JOE LIEBERMAN BEING GRILLED BY (L-R) ATRIOS, HAMSHER, AND MATT STOLLER (DUAL PURPOSE HOOD). NOT SEEN: JOHN KERRY.
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NO ONE EXPECTS THE “LIEBERMAN INQUISITION!”
Our chief weapon is surprise…surprise and fear…fear and surprise…. Our two weapons are fear and surprise…and ruthless efficiency…. Our three weapons are fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency…and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope…. Our four...no… Amongst our weapons…. Amongst our weaponry…are such elements as fear, surprise…. I’ll come in again.
(TBogg: A Really Stupid Blogger)
It’s been a couple of weeks since Little Neddy Lamont beat Senator Joe Lieberman in the Connecticut primary, thus causing every netnut this side of the planet Mongol to go into contortions of orgasmic pleasure not seen since the last AVN Awards Show. Since then, the world has moved on to other, more important things like war, peace, and answering the Ultimate Question of the Universe: Does one tell the truth when one imbibes a wee bit too much of the crature?
For a while there, I thought that Mel was going to take the place of Joe Lieberman in the netnut’s dock. The moralizing morans who were shamelessly cheering on Hizbullah during the war and who wouldn’t mind seeing the Israelis pushed into the sea by those long suffering, gentle souls in Hamas must have realized the laughable disingenuous of their criticism of Gibson and moved almost immediately back to savaging Joe. Good thing too. They only have about 9 weeks left to gloat because come election day, Lieberman will almost certainly make Little Neddy wish he hadn’t squandered his trust fund so recklessly in a quixotic campaign to appear as a reasonable candidate rather than the liberal fruit basket he actually is.
In this respect, John Kerry was quite helpful. He reminded voters of two things with his appearance yesterday on This Week; 1) why they voted for George Bush; and 2) the utter cluelessness of the Senator from Massachusetts:
Kerry accused the 2000 Democratic vice presidential candidate of “adopting the rhetoric of Dick Cheney,” on the issue of Iraq.“Joe Lieberman is out of step with the people of Connecticut,” Kerry added, insisting Lieberman’s stance on Iraq, “shows you just why he got in trouble with the Democrats there.”
Kerry called Lieberman’s independent bid a “huge mistake” and applauded businessman-turned-politician Lamont as “courageous” for challenging Lieberman on the war.
Ed Morrissey took Mr. Kerry to the woodshed and applied the necessary instruction:
Democrats seem intent on painting Joe Lieberman as a pariah these days. The ever-ridiculous Kerry has to push it even farther with a ludicrous comparison to conservative Dick Cheney. I doubt that Cheney ever garnered a 75 rating with NARAL (identical to Chris Dodd), nor did the VP’s legislative voting record land him square in the middle of the Democratic caucus, as does Lieberman’s.
Voters in Connecticut, who may have a better idea of the mainstream in the Nutmeg State than Kerry, obviously consider Lieberman a part of it. Rasmussen’s first post-primary poll in Connecticut put Lieberman ahead of Ned Lamont by five points on August 9th. A week later, Quinnipiac’s poll puts Lieberman ahead of Lamont by 11 points, and Lieberman has 53% of all likely voters—in a three-way race.
This, of course, begs the question; is Lieberman’s apostasy on the Iraq War egregious enough to cause the amateur Torquemadas on the left to boil him in a vat of of Targ dung and rip out his toenails?
Of course not. The answer is that Joe has not shown the proper amount of contrition about his vote to go to war. He hasn’t appeared in the appropriate forum wearing sackcloth and ashes begging forgiveness from the new overseers of the Democratic party.
Since Joe has not personally apologized to the internet rabble who believe they played a major role in catapulting an empty suit to the nomination for Senator from Connecticut, he must suffer the consequences of being called all sorts of names by brainless lefty twits and photoshopped into unrecognizability by humorless harridans and harpies.
Most other Democratic Senators have already made amends and promised not to sin again. The “If I only knew then what I know now…” speech has crossed the lips of more than one of these groveling pigdogs, showing how well a Democratic controlled Senate would stand up to Ahmadinejad and his minions in Hizbullah. Perhaps they could borrow some kneepads from Clinton-era interns.
What makes the inquisition even more bizarre is that with the best chance their party has had in a decade to take control of Congress, the loons are continuing their wall to wall Lieberman bashing – as if this one race would seal their victory against Evil George and the Rethuglicans. The fact that Lieberman is almost certainly going to win running as an independent doesn’t seem to enter their pointy heads. Nor does the fact that even if Lamont wins, their victory would do absolutely nothing to advance the cause of a Democratic takeover of Congress.
Josh Marshall attempted to inject a little sanity into this approach and had his ear bitten off by rabid dogs:
Look, one of the Dems’ problems in recent years is an inability to walk and chew gum at the same time. Rove Republicans throw everything but the kitchen sink into various electoral strategies. They don’t worry if the strategies are inconsistent or even diametrically opposed. Some will work; some won’t. But you don’t know what will stick until you throw it against the wall. Meanwhile, Dems engage in agonizing strategy debates, looking for that one electoral silver bullet.So I am all for multi-tasking: pay passing attention to the Connecticut race, while focusing with laser intensity on the races that will actually determine control of the Senate (as TPM Reader BM suggests below). Rove may be goading Democrats into fighting like hell amongst themselves in Connecticut, but that doesn’t mean we have to take the bait.
Says Baying Hound Atrios:
I’d like more of that advice going to, say, the people who gave money so that Hillary Clinton could have $22 million cash-on-hand. Does Bill Nelson need $12 million to run against Katie Harris? On the House side, does Marty Meehan, who won with 67% of the vote last time, really need to have 5 million bucks in the bank?There is always an incredible misallocation of resources in elections and that’s the money which flows to incumbents. Sure, they’re not all safe and it’s understandable that they need somewhat of a defensive warchest just in case, but if you want to criticize where donors are directing their money (and attention) start there.
In other words, “we’re having too much fun to stop now!”
The laser-like intensity with which the netnuts have focused on the Lieberman race will probably not come back to haunt them in November. Despite what Don Lambro’s dreamy post in today’s Washington Times says about the polls being wrong, unless some unbelievable piece of good news regarding Iraq (unlikely) or Osama (possible but perhaps even less likely) or if George Bush initiates first contact with an alien civilization (more likely than the other two options), the Republicans are doomed.
So in the midst of their party’s triumph, all of us on the right will still be able to point our fingers and laugh at their stupidity in pushing Little Neddy’s candidacy right to the edge of the cliff and then watch as it tumbles over the ledge.
And Joe Lieberman will be able to laugh all the way back to the Senate floor, secure in the knowledge that those who wished to burn him at the stake for being a rational human being will be the ones wailing and gnashing their teeth in the agony of defeat.
1:03 pm
The raving moonbats will “GET” Joe just like they “GOT” Karl Rove! Remember – ole Karl was supposed to be in the slammer by now! Something about outing a covert CIA agent or some other moonbat nonsense.
1:21 pm
he must suffer the consequences of being called all sorts of names by brainless lefty twits and photoshopped into unrecognizability by humorless harridans and harpies.
Well said.
3:48 pm
Never interfere with an opponent engaged in an act of self-destruction.
This reminds me of the 2000 Republican primaries. There were a lot of pissed off Republicans after some members of the party took it upon themselves to run roughshod over McCain. It’s possible Connecticut Democrats now feel the same way after the netnuts took it upon themselves to impose a litmus test.
If the ‘bats truly believe sound and fury are legitimate ways of governing, then let them learn a lesson in the school of hard knocks come election time. There’s nothing quite as entertaining in politics as an intra-party bloodbath.
Regards,
-the Canine Pundit
http://caninepundit.blogspot.com/
3:57 pm
john, flicka face, kerry, what a loon. Everytime I see his ugly ass face on the tube I quickly change the channel, he is just so lame.
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5:07 pm
I think the real fun in this three act play will be in the last act – how Lieberman is received as the new Independent Senator from Connecticut.
How will his former fellow Democrats view his victory – Like Kerry?
Will he lose standing on committees he currently sits on?
And how will these reactions sit with Lieberman?
Don’t you just love it!
8:10 pm
I’m did I miss something?
What I saw was Democrats rejecting someone who got too cozy with the opposition. McGovern is long gone and that peacnik crap is mostly from old fogoy’s who remember the 60’s.
Voters who were born around the time of George Bush v1.0 are probely wondering what all these old hippies and cranks are arguing about.
10:12 pm
The Beginning Of The End?
It’s probably not a great idea to blanket insult an entire sizeable city in a state you hope to win. From the August 18 Wall Street Journal Political Diary: Ned Lamont’s campaign has selected the wrong Connecticut city to pick
10:57 pm
why do you call him little Ned? Is grammar school name calling the best you can do.
Try this instead: poopy-head, poopy-head, you are, you are, you are.
11:03 pm
I think SShiell brings up an interesting point on asking if Lieberman will lose standing on committees he currently sits on. Democrats have already been making statements regarding Lieberman losing his seniority standing should he win. Why this becomes interesting, rest in the fact that it is possible the Democrats may gain 5 seats in the Senate. this could lead to the mad scramble on the part of Republicans to try to get someone to switch parties in order to maintain a majority. Could the Republicans get Lieberman to switch parties even if it is in name only in order to maintain its majority status? It is the Republicans who are backing Lieberman along with moderate Democrats who would tolerate such a move.
11:03 pm
The moralizing morans
Just because this is a HUGE pet peeve—it’s spelled “morons”.
11:57 pm
wow. i always get a good chuckle when i visit the cesspools which comprise rightwinger blogs. it seems that reasoning, logic, and basic humanity are virtually non-existant. nothing but infantile, petulant little brownshirt authoritarian pussies who worship at the feet of the biggest spoiled tyranical delusional criminally insane pussy of them all, lil’ georgie.
1:28 am
Just curious, but I looked through the archives and couldn’t find a similar post on the Lincoln Chafee inquisition. How come?
6:42 am
misty3k:
Nope: “morans” is how morons spell “morons.” And Rick Moran is as good as his name.
6:46 am
Irony usually escapes the dull witted.
“Moran” is used by the LEFT to call people morons. It also happens to be my last name. Using the left’s own term to describe them with the juxtaposition of having the term as my last name is too delicious for words.
Something you Paul, my dimwitted friend, missed.
6:57 am
Gee, I thought the “nut house” in your blog’s title was sarcasm. Silly me.
The right’s obsession with Lieberman is an absolute hoot. Right-wing propaganda outlet Fox News can’t let it go. I can’t count the rants on this topic from the “fair and balanced” network. Here’s one hilarious example of spin taped for posterity.
http://www.eyesonfox.org/?p=37
But the only real way to deal with such high comedy is saracsm, IMHO.
http://sknabt.eyesonfox.org/?p=17
7:06 am
That wasn’t Josh Marshall, it was a guest poster on TPM. Josh has taken quite the opposite view and has made clear his position on Joe Lieberman, a view which you have simplified, distorted, and trivialized. Hint: It’s more than Iraq.
10:14 am
I just can’t undertand why democrats don’t get behind Lieberman en masse?
He has the endorsement of Limbaugh, Cheney, Gingrich, Savage, and now Moran.
If republicans can fill Michael Moores bank account by flocking to see his movie why can’t Dems elect a favorite of Republicans?
5:32 am
No, most of the loons on this POST are so typical. Yall love to eat your young—you’re party is not gonna make headway with moonbats like little neddie and backers like codie pinkie, michael fat ass moore, naral immorals, kos and the like backing him.
Don’t yall even get it—most of the MAIN STREAM AMERICANS with common sense don’t like this crap and Ain’t gonna give yall the majority, I ‘m sorry guys, thats just the way it is.
TOGETHER WE STAND ….. DIVIDED WE FALL.