What's not being said about Lieberman

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Saturday December 10, 2005 · 6:15 PM PST

2005/12/10 · 18:15

I want to say upfront that I have generally been a Joe Lieberman supporter, although I disagree with his stance on the war, and I disagree with his most recent comment about Democrats undermining the president. However, I do not read it in the same way that it has been discussed here. More importantly, it is (not) suprising that nowhere on this site has the quote been placed in context. See below for more.

Here is the complete quote:
It's time for Democrats who distrust President Bush to acknowledge that he will be the commander in chief for three more critical years and that in matters of war we undermine presidential credibility at our nation's peril. It is time for Republicans in the White House and Congress who distrust Democrats to acknowledge that greater Democratic involvement and support in the war in Iraq is critical to rebuilding the support of the American people that is essential to our success in that war. Read More

What Do We Do When We Encounter Bigotry Here?

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Friday August 19, 2005 · 10:48 PM PDT

2005/08/19 · 22:48

I'm wondering how others have handled it when they have encountered bigotry within the Daily Kos community. Though I rarely encounter bigoted posts, when it does happen I find it appalling. I have always thought of Republicans as the party of bigotry. When it happens within this community, it is upsetting because it reflects poorly upon all of us and gives "the other side" ammunition against us. Sad to admit, there is bigotry on both sides.

Let me be clear: I have no problem with those who I disagree with. It is their right to disagree. Sometimes things get heated - as for most who post here - but we can always hug it out, bitch. I, however, think it is disgusting when posters use bigotry as a means to advance their political ideas. (Believe me, as a Lieberman supporter on these boards, there are many posters that disagree with me - that's fine. But to make bigoted statements as a means of disagreement?) Read More

Hillary Bashers are not the Base of the Democratic Party

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Wednesday July 27, 2005 · 12:53 PM PDT

2005/07/27 · 12:53

I'm fully aware that this diary may incite a flame war. So be it.

Like many, I too have noticed and been dismayed by the number of Hillary-bashing diaries on dkos. These have been sanctioned, it seems, by Kos and Armando on the main page. Several posters have easily followed their lead using dkos as a "safe space" for bashing Hillary, bashing Biden, bashing Lieberman or bashing any other Democrat that is moderate by calling them Republicans. Recognize this: if you are calling moderate Democrats "Republicans," this is a sign that you are on the fringe -- you are not part of the base of the Democratic Party. Read More

Grand Theft Auto changes rating: Hillary and Joe were right

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Wednesday July 20, 2005 · 8:47 PM PDT

2005/07/20 · 20:47

Grand Theft Auto has now admitted that sex scenes were built into the game, not something that came from the outside. Their rating has been changed to AO (Adults Only) and must be sold that way. They are working on a version of the game that does not contain the sex games.

The company (Rockstar Games) was thinking, I'm sure, of how to make money. Sex certainly does sell. But it was dishonest. The sex game was hidden so that reviewers wouldn't find it. "Modders" may be able to find it, but they didn't create it -- the makers of Grand Theft Auto did. Read More

Joe Lieberman's Mom Marcia Passes Away

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Tuesday June 28, 2005 · 8:32 PM PDT

2005/06/28 · 20:32

On Sunday, Joe Lieberman's mother passed away. Many will remember her from her appearances at the DNC convention in 2000. She did quite a bit of campaigning to get seniors to vote for the Gore/Lieberman ticket. Read More

Is DailyKos a Republican's Best Friend? - Bias by the Numbers

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Monday April 11, 2005 · 7:56 PM PDT

2005/04/11 · 19:56

Where are our priorities? In 2006, the Senate could very well become a 60-40 seat Republican majority meaning that the policies of GWB will not end in 2008 but continue for many decades. One would think that all our efforts should focus upon making sure this doesn't happen -- getting rid of Republicans and protecting Democrats in danger of defeat, not purging the party of Senators who are not liberal enough to our liking.

A lot of good could come out of a blog. But instead of focusing on Republicans and keeping the Senate from becoming a 60-40 Republican majority, DailyKos is more focused on Lieberman than any Republican.

Some statistics:
The number of stories about the following VULNERABLE 2006 Senate candidates that have appeared on the cover page since the 2004 election:

Santorum (R) - 7
Chafee (R) - 7
Burns (R) - 3
Nelson (D - both combined) - 5
Cantwell (D) - 2
Stabenow (D) - 1

How many negative front page articles about Lieberman?

Lieberman (D) - 21 Read More

Kos and Lieberman

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Wednesday April 06, 2005 · 5:02 PM PDT

2005/04/06 · 17:02

Once again, Kos is dishonest in his portrayal of Senator Lieberman. Kos claims that more Republicans in CT like Lieberman than Democrats. In fact, in the Quinnipiac poll that he cites, the margin of error is 4.1%, meaning that Lieberman's 72-66% favorability from Republicans and Democrats is well within the margin of error. The margin of error may not be important to Kos, but it sure was when he was pushing Dean during the primaries. He consistently posted the margin of error on polls when it helped Dean. Interesting that he does not post the correct margin of error here.

There have been more front page articles posted about Lieberman than any Republican running for reelection in 2006. Where is DailyKos's priorities??? Since kos has shown in the 2002 elections and the 2004 elections that he has trouble flexing the mighty muscles of the blog to take down Republicans, he's turned on Democrats. Pardon me, but I know who the true disloyal Democrat is.

Is Your Senator Hot or Not?

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Monday February 21, 2005 · 8:22 PM PST

2005/02/21 · 20:22

Is Your Senator Hot or Not?

Time to freep this very important site. We may not have the majority in the Senate, but our Senators are hotter.

Think about it:
who is hotter? Russ Feingold or Trent Lott?
Hillary or Kay Bailey? John Kerry or Arlen Specter? Joe Lieberman or Robert Bennett?

Our 2006 slogan: Good looking people vote for good looking people. Only uglies vote Republican.

Israel to Aid Distressed Sudanese

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Sunday December 19, 2004 · 6:46 PM PST

2004/12/19 · 18:46

In a recent diary a poster discussed the inappropriateness of comparing Bush to Hitler, especially after recently touring the concentration camps himself/herself. Unfortunately, some posters said that the Jews/Israelis (ah someone's always willing to conflate the two) were hypocrites because they didn't care about Sudan. However, Israel is sending aid to Sudan, even though it has no relations with this Arab nation:

Israel to Aid Distressed Sudanese

This is the first time that Israel has sent humanitarian aid to an Arab nation with which it has no ties. Read More

Rumors are not always true

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Thursday December 02, 2004 · 4:39 PM PST

2004/12/02 · 16:39

Though Armando has insisted otherwise, Rumors are not always true. Joe Lieberman is not the next Homeland Security Chief. Bush has nominated NYC Police Commishioner Bernard Kerrick. Yet, many people used this rumor that the HS nomination would go to Lieberman as confirmation that Lieberman was a sell out and that he was only interested in himself. I think there were many who jumped the gun on this one, and I'm wondering how many are willing to admit their error in this particular instance for trashing the guy for something that never was.

What's great about the Democratic Party is that it has a big umbrella. We do the Party a big disservice when we try to say who is and who is not a Democrat. And it's particularly inappropriate to use rumors to make that distiction. Read More

Kerry is better for Israel

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Saturday October 02, 2004 · 10:51 AM PDT

2004/10/02 · 10:51

JTA.org (the Jewish global news service) has been doing a series on the US Presidential election. A recent Op-Ed piece lists great counterpoints to the "Bush has been the best president for Israel" line that has been overused and under-investigated. Read More

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