Maddow Guest Jane Hamsher: Democrats Could Close Groton Sub Base to Punish Lieberman

Newsbusters ^ | 31/Oct | Jack Coleman

[chuck_the_tv_out]

Yet another example of the folly of assigning liberals to guard duty. Joining Rachel Maddow on her MSNBC show Thursday to vent about that pesky wabbit Joe Lieberman was Fire Dog Lake blogger Jane Hamsher.

Democrats wield considerable leverage over Lieberman, Hamsher opined, to keep him from joining a GOP filibuster of ObamaCare or punish him if he does --

MADDOW: ... I think you’re right to point out that other senators sort of gently expressing their disapproval of his proverbial toplessness at this point is a bigger deal than it would be in the real world, that their words do actually sort of calibrate differently. But what leverage can they really bring to bear on him in order to get him to get in line?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

cartoon I see: democrat ass thinks ..ooo( US military = pawn for petty politics games )

[tired1]

Never happen.

[DTogo]

But, you know, he also needs the sub base at Groton, which is, you know, the submarine version of the F-22, in order to stay in the good graces of Connecticut's citizens while he does stuff like this, and that's something that could, you know, potentially go as well.

Yeah, let's put hard-working Americans out of work to score petty political party points in DC.

[SkyDancer]

Right - let’s put America in jeopardy because of petty politics.

[pburgh01]

Maybe we should threaten Maddow with getting rid of Female wallet chains, Wahl hair trimmers and reruns of “The L Word”. Nothing like a person with what up till 30 years ago the American Psychological Association called a mental disorder, lecturing on what the rest of us normal people should think. Yes Rachel you are defective and evil, that voice that screams at you before you drift off at night is right.

[OCCASparky]

And those boats and schools would go where, exactly?

[HIDEK6]

But, you know, he also needs the sub base at Groton, which is, you know, the submarine version of the F-22, in order to stay in the good graces of Connecticut's citizens while he does stuff like this, and that's something that could, you know, potentially go as well.

Did Hillary say that?

[bcsco]

I think you’re right to point out that other senators sort of gently expressing their disapproval of his proverbial toplessness at this point is a bigger deal than it would be in the real world, that their words do actually sort of calibrate differently.

People actually listen to this garbage?

[Night Hides Not]

That will really help Dodd in his re-election campaign in 2010.

[onedoug]

If it did, it would represent another wrecked aspect of the US which I believe is 0’s ultimate goal anyway.

[MotorCityBuck]

I can get a more coherent conversation from my cat. Total flakes. There used to be a time when people would be embarrassed when they said/did something stupid. Today we put them on T.V and pay them. God Lord.

[encm(ss)]

It seems that you are the only FR that sees that the need of a submarine building shipyard is in the best interests of America. We need submarines.

[Waco]

Defeat RATS ten to one,make em show their true commie leanings.

[redpoll]

I grew up in East Lyme, and like many of my friends, my father worked at Electric Boat.

Of course the Democrats would close a major part of the economy to punish someone politically. The left is infamous for harming (or outright killing, depending on the culture) the citizens of a place for political misdeeds. It’s been that way since the Committee for Public Safety started executing priests and nuns for not towing the party line. So - no surprise here.

I also remember being a teenager in the 1970s and seeing what happened when Pres. Carter cancelled the submarine contracts. My hometown became a boarded-up ghost town - I moved away. Sad to see the Democrats are still treating southeastern Connecticut with the same disdain.

[ronnie raygun]

All the more reason to kick thier a##es in 2010. Give me some more reasons, I'm sure you will, get me more pissed than I am today, I'm sure you definitely will.

[Logical me]

If threat is true just goes to show the RAT party headed by the new communists leader King Obama.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“People actually listen to this garbage?”

I’m not sure.

[ErnBatavia]

[blue-duncan]

Political extortion.

[ozzymandus]

It amuses me to see how utterly deranged the left, especially the nut-jobs on MSNBC, are about Liebermann. I guess the idea of a RAT developing a conscience really disturbs them.