Having lost his superdelegate status for this summer’s Democratic National Convention due to his misguided endorsement of St John McCain, and having enabled the netroots to stuff Tom Allen’s war-chest by holding a lobbyist-filled DeeCee fundraiser for GOP Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Short Ride Joey is ready to bring his treachery right to the heart of Connecticut.
Now that Democrat Jim Himes is mounting a credible challenge to the last remaining New England GOP Congressman (the odious Chris Shays) Connecticut’s treacherous Senator Palpatine is being pressed by local media to indicate who he will endorse in the race. Of course, it’s impossible for Lieberman to simply indicate, as any loyal Democrat would, that he will support and campaign for Jim Himes. "It’s a little early to make a specific endorsement," Rape Gurney Joe says with a smirk.
Senator Lieberman, we simply do not care that your late mother loved Chris Shays. Ewww.
We simply don’t care that you’ve known him a long time and would have a hard time campaigning against him. You could see yourself endorsing Chris Shays? The Republican who thinks Blackwater has "a perfect record"? Any Republican who votes to organize the other House for the opposing party?
Or is the GOP really the opposition party, Senator Lieberman?
Democrats all over America have one question for Harry Reid: How many strikes does this buffoon get, Mr Majority Leader, before you strip him of his committee chairmanship? How many endorsements of Republicans will you allow this corrupt Senator and still welcome him to your party’s caucuses, especially as we begin a crucial election year? Will Democratic election strategy, sure to be discussed in caucus meetings, be stovepiped directly to Chris Shays and Susan Collins and the rest of the desperate Congressional Republicans by Darth Sidious?
Chris Shays, if Lieberman endorses him, will be the third Republican to earn the coveted Senator Palpatine nod. How many strikes will you let him have, Harry Reid? Where’s that hell you’re so famous for, anyway? Give him some, will ya please?
Three strikes, you’re out. It’s as American as baseball, apple pie, and the Oscars.
{YouTube courtesy of CTBlogger, h/t DownWithTyranny}
Update: Please stuff some cash into the Jim Himes and Tom Allen war-chests at Blue America. They both need it, with this treacherous Sith Lord working the other side.
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hi teddy
Hi Teddy… & Betsy
joe is a traitorouse slimy turncoat SOB.
RGJoe. What a sack of rocks.
Hi Teddy!
hey katymine. how’s arizona this eve?
Hi Teddy-
Thanks for highlighting the Himes/ Shays contest.
imo Shays is toast. But, that’s not to say Himes doesn’t need $$ support.
Evening Teddy, Betsy, pups!
It will be so marvelous when this slimeball joins the rethugs officially.
TexBetsy – Southern AZ is beautiful. In the 70’s today and currently 63.
hiya Betsy
hiya katy
hiya newton
hiya VG
Oscar commentary welcome on this thread, of course. It’s America, right?
hello Alicia
hello FF
The local stations started with some GOP imitation of 24 commercial on FISA… “shame on the Democrats”…. Call Harry Mitchell to save America before we are attacked type language…… and the text of who paid for this ad has a something about “preserving Democracy” … this started during the early bobble head shows and continued throughout the day…
Has anyone seen these?
I plan to help Himes on the ground later in the campaign.
It’s Late Night, anyway!
But it wasn’t america during football season Teddy.
*** ducking
You know, you have to wonder how someone like Lieberman lives in his skin when he is at home alone. He must hate looking in the mirror.
hello back at you Teddy and to all the Firepups
Not as much as I hate looking at him.
I think he feels just fine in his own skin, but wonders why the rest of the D world is so wrong-headed.
It was high 70’s today….. my daffodils are blooming. Neighbors yard is full of Lupine, poppies and African daises.
Quack!
I hate Shays. GO Himes
Teddy- permalink for that Howie DWT article:
http://downwithtyranny.blogspo…..erman.html
picture at top is a classic. Collins, Lieberman, Shays, ?, McCain.
i think we hit 80 today. gorgeous weather. so, of course, i worked most of the day.
WOO HOO HOO!!! SIDNEY WINS AN OSCAR!!!!
First FDL contributor to do that, to the best of my knowledge.
so, did lieberman change? or was he like this in 2000 when al gore selected him as running mate?
Since this is Late Nite, can we still do Oscar chat? It’s so cool that Taxi to the Darkside won for best documentary.
Hey, Discovery Channel, feel stupid now?
All if the mirrors are covered in Joe’s house. No reflection.
Has anyone see those fake 24 commercials attacking a congresscritter for voting against FISA and risking America today?
They have been on all day today when I was in and out….
haven’t turned the TV on at all.
Wait, what FDL contributor? I just turn the oscars back on.
“Connecticut’s treacherous Senator Palpatine”
HEY! That is TOTALLY over the line! How dare you compare the Senator to that odious man! I think a lot of other people here a going to read that line and agree with me that you’ve really gone over the edge on this one, and that you should immediately retract that statement and issue a complete apology to Mr Palpatine.
olbermann featured them on thursday, i think. i thought he said they were web-ads. i wonder if they are being broadcast-purchased by ari fleischer’s group, with the quarter-billion dollar budget.
From one of Larissa’s commenters on the 60 Minutes blackout:
This is off topic, but wanted to flag an interesting interview with Larry Diamond from Hoover Institution on Afghanistan and Iraq. This relates to the excellent post on Afghanistan earlier today.
Diamond is much more an establishment and center-center type of guy than I am, but I like to refer to Diamond. He is an ‘International Democracy Development’ specialist, initially opposed to Iraq invasion, tapped by Rice as an objective expert to consult on Iraq mess after it became a mess. So, went to Iraq, and either quit or was fired when he tried to funciton as an objective expert rather than an abject flunky.
I heard some familar refrains in this interview. in Afghanistan, Cheney/Bush tried to do things on the cheap, no real plan, too much emphasis on military at expense of economic reconstruction, gradual alienation of population (which was initially much friendlier than Iraqi public) due to heavy manners of strategy and tactics, with emphasis on indiscriminant killing. All very depressing. Diamonds throws a frew grenages on Cheney/Bush Pakistani policies too, for an added freebie bonus.
Interesting you don’t see this Diamond guy anymore on national media. He should be ‘OK’ being all very moderate and very sensible, he is from a conservative think tank and all. Wunner why? I guess same reason you never hear from Barnett Rubin -won’t stick to the script.
To to the URL below:
http://www.kcbs.com/KCBS-In-Depth/495243
And click on:
KCBS In Depth: Iraq and Afghanistan
Larry Diamond of Stanford’s Hoover Institution.(2/17; 27:50)
Palpatine and Lieberman look the same on hi def TV. But I am disappointed FDL would make decisions based on such a superficial criterion. Dude, Oscars are over already.
I didn’t want to spoil the Oscar party fun, so have held this until now (All you hard working folks deserved some downtime).
I watched the 60 Minutes segment on Don Siegelman and his imprisonment by Karl Rove (because that’s what it comes down to). CBS did a terrific job with it. After what Rove did to them and Dan Rather, they’re back in integrity. I was left with outrage, and no place to go with it.
Simply put, Karl Rove needs to go to prison. If not for this, then take your pick of 100 other criminal offenses. Will we ever know why Fitz let him off?
Those ads hit the web a few days ago. Crooks and Liars created a great response ad:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/…..-is-saved/
Sidney Blumenthal.
We want Holy Joe to endorse Chris Shays! We want him to put his fading credibility on the line behind Shays so we can crush him. If Holy Joe won’t endorse Shays then our story is the GOP is afraid that Holy Joe’s poison and that he hurts GOP candidates more than he helps them.
Then as proof we point out that Bush and Darth will only campaign in the district behind closed doors with prescreened crowds and Holy Joe is only one step up on the popularity ladder.
Will we ever know why Fitz let him off?
Very Unlikley. The GJ transrcripts will always be kept secret because he was not prosecuted. Its to protect the innocent.
Hell Congress cant even get the non-GJ and non-executive privilege files released from the prosecutor. I think Mukasey is still sitting on a letter from Oversight inquiring about the status.
i missed it but hope to catch it some other way.
Maybe Fitz needed the testimony of Scooter to convict KKK.
I didn’t know he was an EP on Taxi to the Darkside. That’s wonderful!
http://www.courant.com/news/po…..2276.story
A Monied Opponent Chases Shays
~~~”Our contributor base has grown from year to year wonderfully, and we appreciate it very much,” Sohn said. “When I started with Chris [in 2002] we had a donor base of just under 4,000 people. Our donor base is now well over 7,000.”
So far, that base has given Shays more than $780,000 in individual contributions, including nearly $50,000 from people whose donations aren’t itemized because they are less than $250. Shays also has collected almost $367,000 from some 180 PACs.
Himes, building his own funding base, raised more than $885,000 in individual donations, including almost $60,000 in contributions under $250. His filings also list contributions from 17 PACs totaling about $42,000.~~~
Fitz didn’t think he had him. You’re probably thinking, “Are you fucking kidding me?! It took him FIVE grand jury appearances to get his story straight!!” And you’re right. But what I think finally saved Karl was the fact that Richard Armitage also “forgot” that he blabbed about Plame to Bob Woodward. If Fitz had charged Karl, he really would have had to charge Armitage, too. And I think Fitz concluded that Armitage was a moron but not a felon, so Karl got a pass.
The ad has been on several channels…. both broadcast and network. I even think I saw one on the food network today. Mostly I tune out commercials and the screen that lists who is responsible flashes by really fast…. just wondering if anyone else was seeing them.
Another off-topic, but I guess this is post Oscar free for all.
I heard on radio and read a few business journalist (that is, paid flack) pieces doing ‘objective’ analysis of the presidential campaign. It was garbage, a list of mind-numbing tick-tock, each item consisting cenetered around one or two buzz-words (eg, “for more regulation” “for lower taxes”) Guess what? Obama turns out to be a kooky leftist, even further to the left than HRC (which is total BS). John McCain is a moderate on economics. That is also BS. Maybe in 2000 he could be called a center-right moderate. Now he is a Cheney/Bush reactionary kook (or he is a pandering liar, it’s either one or the other).
But whadda I know? Turns out A Wall Street Journal poll of prominent economists and business analysts (and very balanced I am sure) said Honest John McCain’s moderae policies were preferred.
So, I guess the corporate media cr*p propaganda festival for the general election began this weekend.
Sounds like they’re targeting the areas to run it. Cable buys can be very local or regional. I haven’t watched a LOT of tv today, but I haven’t seen them run at all.
Check out this video illustrating what a massive hypocrite Hillary Clinton is. It really shows her true colors…
Did everyone misappear?
i’m here katymine
How about this little vid:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..88194.html
Could someone give ‘Short Ride’ a ride off a shorter pier?
Oh…wait, Obama has promised him the SCOTUS. That will really, really please the netroots such as OpenLeft where they are debating endorsing Obama now so Chris’s fantasy about the ‘creative class’ coalition will come true.
Bleah….
Supreme Court Justice ‘Short Ride’ Joe….
Hey, it ain’t no worse than ‘Machine Gun’ Sammy Alito.
Unless yer female.
Then ya got a problem.
Linkie please.
gotta link on Joe on the SCOTUS under Obama?
hiya mary! here’s your coke.
Uh, what? When did Obama promise Joe a scotus seat?
Once again?
Show me a link, please.
Thanks.
Me too.
Apparently “Taxi to The Dark Side” won best documentary. I checked the web site and it does not show any theaters in AZ. It sounds like a must see film, any comments from someone who has seen it. (if this has been covered in another thread, I apologize in advance)
i do hope that the dem senate would vote him DOWN for SCOTUS.
The job Chris Russo did on Shays on Russo’s WFAN show has already been noted on this and other blogs. He kept it up t6he next day on that early morning CBS show that always gets creamed by Today, whatever it’s called.
Here’s the whole transcript (in which he calls Rep. Darrel Issa just plain “Issa.” RODRIGUEZ: We want to get in a Republican panel member right now.Mr. RUSSO: Issa.)
http://weblogs.newsday.com/spo…..weigh.html
Mr. RUSSO: But the Republicans did a terrible job. They put all these
little pit pills in here that killed McNamee. Talking about his
inconsistencies, he has no credibility, Tennessee, Burton from Indiana, AuntBea Foxx from North Carolina. These Republicans, Shays, my district in Connecticut
What?
You think he hasn’t?
Where do you think a lot of the $$$$ Obama’s been spending comes from.
Thanks Ted.
Dunno but it’s out on DVD March 11.
You can’t possibly be serious.
Seeing the 60 Minutes piece tonight, and the mention of Karl Rove, I thought of that vidclip of Rapper Rove and his homies [David Gregory].
Think this guy’s gonna do any time? Nah… Wonder if Siegelman could civil sue on civil rights charges? Political prisoner that he is.
This claim needs credibility, more than just the assertion, to stand.
Link(s), please.
Thanks.
I can’t wait for silly season to be over.
Let’s see the detail from Obama’s campaign financial disclosure reports. They’re public.
the 60 minutes segments on siegelman are up here: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5738
thank.you.betsy
missed it all!
I was just gonna watch a movie but checked here first so I thought I’d answer. Yes, I’ve been seeing these stupid commercials all day. I’m not in Harry’s district, but this makes me think we should write anyway, just to let him know that not all of us in AZ feels the way those commercials say.
Now, back to my movie. We should talk more about this in the AM.
If the sports reporters go after Shays, he is toast, even without the contribution from the monfing drive-time radio jocks.
Can we get a sports angle on McCain?
so did i!
Why “Machine Gun” ??
I am going to call Doug his local Legislative staff person and let him know and also call into Jeff’s show tomorrow afternoon to make sure everyone calls Harry’s office and thank him for making sure that there is no Telecom Amnesty…
I think we’ve heard all we’re going to from Mad Dog;
“My Republican friends got all over me, so I will be looking to find out more about all the issues before I go crazy,” Mr. Russo said Tuesday. “Shays did a bad job here, so we shall see. I’m not locking myself into any political endorsement yet.”
“I’ve been getting a hard time from all my Republican buddies in New Canaan,” Mr. Russo said. “They all went up to me and were like ‘What are you doing?’ Shays is the only Republican left in the region and it would be terrible if we lost him.’ They all told me he’s a good guy and works very hard, but for me, his baseball acumen is a disgrace.”
http://www.acorn-online.com/ne…..9212.shtml
Still, it was better than nothing for Himes.
Most people here would guess FISA is an opening ban for Miley Cyrus.
A crime that cries out to heaven for vengance.
HERE? I don’t think so.
Where did that citizen dude go with the linkies?
Who’s FISA ?
Twain, I think he meant “here”, where he lives. Is that Colorado, Pete?
Don’t hold your breath.
You know-Darrell Fisa.
There’s this odious video at gop.gov with terrorists and shit. Has anyone made and posted a copy of it anywhere else. It needs to be preserved for posterity. (And I have my agenda.) Thanks.
This has not happened, and will not happen. And the only cabinet Leiberman would get anywhere near is in the kitchen.
Try a little more realism; Britney, Miley Cyrus, on the S. Ct. That has more probability than Leiberman. I have to say for a washedup nothing, Leiberman sure gets way more digital ink at FDL than he rates. He’s been over for a long time fortunately.
PetePierce does the Scotus have a kosher kitchen?
Lieberman is a republican. I don’t care who he caucuses with, he’s a republican and as such, will have my infernal scorn forever.
Thanks in large part to the digital FDL ink.
Oh yeah. He’s terrrrrr-ible. Atrocious. A disgrace. Get him outta there. Hey. If Mcnamee’s a drug dealer, what does that make Issa’s boy Clemens? A drug addict, that’s what. Issa’s a disgrace. No baseball acumen.
Amen, brother.
He’s not over as long as he’s a committee chair, blocking Senate investigations into Katrina contracting, Homeland Security contracts, Blackwater in Iraq, and other BushCo horrors.
Why do you think all the action in Governmental Affairs and Homeland Security happens on the House side? It’s because Lieberman has everything stopped up on the Senate side — doing his paymaster Rove’s bidding.
Hear! Hear!
LOVE THAT!! Darrel Fisa…
Dugg‘ya, Teddy!
True. And as long as it’s going to take 60 votes to do anything, every votes becomes more important in a way. He’s not over.
Darrel Fuckery Fisa.
OT- Larry Craig gets a standing ovation.
Think Progress
so does lieberman sit in on meetings and get emails that he can then pass along to rove or repub senators?
tap-tap-tap
I gotcher ethically correct right here, Senator.
Isn’t Robert Moore Thomas Kinkade’s cousin?
And, then … ???
thanks fer the dugg, newton
Poor Huckster (WaPo):
Good stuff here. The New York Times writes up a story on the fabulous TPM and Josh Marshall:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02…..ref=slogin
My contempt for Joe Lieberman knows no bounds.
Why was Lieberman (CT-I) a Democratic convention super-delegate? Are there any other non-Democratic party members who are super-delegates to the Democratic convention?
Nedra Pickler wins the Mendacious Hack Award!
-G
I thought that they took his super duper delicacy away from him.
Good. The traditional media needs to pay attention to bloggers like TPM and FDL and many others. Otherwise they’re in for a BIG surprise in November.
One of the Alabama stations blacked out the 60 Minutes Siegleman segement and blamed it on a problem with the main network…
The main network then called the Alabama station a liar.
My, acting like a crime cover-up. WCHK?. Who Could Havde Known?
-G
And, at the end, the bloggers are contradicted by the buggy-whip manufacturer, Sig Gissler, as he rails against the tide:
Great article.
So, like, who elected Sig Gissler?
From atlargely.com
I think they come from small online contributions in contrast to the maxed out used up maximum contributions that have run out for Clinton.
Tell me–where do they come from? Could it be from
And can you find out for me why
Clinton refuses to release her tax returns
Clinton refuses to release the library contributions list
Clinton refuses to release 1.6 million docs from her failed health care plan that never got out of the White House
No Country for Hillary Clinton or Fiasco at Camp Clinton
Small Vendors Feel Pinch of Clinton’s Money Troubles
Somber Clinton Soldiers On as the Horizon Darkens
The Audacity of Hoplessness
According to Bill Clinton, states that don’t vote for Clinton are states that don’t need a President. It’s amazing that they still have starson the flag.
Very nice article. Good for Josh.
Per JB (Jack Balkin) the superb legal site balkin.blogspot.com/
IMHO, left-wing voters learned their lesson in 2000, even in Nader didn’t.
yawn…
Hey wigwam!
night all
Oh, shit. The thought plickens!
Hey Newt. Let’s go upstairs. ;-)
Ethically correct as in showing his Senate I.D. card to the arresting officer and saying, “Whaddya think of that?”
Is that the station that said they’d run the story during their 10pm newscast? If so, it may have been seen by more people than during 60 Minutes. *shrug*