I wonder how Keith Whamond feels about Joe LIEberman lying to his face?
A few months ago, the junior senator from the state of Aetna did an online interview with Whamond where he took with a series of questions form the public.
Here’s what Joementum said about expanding Medicare.
My proposals were to basically expand the existing successful public health insurance programs Medicare and Medicaid…
“When it came to Medicare I was very focused on a group — post 50, maybe more like post 55. People who have retired early, or unfortunately have been laid off early, who lose their health insurance and they’re too young to qualify for Medicare.
“What I was proposing was that they have an option to buy into Medicare early and again on the premise that that would be less expensive than the enormous cost. If you’re 55 or 60 and you’re without health insurance and you go in to try to buy it, because you’re older … you’re rated as a risk so you pay a lot of money.
That was Lieberman back then…this is Lieberman now.
We’ve got to stop adding to the bill,” said Lieberman. “We have to start subtracting some controversial things. I think the only way to get this done before Christmas is to bring in some Republicans who are open minded on this like [Sen.] Olympia Snowe…”
How does one do that, asked host Bob Schieffer?
“You have to take out the Medicare buy-in,” said Lieberman. “You have to forget about the public option. You probably have to take out the CLASS Act, which was a whole new entitlement program that will, in future years, put us further into deficit. And you have to adopt some of the cost containment provisions…. If you did that, you’d have an enormous accomplishment. Thirty million Americans who can’t afford insurance today would get it. Insurance companies would be more aggressively regulated and costs would be bent down. It’s time to get reasonable.
…unreal.
UPDATE: Whamond’s interview with Lieberman is making news on all the networks. Here’s Chris Matthews commenting on LIEberman’s flip-flop.
UPDATE 2: Good grief! Today, at his press conference, Joe Lieberman addressed the Whamond interview and LIED again.
LIEBERMAN: I didn’t change my mind on the Medicaid buy-in…
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3 Easy Things you can do to get back at Joe Lieberman
1. Joe is an attention junkie. Unfortunately the only way he now feels he can be the center of it is to take inflammatory positions. Make a point of not watching any Sunday talk show that has him on as a guest. Hopefully networks will soon realize that an appearance by Joe will be a dip in their ratings.
2. Go after his income. It is a well known that Mrs Lieberman makes the big bucks for the family by cashing in on her last name. A charity worth contacting is the Susan Kolman foundation. Hadassah is a paid global ambassador for them (of course she would never think to donate her time). Let them know you cannot continue to donate to them as long as it means they will spend your money on her salary. Please still donate towards the goal of a cure. Just send your check to another organization instead.
3. Fax a note to Joe’s office citing your displeasure. Emails are often deleted but a fax has to be handled. This is a great way to help waste his office budget on paper, toner ink and staff time to deal with restocking the machine.
this guy needs to go he is blocking health care. i regret voting for him in 2006
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People of Conn should be embarrassed for voting for this whining jerk.He did it for the good of the republican party. Time to have a recall for this idiot. i bet he can be president of an insurance compamy.That dinner he had with McCain really paid off.
Shame on you Joe.
Keep up the good work Joe!
Wow, maybe if his convictions run that deep he should give up his federal healthcare and join the rest of us. Joe is a good republican, nothing wrong with that, he just needs to be a ‘mench’ (Man) and declare his loyalty, his votes are extremely partisan. Kinda reminds me of the camps in Europe, there was always one captive that would collaborate, it’s a shame but Joe has really transformed himself into a Quizzling like character.
Speaking personnally, we have always had government run healthcare..MEDICARE/MEDICAID. W/o a government option private companies such as Oxford etal, will place margin growth ahead of well care.
OH WELL! My Mom always said we as Americans have always had a propensity to be the worst to our own kind, thanks for the memories Sen Quizzling.
Happy Holidays and Good Luck to all!
Joe L is only out to get as much face time in the spotlight as he can. He is a serial liar and it’s time that voters in this state give him walking papers in 2012. Anyone recall his ’06 campaign statement, “..no one wants the Iraq war to end more than I do..” only to be followed by more years of cheerleading for the Bush Admin. All the while, Joe had no problem spending borrowed money (BILLIONS per week, thanks to China), costing thousands of AMERICAN lives and many, many more injured soldiers who will need care for the rest of there lives. Joe now says he is worried about the COST of HCReform!
Joe has a huge grudge against progressive Democrats who rallied against his warmonger ways in ’06 and got him defeated in the primary. Now he owns his seat to the support the Republic party gave him including Darth Cheney’s. I give Obama credit for supporting his one time Senate mentor, who worked against him in the election, for getting Joe back in the Dem caucus. Well, that favor needs to END NOW! Joe is a DINO and a backstabber. The Dem party can not be held hostage by this turncoat.
If LIEberman doesn’t like the bill, then vote to end the debate, and vote against it! That is a reasonable position, but Joe has obviously not been reasonable on just about anything related to HCR.
I have not seen anyone state that this might be a form of payback for Obama’s refusal to endorse Lieberman during the last senate election.
Could that be playing a role?
Joe Lieberman …. the only sanity left in Connecticut. He has my vote!