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Marginalizing Terror:
"Why? Whether it’s al Qaeda Central, or two twisted, perverted, cowardly knock-off jihadists here in Boston. Why do they do what they do?”
VP Biden, speaking at the memorial service for slain MIT police offer Sean Collier - 4/24/2013
NM Gov. Bill Richardson asks Joe Lieberman to “step aside”
Yet another prominent Democrat this week is coalescing around party darling and far left choice for Senate Ned Lamont: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson. Via CNN:
(CNN) — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson became the first prominent national Democrat to call on Sen. Joe Lieberman to drop his independent bid for re-election in Connecticut.
Richardson, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and a possible 2008 White House contender, called Lieberman “a good friend of mine” and a “true public servant.”
But he said in a statement Thursday that he was backing Ned Lamont, the man who defeated Lieberman in this week’s Democratic primary.
“I look forward to supporting Ned as he fights to help Democrats take back the Senate, and I call on Joe Lieberman to respect the will of the voters and step aside,” Richardson said.
Surely that’s a misquote? I’m thinking he meant to say “respect the will of the Nutrootians.”
By the way, did you know the Nutrootians actually have their own city? Tina Turner was before her time because she actually wrote a song about it:
Ok, so the song was called Nutbush City Limits, but you know what I mean 
Speaking of Nutroots city limits, ST reader Dana R. Pico is blogging about some of its citizens, and notes how far out of touch those in positions of leadership (like the one he calls a “Lost Kos”) in Nutroots truly are.
Update: Check out this quote from Lamont in an interview he did with the NYT (emphasis added):
Mr. Lamont hesitated when he was asked if Mr. Lieberman’s criticisms were beyond the bounds of acceptable political combat.
“To try to score political points on every international issues…” Mr. Lamont said, before pausing and stopping himself. Then he added, “Why do I have to say anything?”
Indeed, why? When his proxies can do it for him so well?
Hat tip: Tom Maguire
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They’re “asking” him to stop running now, expect it to get a LOT uglier as time goes by. First it’ll be asking, then attempts to shame him into it thru one sob story about betraying the party or voters (despite the fact that the party betrayed him and the voters, most of his supporters being independents, want him to run). Then expect it to get nasty in that way that only the loving, peaceful leftists can bring to bear, blackface, photochopped pics of him blowing Bush, and DoS attacks on his web site will pale in comparison to the violence, disgusting tricks, and vile statements that will follow. Eventually backroom threats from party members will be put into motion.
This was to be expected. Lamont represents the aims of those who control the Democratic party’s money — ie, George Soros and MoveOn.org — far more than Lieberman ever did. Democrats have to toe the line if they want to keep their positions.
Is it just me, or does Neddy Boy remind anyone else of Robert Redford in ‘The Candidate’?
Such an empty, witless character, that his first question upon winning his election was “What do I do now?”
The DNC wasted six million dollars on Barack Obama two years ago. And the far fetched MoonBat left wasted even more with Lamont!
Jack.
They haven’t stopped spending on Obama. In Illinois, the Dems here love this guy. I think he’s still their hope for the future.
Guys, what was the name of that movie starring john travolta, dancing fool, about his run for the president where one of his aides blew her brains out due to his unethical BS. I love that movie cuz its so typical of a dem run.
pencil neck lemont does not have to speak, he has the rev al, the shake down artist jackson and mama sheenut in his camp, not to mention murtha, rangle, tiny reid and all the loons in the dem party to do the talkin for him.
Start diggin your bomb shelters now. I’m gonna go to Wal-Mart today to stock up on water and non-parishables.
“The will of the voters,” eh? That would be the will of the voters who participated in the Democratic primary, right? Well, they’re going to get exactly and only what they asked for: Ned Lamont as the Democratic nominee for United States Senator.
Come November, “the will of the voters” will be expressed once again…except that this time, it will be all of Connecticut’s voters, rather than just the fraction entitled to participate in the Democratic primary. And Bill Richardson, who normally restrains his less laudable tendencies better than this, will just have to choke it down as best he can.
Democrats dismayed by the prospect of democracy. It is to laugh.
I always love it when Dems shout about “the will of the voters” and “we support the troops!” Guess that explains their consistent and repeated efforts, usually successful, to throw out military absentee ballots on the flimsiest of technicalities, while whining about people with no ID, no registration, and having the slight handicap of being either a felon or dead being viciously denied the right to vote.
If Osama Obama(thanks Ted) is the hope of the Dem future they think the people are stupider they they are themselves. Osama Obama is nothing more than a clone who can speak the Dem talking points well. He he all polish and no flash. If the Republican party in Illinois could get is act together, there would be a good possibility of replacing at least 1 of the Senators of this state. Especially Turbin Durbin’s seat, talk about vulnerable. Yet another non-thinking, Dem talking point mouth piece.
Didn’t Stalin say something about the “will of the voters”?? Ohhh no wait that was BJ Clinton. These guys are really starting to scare me with how deluded they are. This “party above all else” really does have it’s Nazi/Communist roots. It is funny to the point of scary. I pray that Lieberman shurgs this off, and runs. After all what would be best for the people of Connecticut??? Keeping a long term, knowledgable, intelligent Senator, or voting someone new who knows nothing about A) champaigning (why do you have to say anything Ned??) B) How things work inside the beltway C) someone who thinks he has allies in the Dem party D) someone who I have yet to hear him say anything about what is best for the people of Conn, everything is the war for him. How is that going to help the people of Conn when we win this war. – Lorica
Personally, though sad to see the Democrats taking their turn at shoving the political knife into Liebermans back, in a way, I’m glad it’s happening. Here’s my prediction:
Joe now runs as an Independant. Joe wins as an Independant. Joe acts as a strong Independant when in office, abandoning any previous Democrat obligations and gives the Dems that coddle up to him when he returns, the middle finger in reply to their mealy-mouthed apologies for ‘just supporting the Party line’.
I’ve always respected Joe Lieberman, except when he ran with Gore and abandoned nearly all of his core beliefs to be on the ticket. It was sad to see him do that, but after the ‘personal’ sacrifice that he did then for the Democrat Party, it’s even sadder to see them dumping him overboard the way they are now. In the end, this will make him a stronger, better statesman, and one that will be far more approachable by the Republicans.
They haven’t stopped spending on Obama. In Illinois, the Dems here love this guy. I think he’s still their hope for the future.
That’s funny. Obama’s voting record and rhetoric is much farter to the right of Lieberman. Hell, Obama is pro-gun.
make that farther, all though the original version is perhaps more accurate.
“make that farther, all though the original version is perhaps more accurate.”
LOL …
LOL OMG Even John Kerry is Pro-Gun. Can’t get too much further left than Ole’ Johnny Boy. Infact he can use a gun almost as well as he can eat a cheese steak.
– Lorica
John “I served in Vietnam, and I have the hat to prove it!” Kerry is all for guns for him and the elite, but not for you and me. After all, if we shoot ourselves in the butt accidentally, we won’t get Purple Hearts for it!
John Kerry! You mean he was in Vietnam?! I never knew he served there. Just assumed he made that up too. And I always figured Obama was a farter after Teddy called him Osama Obama, or some such.