Lieberman’s superdelegate status stripped.

[El Supremo]

Source: Think Progress

Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president, will be disqualified as a superdelegate at the Democratic convention “under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule.” In 2004, Miller — then a Democratic senator from Georgia — attacked Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) in a speech at the Republican National Convention. The DNC “responded with a rule disqualifying any Democrat who crosses the aisle from being a super delegate.” (HT: Firedoglake) 9:55 am | Comment (74)

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/07/liebermans-superdelegate-status-stripped/

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A No Brainer

[jpak]

1. good riddance

n/t

[Kikosexy2]

91. Kiss...

Kissy-Face good-bye!!..har,har...

[bulloney]

95. He can leave the party and take ALF with him!

[PBS Poll-435]

111. LOL....I thought I recognized him from somewhere...

[Ken Burch]

149. Didn't Lieberman leave the party when he ran as an independent against the Democratic nominee

for the Senate in Connecticut?

How could it be justified that HolyWarJoe was going to be a superdelegate after that, anyway?

[NikolaC]

172. LOL

:yourock: :rofl:

[Norwood]

2. Good we completely kick him out of the party then too

[SCantiGOP]

26. kick him out?

you realize you just gave control of the Senate back to the Republicans?

[StClone]

63. How about a Kick in

The ass or somewhere else just for good measure then.

[madeline_con]

123. Kicked & Recommended...

:kick: :thumbsup: :evilgrin:

[nachoproblem]

97. No, Lieberman did that.

Doesn't matter what party he belongs to in the Senate because he votes with the Republicans regardless. What does matter is if he still gets to interfere with the Democratic party's internal workings, which he should not.

[orleans]

152. no--that's not it. if lieberman turns republik then we lose control

of all the committees. we lose the leadership positions.

now, i don't know if we could lose all that today (in mid stream)or if it's decided at the onset of a year/session it stays that way

but it's because of that fucking asshole that we were at least given control of the senate.

hence, the love/hate relationship--otherwise we'd just plain hate him (but now we're forced to appreciate him at least)

are you still so eager to kick him out of the party?

if we had put more of an effort to elect dem senators, if we had been as concerned about the senate as we were about the house, we wouldn't have this stupid-ass problem and it would be far easier to tell him to go fuck off.

[nachoproblem]

161. "are you still so eager..."

Yes I am. But I can see where just hitting him over the head with a bottle may be more politically expedient.

[orleans]

163. what the hell. have at it!

[BearSquirrel2]

169. Probably not ...

There are a few moderate Repubs who are on the verge of going independent and caucusing Democratic if need be. They know George Bush is disastrous. But a party change is a dramatic event that can cause you a lot of re-election problems.

[orleans]

183. well, i wouldn't hold my breath for those "good" republiks that

always seem to side with the rest of the republikas when push comes to shove. it's been amazing to me--shame on them too, as well as the rest of the criminals.

[AllyCat]

100. He is a Republican n/t

[cstanleytech]

102. Pretty much agree NT

[lfairban]

124. What do you mean "back".

I am sure the change will be imperceptible.

[MadMaddie]

131. He stopped being a Democrat long ago...he has voted as

a Republican since he was last reelected....really it was a bit of tying up the loose ends of Lieberman.

He added no value to the Democratic party so really it's no loss.

[orleans]

153. not true. see my post 152 n/t

[liberalhistorian]

142. What's the fucking difference? He's a republican in all but

name, has been for awhile. He even endorsed McCain, for Christ's sake, and is actually an independent who never misses an opportunity to slam Dems. He'd go to war with Iran yesterday.

[Frank Cannon]

146. Because he caucuses with the Dems and therefore...

keeps control of the Senate (majority leader, etc.) from reverting to the GOP.

What we need to do is win enough Senate seats in the next election to make Joe's participation or non-participation irrelevant. Then the motherfucker can be stripped of his committee chairmanships and can be relegated to opening up shopping malls and recommending high school kids for Boys' State--which are much more within his demonstrated competencies.

[MaryRN]

144. Oh, cuz Holy Joe's been voting w/Dems?

[Ken Burch]

151. You can't really say that we shoulda let him get away with endorsing McCain, being an Independent

And STILL being a superdelegate, can you?

I'm sorry, but there comes a time when being the majority matters less than keeping your dignity.

Joe has been no use to us.

[TechBear_Seattle]

32. Since he ran as an independent, he IS out of the party

He ran as an independent, his voter registration calls him an independent, publications giving news about the Senate lists him as an independent, even Faux News has finally gotten into the habit of correctly identifying him an independent. That he caucuses with the Democrats is irrelevant.

Stripping him of status as a superdelegate proves the point: All Democrats currently holding a seat in the US House or Senate, or past Reps and Senators who still associate with the party, are superdelegates. Lieberman is in the Senate but not as a Democrat; therefore, he cannot be a superdelegate.

[SCantiGOP]

35. caucusing with GOP is irrelevant?

If he were to caucus with the GOP it would be a 50/50 split with Darth Cheney holding the tiebreaker.

[Pab Sungenis]

46. No.

We would still have control. Control can't switch back under the rules this time.

[TechBear_Seattle]

50. His caucusing with the Democrats does not make him a Democrat

My apologies, I thought I had made that clear.

[davidinalameda]

154. I'm all for a 50/50 split

keep VP Dick in the Senate chamber at all times where we can keep an eye on him

[sofa king]

184. Yeah, and I'm tired of seeing the Dems blamed for all this shit.

Seems practically nobody understands that the Democrats "control" the Senate by one vote, and that one vote endorsed John McCain for President.

[Telly Savalas]

182. And that would certainly slam the door on the endless flow of quality legislation

that's been passed by the Senate.

[Jim Lane]

51. He's a registered Democrat.

You say that "his voter registration calls him an independent" but, AFAIK, it doesn't. He ran as the candidate of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party but he himself never joined that party. His voter registration still calls him a Democrat.

[TechBear_Seattle]

112. I sit corrected, then

Sorry about that. :blush:

[rpannier]

129. LIEberman, Hell miller and Ed Kock (Koch)

Are all still registered Dems.

THat's it.

Anything else, they aren't Dems

[MaryRN]

147. He's called an "Independent Democrat."

[MaineDem]

176. You are absolutely correct!

I was surprised to find out that this is indeed true. He is a registered Democrat. I was wrong.

[blayne]

43. They just need to strip him of his committee assignments.

[robinlynne]

119. better late than never I guess....

[MaryRN]

148. Harry Reid's a little late the THAT party.

[JackintheGreen]

3. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

who would he have cast it for, anyway?

:rofl:

[wryter2000]

45. McCain, no doubt

After all, Bush can't run again.

[liberal N proud]

4. WoooHOOO!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Bonobo]

5. Ha ha ha ha! What a schlemiel.

[Bicoastal]

6. Must we see "Lieberman" and "Stripped" in the same sentence?

(shudder) :scared:

[TheCowsCameHome]

31. LIEb running naked across the wayside, followed by pitchfork-wielding Dems.

That's not so bad.

[Deja Q]

113. A picture is worth a thousand words...

:yoiks:

[sce56]

114. The caption the should be " Birds of a feather flock together" N/T

[comtec]

165. LOL ROTFLMFAO!

Beeker!!!!!
:spray:
:rofl:

[snappyturtle]

7. Good news! K&R n/t

[BrklynLiberal]

8. Don't let the door hit your ass on the way out....

[williesgirl]

9. Aw, he'll pout and take his ball and cross the aisle - let him. rec'd

[Imagevision]

10. Dollar to a dime dumbo McCain chooses Joe for the VP slot which would be pure entertainment..

[long_green]

14. No way in hell

If McCain chose a Democrat for VP (and never mind what we think of him), the conservatives would revolt. I mean, third party and everything.

[Johonny]

19. I agree

If your image within your party is that your left of center taking a Democrat as your running mate isn't a great idea.

[harmonicon]

22. I don't think it will happen

but I don't think anyone is still under the impression that Lieberman is a Democrat - he's more right wing than many Republicans, for god's sake.

[John Gauger]

30. Lieberman is not a Democrat n/t

[Maine-ah]

41. he's not a democrat

he's an independent

[long_green]

155. I appreciate the "he's not a Democrat" comments

I think of Joe as the Senator from Commentary, myself. I meant "Democrat" to say how he would be thought of by actual Republicans. And that is exactly how they would see it, our long-simmering feud with Holy Joe notwithstanding.

[The Wizard]

101. The party of the Klan

will never vote for a Jew.

[rpannier]

130. It's deeper than that

Dems who are looking for a 3rd Party hate LIEberman that they'd turn out for the Democratic candidate, be it Clinton or Obama just to keep the Vichy LIEberman out of office

[trogdor]

74. You're dreaming.

My money's on Huckabee, for the simple reason of giving the religious right a reason to vote.

[Myrina]

76. The Feeptards would flip 'cause Joe's a Jew ..

... sorry to say it, but ... he ain't Christ-ee-an enough for the thumpers.

[NewJeffCT]

109. Lieberman already said no to being McCain's VP

but, promises mean little to Lieberman.

[long_green]

11. My God! The DNC did the right thing! I am flabbergasted!

We used to have some "Holy Joe Rollers" who would trumpet his "great" record in the Senate everytime the heat rose here on DU. Where are they now? And who are they supporting?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

21. Crickets chirp. Tumbleweeds roll by. -nt

[RaleighNCDUer]

25. Those were DLCers, not DNCers.

They're all busy campaigning for Hillary.

[yardwork]

28. Beg pardon? Lieberman is campaigning for McCain.

[RaleighNCDUer]

44. Exactly. When their golden boy Lieberman went completly around

the bend, all those Lieberman/DLC supporters - as differentiated from the Dean/DNC democrats - concentrated on backing the new DLC candidate, Ms. Clinton.

The entire strategy of the DLC is to move the party so far to the right that it is indistinguishable from the moderate wing of the republican party - Lieberman went over there, and stayed.

[yardwork]

47. I'm a Hillary supporter and I'm not DLC nor am I conservative.

I'm not even moderate. Hell, the left wing of the Democratic Party is too conservative for me! I support Hillary because I'm down to two choices and she's my choice.

To suggest that everyone who supports Hillary is some kind of right-wing moran is just...insulting.

[Alcibiades]

54. Um, they didn't even do that

Not even remotely. To point out that the DLC supports Senator Clinton is not to suggest that all Clinton supporters are DLC types. All oranges are fruits, but not all fruits are oranges.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

78. so am I and yes it is insulting

[Fluffdaddy]

116. I'm a Sen. Hillary Clinton supporter and a DLC member

I'm moderate to left member of the Democratic Party................. And proud of it.

[RaleighNCDUer]

168. You know i didn't say that.

I was saying that the vanished Lieberman supporters have all turned to Hillary, as the DLC candidate. That you, as a progressive, support Hillary does not mean that you are necessarily a closet conservative. You may be simply misguided.

HILLARY IS THE DLC CANDIDATE. SHE DOESN'T DENY IT. IT IS A POINT OF PRIDE FOR HER.

Just so you know what you are getting for your vote.

[Stand and Fight]

37. Bull crap.

I'm a Hillary supporter and HATE Joe Lieberman. Stop talking out of your butt, please.

[RaleighNCDUer]

42. Then you are confused.

Lieberman was the DLC candidate, forced onto Gore as the price of their support. Big mistake. Those who continued to support Lieberman are the DLC wing of the party - that includes Hillary. When finally Lieberman went so far over the line that even the DLC couldn't support him, they just turned to their new favorite person, who happens to be on the DLC leadership committee - Ms Clinton.

[Sadie5]

68. Pardon me

But Obama is a DLCer too. He takes corporate funds right along with Hillary. Polish up your lies before telling them.

[PassingFair]

70. Obama is NOT DLC.

You've got SOME nerve calling others LIARS!

[Sadie5]

71. He is DNC?

and takes corp funds?

[PassingFair]

73. There's a BIG difference between DLC and DNC.

BIG difference.

[kestrel91316]

85. Indeed.

DNC = Democratic National Committee = THE Democratic Party
http://www.democrats.org/

DLC = Democratic Leadership Council
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Leadership_Council
"....The Democratic Leadership Council is a non-profit corporation that argues that the United States Democratic Party should shift away from traditionally populist positions......"


DLC is the Right Wing of the Democratic Party and I DO NOT agree with their stance.

[Alcibiades]

56. Again

The DLC likes Clinton. You like Clinton.

But...

You cannot conclude from this that you are a DLC Democrat.

At no point was the inference made that all who like Clinton are DLC Democrats. The only person who made that inference was you, and you did so illogically.

[Prophet 451]

65. Too many f'ing acronyms n/t

[stlsaxman]

117. the DNC regularly does the right thing... it's the DLC that's the Right wing of the party. n/t

[madinmaryland]

12. That's the second party that has stripped him of delegate status.

Connecticut for Lieberman kicked him out a couple of years ago!

:rofl:

[FreepFryer]

13. dupe:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4454806

[Fresh_Start]

15. I was amazed they gave him committee leaderships

after he became independent when he lost the primary

[jhain]

16. YES YES YES

YES YES YES!!!

[mulsh]

17. good. now reassign his senatorial offices to the smallest and

most distant utility closet they can find. don't wait until after the election, strike while the iron is hot.

[Divine Discontent]

33. I agree!

dammit! strike him down with a slap and put him in a little box room that is 12x12 or something and say, that's what we get when we hurt the party that got you here, our freshman senators who are D's get your old spot, not you McCain lover.

[Dukkha]

18. all together now

HA HA!

[Drum]

20. HA-ha!

(lol, what timing!)

[lovuian]

23. Its about Freakin TIME

He is a traitor

[jeanruss]

24. Republican position

He is really free now to take a position in McCain's cabinet.

[The Wizard]

103. Secretary of Douche Bags (nt)

[DarthDem]

27. His Next Election?

Anyone know anything about his next CT-SEN election? It's in 2012, right? I imagine he'll retire, but I was curious if there's been anyone, Ned Lamont or anyone else, stepping forward to run against him.

[TechBear_Seattle]

29. I'm very surprised this happening only now

He was elected as an independent. As such, he is not an elected Democrat in the Senate. Therefore, he has as much voice at the National Convenion as Brownback, Graham or Specter, end of story.

I always figured his support of John McCain was pique over being "denied his God-given right" to be a superdelegate. :shrug:

[cannabis_flower]

173. Correct me if I'm wrong..

but since Connecticut has already had their primary, Leiberman won't even be able to get a spot as an elected delegate. And since he isn't a superdelegate anymore, he won't be a delegate at all. The DNC timed it perfectly. If they done this before Connecticut's primary, he could have become a regular elected delegate.

[Up2Late]

34. Good.

:kick:

[Stand and Fight]

36. Good.

That bastard deserves worst than that to happen to him, but this will do.

[godfather08]

38. Lieberman declares himself a Republican!

Just kidding, but it's about time he does!

[racaulk]

39. Great news!

:woohoo:

[Megahurtz]

40. Ew LieberWorm!

Traitor! Good-BYE!

[KnaveRupe]

48. Why did he have Superdelegate status in the first place?

He is not a Democrat. He is an Independent.

Why in the flying hell would he have EVER had any say in who the DEMOCRATIC PARTY nominates as president?

Is CT even one of the states that allows independents to VOTE in the Democratic primary?

Let him be a superdelegate when the "Connecticut for Lieberman" party holds THEIR convention.

[MaineDem]

60. He didn't

This is just ludicrous. He never has been a "superdelelgate" this year. He is not a Democrat.

I said this in another thread: Whoever wrote this blog article is an idiot.

[PassingFair]

72. Oh, I think he DID. And his vote would UNDOUBTEDLY have gone to Hillary.

He was still a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2008/02/lieberman-no-lo.html

snip>" Lieberman lost the Democratic nomination in 2006 and was re-elected as a petitioning candidate. He remains a registered Democrat and a member of the Senate Democratic caucus, but he declared himself an "Independent Democrat."

Connecticut has 12 super delegates: six Democratic National Committee members, one Democratic senator, four Democratic members of congress and one "unpledged add on" to be selected. Super delegates are not bound by a state's primary results."


We all HATE Joe Lieberman NOW. But WHAT exactly was the difference between
Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton in 2006?

Anyone?

[MaineDem]

92. You said yourself..he is not one of CT's 12 "superdelegates"

He is NOT a Democrat. He has nothing to do with the Democratic Party's convention.

[rpannier]

132. Oh please.. He'd have voted for Mc Cain then walked out of the Dem Convention

with that idiotic smile on his face, so he could go get a hug from McCain and a kiss from DUH-bya

[PassingFair]

135. Oh please..

How could he vote for McCain at the DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION?

He would have LOVINGLY voted for Hillary!

He and the Clintons are BEST BUDS!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/24/AR2006072401064.html

snip>"But Clinton said Lieberman had been a strong supporter of his own economic, environmental and energy policies. Both Clinton and his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), have said they support Lieberman in the primary but will back the Democratic nominee in November's general election.

Lieberman angered many Democratic voters, the polls show, by announcing three weeks ago that if he loses the primary to Lamont, he will file for reelection as an independent. Much of the night's program was a defense of Lieberman's Democratic credentials.

A crowd of perhaps 2,000 cheered as Lieberman's Connecticut colleague, Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, proclaimed, "Joe Lieberman is a good man -- and a very good Democrat."

Lieberman said Lamont "is spreading the big lie that I'm not a real Democrat."

[Jim Lane]

156. The reporter you label "an idiot" appears to be correct.

You repeatedly state, without citation, that these statements about Lieberman's voter registration are "incorrect", "crap", and even "ludicrous".

The author of the quoted blog entry is one of the regular political reporters for The Hartford Courant, a leading newspaper in the state. His information about Lieberman's party registration (that Lieberman is still a registered Democrat) is also found in an article in The Stamford Times: http://www.thestamfordtimes.com/stamford_templates/stamford_story/289850115142016.php In light of that authority, if you want to assert that Lieberman's personal voter registration is something other than Democratic, you'll need to come up with evidence that's better than mere assertion.

Under the rules, superdelegate status is accorded to, among others, "all Democratic members of the United States Senate". (See the DNC's , Rule 9.A.3.) As to Lieberman:
* He is a Democrat if the term "Democrats" refers to people registered to vote as Democrats.
* He's not a Democrat if the term refers to people elected to the Senate on the Democratic Party line.
* He is a Democrat if the term refers to people who caucus with the Democrats in the Senate and thereby help put Pat Leahy in charge of the Judiciary Committee and Joe Biden in charge of the Foreign Relations Committee and so forth.

In other words, you can make some sort of colorable argument either way when it comes to Lieberman.

The most reasonable conclusion is that the people who drafted the rule failed (understandably) to envision this sort of situation, and so they didn't specify whether "Democratic members of the United States Senate" refers to a person's registration or to his or her ballot line at the last election. Fortunately, because Lieberman showed his true color (red) by endorsing McCain, he rendered the question moot. His endorsement triggered the "Zell Miller rule" in Rule 9.A: "unless any such member has publicly expressed support for the election of, or has endorsed, a presidential candidate of another political party".

In 2009, with the election behind us, the DNC can consider rewording the rules to deal with Joe and his ilk.

[MaineDem]

166. There's only one way someone can be a Democrat (in states that have party registration)

That is how they are registered with their state.

Lieberman unenrolled from the Democratic Party after his primary loss. He formed his Democratic Independent Party, or whatever he called in, in order to run in the general. I don't know of any state that allows dual enrollments.

In another post someone stated that Joe had recently enrolled again as a Democrat. I'm trying to verify that.

The DNC doesn't have to reword their rules. If Joe is not enrolled as a Democrat he has no status in the Party, he has no superdelegate status, and he is not a Democrat. Just because he caucuses with the Dems doesn't make him one. So does Bernie Sanders and he's not a Democrat.

I have learned long ago that just because a reporter writes something doesn't mean it's accurate just as what one reads in a DU post is not always correct. No one has to believe what I write but I don't lie.

[Jim Lane]

170. Do you have any evidence you can give us?

I agree with you that reporters make mistakes. Sometimes, though, they get it right. Here, the reporters for two different Connecticut newspapers have written that Lieberman is a registered Democrat.

You assert that he "unenrolled from the Democratic Party after his primary loss." I've read other articles about that election, including particularly about the Connecticut for Lieberman Party. It's always been my understanding that Lieberman himself did not join the CfL Party. Here's a New York Times article about the intraparty fight between pro- and anti-Lieberman factions: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/nyregion/18lieb.html?_r=1&oref=slogin (note that the leader of each faction claimed to be the sole member of the party and neither said that Lieberman was a member).

Perhaps you were just making the assumption that Lieberman joined the party that nominated him? That would be a logical assumption but, in the case of this particular Senator, logic isn't always a good guide. :)

[MaineDem]

177. I must apologize

I have found out from a highly placed anonymous source that Lieberman never did in fact leave the Democratic Party. He is a registered Democrat.

So the Zell Miller rule has been invoked.

The author is not an idiot. I am.

[Jim Lane]

179. Thanks for clearing it up, but one further correction...

You refer to Joe Lieberman and Zell Miller, then you call yourself an idiot.

I'm sorry, but in that company, you can't be considered an idiot. You're going up against some real All-Stars there.

[Politicub]

49. Ouch - that's got to leave a mark

:rofl:

[txaslftist]

52. Now if we can only get him out of our caucuses and off committees...

[Sultana]

53. .

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Payback is a bitch! :D

[Phred42]

55. DOn't let the Door kick you in the ass on teh way out

:kick: :rofl:

[From The Left]

57. Flush

Joementum isn't a Democrat -- he's an Independent. He had no right to be a Super Delegate to start with.

[stillrockin]

58. I'll bet Sammy will sound the shofar for him!

:hi:

[davidlynch]

59. HAHA YES too bad we have to wait until Sunday n/t

[MaineDem]

61. This is crap!

Lieberman has no delegate status in the Democratic Party nor has he since he LEFT THE PARTY.

[El Supremo]

84. Not according to this:

Lieberman lost the Democratic nomination in 2006 and was re-elected as a petitioning candidate. He remains a registered Democrat and a member of the Senate Democratic caucus, but he declared himself an "Independent Democrat."

http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2008/02/lieberman-no-lo.html

[MaineDem]

94. Liebrman left the Democratic Party in order to run int he general election

That line is incorrect. He remains a member of the Democratic Caucus in the Senate but he is not a Democrat.

[El Supremo]

104. Read this too. Seems like this is a preemptive strike. His status hadn't been determined.

http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/October2007/04/Should_Lieberman_Be_a_Super_Delegate_in_2008_.html#dbe10d23f15a0d5c3333b629508b6390

[MaineDem]

110. Now that IS interesting!

If that's indeed true (and I'm trying to confirm it) I hope the CT Democratic party and the DNC do everything within their powers to keep him away from Denver.

Thanks for the link.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

62. good riddance to bad rubbish.

[Counciltucky]

64. Good!

Only Democrats should have a say in the Democratic Party. Joe Lieberman is not a Democrat.

[mdmc]

66. Gore's #2 triangulator

DLC!DLC!

[YDogg]

67. about time

[RoccoR5955]

69. Who needs LIEberman anyway!? n/t

[Myrina]

75. Every time I see him standing next to McCain, I wonder why the

hell the Democratic Party hasn't run him out on a rail?
He's obviously NOT a Dem, nor is he 'Independent'.

What a total wanking sack of shit that loser is.

[Arugula Latte]

77. Good. Next he needs to be stripped of his Senate seat.

[IndianaGreen]

79. Stripped of his committe chair

that Harry Reid gave him.

[ClayZ]

80. That is good news! K and R

[lonestarnot]

81. Neener neener neener Leib you fuckwad!

[boricua79]

82. I'm surprised he still was one all this time

after what happened in CT, and then becoming an "independent", why would Democrats look the other way to that treason?

They shouldn't even talk to him. Let that loser go to the Republicans.

[onehandle]

83. Yay. nt

[CPMaz]

86. I thought that one of the requirements to be a Democratic superdelegate

was first, to *be* a Democrat.

Of course, the DNC probably didn't care about that fact until Lieberman started actively campaigning for McCain.

[MaineDem]

93. Don't believe everything you're told here

You're right, one must be a Democrat to take part in Democratic Party conventions as a delegate of any kind. Lieberman is not a Democrat. This whole thing is ludicrous.

[Tab]

87. Yeah, they can strip his half-assed delegate status too, while they're at it

But he can keep his "Poor excuse for a Democrat" pin.

[FATCATs]

88. Bout Friggin Time

A real Piece of crap, He and the rest of those Lieberman Liberals.

The party will be stronger without them.

[pleah]

89. Don't let the door hit ya in the ass on the way out there joedirt! Finally!

[L0oniX]

90. Good by you asscarrot ....dirty filthy rat bastard.

[RainDog]

96. this one's for you, joe...

[Solly Mack]

98. Joementum no more..JoeZellerman

[Stinky The Clown]

99. Now file for an injunction against the media whores for always calling him a "Democrat"

He' snot (<------ intentional typo)

[Donkeykick]

105. Aw! Poor Joe Dosen't Get To Play!

I feel bad!:nopity: :sarcasm: :rofl:

[Cant trust em]

106. Bye bye, Joe

don't let the door hit you on your way out. I wouldn't want to smudge my door.

[Cass]

107. Good. nt

[ToughLuck]

108. Joe the Pro Israel Pro Iraq Pro War on Iran asshole..good riddance

[Deb]

115. A Joementumous decision

:applause:

[robinlynne]

118. who hoo! But why the hell was Lieberman a delegate anyway?

[JNelson6563]

120. Good. He's no Dem and should have no vote on Dem matters.

It's just that simple. Buh-bye Joe.

Julie

[Historic NY]

121. He shouldn't have had it in the first place, its no wonder .............

people do not have faith in Pelosi & Reid. They either need to lead or get out of the way, the youngs turks should take over. Lieberman is no longer a democrat, since the election.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

122. hysterically funny

Playing both sides of the fence leaves him with....no credibility either way!

[teleharmonium]

125. jeez, tough crowd

I understand the sentiment, but the guy has been a longtime reliable pro choice, pro environment, pro labor Senate vote, and we haven't always had a lot of those to spare. Let's not forget that. Humiliating the guy pays no dividends but could carry a heavy price.

[ToughLuck]

127. Technically, you are correct, but..

Lieberman has made his choice..he stands with McCain and that is his prerogative..he won't help Dems much in the future regardless..his focus is Israel, Iraq, Iran...shame, but thats reality.

[Tom Joad]

134. he is also proWAR fool. and that's not kind. He is also now supporting

an anti-choice, anti-environment, anti-labor nutcase.

[PassingFair]

139. Hello? He's endorsing MC CAIN!!1!!!

What the hell!

[Ediacara]

185. He should never have been a superdelegate this time around anyway

He LEFT the party.

[Jed Dilligan]

126. Good. I do not want that man

affecting the future of this country in any way, shape, or form. Worthless pos.

[lakeguy]

128. he still had them?

after all he's done? w-t-f!

[Tom Joad]

133. one less vote for hillary.

[LisaL]

136. Well, good.

[Maryland Liberal]

137. This is a clear case of penny wise- pound foolish...

Lieberman is 1 vote - by stripping him of super deleagate status- gains 1 vote. What is loses is FAR MORE than 1 vote. It is a message to Independants that we dont need your vote. How stupid is that???

[varelse]

138. What's with the concern about this totally expected and logical (and long overdue) move?

The guy is endorsing a Republican candidate. He could not be more "out" as a Republican partisan. Why would the Democrats be expected to keep him as a delegate at all? It's a big tent and all but I never realized it was meant to house elephants too.

I don't get it.

[hasssan1]

140. GOOD , FUCK HIM

He is a traitor to dem party. and i hope hell miller get fucking hard attack when he is screaming like a wild dog on fauks news.

[HughMoran]

141. Good

Now if we can just kick his sorry ass out of the Democratic caucus for good, we'll be good to go.

[Redneck Socialist]

143. It's about freakin' time they did something to/about that bastard. n/t

[JanusAscending]

145. Hell Yeah !!That's what I'm talkin' about !!

Good enough for ya', BENEDICT ARNOLD!!! from a former constituant! Best news I've heard all day!!:bounce:

[brooklynite]

150. Lieberman WASN'T stripped of his Super Delegate credentials...

...because he never HAD them. The DNC Bylaws provide such status to "Democratic Senators", but Lieberman, despite organizing with the Democrats, is recognized as an Independent.

[MaineDem]

178. I thought so too

But he is, in fact, still a registered Democrat. I was shocked to find that out.

[Infinite Hope]

157. Good. But hopefully he won't switch to the GOP now.

Or "yet." We need to ensure our majority first.

[Joe Bacon]

158. Hey, LIEberman, GO TO ZELL!

:evilgrin:

[UrbScotty]

159. Next up: Hoyer, Emanuel, Feinstein?

Eh, one can dream.

[WatchWhatISay]

160. Zell Lieberman

Hope he enjoys his last four years in the Senate

[Jack Rabbit]

162. Let's have a party.

I've got some music for the occasion of Lieberman being stripped of his status.

[ClintonTyree]

164. Good....

it's about time the Democratic leadership took some action against this turncoat.

[xchrom]

167. ...

:applause:

[NikolaC]

171. Uhmm

Excuse me if I am wrong, but should,'t that have been stripped from him when he ran under his own party for his senate seat?

[bamacrat]

174. Good, he shouldn't be allowed to decide anything that could effect this country.

He is a Superdouche. I bet he whined about losing his privilege.

:rofl: :smoke: :rofl:

[mod mom]

175. One less super delegate for Hillary-watch her fight for him

[Ediacara]

186. uh, what part of HE ENDORSED MCCAIN is not getting through to your computer?

[blue4evah]

180. I agree 100% n/t

[bluestdogest]

181. Lieberman may end up becoming the first man to become a VP candidate

in both the Democratic and republican parties.