Comments on: I’ll Take “Vote Buying on $60 a Day” http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/ Firedoglake weblog Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:49:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: brdatwork2 http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-228364 brdatwork2 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:58:31 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-228364 <p><a href="http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/progjfk4.htm">http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/progjfk4.htm</a></p> <p>Fiscally, JFK was also hardly the “progressive.” As noted, his entire pre-presidential career had been based on distancing himself from the New Deal tradition. To be sure, he had to support all of the existing New Deal programs but there is no evidence that he had any desire to implement a new wave of big government spending. Indeed, the one thing of JFK’s fiscal policy that is most remembered is his call for a cut in the capital gains tax, an idea that is now at the centerpiece of the Republican economic program. JFK’s own Secretary of the Treasury, Douglas Dillon, had been a Republican holdover from the Eisenhower Administration.</p> http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/progjfk4.htm

Fiscally, JFK was also hardly the “progressive.” As noted, his entire pre-presidential career had been based on distancing himself from the New Deal tradition. To be sure, he had to support all of the existing New Deal programs but there is no evidence that he had any desire to implement a new wave of big government spending. Indeed, the one thing of JFK’s fiscal policy that is most remembered is his call for a cut in the capital gains tax, an idea that is now at the centerpiece of the Republican economic program. JFK’s own Secretary of the Treasury, Douglas Dillon, had been a Republican holdover from the Eisenhower Administration.

]]> By: brdatwork2 http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-228341 brdatwork2 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:37:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-228341 <p><a href="#comment-219417"><em>EEprom @<br /> 152 </em></a></p> <blockquote><p> JFK wouldn’t even recognise this party anymore. It’s been so taken over by pseudo-Republicans like Joe Lieberman !</p></blockquote> <p>As for JFK not recognising the party……YOU ARE RIGHT!!</p> <p>But he would definately be on the side of Joe!! JFK was a conservative…..remember who sent a warning shot across the bow of Russian vessels….hmm…..I think he would roll over in his grave if he knew which direction the Dem party was going right now!!</p> EEprom @
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JFK wouldn’t even recognise this party anymore. It’s been so taken over by pseudo-Republicans like Joe Lieberman !

As for JFK not recognising the party……YOU ARE RIGHT!!

But he would definately be on the side of Joe!! JFK was a conservative…..remember who sent a warning shot across the bow of Russian vessels….hmm…..I think he would roll over in his grave if he knew which direction the Dem party was going right now!!

]]> By: Dan Roll http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-219549 Dan Roll Wed, 02 Aug 2006 22:03:04 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-219549 <p>Representative Democracy in the form of a Federal Republic is based on people from each state voting in that state. It is somewhat revealing that you feel you should to leave the state that legally represents you in Congress and try to influence the will of the people in another state. I don’t care who CT sends to Congress, it is none of my business as I don’t live there. Unless you are a resident of CT, leave the representation of that state to the citizens who live there. If they aren’t smart enough to vote the way you want them to, that should remain their problem.<br /> Just exactly what form of government do you think this country should have?</p> <p>[ Moderator: 80% of Lieberman’s contributors are from out-of-state. They paid for that CT seat, fair and square! ]</p> Representative Democracy in the form of a Federal Republic is based on people from each state voting in that state. It is somewhat revealing that you feel you should to leave the state that legally represents you in Congress and try to influence the will of the people in another state. I don’t care who CT sends to Congress, it is none of my business as I don’t live there. Unless you are a resident of CT, leave the representation of that state to the citizens who live there. If they aren’t smart enough to vote the way you want them to, that should remain their problem.
Just exactly what form of government do you think this country should have?

[ Moderator: 80% of Lieberman’s contributors are from out-of-state. They paid for that CT seat, fair and square! ]

]]> By: EEprom http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-219417 EEprom Wed, 02 Aug 2006 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-219417 <p> JFK wouldn’t even recognise this party anymore. It’s been so taken over by pseudo-Republicans like Joe Lieberman !</p> JFK wouldn’t even recognise this party anymore. It’s been so taken over by pseudo-Republicans like Joe Lieberman !

]]> By: kth http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-217733 kth Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:35:29 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-217733 <p>Just wanna say, awesome pic. That’s what the America I want to live in looks like.</p> Just wanna say, awesome pic. That’s what the America I want to live in looks like.

]]> By: Ron Russell http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216809 Ron Russell Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:17:19 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216809 <p>WOW! It took me a whole 15 seconds to stop laughing! Way to Go!</p> <p>Keep up the good work! Next, show a copy of the Kiss Float stalking the LieberBus!</p> <p>Follow it up with an Windows Media Clip of Maxine Waters holding up and denouncing that Rove/Lieber/Reed hit piece appearing on windshields at Black Churches. It would be so wonderful to hear her get indignant at Joe’Nertia’s going lower than a snake’s belly in a Wagon Rut! Can’t you hear it now: “How dare Senator Lieberman stoop this low and insult our intelligence….does he really think we are stupid enough to buy this?” The Windows clip would be a great way to get the message across cheaply. When Granny speaks about the message she got in the church parking lot–her grandkids could be there playing Waters and would that make someone mad at being played for the fool, or what?</p> <p>Follow that up with Ned holding up the flyer on TV and denouncing it himself. He could simply get on TV, White Shirt, Tie, Rolled up sleeves and hold it up as another Reason “why Joe’s Rovian dirty tricks, should be ended once and for all”.</p> WOW! It took me a whole 15 seconds to stop laughing! Way to Go!

Keep up the good work! Next, show a copy of the Kiss Float stalking the LieberBus!

Follow it up with an Windows Media Clip of Maxine Waters holding up and denouncing that Rove/Lieber/Reed hit piece appearing on windshields at Black Churches. It would be so wonderful to hear her get indignant at Joe’Nertia’s going lower than a snake’s belly in a Wagon Rut! Can’t you hear it now: “How dare Senator Lieberman stoop this low and insult our intelligence….does he really think we are stupid enough to buy this?” The Windows clip would be a great way to get the message across cheaply. When Granny speaks about the message she got in the church parking lot–her grandkids could be there playing Waters and would that make someone mad at being played for the fool, or what?

Follow that up with Ned holding up the flyer on TV and denouncing it himself. He could simply get on TV, White Shirt, Tie, Rolled up sleeves and hold it up as another Reason “why Joe’s Rovian dirty tricks, should be ended once and for all”.

]]> By: Bruce/Crablaw http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216533 Bruce/Crablaw Tue, 01 Aug 2006 05:09:43 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216533 <p>It is dishonest, fraudulent bullshit to say that the Democratic Party has “endorsed” Joe Lieberman. What a criminal load of bullshit. Is it illegal to produce fake endorsements? If I say that NARAL endorsed me and they did not, is that an FEC issue? The whole point of the election as noted in another comment above to answer that very question. Had he said Schumer or the DSCC, maybe.</p> <p>Self-righteous ponderer moralist Joe. Fraud. To think I took joy in his nomination for VP.</p> It is dishonest, fraudulent bullshit to say that the Democratic Party has “endorsed” Joe Lieberman. What a criminal load of bullshit. Is it illegal to produce fake endorsements? If I say that NARAL endorsed me and they did not, is that an FEC issue? The whole point of the election as noted in another comment above to answer that very question. Had he said Schumer or the DSCC, maybe.

Self-righteous ponderer moralist Joe. Fraud. To think I took joy in his nomination for VP.

]]> By: MVC http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216326 MVC Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:52:13 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216326 <p>I have tremendous respect for the CBC.<br /> Those congressman and congresswomen can teach us all about how to fight the good fight with both passion and intellect. They are truly inspiritional!</p> I have tremendous respect for the CBC.
Those congressman and congresswomen can teach us all about how to fight the good fight with both passion and intellect. They are truly inspiritional!

]]> By: mary jane http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216314 mary jane Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:39:01 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216314 <p>jane baby! You look fabulous…yeah well you ARE fabulous!</p> jane baby! You look fabulous…yeah well you ARE fabulous!

]]> By: *ilson46201 http://firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216252 *ilson46201 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:10:16 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/07/31/holy-joe-plays-the-race-card/#comment-216252 <p><em>Lieberdem</em> huh? stupid fucks! Guess who just now owns the LieberDem domain? <b>Moi</b> !</p> <p>In about an hour, the forwarding will take hold and <a href="http://www.LieberDem.com">www.LieberDem.com</a> will go to an amusing place …</p> Lieberdem huh? stupid fucks! Guess who just now owns the LieberDem domain? Moi !

In about an hour, the forwarding will take hold and http://www.LieberDem.com will go to an amusing place …

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