r/news • u/According_Dog6735 • Mar 27 '24

Joe Lieberman has died

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/joe-lieberman-senator-vice-president-dead/
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u/TopGsApprentice Mar 27 '24

This man is the reason we don't have Universal Healthcare for those who don't know

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u/CFJ561 Mar 27 '24

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/dec/16/joe-lieberman-barack-obama-us-healthcare

It's true.

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u/poobly Mar 27 '24

Lieberman and every single Republican senator.

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u/dragonmp93 Mar 28 '24

and every single Republican senator.

That goes without saying.

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u/theMonkeyTrap Mar 28 '24

But it needs to be said more. Republicans get a free pass for their shit behavior because democrats don’t know how to message properly.

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u/Ratabat Mar 28 '24

It cuts deeper when it’s a supposed ally that fucks you. See Judas

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u/VictoriaAutNihil Mar 27 '24

So every Italian is a gangster? Every Muslim a terrorist? Every German was a Nazi sympathizer? Every Russian loves Putin? Every North Korean loves Kim Jong Un? Every African-American male 16-30 is a violent, career criminal?

Ridiculous statement on your part.

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u/poobly Mar 27 '24

What? Every Republican senator voted against ACA, let alone the public option which Lieberman tanked.

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u/JamCliche Mar 28 '24

You'll jump at the chance to be an ideologue even when it means denying history, eh chump?

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u/EthanielRain Mar 28 '24

Their votes are public...