Why is Joe Lieberman Supported by Sean Hannity, George Bush, and the Repub

[IChing]

by Rob Kall

Today, Sean Hannity spent somewhere between five and seven minutes of his radio comedy show arguing what a good guy Joe Lieberman is and how awful other democrats are for saying they won't support him if he loses the primary.

Now why would Hannity get behind Joe? Why would he say good things about Joe? It's easy. Joe is a reliable supporter for Bush and the Republican agenda. Joe is a Bush apologist who saves Bush and the senate from splitting strictly along partisan lines, so Republicans can say the extremist legislation they introduce and pass is bipartisan.

Joe is an enabler for right wing extremists to go further to the right.

Hannity talks warm and fuzzy about Joe Lieberman because Lieberman is buddy buddy with Sean, appearing on his show as an affable, agreeable guest, backing up the Republican talking points. Hannity gives Lieberman a pass, of course, and that way, Lieberman seems like a well trained, "good" democrat. Then, Hannity can go after Lieberman's detractors-- the rest of the Democratic party, all those disgusing liberals who are proceeding in the "Michael Moorization" of the Democratic party.

Hannity uses Lieberman as an excuse to bash the majority of the politicians and people in the Democratic party. He goes after


Lieberman says his opponent is asking people to vote against hiim because of one issue, his position on the Iraq war.

Fox news ran a panel on Lieberman.
Charles Krauthammer says, "it's the end of a certain kind of Democrat-- new deal, liberal, but hawkish on foreign affairs. Lieberman as a hawkish democrat is also on the way out."

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_rob_kall_060706_why_is_joe_lieberman.htm

[Kutjara]

1. Says everything we need to know about Jolted Joe.

[liberalnurse]

2. During the debate....

Did you catch Ned slipping in the Foxx News line to Joe? He said to Joe, " This isn't Fox News"......etc.....

[IChing]

3. No I missed it got home to late but read the debate threads

Hope to catch on cspan later

But I thought this was interesting about shame hammity supporting Joe.

[liberalnurse]

7. I believe in my heart that Hannity and Foxx

actually do support Lieberman......He has served their Master well so why not????.........

[joemurphy]

4. Because he's such a great kisser?

[geomon666]

15. No, because he's a republican.

Republicans support other republicans, it's that simple.

[11 Bravo]

5. That's odd, in 2000 Hannity called Lieberman ...

a member of the "most far-left ticket" ever to menace the American body politic. Sean is a clown. Give him a haircut an an enema, and he'll disappear completely.

[left of center]

6. Lieberman good, Hannity and Bush bad!!!

Don't agree with Lieberman on everything, but would still vote for him if I lived in his state.

[DemonFighterLives]

9. He lies down with the dogs

He therefore has fleas.

[rooboy]

10. Funny... Joe thinks Hannity and Bush good!!! n/t

[IChing]

12. Hannity likes Lieberman bad, Fox likes Lieberman bad..

I like Lamont

[SPKrazy]

18. Then You Aren't Really Left Of Center

because Lieberman is right of center

Lamont is the only left of center candidate running in Connecticut for Senator

[skipos]

23. Hopefully you wouldn't vote for him as an independent

He doesn't respect the votes of CT Dems, why should they respect him?

[DemonFighterLives]

8. Goodbye Joe is all I hope for

He belongs to "them".

:puke:

[FogerRox]

11. Knr

[BlueManDude]

13. He is a useful tool for the GOP n/t

[WillyT]

14. I LOVE... This Part Of The Article !!!

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So, we have an interesting situation. Bush will help Lieberman if he runs as an independent, by staying out of the state, making it easier on Lieberman. The Republican party will help Lieberman by not strongly funding the Republican candidate-- a weak one anyway, but still, REPUBLICANS are saying they will help Joe Lieberman.

We know people by their friends. It is time to get rid of Joe Lieberman-- not just because he has been a loyal supporter of Bush's position on the Iraq war, but because Lieberman has become a right winger. His claims to having been a progressive democrat may be true. But they are in the past and the reality on the ground now, in the senate, in Washington, is that Joe has to go. He's a right wing enabler and friend.

As write this, Lieberman and Lamont are debating. Lieberman starts off with a standard M.O.-- attacking Lamont for not having a plan, for flip-flopping. It's as though Lieberman used right wing, Republican spinmeister/writer to prepare for the debate. Lieberman rails against Lamont-- "There you go again.." a famous Reagan line. He does a few more times-- very Reaganesque.

By the end of the debate, I'm feeling better than before about Lamont. He's not as polished as Lieberman, but he hasn't run for vice president or three times for senator before either. Overall, Lieberman came across as a bit desperate, getting nasty, repeating the same talking point too often, claiming pride in being an old school politician, pride in playing the political game that Lamont said it is time to get rid of.

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Exactly!

K & R!!!

[IChing]

16. I like it too but couldn't put the whole article in

I'm watching the debate right now and I have to give Lamont the edge on poise, Joe seems a little flustered in the debate after talking yesterday to his
party leaders at Fox News...LOL

[AtomicKitten]

17. another take ...

Maybe they think their candidate has a better chance against Lamont. Hard to believe it's altruism.

Either way, their support of Joementum is the:

[Vidar]

19. Obviously because of his stylish coiffure.

[IChing]

21. Joe really does look like Senator Palpatine

"You can't have it both ways" says Lamont you compromise on democratic principles
Sorry watching the debate for lack of better dialogue Ned is doing good against Joe

[wordpix2]

20. Lieberbush forgets to mention the bear ad---another reason to vote against

Lieberman. Lamest ad in the universe.

:rofl:

[MissWaverly]

22. Because Joe is their dream

A democrats that quacks just like a republican, so we could really have a 1 party country,
they would agree on everything the unitary executive says. It would really be a rubber stamp
congress of a ruling monarch and his toadies and his toady press. Remember Bush doesn't see
the press as a check and balance, they're just a bunch of tops to spin.