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'''Joseph Isadore Lieberman''' is the Junior U.S. Senator from Connecticut well known for his support for the Iraq War and neoconservative policies. Lieberman is the consumate AIPAC and "Israel First" politician.  A leading light of the so-called "Israel Lobby" Lieberman was honored by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) in 1997.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Institute_for_National_Security_Affairs]
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'''Joseph Isadore Lieberman''' (1942-) was a U.S. Senator for Connecticut from 1989 until 2013. He ran unsuccessfully for Vice President on [[Al Gore]]'s ticket in 2000, and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. Elected to the Senate as a Democrat in 1988, 1994, and 2000, he was re-elected as an independent Democrat in 2004.<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000304 LIEBERMAN, Joseph I., (1942 - )], Biographical Directory of the United states Congress, accessed 21 April 2013.</ref>
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== Unsuccessful Vice Presidential candidacy ==
 
  
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Lieberman was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice-President in 2000, when he served as the running mate for former Vice President Albert Gore. Lieberman acquiesced to what many Americans still regard as the stealing of that election.  
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Jacob Heilbrunn has described Lieberman as 'an unreconstructed neocon', charging that: "Lieberman's most egregious mistake, of course, has been not only to endorse the Iraq War, but also never, ever to acknowledge that it was a calamitous mistake".<ref>Jacob Heilbrunn, [http://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/joe-lieberman-heads-aei-8211 The Egregious Joe Lieberman Heads to AEI], ''The National Interest'', 11 March 2013.</ref>
  
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== Neoconservative Democrat ==
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==Syria==
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In April 2012, Lieberman and [[John McCain]] met with leaders of the [[Free Syrian Army]] during a visit to the Turkish-Syrian border.<ref>Josh Rogin, [http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/04/10/mccain_and_lieberman_meet_with_the_free_syria_army McCain and Lieberman meet with the Free Syria Army], The Cable, ''Foreign Policy'', 10 April 2012.</ref>
  
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Subsequently, he moved farther to the right, and he represents the most right-wing member of the Democratic Party and its leading supporter for the Iraq War.  Lieberman is known as "every Republicans favorite Democrat." [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/shields&gigot/september98/sg_9-4.html] One of the most conservative members of Congress on the death penalty, Lieberman has made public statements favoring capital punishment for minors.[http://www.issues2000.org/2004/Joseph_Lieberman_Crime.htm#4]
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==After Congress==
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In March 2013, the conservative [[American Enterprise Institute]] announced the Lieberman would co-chair its [[American Internationalism Project]] with [[Jon Kyl]].<ref>Jon Kyl, [http://www.aei.org/press/foreign-and-defense-policy/senator-joseph-lieberman-to-join-senator-jon-kyl-as-co-chair-of-the-american-internationalism-project-at-the-american-enterprise-institute-release/ Senator Joseph Lieberman to Join Senator Jon Kyl as Co-Chair of the American Internationalism Project at the American Enterprise Institute], AEI, 11 March 2013.</ref> Lieberman serves on the advisory board of the [[European Leadership Network]], a pro-Israel advocacy group.<ref name ="ELNET Leadership and staff">ELNET Website [http://elnetwork.eu/leadership_and_staff ELNET Leadership and Staff]. Accessed 5 March 2015.</ref>
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== Disloyal Critic of Bill Clinton==
 
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Lieberman was the first Democrat to criticize former President William Jefferson Clinton during the Lewinski scandal. [http://www.pbs.org/newshour/shields&gigot/september98/sg_9-4.html]
 
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== Religious orthodoxy ==
 
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A devout and orthodox Jew, Lieberman was deemed to have the gravitas necessary to aid the Democratic ticket in 2000.  Thus, he became the first Jewish candidate for the office of either President or Vice-President of the United States.  Although an orthodox practitioner who refuses to campaign on the sabbath, Lieberman has attracted the ire of fundamentalist Jews who have "excommunicated" him.[http://www.newsmax.com/articles/?a=2000/10/23/165511.txt]
 
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== Darling of Bush and the neoconservatives ==
 
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Following the State of the Union address in 2006, President George Bush kissed Lieberman and the resulting photographs caused a firestorm of controversy that weakened both politicians.[http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13889164&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=6]
 
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== Darling of the Democratic Leadership Council ==
 
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Lieberman is the darling of the Democrtic Leadership Council (DLC), an organization that - from its inception in the late 1980s - has moved the Democratic Party decisively to the right.[http://www.ppionline.org/ndol/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=131&subid=192&contentid=253901]
 
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== Dissipation of political power - Primary challenge - 2006==
 
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In the aftermath of stinging election defeats in 2000, 2002 and 2004, the DLC and Lieberman have lost credibility. With his political powerbase weakening, Lieberman is now facing the first serious primary opposition in his political career. He is being challenged for the Democratic nomination for Senate by Ned Lamont, a progressive who opposes the neoconservative policies of the Bush administration and the Iraq War.
 
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In June, 2006, one of America's leading political consultants, Dick Morris, predicted that Lieberman would lose his primary fight against his progressive challenger, Ned Lamont.[http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/26/102940.shtml?s=et]
 
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==Afflitiations==
 
  
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==Affiliations==
 
*[[Committee on the Present Danger]]
 
*[[Committee on the Present Danger]]
 
*[[Council on Foreign Relations]]
 
*[[Council on Foreign Relations]]
 
*[[Democratic Leadership Council]]
 
*[[Democratic Leadership Council]]
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*[[European Leadership Network]]
 
*[[Foundation for the Defense of Democracies]]
 
*[[Foundation for the Defense of Democracies]]
 
*[[Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs]]
 
*[[Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs]]
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*[[Progressive Policy Institute]]
 
*[[Progressive Policy Institute]]
  
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== References ==
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==Connections==
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*[[Mark Penn]] ran Lieberman's 2004 campaign.
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==External resources==
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*Rightweb [http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Lieberman_Joe Joe Lieberman]
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*Ralph Nader, [http://counterpunch.org/nader08052006.html Hey Joe!: the Ghosts of Lieberman's Past], ''Counterpunch'', August 5, 2006
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*Ralph Nader, [http://counterpunch.org/nader08042006.html Big Business's Favorite Senator East of the Mississippi], ''Counterpunch'', August 4, 2006
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*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Joseph_Lieberman.htm/ Joseph Lieberman on the issues]
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*[http://www.slate.com/id/2144093?nav=wp/ Lieberman on the brink, Slate]
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*[http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2006/6/26/102940.shtml?s=et/ Dick Morris:  Lieberman will lose primary]
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*[http://www.dumpjoe.com/ DumpJoe.Com]
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==References==
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*[http://www.dlc.org/ Democratic Leadership Council, Official Site]
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[[category:Yale alumni|Lieberman, Joe]][[Category:US Senators|Lieberman, Joe]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Institute_for_National_Security_Affairs/ Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs, Wikipedia]
 
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*[http://www.jinsa.org/home/home.html/ Jewish Institute of National Security Affairs, Official Site]
 

Latest revision as of 11:55, 5 March 2015

Joseph Isadore Lieberman (1942-) was a U.S. Senator for Connecticut from 1989 until 2013. He ran unsuccessfully for Vice President on Al Gore's ticket in 2000, and unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. Elected to the Senate as a Democrat in 1988, 1994, and 2000, he was re-elected as an independent Democrat in 2004.[1]

Jacob Heilbrunn has described Lieberman as 'an unreconstructed neocon', charging that: "Lieberman's most egregious mistake, of course, has been not only to endorse the Iraq War, but also never, ever to acknowledge that it was a calamitous mistake".[2]

Syria

In April 2012, Lieberman and John McCain met with leaders of the Free Syrian Army during a visit to the Turkish-Syrian border.[3]

After Congress

In March 2013, the conservative American Enterprise Institute announced the Lieberman would co-chair its American Internationalism Project with Jon Kyl.[4] Lieberman serves on the advisory board of the European Leadership Network, a pro-Israel advocacy group.[5]

Affiliations

Connections

External resources

References

  1. ↑ LIEBERMAN, Joseph I., (1942 - ), Biographical Directory of the United states Congress, accessed 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Jacob Heilbrunn, The Egregious Joe Lieberman Heads to AEI, The National Interest, 11 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Josh Rogin, McCain and Lieberman meet with the Free Syria Army, The Cable, Foreign Policy, 10 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Jon Kyl, Senator Joseph Lieberman to Join Senator Jon Kyl as Co-Chair of the American Internationalism Project at the American Enterprise Institute, AEI, 11 March 2013.
  5. ↑ ELNET Website ELNET Leadership and Staff. Accessed 5 March 2015.
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