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" Lieberman concedes to Lamont, vows to run in November Georgia's McKinney loses to primary challenger Wednesday, August 9, 2006; Posted: 7:59 a.m. EDT (11:59 GMT) ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Sen. Joseph Lieberman conceded to anti-war cable executive Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary for the Connecticut Senate nomination Tuesday night but vowed to run as an "independent Democrat" this fall. Lamont carried 52 percent of the vote to 48 percent for Lieberman, taking victory on a tide of opposition to the Iraq war and what his supporters said was Lieberman's unwavering support for it. Lieberman, who was former Vice President Al Gore's running mate in 2000, is seeking a fourth Senate term. Lamont, a former Greenwich city councilman, is running his first statewide campaign. (Watch Lieberman reveal his plans after the primary loss -- 2:20) Lieberman told his supporters he had congratulated Lamont, but added: "We've just finished the first half and the Lamont team is ahead, but, in the second half, our team -- Team Connecticut -- is going to surge forward to victory in November." [...] "

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/09/democratic.primaries/index.html

Boy, talk about a modern Cincinnatus

8/9/2006 10:14:38 AM

i hope lieberman wins

8/9/2006 10:39:19 AM

2000: running for Vice President for Democratic party
2006: losing Democratic senatorial primary in home state

8/9/2006 10:44:36 AM

this is a great "BYE" pic

8/9/2006 10:54:20 AM

a great example of ultra-liberals driving out someone who DARES to object to them on the war.

8/9/2006 10:57:33 AM

So how would an anti-war GOP candidate do in a Texas primary?

8/9/2006 10:59:51 AM

touche they'd probably lose

course it would be different if 6 years ago they were setup to be the 2nd most powerful party member in the country/world

8/9/2006 11:01:34 AM

give me an example of when something like this has happened and i will.

8/9/2006 11:01:54 AM

It hasn't happened

Because the GOP is even more rank and file than the Dems on this issue.


By the way... anti-war is left-wing, while pro-war is moderate? Despite the fact that over half of the nation thinks Iraq was a bad idea?

Has Rove deftly erased far-right from our vocabulary?




[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 11:10 AM. Reason : .]

8/9/2006 11:06:50 AM

pro-war was damn near bi partisan majority 4 years and 11 months ago

8/9/2006 11:13:30 AM

It's a good thing the situation hasn't changed at all since then.

8/9/2006 11:15:05 AM

its a good thing that half the nation's opinion determines our military's actions

8/9/2006 11:17:50 AM

It's a bad thing you can't stay on topic.

It's a good thing half the nation's opinion determines left, moderate, and right.

8/9/2006 11:20:15 AM

please please please tell me how i got off topic considering every post i've made strictly addresses a post you've already made

8/9/2006 11:32:19 AM

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"So how would an anti-war GOP candidate do in a Texas primary?"

fuck that, Walter Jones Rep. NC is one of the leading candidates AGAINST THE WAR after he AUTHORED THE BILL that made french fries freedom fries in the cafeteria on Capitol Hill. And he is in no danger of losing his seat whatsoever.

8/9/2006 11:34:12 AM

walter jones is a bitch and elizabeth dole has his back...wtf

8/9/2006 11:34:53 AM

and the thing is, neither of them are in danger of losing their seat, esp. in a primary.

So that analogy above is complete bullshit. There is actually room for different ideas within the GOP.

8/9/2006 11:35:30 AM

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"please please please tell me how i got off topic considering every post i've made strictly addresses a post you've already made"

we were discussing what was left, moderate, and right in America. Then you started talking about what impact public opinion has on the war. Not relevant. But of course it wasn't, because then you'd have to admit that anti-war is no longer far-left.

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"fuck that, Walter Jones Rep. NC is one of the leading candidates AGAINST THE WAR"

Yeah, because TX annexed NC. Good point! NC is far more moderate than TX or CT.

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"There is actually room for different ideas within the GOP."

There are plenty of pro-war Democrats. Start listing some anti-war Republicans.

8/9/2006 11:47:37 AM

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"boonedocks: Despite the fact that over half of the nation thinks Iraq was a bad idea? "

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"TreeTwista10: its a good thing that half the nation's opinion determines our military's actions"

ok i'm going to give you another chance to attempt and fabricate how I got off topic

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"There are plenty of pro-war Democrats. Start listing some anti-war Republicans"

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"then you'd have to admit that anti-war is no longer far-left."

does not compute

8/9/2006 11:57:00 AM

You're being serious, aren't you?



We were talking about how popular opinion affects what is considered left and right wing. Then you started talking about whether it affects policy... which has nothing to do with the definition of left and right.

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"does not compute"

Not a whole lot does compute for you, does it?

How does Democrats' stances on the war change the fact that over half the country thinks the war was a bad idea?

8/9/2006 12:03:09 PM

you said half the nation thinks iraq was a bad idea

i said half of the nation's opinion doesnt determine what we do in iraq

you said i got off topic

how the hell did i get off topic

and then you said there were plenty of pro-war democrats but you insininutated that there were not anti-war republicans

yet that doesnt go along with your theory that anti-war is no longer far-left when you admitted that there were moderate lefts who were pro-war

how fucking stupid are you? calling me a pothead or a retard does not camoflauge how moronic you truly are

8/9/2006 12:06:19 PM

Best of luck to Lieberman. If he gets re-elected hopefully he'll remain an independent (wishful thinking). The less arch-right and arch-left people in Congress the better.

8/9/2006 12:15:28 PM

Me: "Most people prefer the color blue. Therefore blue's popular."

You: "Good thing public opinion doesn't dictate what color the sky is."

...

Public opinion determines what is left, right, or moderate. Please tell me what effect the fact that there are pro-war democrats has on public opinion.

8/9/2006 12:18:58 PM

you sure have been getting pwnt in this thread boonedocks

8/9/2006 12:20:29 PM

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"Yeah, because TX annexed NC. Good point! NC is far more moderate than TX or CT."

You ever been to Eastern NC? I grew up there. You think that place is moderate? Think fucking again. The rest of NC may be moderate, but not the people who elect Jones.

8/9/2006 12:24:54 PM

The thing about incompetance,

is that those who lack the knowledge to competent, also lack the knowledge to evaluate their competancy level.


Case in point, TreeTwista10

You either think you're a competent debater, or a competent troll. You're wrong on either count.

8/9/2006 12:25:58 PM

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"yeah boonedocks' strategy is to say whatever he can to convince himself that you or anyone else that he doesnt agree with is wrong so therefore he can feel more confident about what he himself believes to be true"

you said half the nation thinks iraq was a bad idea

i said half of the nation's opinion doesnt determine what we do in iraq

you said i got off topic

how the hell did i get off topic

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"those who lack the knowledge to competent"

8/9/2006 12:28:15 PM

Because we werent talking about policy decisions in Iraq

We were talking about what stances on the war were left, moderate, and right.

...not policy decisions in Iraq.

8/9/2006 12:36:24 PM

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"Despite the fact that over half of the nation thinks Iraq was a bad idea? "

this is what you said and what i addressed directly

yet I got off topic

you are clueless

8/9/2006 12:44:45 PM

You guys got off topic when you tried to decided on what off topic was.

GG.

8/9/2006 12:47:50 PM

well SandSanta in all fairness to boonedocks, i think since he made the thread he can kind of control what the topic is...

8/9/2006 12:49:44 PM

^^please fix that sentence

8/9/2006 12:50:43 PM

Shut the fuck up Corky.

What did I tell you about replying to my threads.

8/9/2006 12:52:16 PM

i think that sentence might be a palindrome

GG

8/9/2006 12:52:32 PM

Me: "blah blah popularity"

You: "blah blah policy decisions"

Can I distill it any further?

8/9/2006 12:52:54 PM

this isnt your thread you piece of camel shit

8/9/2006 12:53:28 PM

im sure you could go further than a series of "blah blahs" and "blue is a popular color"

however I already said what was exactly said

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"boonedocks: Despite the fact that over half of the nation thinks Iraq was a bad idea? "

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"TreeTwista10: its a good thing that half the nation's opinion determines our military's actions"

please for the love of god tell me how my post that i just quoted is not on topic and in direct response to your post that i just quoted

i spend hours trying to explain the simplest things to you...why do i bother trying to discuss something like climate change with you

[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 12:55 PM. Reason : .]

8/9/2006 12:54:10 PM

Quote :

"By the way... anti-war is left-wing, while pro-war is moderate? Despite the fact that over half of the nation thinks Iraq was a bad idea? Has Rove deftly erased far-right from our vocabulary?"

Topic: popularity of war affecting definitions of left and right

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"pro-war was damn near bi partisan majority 4 years and 11 months ago"

Topic: popularity of war affecting definitions of left and right

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"It's a good thing the situation hasn't changed at all since then."

Topic: popularity of war affecting definitions of left and right

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"its a good thing that half the nation's opinion determines our military's actions"

Topic: popularity of war affecting definitions of left and right foriegn policy decisions.



[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 12:58 PM. Reason : .]

8/9/2006 12:58:14 PM

8/9/2006 1:01:48 PM

A dirty hippy clinging to a pathetic argument?

Why yes, you are.

8/9/2006 1:02:38 PM

google image "reaching"

which is all you're doing

sounds like you're the dirty hippie though, with your anti-war and global warming stances

8/9/2006 1:03:53 PM

To lose to a dirty hippie on the internet.

Must suck to be you.

8/9/2006 1:05:44 PM

nm


[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 1:07 PM. Reason : ]

8/9/2006 1:05:54 PM

i'm not a dirty hippie

8/9/2006 1:11:17 PM

what? you took a bath today?

8/9/2006 1:18:26 PM

Boondocks, you can't tell me there are no anti-war republicans in this thread...

And then go spout in another about how the majority of American's are against the war.

There are plenty of anti-war republicans. What there are few of are cut-and-run republicans. Now, you may have a different idea of what constitutes anti-war than I do, but I don't think you have to be Cindy Sheehan to be considered anti-war.

8/9/2006 1:44:16 PM

^ In congress?

That's what we were discussing

8/9/2006 1:45:02 PM

8/9/2006 2:04:05 PM

Where is the Joementum?

8/9/2006 2:10:07 PM

why does treetwista always gay up threads?

8/9/2006 2:21:55 PM