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In reply to the discussion: This Shapiro Thing Within The Party... Has An Echo Of The Lieberman Thing Of 24 Years Ago... [View all]SocialDemocrat61
(7,575 posts)12. Lieberman makes Shapiro
look like Sanders
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This Shapiro Thing Within The Party... Has An Echo Of The Lieberman Thing Of 24 Years Ago... [View all]
Rubyshoo
Aug 2024
OP
I've used that quote many times lately because it is spot on & I'v'e witnessed it in action too often for over 50 years.
elocs
Aug 2024
#35
Shapiro? I thought they said DeNiro, either way, I will vote for Kamala because I am not an idiot.
Eliot Rosewater
Aug 2024
#51
The consistent lack of apostrophes and the extra space before punctuation is
Prairie Gates
Aug 2024
#72
I never viewed Lieberman as a moderate personally, and as time went on, he proved me correct.
msfiddlestix
Aug 2024
#3
I don't think anyone here would appreciate Shapiro being compared to Lieberman...
hlthe2b
Aug 2024
#5
I'd advise you to proceed with caution, there Rubyshoo. Some of us were HERE after that stolen election
hlthe2b
Aug 2024
#17
Since you asked, yes. Yes, A comparison with Lieberman was the first thing that came to mind.
EarnestPutz
Aug 2024
#54
Exactly. What the OP is implying in terms of Lieberman's reception was simply not the case.
hlthe2b
Aug 2024
#18
Lieberman then served as chair of the Democratic Leadership Council from 1995 to 2001.
Celerity
Aug 2024
#34
Yes. And Gore felt the need to distance himself from Clinton somewhat in 2000 election--
hlthe2b
Aug 2024
#37
I should've said why I posted that reply. I posted it to show that Lieberman was long known to be a centrist/Third Way,
Celerity
Aug 2024
#41
True.. But I think, like me, most voters were pragmatic enough to look past that as Gore's choice...
hlthe2b
Aug 2024
#42
I was 3 years old for most of 2000, lol, BUT I've deeply (at a proper academic level) studied American political history
Celerity
Aug 2024
#46
Looking through your lens now (and how intensely important every election has become since 2000)
hlthe2b
Aug 2024
#49
You know, the one that some are trying to conjure up, but only to help us don't you know. n/t
elocs
Aug 2024
#36
Gore was happy it made history as the first Jewish VP, but it also was to win a state
karynnj
Aug 2024
#22
If you are equating the two based on their religion, that is disgusting
getagrip_already
Aug 2024
#40