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Connecticut Politician Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman
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Congress.gov biography:
"LIEBERMAN, Joseph I., a Senator from Connecticut; born in Stamford,
Fairfield County, Ct., February 24, 1942; attended Stamford public schools;
graduated from Yale University 1964; received law degree from Yale Law
School 1967; member of Connecticut state senate 1970-1980, majority leader
1974-1980; attorney general of Connecticut 1983, 1986-1988; author; elected
as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1988; reelected as a Democrat
in 1994 and 2000; reelected as an Independent Democrat in 2006 for the
term ending January 3, 2013; chair, Committee on Governmental Affairs (One
Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]),
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (One Hundred Tenth
Congress); unsuccessful candidate for vice president on Democratic ticket
with Al Gore, Jr., in 2000; unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination
for president, 2004."
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Joseph
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20080602
John
Hagee - John
McCain - Joseph
Lieberman - Racist
- Homosexual
- Religious
- Military
- Politics
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- New
York
- Indiana
- History
- Germany
- Israel
- Iraq
- US
- 2008
Election - "Pastor
Hagee: The Antichrist Is Gay, "Partially Jewish, As Was Adolph Hitler"
(Paging Joe Lieberman!)." ... "On March 16, 2003,
on the eve of the United States' invasion of Iraq, [Republican Televangelist]
Pastor John Hagee took to the pulpit to warn of the coming Antichrist.
In his sermon, "The
Final Dictator," Hagee described the Antichrist as a seductive figure
with "fierce features." He will be "a blasphemer and a homosexual," the
pastor announced. Then, Hagee boomed, "There's a phrase in Scripture used
solely to identify the Jewish people. It suggests that this man [the Antichrist]
is at least going to be partially Jewish, as was Adolph Hitler, as was
Karl Marx."" ... "This "fierce" gay Jew, according to Hagee, would "slaughter
one-third of the Earth's population" and "make Adolph Hitler look like
a choirboy."" ... "Exposed here for the first time, Hagee's comments identifying
the Antichrist as a partly Jewish homosexual arrive in the wake of a furor
the pastor provoked by describing the Holocaust as an act of God. Hagee's
chilling sermon
about the Holocaust prompted [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate
and Arizona Senator] Sen. John McCain to reject the preacher's support,
an unexpected turnabout after McCain spent over a year soliciting his endorsement."
... "Days after McCain's rejection, I reported
that a key McCain ally, [Connecticut Independent Senator] Sen. Joseph Lieberman,
planned to deliver the keynote speech at Hagee's upcoming Christians United
For Israel (CUFI) summit. As the story exploded
into the mainstream press, pressure mounted on Lieberman to withdraw."
... "[New York Democratic Representative Eliot] Engel is slated to speak
on CUFI's "Middle East Briefing" panel this July. He will be joined on
the panel by Republican [Indiana Representative] Rep. Mike Pence, Weekly
Standard editor and New York Times columnist [and Fox contributor] Bill
Kristol, and Christian right activist Gary Bauer." -By
Max
Blumenthal -HuffingtonPost.com
LISTEN
to McCAIN endorser John HAGEE claim the Antichrist will be a Jewish homosexual.
WATCH
McCAIN endorser John HAGEE relate a story of how Florida Jews "mysteriously"
voted for Republican George W Bush and subsequently explain, "And I believe
it is because that this nation is doing what God intended us to do from
the day that Christopher Columbus discovered this nation.".
20080524
-
John
McCain - Barack
Obama - Joseph
Lieberman - Lindsey
Graham - Finance
- Laws
- 2008
Election - Ad
- Iraq
- War
- US
- Connecticut
- South
Carolina - Arizona
- "McCain
advisers on '527' attacking Obama." ... "Both [2008
Election Presidential Candidates] John McCain and Barack Obama say they
want to rein in the power of the so-called "527s," the independent political
committees that skirt the campaign finance laws with unlimited financing
and unregulated campaign attacks." ... "But two of [Republican] McCain's
own campaign chairmen are serving on the board of an independent organization
behind a new attack ad against [Democratic] Obama, "an apparent violation
of the Arizona Republican's new conflict of interest policy,'' the Huffington
Post notes." ... ""Sens. [Connecticut Independent Senator] Joseph Lieberman
and [South Carolina Republican Senator] Lindsey Graham both hold chairs
for the McCain camp as well as positions on the board of advisers of Vets
for Freedom, an advocacy group that supports the Iraq war,'' the HuffPost
reports. "A week ago these titles may not have been a political issue.
But under McCain's newly-implemented ethics policy, Lieberman and Graham's
role with Vets for Freedom is now proving problematic." -By
Mark Silva -Sun-Sentinel.com
20080409
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Connecticut
- Hack
- Political
- US
Attorney - Censorship
- 2006
Election - Web
- E-Mails
- Federal
- Attorney
- US
- Iraq
- Military
- "FBI
probe: Lieberman campaign to blame for crashing own Web site."
... "A federal investigation has concluded that U.S. [United States Connecticut
Independent Democrat Senator] Sen. Joseph Lieberman's 2006 re-election
campaign was to blame for the crash of its Web site the day before Connecticut's
heated Aug. [August] 8 Democratic primary." ... "The FBI [Federal Bureau
of Investigation] office in New Haven [Connecticut] found no evidence supporting
the Lieberman campaign's allegations that supporters of primary challenger
Ned Lamont of Greenwich [Connecticut] were to blame for the Web site crash."
... "Lieberman, who was fighting for his political life against the anti-Iraq
war candidate [Ned] Lamont, implied that joe2006.com was hacked by Lamont
supporters." ... ""The server that hosted the joe2006.com Web site failed
because it was overutilized and misconfigured. There was no evidence of
(an) attack," according to the e-mail." ... "The e-mail, dated Oct. [October]
25, 2006, was included in a technical packet of information recently sent
to The Advocate in response to requests under the Freedom of Information
Act filed in late 2006 with the offices of state Attorney General Richard
Blumenthal and U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor." ... "The Advocate filed the
requests after Blumenthal and O'Connor closed the case but declined to
divulge details. They stated only that they found no evidence that Lamont
supporters were to blame." ... "Visitors who tried to access Lieberman's
site at the time received a message calling on Lamont to "make an unqualified
statement denouncing this kind of dirty campaign trick and to demand whoever
is responsible to cease and desist immediately."" ... "Blumenthal denied
The Advocate's FOI [Freedom of Information] request on the grounds it was
a federal matter, and it took more than a year for the FBI and U.S. Department
of Justice to respond." ... "According to the FBI memo, the site crashed
because Lieberman officials continually exceeded a configured limit of
100 e-mails per hour the night before the primary." -By
Brian Lockhart -StamfordAdvocate.com
20080316
-
John
McCain
- US
- Iraq
- Military
- Politics
- History
- AZ
- CT
- SC
- "One
Year Later, Market Where McCain Strolled ‘Freely’ Is Controlled By Sadr,
Too Unsafe For Americans To Visit." ... "On April
1, 2007, [2008 Election Republican Presidential Candidate and Arizona Senator]
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ [Republican-Arizona]) strolled through the open-air
Shorja market in Baghdad [Iraq's capital] in an effort to prove that Americans
are “not getting
the full picture” of what’s going on in Iraq. In a press conference
after his Baghdad tour, McCain told a reporter that his visit to the market
was proof that people could “walk
freely” in parts of Baghdad." ... "What McCain failed to mention was
that he was accompanied by “100 American soldiers, with three
Blackhawk helicopters, and two Apache gunships overhead.” He also appeared
to be wearing a bulletproof vest during his visit." ... "Since that trip,
McCain has claimed that the situation in Iraq has improved even more. A
few months ago, McCain claimed that “we’ve
succeeded militarily” in Iraq. Things, of course, are going so well,
that he wants to keep U.S. troops there for at
least 100 years." ... "McCain is now back in Iraq for a “surprise
visit with Iraqi and American diplomatic and military leaders.” He
is joined by fellow Iraq war defenders Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-CT [Independent
Democrat-Connecticut]) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC [Republican-South Carolina]).
But it’s unlikely they will be visiting the Shorja market again. Today,
CNN reported that they tried to visit the Shorja market, but it was too
unsafe and they were unable to go:"
WATCH
- [CNN:]
"We got close to that marketplace today, Jim, but our own security advisers
here in Iraq did not want us to go there. They didn’t believe it was safe
for an American to be in that area. We were in a thriving marketplace nearby."
... "But when you show up, the local Iraqis, while it is clear security
is better on the street — it is clear there are more markets open, just
the traffic jams alone tell you that things are better on the streets of
Baghdad — it’s also a very sensitive potential neighborhoods." ... "That
one marketplace, as a matter of fact, you do see Iraqi police, you do see
the Iraqi army, but in truth, that area is controlled by the radical
cleric Moqtada al Sadr’s Mahdi army." -CNN
via
-ThinkProgress.org
20071109
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Michael
Bernard Mukasey
- Alberto
R Gonzales - Water
- Torture
- Politicians
- Human
Rights - Law
- Conn
- Calif
- New
York
- Ind
- Del
- La
- Neb
- "Senate
Confirms Mukasey By 53-40: Historically Low Tally
for New Attorney General." ... "The final tally gave [Republican President
Bush's Attorney General nominee Michael Bernard] Mukasey the lowest number
of yes votes for any attorney general since 1952, just weeks after lawmakers
of both parties had predicted his easy confirmation. Mukasey takes the
place of Alberto R. Gonzales, who left under a cloud of scandal in September."
... "He avoided defeat only because a half-dozen Democrats voted in favor
of the appointment along with Republicans and Democrat-turned-independent
Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn. [Connecticut])." ... "Mukasey, 66, had outraged
many lawmakers and human rights groups by repeatedly refusing to classify
waterboarding, a simulated-drowning technique, as torture. His few Democratic
supporters said last night that, although they are troubled by his equivocal
views on waterboarding, they believe Mukasey represents the best possibility
for change at the troubled Justice Department. "This is the only chance
we have," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif. [California])." ... "The
other Democrats in favor of the confirmation were Sens. Charles E. Schumer
(N.Y. [New York]), Evan Bayh (Ind. [Indiana]), Thomas R. Carper (Del. [Delaware]),
Mary Landrieu (La. [Louisiana]) and Ben Nelson (Neb.)." ... "Mukasey garnered
the lowest number of yes votes among confirmed attorneys general since
James P. McGranery, who was approved by a vote of 52 to 18 in 1952 during
the [Democratic President Harry] Truman administration. The only recent
competitor is [Republican President Bush's nominee] John D. Ashcroft, who
attracted 58 yes votes from the GOP-controlled Senate in 2001." (1, 2)
-By Dan Eggen Paul Kane with contributions by Madonna
Lebling -WashingtonPost
20070912
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US
- Intelligence
- Politics
- Terrorism
- Germany
- Overseas
- Telephone
- E-Mail
- Secret
- Electronic
- Surveillance
- Law
- Connecticut
- "Spy
Master Admits Error: Intel czar Mike McConnell told
Congress a new law helped bring down a terror plot. The facts say otherwise."
... "In a new embarrassment for the [Republican President] Bush administration's
top spymaster, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell is withdrawing
an assertion he made to Congress this week that a recently passed electronic-surveillance
law helped U.S. authorities foil a major terror plot in Germany." ... "The
temporary measure, signed into law by President Bush on Aug. 5, gave the
U.S. intelligence community broad new powers to eavesdrop on telephone
and e-mail communications overseas without seeking warrants from the surveillance
court. The law expires in six months and is expected to be the subject
of intense debate in the months ahead. On Monday, McConnell—questioned
by [Connecticut Independent Democratic Senator] Sen. Joe Lieberman—claimed
the law, intended to remedy what the White House said was an intelligence
gap, had helped to “facilitate” the arrest of three suspects believed to
be planning massive car bombings against American targets in Germany. Other
U.S. intelligence-community officials questioned the accuracy of McConnell's
testimony and urged his office to correct it. Four intelligence-community
officials, who asked for anonymity discussing sensitive material, said
the new law, dubbed the "Protect America Act,” played little if any role
in the unraveling of the German plot." ... "Late Wednesday afternoon, McConnell
issued a statement acknowledging that "information contributing to the
recent arrests [in Germany] was not collected under authorities provided
by the 'Protect America Act'."" ... "The developments were cited by Democratic
critics on Capitol Hill as the latest example of the Bush administration's
exaggerated claims—and contradictory statements—about ultrasecret surveillance
activities." (1, 2,
3)
-By Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball
-MSNBC /Newsweek
20070803
-
Noteworthy
- Media
- Terrorism
- San
Francisco - California
- Illinois
- Connecticut
- 2008
Election - "Dodd,
Talk Show Host Exchange On-Air Jabs." ... "[Rupert
Murdoch's Foxnews Host] Bill O'Reilly told [2008 election Democratic Presidential
Candidate and Connecticut Senator] Chris Dodd, "I don't have any respect
for you" and "if I were Joe Lieberman, I would never talk to you again.""
... "Dodd fired back that the talk show host says "a lot of things [that]
are vile on a daily basis" and that studies show O'Reilly says something
derogatory about people or groups once every 6.8 seconds." ... "Dodd's
presidential campaign has been itching for the confrontation all week.
"Support Chris Dodd's strong stance against partisan media," says the front
page of the Dodd campaign website. The site urges viewers to "stand up"
against O'Reilly by contributing." ... "O'Reilly set the tone early in
the five-minute interview. He told listeners about his distaste for the
liberal blog Daily Kos and this week's convention, called Yearly Kos, in
Chicago [Illinois]. The convention is expected to attract most of the Democratic
presidential candidates, including Dodd." ... "[Dodd to O'Reilly,] "You
ought to be far more candid with your viewing audience here and tell them
your real objection here is the ideology of Daily Kos," the senator said."
... "On the argument went, with Dodd noting that in 2005, O'Reilly suggested
he wouldn't mind seeing San Francisco's [California] Coit Tower blown up
by al-Qaida." -By David Lightman
-Courant.com
20070611
-
Alberto
Gonzales - Government
- US
Attorneys - Lawmakers
- 2008
Election - Vermont
- Connecticut
- New
York
- Delaware
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Arizona
- "Senate
Republicans Block Vote on Alberto Gonzales (Update1)."
... "A resolution to express ``no confidence'' in Alberto Gonzales, [Republican]
President George W. Bush's embattled attorney general, was blocked by U.S.
Senate Republicans who called it a meaningless gesture." ... "Congressional
Democrats are investigating whether eight U.S. attorneys were dismissed
last year because of political pressure from the president's staff. The
Justice Department has given conflicting accounts of why the prosecutors
were fired. Lawmakers of both parties challenged Gonzales's candor when
he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the dismissals
on April 19." ... "Bush, traveling in Bulgaria today, called the vote ``meaningless''
because it won't determine ``who serves in my government. There's been
no wrongdoing.''" ... "The 53 voting to end debate included 45 Democrats,
seven Republicans and independent Bernard Sanders of Vermont. Those voting
not to shut off debate included 37 Republicans and independent Joseph Lieberman
of Connecticut." ... "New York [Democratic] Senator Hillary Clinton, a
Democratic presidential candidate, voted to end debate. Other senators
who are [2008 election] presidential candidates didn't vote, including
Democrats Joseph Biden of Delaware, Christopher Dodd of Connecticut and
Barack Obama of Illinois and Republicans Sam Brownback of Kansas and John
McCain of Arizona. " -By James Rowley
-Bloomberg
20060820
-
US
- Iraq
- Military
- Connecticut
- Cheney
- 2006
Election - "Kerry
Calls Lieberman the New Cheney: Senator Labels Bush
Iraq Policy 'Disaster,' Lieberman Bid 'Huge Mistake'." ... "Sen. John Kerry,
D-Mass., blasted a fellow Democrat, Sen. Joe Lieberman, for continuing
his bid in the Connecticut Senate race despite a narrow loss to newcomer
Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary earlier this month." ... ""I'm concerned
that [Lieberman] is making a Republican case," Kerry told ABC News' "This
Week with George Stephanopoulos" in an exclusive appearance." ... "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." ... "Of his own views on Iraq, Kerry
stated forthrightly, "The course of this country in Iraq is making the
world more dangerous."" (1, 2)
-By Ed O'Keefe -ABCNEWS.com
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