he DOES have supporters, and I can't see any reason to poke them with a sharp stick tonight.

[Forkboy]

42. I know you weren't trying to be offensive

But check Dookus' reply.

And how would you feel to see a Celebration thread like this about your candidate? Not good I bet.

Thank you for your apology though.

[Rowdyboy]

37. Does edited title make it any better?

[Forkboy]

43. Not really no

[Mass_Liberal]

40. YAY!!!!

n/t

[Rowdyboy]

44. I've asked the mods to lock this thread

It was inappropriate and I apologise to all offended, especially the people who have worked so hard for Joe Lieberman, I man who has had an exceptional career. I should not have reacted as I did.

[Dookus]

46. thank you very much, Rowdy

I know you didn't mean any harm.

[JasonBerry]

47. Good man, Rowdy. N/T

[Forkboy]

48. Thanks Rowdy

I appreciate that.