Lieberman accepted Hannity's endorsement today

[BushOut06]

I posted earlier that Hannity was offering Lieberman his support for the '06 race, and that he would be having him on his show. I was listening on my way home, and sure enough, Lieberman accepted his endorsement - although he kinda joked around about having Hannity support his Democratic challenger during the primary race. Hannity even went so far as to offer to do some fund-raising for Lieberman in Connecticut, and would organize a "Conservatives for Lieberman" campaign.

Oh, and Lieberman said he fully supported Bush's wiretapping program, but said that "maybe in the future we can try to work out a system to include the courts". My jaw almost hit the floor when I heard that one!

So those of you who live in Connecticut, I suppose it's up to you to get out and support the Democrat challenger Ned Lamont.

[GRLMGC]

1. What the fuck?

I've said this before: I object to the term DINO being thrown around too much but in this case, the term truly fits!

[MODemocrat]

6. Why is Lieberman allowed to remain in the democratic party?

Could someone explain to me what Joe's trying to accomplish with this nonsense? I would NOT vote for him for ANYTHING again. I held my nose when he was running with Al Gore, and voted for the ticket. :thumbsdown:

[drfresh]

91. Lieberman has GOT to go

He's hurting our party more than helping it when he echose the likes of Sean Hannity. For the love of God, why doesn't he just switch to GOP?

And of course Hannity's benefit is that he gets to look "fair and balanced". Give me a vomit bag.

[BushOut06]

8. Lieberman also has promised to be a Hannity guest once a month

At least once a month.

Can you believe that Hannity is supporting a DEMOCRAT over whoever the GOP nominee is?

[Crunchy Frog]

23. Yes I can.

RW Republicans supported him the first time he ever ran, over the incumbent Republican, Lowell Weicker. It was more important to them that they get rid of a genuine liberal Republican than that their party should hold onto that Senate seat.

I'm not sure that they were wrong (from the standpoint of their own party interests) and I'm not sure that our party would be wrong to emulate them by getting rid of some of the DINO's that do our party more harm than good.

[Leopolds Ghost]

55. This is SO IMPORTANT

Guess who are the people in the Democratic Party who insist that every right-wing politician is essential to the Democratic Party caucus? And that without them, Dems would have nobody, would have not have enough votes, as if there are not enough liberals to replace them and as if the Democratic Party can't afford to lose a single seat?

That's right, DINOs and DLCers who would be kicked out if this strategy became popular.

Whereas Republicans are willing to sacrifice chess pieces simply to get rid of people like Lowell Weicker.

Democrats are where the Republicans were when they threatened to split the party over Goldwater and Reagan being nominated. They even tried to get Reagan to agree to a "co-presidency." Dems probably would have done the same to Dean. Co-president Lieberman, anyone?

[leesa]

56. Lieberman is not a Democrat. He is DLC=GOP

[Canuckistanian]

80. He's worse than DLC, he's a stooge for the GOP

In a way, he's worse than Zell Miller because he's the darling of RW talk shows as "the ideal Democrat"

[adigal]

43. Lieberman also told Hannity he was a "pal"

Love the love in the air!

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[Canuckistanian]

82. They are actually pals

One time I heard butt-boy talking about "the last time we were together" then they started talking about their wives. Hannity seems to know Hadassah pretty well.

[LSdemocrat]

2. "maybe in the future we can try to work out system to include the courts"?

That's just about the worst quote I've ever heard from him.

[jsamuel]

11. uh, we did, it's called FISA, LIEberman!

[Coexist]

102. does that not make steam come out of your ears?

WTF WAS that?

[aden_nak]

3. Good. Let Lieberman continue to kiss Bush's ass.

His approval is 1 in 3 Americans at this point. . . and like a Democrat, Lieberman is completely unable to tell when to abandon a sinking ship.

[Teaser]

4. Has everyone given to Ned Lamont?

http://actblue.com/list/netrootscandidates

[bigwillq]

9. I haven't given yet

But I signed out to become a volunteer.

[PassingFair]

62. We're COUNTING on you, BigWill!

Scouting Marriotts in Connecticut for the Fairs and the Grumpys in 06 when you bring home the win for Lamont.

:hi:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

5. Go....Joe......Go.........

....right out of the Senate, you pompous ass-sucking jerk.

[Road Scholar]

98. Amen!!! nt

[bigwillq]

7. Fuck Lieberman!

Fuck Hannity!



NED LAMONT IN '06! :bounce:

[BigBearJohn]

57. I second that emotion!

[carolinalady]

10. For the first time ever- I will admit something to DU and you can

flame me if you want. (I probably deserve it.) Joe Lieberman is THE SINGLE REASON I did not vote for Al Gore. I could not stomach the man and that was before he really started showing his colors. I wish they would boot him the hell out.

[Katherine Brengle]

17. I didn't like Lieberman on the ticket either, but I still voted for Gore..

but as you said, this was before he really started showing how cracked out he was.

[chemp]

73. Hmmph... Gore was the reason I didn't vote for Clinton.

Thanks to his wife and her bouffant encrusted thought police (PMRC), her book attacking the music industry published by the religious right...

I would have to try REAAAAL hard to ever trust that man. or his wife.

[BlueManDude]

12. Liebs is very useful to the GOP.

A "sensible" Democrat they can parade around when they need cover.

[BushOut06]

13. Hannity did say Lieb was one of the few Dems that he actually likes

I wonder who the others are? Why would any self-respecting Democrat ever feel the need to associate themself with such a RW nutjob? Hell, they practically spent most of the segment tearing down the Democratic Party.

[bobbieinok]

39. very RW colleagues said Lieberman was a democrat they might

vote for in 2004

[Serenades]

14. Why

Why did this dumb geek every get on the bill with Al Gore.

[Raydawg1234]

65. That's an easy one. I call it the "Democratic Strategy for Losing"

The main idea of this strategy, is to appeal to "moderates," or the "center." Lieberman was the great "moderate" VP candidate. It means sacrificing the principles that you believe in for perceived elect-ability.

But, the jokes on them, because Americans will never elect someone who doesn't stand for something.

Like it or not but Bush stood for something: More money for the rich, more profits for oil companies, aspiring emperor, reduced civil liberties. Did Bush play to the "center," hell no, they're not idiots. Kerry on the other hand.....well, you all know how that went.


(hope that's a good 500th post)

[calmblueocean]

101. Amen.

Just for the heck of it, who should Gore have picked?

[LiberalAndProud]

113. Ben Nelson - because Nebr would have gone blue.

Still wouldn't have won the election probably, but it would have made me feel better.

(since it's just the the heck of it)

[Joe Fields]

15. Can anyone find out how much pork Lieberman has grabbed

for Connecticut? I cannot otherwise figure out why dems allow him to stay in politics.

[BushOut06]

16. Lieberman also said Democrats need to move more towards the center

It's been several hours since I heard the segment, so more and more is coming back to me. This one really stood out - Hannity was asking Lieberman if he thought the Democratic Party had been taken over by the extreme left (the MoveOn crowd), and Lieberman basically agreed, saying the party needed to move more towards the center.

Oh, I wish there was a way to get the audio from today's show - I'd post it here for everyone to hear with their own ears. Me sitting here typing it doesn't even begin to do it justice, or express the shock & outrage I felt listening to it.

[karynnj]

22. I was shocked when I heard him

When asked about the chief Democratic voices, Dean, Kennedy, Shumer, Kerry, Hillary) being from the "HARD LEFT", Lieberman didn't dispute it - though none of them are even close to far LW.

[BushOut06]

25. So you heard it too - could you believe what you were hearing?

I have to say I wasn't really too shocked, as I predicted that he would accept Hannity's offer. But still, to hear it with his own voice, in his own words, was quite appalling. He, Hannity, and Zell Miller should all just go live on a little island somewhere and live the rest of their lives in tranquility.

[karynnj]

37. I was scanning through the channels hoping to find something

interesting and stopped it when I heard Lieberman speaking about the cartoons. So, I may have only heard the tail end. I was apalled when he tacitly agreed that nearly the entire leadership of the Democratic party was Hard left. He then said we needed a positive agenda - I guess he never got any messages from the rest of the party. When he SAID he always liked Hannity's show, I almost questioned whether it was safe to drive and hear this at the same time.

I live in the NYC suburbs in NJ and am Jewish - I personally do not understand the (fortunately) small number of American Jews for whom 911 really did act as a force to become more militaristic than I ever expected was possible. (Time's Klein from a recent article seems the same).

[me b zola]

74. Bastards like LIEberman have already taken the "center" into right field

THIS is why we must defeat dinos at any cost---because they are KILLING the Democratic Party. Hell, they are killing the two party system and democracy itself.

[n2doc]

78. when the "center" is being a nazi

What the hell is right wing?

[Crunchy Frog]

18. He had Jerry Falwell's endorsement the first time he ran.

So at least he's being true to form. I guess I'm going to have to send a donation to his challenger now.

Oh, and I wouldn't vote for him in a million years if I lived in Connecticut. He wouldn't need my vote anyway with all the Repug support.

[BushOut06]

21. All he needs now is Pat Robertson's blessing to complete the trifecta

[FreedomAngel82]

19. Simply amazing

Ugh. A new low that's for sure!

[Nutmegger]

20. For chrissake! WTF?????

LIEberman will pay...

I myself plan to volunteer for Ned Lamont. He's our only chance to oust 'ol Joe.

[upi402]

28. Chrissakes and Jeebus Jones too !???!!!?

:shrug:

[ContraBass Black]

24. This is a joke, right?

I've been saying that kind of often lately.

[upi402]

26. DINO! -nuf said

Take 2 Effemall and drink plenty of fluids. It should go away in November 2006.

[peacetalksforall]

27. Are you seious? Are you sure?

"...maybe in the future we can try to work out a system to include the courts".

[BushOut06]

29. He did say words to that effect

I'm working from what I heard on the radio a few hours ago, but that is basically what he was saying. He said that we should not impede or obstruct Bush's eavesdropping program, that it was necessary to thwart terrorism. He also said that we should try to come up with a system that would incorporate the courts.

Maybe he isn't familiar with FISA and the ability to get warrants after the fact. :sarcasm:

[Obamarama]

30. Oy gevalt, Joe....you're such a nebbish...such a schmuck....

You make me want to PUKE. Get it over with. Just become a FUCKING REPUBLICAN ALREADY. We don't need ya, and we don't want ya. Scram. Beat it. GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR PARTY.

[WildEyedLiberal]

31. Okay that's the last straw.

NO Democrat should EVER vote for Joe. EVER.

HANNITY? Are you SERIOUS?

[BushOut06]

32. Hannity & Lieberman ===> pics

Let this sink in. Disturbing, isn't it?

[WildEyedLiberal]

33. NO - say it ain't so

This is a cruel joke, isn't it?

:cry:

He was on Hannity's RADIO SHOW?

And he accepted Hannity's support?

I am so torn between :cry: and :nuke:

BTW is it just me or is Joe the ugliest Democrat ever?

[progressoid]

34. Whaaaa?

[Wheezy]

35. Go NED!

Send him some cash, pronto.

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[BushOut06]

38. Kinda hard to support anyone who has Hannity's endorsement

At least he has a Dem challenger.

[radio4progressives]

69. I'm beginning to suspect that the DLC defenders rather enjoy Sean Hannity,

maybe even agree with the crap he spews on the air...

it sort of fits, what they post...

[Occulus]

88. I've always thought that about the DU DLC Defenders.

The DDD = milquetoast Republicrats: exactly what Nader (falsely) claimed was the core problem with the Dem party (no difference between Dems and Pukes).

Well, when you have the DLC and its defenders to point to, I quess Nader actually did have a point. Not that that made him worthy of the oval office, but I digress.

The DLC is one of the greatest problems, one of the most major obstacles, the Dems face. Get rid of the DLC and its defenders, and you'll have a real Dem party. Note to all DLC defenders on thsi and other sites: please crawl back under your collective rocks and engage in your nominal thumbsucking.

In other words, please just go. You are no longer of any use.

[bleever]

40. Droopy Dawg accepted Screwball Squirrel's endorsement today.

[bobbieinok]

41. is CT more republican or more democratic??? ie, why does Lieberman

think he 'needs' this endorsement?????

[Hippo_Tron]

51. He wants to be president

Thank god for primaries

[Azathoth]

42. Itsonly a matter of time before Lieberman starts screaming about spitballs

and threatens to attack Chris Matthews on air.

[MissWaverly]

44. Lieberman also said FEMA belongs under Homeland Security

I think this is beyond the 06 race for Lieberman, could he have visions of being named
Vice President by Bush. I heard this on Jim Lehrer broadcast tonight, Margaret Warner
was interviewing both him and Senator Bob Bennett on the brownie bake today.

[upi402]

45. Didn't Brownie call Homeland Sec too effed up to deal with...

???WTF???
Joe must go

[MissWaverly]

46. Yes that's is correct

I think he said that from the time FEMA was placed under the control of Homeland Security,
it's effectiveness was marginalized. I think he said there was "a culture" in place
that hampered disaster response. Someone said they rewrote all the response plans to
deal with an "outbreak." Of course if there was an "outbreak" you would want to quarantine,
but it is far more likely that a natural disaster will occur and require evacuation. Also I think there is the "security" mentality; doing backround checks
on volunteers which also helped delay a response.

[MisterP]

64. Condi-Lieberman 2008?

[insane_cratic_gal]

48. Lieberman is turning out to be the Next Zell Miller

He'd be mindful to pay attention to what happened to Zell's Career.

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[Liberal_Dog]

50. Disgusting...

:puke: :puke: :puke:

[NobleCynic]

52. Never liked Lieberman

And this doesn't help.

[HootieMcBoob]

53. Kiss of death for Joementum n/t

[applegrove]

54. Ohh - those Repuke & Neocons will do anything to break through

to the Jewish vote. All they need are a few % points. Same as with any other group.

[Raksha]

116. You think Lieberman has the Jewish vote?

If he ever had it, he's lost it. Most Jews are LIBERALS!!!

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

58. Do they even run a Repub against Lieberman?

[Nutmegger]

59. Not Really

Because of his popularity (and his Repuke-ness), Repukes really don't care.

This race will be interesting because if in fact Lamont wins the primary LIEberman would run as an Independent. So a Repuke may throw their hat into the race making it a three-way. So that will be interesting if it pans out.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

60. He would run as an indep? Really? Wouldn't he then forfet his Democratic

"credentials" forever more from that point, if he opposed the Dem nominee as an "independent"?

[Nutmegger]

61. Yup, he has already stated that

That would forfet his Democratic credentials but it goes to show us that he isn't in it for us but for Joe.

Check out the Lamont Q&A
http://connecticutlocalpolitics.blogspot.com/2006/01/six-questions-for-ned-lamont.html

Other links:
How does one answer this reason to support Lieberman?
http://connecticutlocalpolitics.blogspot.com/2006/01/lieberman-may-run-as-independent-if.html
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/1/17/1631/83836

Also I want to mention, for what it's worth, I recorded the Lamont interview that was on the local talk radio station. If you'd like a copy, please send me a PM and I'll mail it to you. :D

[Nutmegger]

66. Oh, I wanted to throw this little nugget at you

In 2000, the Repuke candidate was Philip A. Giordano who has since been arrested and charged with sexual acts with a minor. He was sentenced to 37 years in prison in 2003.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterbury%2C_Connecticut#Trivia

[buddysmellgood]

63. Reminds me of the Simpsons episode where the TV anchor turns the human

race over to the alien overlords.

[Raydawg1234]

67. What we need is a cartoon of Lieberman Kissing Hitler's boot.

[The Revolution]

68. Normally I try to stay away from the DINO arguments

around here. And I generally think we should leave it up to the people of the individual states/districts to decide if they want to try and challenge a Dem in a primary. But Joe seems to be turning his back on the entire party and everything it stands for. Maybe he's not quite as bad as Zell Miller...but he seems to be going in that direction.

I still think our focus should be on winning as many seats as possible this year, but it might not be a bad idea to make an example out of the worst Democrat (seems to be Joementum at the moment).

[fujiyama]

70. Time for hiim to go

He's undercutting Dems every ttime he gets in front of a camera or microphone in this case.

He's doing more damage than a repuke would in his seat. While I understand thata numbers are very important, his media appearances may be doing more damage to the party.

I really hoope Lamont beats him. I'm very pessimistic...

[DarkTirade]

71. What teh eff.

I knew there was something about him I didn't like about him back in 2000... this pretty much seals it.

[Bushy Being Born]

72. Did anybody record this?

Or can it be listened to from Hannity's site or Foxnews or something? I don't want to go to either of those sites if I don't have to. Hopefully one of our blogs will pick it up, complete with recording. Be sure to post a link here, anybody who comes across it.

[salin]

75. any verification of this?

Reads like satire - an onionesque moment.

[BushOut06]

76. I'm not a "Hannity Insider", so not sure how to get verification

Other than the fact that a few other people must have heard his show yesterday as well. I just checked his website, all it mentions is that Lieberman was his guest yesterday. There might be some way to verify it, I'm not sure. But it shouldn't be a huge shock, Lieberman's a regular guest on his show - it's no secret that Hannity is a huge fan of his.

[salin]

92. another duer heard it as well

sorry for the question. Rather sad when one's actions (the Senators) begin to look like a satire of oneself. Yikes!

[Clark2008]

94. I heard it on the drive home, as well.

I couldn't stand listening to it for longer than about three minutes, however.

[SaveElmer]

77. I tend to be one to defend the DLC here...

And to see value in running a centrist course on many issues. And I have on occassion even defended Joe, because he does take the correct position on most issues. But even I cannot stomach this Bush bootlicking any longer. Connecticut is a liberal state. If Lamont can beat Lieberman more power to him.

[Catrina]

85. Joe Lieberman is a neocon. Imo, all Dinos are neocons.

Hannity could help us to identify the rest of them. Someone should call his radio show and ask him 'other than Joe Lieberman, who are the other 'few' Demcorats you respect?' That will make it easier to get rid of them ~

No wonder Dems can't win, they've been infiltrated ~ If I were an evil neocon, that's what I would do to ensure that we always got the votes we wanted on the most important issues, 'war and funding for eternal war, spying on everyone and all the other legislation that will make sure there is no opposition to the agenda of eternal war'.

[radio4progressives]

97. SaveElmer, Welcome Home..

welcome to the side of enlightenment...

when you have a moment, think about all of the indicators that were always there for anyone read... then ask yourself: is it absolutely necessary to have a literally publicly stated endorsement (by any of these extremists and hate mongers) before you are compelled to reach obvious conclusions about their motivations/agenda, and who/what they actually represent?

and I'm not even talking about "litmus tests", or "purity of ideology"...

goodness knows, i don't have "purity of ideology", i.e. I believe in the second amendment as much as I believe in the entirety of the Bill of Rights, and the Separation of Church and State.

[newportdadde]

79. Way to go Joe you asshole.

Personally I don't think any Democrat should go on Hannitys show because it just helps legitimize a nut job. But to take his fucking endorsement are you kidding me... man we need to get him out.

[norml]

81. Lieberman treating Hannity as though he was legitimate is like the Vatican

treating Hitler as though he was legitimate.

The evil clowns of the right wing media should always be treated with the contempt they deserve.

[IndianaGreen]

83. Another reason for Conneticutt Democrats to support Ned Lamont

Another reason for Connecticut Democrats to support Ned Lamont and toss Holy Joe out in the primary.

This also lends support to Holy Joe's comments that he would run in November even if he were to lose the Democratic nomination for the Senate.

Joe is getting ready to switch to GOP!

[SPKrazy]

86. I Heard That Yesterday On Insanity's Show!

Yes, I hate to admit it, but sometimes I switch over to see what the enemy is saying. Usually just for a few minutes, but I heard Holy Joe laughing about how the Dems were going to "have to come to the middle", and how while he didn't agree with * on everything, he thinks * is doing a good job on National Security :puke:

Then Insanity offered to do a fundraiser for him and Holy Joe didn't say no.

Holy Joe talked about the DLC and how America will only support the Democrats if they come to the middle and come up with a "message"

I have a message for Holy Joe!

Just declare your party shift you traitor!

(On Edit)

They also traded "you're a great American" comments, and Holy Joe said he "admired" Insanity!

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[kiteinthewind]

87. WTF??

We need to REFUSE to give any money to DNC unless they REFUSE to support him!! He needs to be THROWN OUT, damnit!
:puke:

[Beelzebud]

89. Anyone who still holds hope for Joe is a fucking moron at this point...

[DanCa]

90. Just stay away Joe. Just stay away (nt)

[dogday]

93. Hey Ho Hey Ho Old Joe Has Got To Go

Anyone but Joe, support Ned Lamont with everything you have....

[Bushy Being Born]

106. Hehe.. Reminds me of the old Hank Williams song "No No Joe"

Which although it was written about Joe Stalin might still apply! ;)

[SethInUpstateNY]

95. Joe, for the love of god,

please stop this whole act of being a Democrat, in name only, and go join the Republican party now!

[sellitman]

96. Lieberman probably has wet dreams of Coulter too.

What a jack ass!

[Initech]

99. Fuck Lieberman, and a big fuck-you to Hannity.

[brentspeak]

100. Lieberman's far from perfect

To say the least. But he still votes along with the Democrats on a lot of issues. Better him than a Conn. Republican senator who'll vote along with the Democrats on NONE of the issues.

(Although Lowell Weicker might run as an independent in Conn. -- he would vote along with the Democrats on a lot of issues. He would be a good choice.)

[Coexist]

103. People in CT - PLEASE sign up to volunteer for Ned Lamont

http://www.nedlamont.com/index.html

He won't run until he has 1,000 volunteers signed up - only locals will do. PLEASE volunteer for this man.

Lieberman has GOT to go.

[Wilms]

104. K&R n/t

[goforit]

105. Lieberman deserves his ass handed to him. Great beavus & butthead!

[paineinthearse]

107. 4% Joe must go!

Connecticut must give Joe as much support as New Hampshire did in the primaries (what what that, something like 4%?)!

[mtnsnake]

108. What I find amazing is not 1 person here asked for a link that proves this

Lieberman is a fool if he officially accepted Hannity's endorsment, but how about providing us with a link to it, or at least the actual quote of him saying he accepted it.

If you had said Kerry accepted Hannity's endorsment, 5000 people would've demanded nothing less than a link.

[Bushy Being Born]

109. Hey excuse me, check my reply #72

But I might as well ask again, since no recording has appeared. We need a recording of this, guys! Imagine the anti-LIEberman radio commercials that could be made out of these sound bytes! ;)

[mtnsnake]

110. My apologies. Still the thread ran on, w/o a single link.It's just heresay

until someone comes up with a recording, an official transcript, or a link that proves Lieberman accepted Hannity's endorsment.

(edit for spelling)

[Bushy Being Born]

111. Well, I agree with you

Yes, audio of this needs to be presented, both for confirmation and so it can be used against him. But for my own part I have no problems believing it happened. And we have hearsay from what, 3 or 4 people in this thread now?

[Bushy Being Born]

112. Bump!

Ok, so being a good trooper, I went to Hannity's site. :tinfoilhat:

The first thing that greets me on the front page is a story of another white girl missing. They never run out of those, do they?? :eyes:

Then there's a moronic poll that asks the question "Is it ok for Sean to use the beer guzzling sounds when he talks about Ted Kennedy or do you think it is inappropriate?". Guess which answer leads by 90%?? I'd ask you to DU it but what's the fucking point. :puke:

Then there's a Reagan quote about federal debt... Man, the shit you have to wade through!

Well, at the bottom I finally found what I was looking for, sort of. It is possible to download all shows, but only if you become a "Hannity Insider" for $6 a month. Since I would guess nobody here is willing to become that, we're back to square one.

[Nothing Without Hope]

114. LINK? And check out this: GOP lobbyists fundraising for Lieberman:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2452835
thread title (2-11-06 GD-P): Republican Lobbyists Host Fundraiser for Joe Lieberman
Comment/excerpt: “Fuller was President Ronald Reagan's Cabinet secretary and later Vice President George H.W. Bush's chief of staff. Goldfield, a Reagan White House aide and later assistant secretary of Commerce, was a fund-raiser in the two Bush-Quayle campaigns. While Lieberman is a major voice for lobbyist reform, three of his dinner's five hosts were registered lobbyists. Fuller represents the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. Goldfield lobbies for Airbus and for energy companies (ConcocoPhillips, Dynegy International and Gulfsands Petroleum). Co-host C. Michael Gilliland, a partner in the Hogan & Hartson law firm, represents a variety of clients.”

[goodboy]

115. I guess he's forgotten about the support Shammity gave him in '00

He's a Jewish 'uncle tom'

[Bushy Being Born]

117. Here's the transcript:

Here's the transcript, courtesy of the Connecticut blog My Left Nutmeg:

http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=407

A few key quotes:

HANNITY: He's agreed to do this program once a month, we hold him to it, he's keeping his pledge, Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is with us. How are you, Senator?

LIEBERMAN: Sean, I'm great, how are you doing?

HANNITY: I'm good. Now listen, before we get into all the stuff that we need to talk about, there's a lot of news here. I need to know, yes or no, do you want my public support, do you want my endorsement, do you think that hurts your re-election efforts, do you want me to come out in opposition of you, I want to do what's in your best interests, you gotta tell me what you want me to do.

LIEBERMAN: Yeah. Well, you know, it's good of you to ask me in private like this. (Laughter)

HANNITY: (Laughter) I'm thinking... I'm thinking Hannity Conservatives for Lieberman and I'll do a big fundraiser in Connecticut.

LIEBERMAN: Yeah, yeah. Let me just say, I appreciate your friendship, and I appreciate your support. Really.

HANNITY: So you want my endorsement?

LIEBERMAN: What can I... if you support me... Look, I've always gotten elected by people from all parties. Now if there's a Democratic primary against me, which there might be, I might ask you to come in and endorse my opponent. (Laughter)


Eventhough he seems careful not to come straight out and actually say "I accept your endorsement Sean", it's still a little too much for my taste. And they do get awfully cozy with each other at the end:


HANNITY: Your voice is not being heard. I don't anticipate it's gonna be heard in the future. And the only hope for you is to just leave the party, and become a good cons... see, I've, I'm not even, I'm re-registering as a conservative. I'm a Reagan conservative. So you can join the conservative movement with me, and we'll start a third party.

LIEBERMAN: America may be ready for a third party, Sean. An independent party.

HANNITY: Last question. If you ever want me to do anything, for you and your re-election, I think we ought to have Conservatives for Lieberman, a big fundraiser in Connecticut, and if I could ever do that, I'd make it the biggest blowout celebration ever.

LIEBERMAN: Thanks, pal. You're a great guy. It would just be fun to be with you. My wife, my daughters, my sons...

<...>

HANNITY: You're a great American, Senator.

LIEBERMAN: You too, pal.

HANNITY: Senator Lieberman. "Oh Hannity, you never like Democ..." Yes I do, I like Democrats. There's one good guy.

:puke:

[dusty64]

118. WTF,

holy shit, holy joe has got to go.

Its WAY past time to make an example of these DINOs. They seem to think they can throw us under the bus and STILL get their support, NO MORE. I don't have a lot of $$$, but I intend to donate to Lamont. If LIEberman wins the primary I'm supporting Lowell Weicker, who would be twenty times better as an Indie than this rightwing asslicker. It would be a win win for true progressives and should be the focus of the movement to rid ourselves of these neocon corporatist puppets.

[mtnsnake]

119. OP'er should apologize to Lieberman. Hannity's endorsment was NOT accepted

Republican Joe must go, but according to the transcript from the show that's in one of the posts from above, he never accepted Hannity's endorsment. Anyone who reads it can see that Hannity was putting Lieberman on the spot, and Lieberman played the conversation out WITHOUT accepting any endorsment.

[BushOut06]

120. I am not going to apologize

I'm sorry if you didn't actually hear the segment, and if you're just relying on a cold, emotionless written transcript. But Lieberman accepted Hannity's endorsement in spirit. Notice he never came out and said "no" to Hannity. He didn't have to come out and say "Why yes, Hannity, I accept your endorsement." Joe may be a DINO, but he's not entirely stupid either - he knows he has to face a challenger in the primaries, but you can bet your ass that once the primary is over, Joe & Hannity will be hitting the campaign trail together.

[mtnsnake]

121. Hey, that's entirely up to you

It was only a suggestion, since the man DID NOT accept Hannity's endorsment. Just because you THINK he accepted it in SPIRIT, doesn't make it so, but you should've titled the thread accordingly.

[BushOut06]

124. Like I said, I was going by what I heard, not what I read on paper

And actually listening to it in my car, hearing Lieberman's own voice, at the time it sure as hell sounded an awful lot like he was accepting his endorsement. I will agree that after reading the transcript, he didn't actually come out and accept it. But I still stand by my statement, in that any normal person who was listening to Hannity that day came away with the impression that Lieberman had accepted it.

The simple fact is Hannity is endorsing Lieberman's candidacy. He even suggested a "conservatives for Lieberman" campaign, and offered to help with fundraising.

Let's wait and see. You wanna lay a wager that Hannity and Lieberman do some campaigning together during the '06 election?

[hatrack]

122. Unbelievable. Unf******believable.

So, does this Lamont guy have a website?

[mtnsnake]

123. It's unbelievable because it never happened.

According to the transcript that another poster posted a few posts above, Lieberman never accepted any Hannity endorsment. The two of them, Hannity and Lieberman pussyfooted around the subject in their conversation, but no endorsment was accepted. Joe must go, but he didn't accept any endorsment from Hannity.