Login HereRepublican attack ads pressuring House Democrats to capitulate on telecom immunity started running in Connecticut against Chris Murphy and Joe Courtney this week. They're funded by an organization called the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and they're exceptionally dishonest even by Republican standards.
Take a stroll over to the Advisory Board of FDD. Who's on it? That's right. Your good friend and mine, Joe Lieberman. He's a "distinguished advisor" of an organization running attack ads in an election year against Democrats for supporting a core Democratic position in his own home state.
If the Democrats take the Senate by even so much as one more vote this year, the screeching to have this guy stripped of his seniority and kicked off his committee assignments is going to be deafening. I hope everybody knows that.
Update: CTBob debunks the ad.
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Hi Jane!
Oh yeah, Jane, JoeLie’s days are numbered.
Lieberman is a Pig. Every time he opens his mouth all I hear is, “Oink, oink, oink…oink oink…oink oink oink”. See?
Puh-lease, can his sorry *ss…!
Glad to see his treachery branching out in Connecticut, quite frankly. You can run, Joe, but you can’t hide. Really. First Shays, now this.
Not only should we strip Joe of his power, but we should also strip him naked and make him run through the Senate Democrat’s offices. I’m sure he’s told all of them he has a big one and they should listen to him. *rolling eyes*
Gah, Lieberman! What a complete slim ball.
And yes, Tw3k, Joe does have slim balls too. LOL
eeeeeeeeewwwww, no!
Strip of power but not of clothes!
I’m investing in earplugs as we speak.
Darn it … lost my appetite after that one …
yeah, but i don’t be able to hear it - because i expect everything to be drown out by my contribution to the screeching.
and i thought i couldn’t stand lieberman before…. little did i know how much i would grow to despise him.
This is the commercial that ran all day yesterday that I was asking about last evening. It was call Harry Mitchell all day long both on broadcast & cable here in the Phoenix area.
Gee, I thought we already had gotten a good start on that screeching, but I’ll be happy to turn the knob to 11.
I believe this is what is known as shitting in your own back yard.
Bad form RG, of course, that is going to be the least of his worries very soon.
When Karma bites him in the ass it’s going to take all of it off.
and i oh, so hope you get the chance to use them.
RGJoe’s hood ornament: http://69.20.89.6/ProductImage.....noseLG.jpg
Has anyone seen a recent poll on immunity? Considering how they are putting it all on the line here, do they think there’s a chance they could lose?
Jane- I surely hope that neither Murphey nor Courtney are in danger for re-election.
And, I do think CTians have wised up about Liarman.
eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwww
gah, your full of images today aren’t you.
Here, have a cow :D
I made myself barf too. ;-)
So why is he snuggling up with the people who are going to lose the next election? Inexplicable to me.
He has no vision beyond the bubble he is in.
That’s all he has left!
The fucking traitor has burned his bridges and good riddance.
How’s about a little disclosure, M’dear? That ya actively campaigned for Lamont…! *g*
Oh suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure, show a paper doll cut out of McCain naked from the neck down now! LOL
We do know that, Jane. And we’re working right along with you! Here’s a really nice new Vote Vets ad.
They are running here in NM too. Pure bullsh*t, be afraid, be very, very, verrrrrrrrrry afraid.
If the gummint can’t eavesdrop on your calls, it can’t protect you from terrists.
Have I mentioned how much I hate these people?
BC
LOL!
Maybe Nader will pick him for his running mate. Excuse me while I retch.
Long ago…! ;-)
time for HoJo to take a long walk off a short plank.
I’ll never look at Spaghettini and meatballs the same way again … *g*
He’s snuggling up to the War Party, you know, the party that 80% of the country doesn’t approve of anymore or wants to hear from. Joe doesn’t want to be alone. See?
Into a dry lake.
Hey Jane, here’s the video I made today in response to those ads. I knew I shoulda emailed it to you!
Hmmm…the linky doesn’t work for some reason. Here’s the URL to copy and paste:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yGuDUNL3AM8
Just called 1480 KPHX and was on the air….. told them to to both the letter to the AP action and to call Harry Michell’s office to let him know that he voted the right way. Directed Jeff to this post for the info…
Lake Woah! Be Gone!
It works now that I posted it; it didn’t work in Preview mode. Click away!
yes… but only because couldn’t stand lieberman. well, and because lamont seemed like a decent person… and then there was the thing about jane being so inspiring that i had to give electoral politics a try. and of course i didn’t want to do it alone… so, …
….
so, yeah… CTuttle’s right… i’m a little biased *g*
Hey! Great job on the vid!
Great job….. emailing it to Jeff at 1480 KPHX right now!
I like to point out to the neocons when they say spying on Americans without a warrant will make us safe…that on September 10th, 2001, Michael Hayden at the CIA overhead two of the well-known 9/11 hijackers saying to each other ON THE PHONE, “The match begins tomorrow” and “Tomorrow is zero hour”. What did Michael Hayden of the CIA do when he heard that? Nothing! Was there a warrant issued to listen to this phone call? Probably. So, in conclusion, with or without a warrant, WE ARE NOT PROTECTED WITH NEOCONS IN CHARGE OF OUR COUNTRY. See?
With all the technology we have, Hayden couldn’t pin point where the call was coming from yet he was able to listen in? Oh please!
Good lord. Just when I thought Joe Lieberman could get no more odious. Is there no end to the lame-ass shell groups for funnelling wingnut welfare and soft money attack crap?
Lieberman may know something we don’t-he is a very serious person. I distinctly remember that I didn’t think there were enough stupid people in America to re-elect Mr. 19% in 2004. Fair. square or otherwise. The opposition’s repertoire of criminal “tricks” is extensive and they are shameless.
There is going to be a special place in hell for that prick,
He is just plain stupid. He thinks that supporting the war efforts somehow protects and supports Isr*el. Believe me, the McWar-Pukes will get Isr*el to do their dirty work and then Isr*el will get attacked - especially after what happened with Lebanon. The Pukes don’t get it that just because no one has attacked Isr*el after the Iraq invasion, it is just a matter of time — the Pukes are emboldened and think they can walk all over the rest of the M.E. JMHO.
It is so irresponsible.
:)
Just a tad! You’re an inspiration too, Selise…! *g*
I wasn’t aware of that bit of non-trivia. Do you have a citation for it?
joe lieberman … wow … just when you thought he couldn’t get any stupider …
Another instance of simple answers to simple questions, Redd…! No end in sight…!
Go on over to Defense for Democracies and leave them a comment on their blog. You don’t need an account, but the NSA may come calling….www.defenddemocracy.org
Sweet Billy Kristol and the Prince of Darkness, Richard Perle are also Advisors along with Pal Joey Lieberman. What a cast of characters!
http://www.usatoday.com/news/w.....y-usat.htm
love your new vid!
aw, you made my day CT. *blushes*
Am I imagining things, or is all this fear, fear, fear stuff just not working any more for Republicans? My sense is that the public isn’t listening to it.
Gracias, amiga.
Lieberman is a sociopathic schmuck and traitor to our body politic. Members of the US Senate should turn their backs on him and publicly rail against this bad apple and make his life so miserable until he resigns or his term expires. He deserves no less and belongs in the Senate hall of shame right up there with hate monger & disgraced Sen. Joe McCarthy.
So funny. FDL is now featuring a Netflix ad with all the popcorn popping. I know not everybody gets the same ads at the same time, but it always seems appropriate here!
Hey Bush! Hey Hojo! No immunity for war crimes! Stick that in your patriotic talking points.
Here is something else regarding someone who told the FBI about plans, there is lots more on the web about the poisoning death of Dr. Graham:
“Khan’s connection to the 9/11 terrorists is beyond dispute. Not only does he corroborate these meetings and these connections, himself, in person, on video tape, but in Khan’s signed plea agreement dated April 19, 2002, in US District Court, Western District of Louisiana, (criminal # 02-50014-01) there is language that makes reference to the allegation that Khan may be prosecuted for the crimes related of 9/11:
“In no case does the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana and the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas agree that there will be no prosecution of the defendant for any crimes concerning the hijacking of any airline or attack on any building or deaths that occurred on or about September 11, 2001. The United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana is simply not aware of the involvement of the defendant in these crimes at this time.”
Dr. David M. Graham was a gifted, brave, and rare American. This country was robbed of an asset when we lost him to mysterious circumstances. His death has never been investigated. His family is numbly living in a haze of fear, worried that asking for an investigation will result in reprisals.”
http://sander.gnn.tv/blogs/253.....Shreveport
Bob,
Great job on the video, but I have one minor nit to pick on it. At the point where the other guys say that “Senate Democrats and Republicans voted overwhelmingly”, I’m pretty sure they are referring to the passage of the Senate Intelligence Committee version of the FISA revision. They are pushing hard for the House to pass that bill unchanged. Maybe a better pushback on that point is to say that three of the four legislative committees to consider the issue did not vote for retroactive immunity, and Bush is promising to veto any of those versions.
Good for you, CTBob! Great job.
Thanks guys!
There’s probably a couple of things I would have worded differently if I wasn’t so angry or under the influence of cold medications. But I saw the commercial on CNN and it pissed me off so much I kind of rushed it up.
With the help of some kickass bloggers here in CT, I might add, who quickly filled in some blanks for me. We’ve got a helluva great bunch here in the Nutmegosphere!
Is Leiberman still alive?
CTBob- like, seriously, is this recent Liarman stuff a problem for anyone except Sen. Palp? Like Murphy and Courtney in any danger of NOT getting re-elected? Seems to me that JoeLie is blowing into the wind, maybe bec. he gets some $$ out of it, or maybe bec. he’s just plain nuts.
You mean NSA for Hayden on 9/10/01, not CIA. Sorry to nitpick.
Really, this ad would have us believe it really matters to Bush what Congress does. Hmmmm…
Nice video, Bob.
You’re welcome. People ask me, “Kay, why are you so angry at your government all the time?”, and I say, “Because I know way too much!”. LOL
Remember when a Democratic Congressman (can’t remember the name at the moment) was in a hotel and made a call to his office but mistakenly hit one number wrong and got a porn number instead? Well, the right wingers of our nation knew not long after that what hotel he was staying at and how long he was on the phone (10 seconds or less) with the porn site. See? They (the Bush Regime) are wiretapping everyone pretty much and for Hayden to say, “Geeeee….we didn’t have time to interpret this phone call between the well-known CIA’s Most Wanted terrorists” is just bullshit to me!
great video, bob! love the smackdown of the vacation stuff!
Too bad Bush had to go to Africa after all…you know he didn’t really want to…
TSF! Note I mentioned Sen Palp above. ! ;)
Courtney will win easily, Murphy also, depending on who they come up with to run against him. We’re really concentrating on getting Jim Himes to replace Harold Ford’s best friend down in the 4th CD.
Thanks. I make that mistake a lot since he’s the CIA director today. Sorry about that. ;-)
Acura of NY- irrc he was a candidate at that time. Sadly, I think he’s strayed in the Blue Dog directon.
Why wait, toss him now whatever the consequences. It is not like the Senate does anything worth doing anyway.
I do not think there is anyone in political life that I find more loathsome. Dick Cheney, who comes in second, at least does not try to pretend to care about anything other than his own self-aggrandizement.
Anyway, I know it won’t happen. And thank you for yet more evidence of just how despicable this man is.
I’m right with ya, Kay. If you’re not pissed off, you’re not paying attention. I think one reason Obama is succeeding in neutralizing the smears is because we’ve had way too much trivial crap thrown around while Rome burns.
Bush has not kept us safe, FGS!!! he has ruined our reputation, ruined our military, ruined our economy, ruined our constitution and just about everything designed for peace and security. Gah!!!
Please get rid of the other cancer on the Body Politic, Chris Shays…!
Rove.
Then Lieberman.
CTBob- thanks for the reality check! Especially as it matches mine! I just couldn’t imagine this LIeberman stuff having much of an influence in those districts. And, as I have said before, I think Shays is toast.
Was he ever?
Absolutely! That’s who I was referring to as Harold Ford’s best friend. Check this out if you haven’t heard:
Ford at Fairfield U.
Ack! Do stroll over to the Board of Advisors link for FDD. It’s a veritable Hall of Shame for wingnuts! Newt, Victoria Toesing, Bill Kristol, just fer starters…
Take a tums before clicking through…you’ve been warned.
Is that his name? A search of Google is giving me car dealerships. LOL
I can’t help but recall the Joe Izuzu character. He might make a great Veep for McCain…
I just dropped by to say one more time:
My contempt for Joe Lieberman is infinite and eternal.
Obama is fresh and new to us and doesn’t represent what we’ve come to loathe over the last three decades: Bushes, Clintons, and DC Insiders/Corruption/Traitors/Endless Bullshit.
Good gawd, he would be a perfect representation of McCrazy, Lieberman and the republicans!
And, I just dropped by to agree with Morris!
His only redeeming quality is the fact he doesn’t hide the fact that he’s a Repug, unlike, HoJo…
Where does the Z*on*st-American community come down on this issue?
OT, but this is good.
from obsessed, commenting at emptywheel: McCain Withheld Controversial Abramoff Email
Mike Arcuri. He represents a red to purple district. He’s no where near the level of Blue Dog as some of the others.
Kay- oops- I misspelled Mike Arcuri- D NY-24
dak- agreed! He’s strayed, but not that much. Comparatively speaking.
Right on CT-Bob!
you do know how to turn a phrase!
The FDD may just have lost one of their token Democrats over these slimy ads:
Thank you for the name. (no big deal with spelling it wrong Valley Girl! I was wondering though why car dealerships in New York kept coming up LOL) Yep, he was the one.
Ooooooo, that is juicy. Maybe he’ll turn on Joe? I’d love to think so!
via big orange:
Think how much could have been accomplished had Joe actually done something with this Committee?? The sister Committee (in the House) is Waxman’s Committee!
Did anyone watch fucking Jack Kingston (R-GA) and that goddamned David Frum, and Amy Walter - I don’t know WHO she is but she mostly just SAT there - on ‘Real Time’. Kingston especially was espousing that goddamned email slandering Obama. Not that I’m an Obama fan, mind you - but I am SOOOO sick of idiotic shitturds who think wearing an American flag lapel pin is all that’s necessary to be “a good American.”
But think of the movies all this wiretapping and the FBI’s new biometric $1 billion and growing communications center that has a 20% accuracy rate in bad light (night) will spawn.
I used to live in that district. Home of what used to be Griffiss AFB (SAC base) and moderate to conservative. Former seat holder was Sherry Boehlert who claimed to be a “liberal” Republican but was also a good bud of Newt.
Kingston is an asshole among assholes here in Jaw Jaw.
I have a simple response to this b.s.: Tom Petty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHJMp5bz9u8
Crank. It. Up.
“I will stand my ground, and I won’t back down.”
SING IT, DEMOCRATS!
Yep, and I can’t wait to see the sequel when a Democratic president wiretaps them back illegally! (I hope not…believe me, I will be bullshit then too) It will definitely be a scary movie by that time. LOL
Lieberwurst is acting like a guy who is planning on branching into the private sector to make a few million for his golden years. Only explanation I can think of for the behavior that is destroying any chance for re-election.
My contempt for Joe Lieberman knows no bounds.
Did you notice same uh turd as you say that he wasn’t wearing a lapel pin either? C&L has the hypocritical footage…(spit).
Maher interrupted and asked Kingston for proof that Obama won’t say the Pledge of Allegiance. Kingston said it’s contained in “the famous picture of him standing while Bill Richardson and Hillary Clinton have their hands over their hearts while saying the Pledge and Obama has his hands deliberately down.
“The concern is this guy is applying for the job on the No. 1 cheerleading squad for the United States of America. Where do they stand on America?” Kingston asked.
Now, about that “famous picture,” courtesy of Time magazine, the first media outlet to run it. The political trio wasn’t saying the Pledge. They were singing the national anthem.
KO is gonna BBQ Hillary!