Lieberman Has “Superdelegate” Status Stripped Because of McCain Endorsement

[kpete]

Lieberman Has “Superdelegate” Status Stripped Because of McCain Endorsement
By: Jane Hamsher Wednesday February 6, 2008 6:00 pm

Thanks to Zell Miller, there is a rule to deal with Joe Lieberman.

Lieberman's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, according to Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo.

Miller, then a Democratic senator from Georgia, not only endorsed Republican George Bush four years ago, but he delivered a vitriolic attack on Democrat John Kerry at the Republican National Convention.

The Democrats responded with a rule disqualifying any Democrat who crosses the aisle from being a super delegate. Lieberman will not be replaced, DiNardo said.

http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/06/lieberman-has-superdelegate-status-stripped-because-of-mccain-endorsement/#comments

[jlake]

1. Damn. One step back for Obama.

[Tarheel_Dem]

11. Do you know for sure that he's pledged support for Obama?

seems to me his support would go to your girl, since Liebermann (like McCain) never wants to leave Iraq, and if we're all honest, neither does HRC. That crap about beginning to bring troops home in the first sixty days is so weak, and someone needs to call her on it. She could very well bring home a few troops in the first sixty days, but who's to say how long the others would have to stay?

[jlake]

15. Ha! He was Obama's mentor. He HATES Hillary and certainly would've voted for Obama.

[Tarheel_Dem]

19. are you still pulling crap out of your azz?

can you provide proof, ANY PROOF, to back up your assertions? I thought not.......

[bvar22]

26. Oh Yeah....Feel the hate.....LOL

Ex-Chairman of the DLC (Joe Lieberman) & current Leadership Darling of the DLC (Hillary) have virtually identical voting records.

Not to mention that both Joe and Hillary are MUCH BELOVED by AIPAC for their unqualified committment to use American Blood and Treasure to kill as many Muslims as possible for as long as possible.


A LOT of LOVE in THIS room....Feel it!

[jlake]

31. They do not have virtually identical voting records. But Hill & O do --

except for NCLB, Cheney's Energy Policy and several other doozies.

[bvar22]

51. Furiously trying to recreate reality!

Since you use that conservative (DLC) avatar,
AND Lieberman WAS Chairman of the DLC, and a wonderful example of that organizations loyalties,
I can understand that the cognitive dissonance would drive you into deep delusion and denial.

[fascisthunter]

52. Ouch... Ha Ha Ha

:thumbsup:

[Richard Steele]

12. Utter nonsense. Everyone knows he's tight with the Clintons.

Rewrite history much?

[jlake]

16. He has an axe to grind & would certainly cast his vote for his protoge - OBAMA.

[Tarheel_Dem]

20. Again, do you have ANY proof for your assertion about this alleged

"axe to grind"? If so, would you please share a credible source with the class.

[MaryRN]

36. Look it up ok? There's plentry of info out there.

[Tarheel_Dem]

39. when one has a habit of throwing out accusations like the o.p. tends to do....

the onus is on him to provide a source & links. but thanks for your input. :eyes:

[Pirate Smile]

2. Good!

[marmar]

3. Good.....Words can't even begin to describe how much I despise that POS....

:argh:

[newmajority]

4. There goes one of Hillary's "supervotes"

Too bad, Hillbots. :(

[derby378]

5. Thanks, Joe, for screwing over your fellow Connecticutians

I'm sure they all appreciate it more than you'll ever know.

[Fleshdancer]

6. Dropping the party for re-election isn't enough to lose super delegate status?

We should add that to the list of crap that gets you disqualified as well.

[fishwax]

8. sounds like a good idea

:think:

[IronLionZion]

9. yeah what's up with that? He's many things but "Democrat" isn't one of them.

[marmar]

7. kpete, I'm sure that you're delighted that your thread has been turned into....

... a Hatfields v. McCoys (as in DU's Clinton and Obama brigades) flamefest. :eyes:

Please take that crap back to GD-Primaries and spare the sane among us! (Not your post, kpete, but the flamefest-esque responses up top)

[HooptieWagon]

10. Why the hell

wasn't LIEberman's superdelegate status stripped when he left the party to run as an independant???

[varelse]

25. that is a good question (nt)

[TankLV]

33. a FUCKING good question! Why did it take THIS LONG?!?!?!

[cali]

50. Simple. He caucuses with the dems. Bernie has super delegate status also. n/t

[UTUSN]

13. AwwwwwRIIIIIGHTTTTT!11111 n/t

[DianeG5385]

14. Yay! There is a God!

When is this snake in the grass going to stop torturing us?? He is such a slimy liar and he does us Dems no good! He's just taking up the spot of a more deserving TRUE Dem.

[JerseygirlCT]

17. Good. He's done, cooked, over.

And his slavish following of McCain was the final nail.

We have 3 Reps for Obama, 1 uncommitted, and 1 senator, uncommitted. I'm not sure taking McCain's boy out of the equation makes any difference whatsoever to our race. Let's just make sure we get plenty of Dems in the senate. Then we can enjoy watching Joe stripped of all sorts of things.

[tyedyeto]

18. Even tho I have a problem with kpete in that she never participates

in her own threads........

Here she is absolutely correct in posting this in GD.

Lie-berman has endorsed McInsane, therefore, since McInsane is a Repug, why should Lie-berman be allowed to have Superdelagate status with the Democratic Party?

[kpete]

23. shy

but always listening...kp

[tyedyeto]

27. If you're shy... why do you post so many OPs?

But never really participate in the discussion that follows your OP?

If you can post the original OP, suurely you can participate in the follow-up discussion

BTW, I got reamed out once because I called you a hit and run poster when you had not responded to a single person in a 100+ thread you had started.

Maybe it's just me.... since I start few threads, but if I start one, I expect to see that thread from start to finish.

Edit cuz i left out a word...

[Marr]

42. I don't think there's any rule, formal or informal, that a poster needs

to be active in a thread simply because they start it. Some prefer to just open a discussion and let it go for as long as the community maintains an interest.

I've never been annoyed by people who choose not to post in their own threads. What I *have* been annoyed by is people who continually respond in their own threads, adding little, seemingly just to keep the thread on the front page. You could see it either way, I suppose.

[eShirl]

44. her threads are the best, latest, and most relevant (imho) news

some of us come to DU more for the informative posts such as hers, others are more interested in debate or chit-chat

to each their own I guess

[Bluestar]

21. Well, here's a link with Obama endorsing Lieberman

in 2006. I don't know how reliable this blog is.

You know how loyal old Joe is with his bud's. Draw your own conclusions.

http://ex-donkey.mu.nu/archives/166079.php

[Tarheel_Dem]

22. a blog? surely you jest (eom)

[mcg]

30. NY TImes re Obama's statements about Lieberman at the dinner...

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/02/nyregion/02lieberman.html

When he got to Mr. Lieberman, who is his mentor in the Senate and who helped recruit him to speak at the event, the applause again was muted.

"I know that some in the party have differences with Joe," Senator Obama said, all but silencing the crowd. "I'm going to go ahead and say it. It's the elephant in the room. And Joe and I don't agree on everything. But what I know is, Joe Lieberman's a man with a good heart, with a keen intellect, who cares about the working families of America."

Then, with applause beginning to build, he finished the thought: "I am absolutely certain that Connecticut's going to have the good sense to send Joe Lieberman back to the United States Senate."

That time, people cheered loudly.

[hfojvt]

49. almost everybody endorsed Lieberman in the primary

Clintons too. Most of them switched though, after Lamont won the primary. That includes the Clintons and Obama.

[aquart]

24. I don't care who he supported. I'm thrilled he's out.

[elehhhhna]

28. So, LowBlow Joe blabbered his way out of the convention? Pity.

:woohoo:

[Pastiche423]

29. Did anyone watch McCain's speech last night?

Did you see who was standing behind and to the right of John?

Yeppers, there was holy joe a'standin' and a"grinin'.

[El Pinko]

32. He effectively left the party when he ran against Lamont. It should have been stripped then.

He ran as an independent. I don't see how anyone could construe him as a democrat anymore. Moderate repug, maybe.

[onenote]

34. exactly

[MaryRN]

38. And Harry Reid continues to get away w/his b.s.

[Kitty Herder]

46. Yeah, I was actually surprised that he was still a delegate. nt

[nashville_brook]

35. thought LIEberman was an "independent," anyway.

[KharmaTrain]

37. Now Kick His Sorry Ass Out Of The Caucus

I imagine that's the only reason he would have had any super-delegate status. Let's elect 5 or more new Democratic Senators and make Joementum's remaining time in DC living hell...kick him out of the caucus, strip him of any chairmanships (he deserves it for his lack of oversight on Katrina) and back bench him into oblivion. He's definitely unfinished business.

[SoCalDem]

40. as soon as he changed to Independent, he should have been stripped of it

Joe's a tool, but he's no longer welcome inside the toolbox :)..he's a dinged up old rusty hammer...

[leftofthedial]

41. Hillary is pissed

[Kat45]

43. Good.

He's no Democrat. Since he supports McCain, if he were a superdelegate he'd likely support the candidate he thought was the weakest against McCain.

[Zhade]

45. Sweet. Fuck that guy.

NT!

[eridani]

47. Well, they did something right, anyway

Thank heavens for small favors.

[Hawkowl]

48. Wait till the strip his chairmanship after 2008!

We won't need his stinkin vote after the election.