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Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice presidential nominee, dies at 82
Washington Post ^ | March 27, 2024 | Michael H. Brown

Posted on 03/27/2024 2:42:52 PM PDT by rdl6989

Joseph I. Lieberman, the doggedly independent four-term U.S. senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2000, becoming the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party, died March 27 in New York City. He was 82.

The cause was complications from a fall, his family said in a statement.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: joelieberman; lieberman; obituary; politobit
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To: rovenstinez

No, he left office several years ago.


21 posted on 03/27/2024 2:54:28 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: rdl6989

Didn’t he just ream Chuckie Schumer for his Israel bashing last week?? Wow. They really do have “6 ways to Sunday,” eh?


22 posted on 03/27/2024 2:54:37 PM PDT by montag813
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To: tomkat

Very classy.


23 posted on 03/27/2024 2:54:40 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (✡️✝️🔯)
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To: Sacajaweau

Likewise. May the good Lord take you to his bosom. Thank you God, our almighty creator, through our Lord Jesus the Christ, Amen.


24 posted on 03/27/2024 2:55:00 PM PDT by NeverTyranny
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To: rdl6989

Only ten days after he slammed Schumer. Has Schumer started to use HRC’s suicide aid?


25 posted on 03/27/2024 2:55:17 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: Sacajaweau

Yeah, he was one of the few democrats that had some common sense.
Too bad.


26 posted on 03/27/2024 2:55:38 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: rdl6989

One of the things I remembered most about Lieberman was when he ran for the Senate back in ‘88. He was going up against Lowell Weicker, a liberal Republican.

Being a Pol sci major, I loved watched re-runs of the Senate race debates.

In that debate, Weicker was bloated, his face was red and he was sweating a lot. He looked nervous.

Lieberman was smooth and non-plussed.

As I watched the debate, I asked myself “If I were an undecided voter (I wasn’t) and placed my vote on physical appearance and demeanor, who would I vote for?”

The answer was Lieberman.


27 posted on 03/27/2024 2:56:02 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: rdl6989

Saw him on newsmax recently talking about the primaries..died from complications from a fall, a shame..RIP


28 posted on 03/27/2024 2:56:11 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: montag813

You beat me to it with 40 seconds. :-)


29 posted on 03/27/2024 2:56:54 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: rdl6989

RIP. One of the few sane Democrats.


30 posted on 03/27/2024 2:56:56 PM PDT by philippa
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To: rdl6989
We could all see the genuine Humanity in his countenance.

Rest in Peace.

31 posted on 03/27/2024 2:57:53 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: rdl6989

“ The cause was complications from a fall”
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I saw him interviewed a couple of days ago and he seemed pretty healthy. It just goes to show that your end can come unexpectedly.

RIP, Senator. You were one of the few remaining DECENT Democrats.


32 posted on 03/27/2024 2:58:09 PM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX)
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To: rdl6989

The last of Democrat with a brain has died, a conscious, and a soul has died. May he rest in peace.


33 posted on 03/27/2024 2:58:29 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: rdl6989

He was a weasel in the end. And he was one of the “good” democrats at the time when alford picked him to be his VP candidate.


34 posted on 03/27/2024 2:58:31 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
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To: rdl6989

He was a decent human being. So sorry this happened to him. Condolences to his family


35 posted on 03/27/2024 2:58:40 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert (✡️✝️🔯)
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To: tomkat

That’s how FR started! To make fun of Sore Loserman


36 posted on 03/27/2024 2:59:36 PM PDT by maro (MAGA!)
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To: Captainpaintball

alford=algore


37 posted on 03/27/2024 3:02:01 PM PDT by Captainpaintball (America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
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To: DLfromthedesert

He was an old time liberal Democrat. They have been replaced by marxists.


38 posted on 03/27/2024 3:03:50 PM PDT by cowboyusa (AT THIS POINT, I'M WARMING TO AN AMERICAN PINOCHETE. )
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To: DLfromthedesert
JL always struck me as a decent sort,
and even tho W wasn't much better, JL chose to be on side with that lunatic Gorp.

Maybe ya had to be there . . .


39 posted on 03/27/2024 3:04:23 PM PDT by tomkat
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To: rdl6989

Wish there were more democrats like him. Sad to see him go. RIP JL


40 posted on 03/27/2024 3:04:30 PM PDT by Track9 (If you want to know about human nature, read a power tool user manual. )
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