So I logged onto Sen. Lieberman's website the other day, and identified myself as a citizen of CT. Well, OK, so I fibbed a little bit, but doing so tends to get past the walls on some Congressional web sites.

I posted a pretty damning indictment of Sen. Lieberman, especially his hypocrisy over Hagee, Obama, the whole muslim thing.

I used an existing throwaway hotmail account I maintain for such stuff, just in case I get a reply.

Which I did.

See below.

In the wake of Senator Joe Lieberman's defense of his upcoming appearance with Pastor John "Hitler-Was-Heaven-Sent" Hagee, Lieberman now finds himself having to explain his decision to appear at a Nuremburg rally with Chancellor Adolf Hitler.  Attempting to quell the criticism, Lieberman released the letter below.

I am a big fan of the Ed Shultz show; mainly because it's one of the few outlets of progressive info I can get on radio/during the day (especially when the cable news shows are "acting up")here in NY.

Shultz gives a male, western, progressive viewpoint, with a forceful, animated, republican style delivery, to good ratings. That's a postive to many. He's also been a strong supporter of Barack Obama.

But today, at the beginning of his show (broadcast 12pm here in NYC) Ed Shultz just played right into the Corporate medias hand.

He started his show on Fri, by eviscerating the latest alleged/burgeoning Obama "Pastor Disaster", Father Flagler, who said some not so kind (but some feel honest) things about HRC, and her sense of "white-Clinton" entitlement at Trinity this past Sunday.Ok. That's understandable.

But now Shultz wants Obama to leave Trinity?

Who is Ed Shultz to tell Obama where to go to church?  He should know better! If the MSM media, is not sure what to make of this story yet (they've been relatively reserved in light of Hagee's pastor disaster,and Clinton's recent assassination comments). Why would Ed Shultz give it legitimacy by asking Obama "to leave Trinity Church"?

I heard this on Mike Malloy last night.

Lieberman praised Pastor Hagee, in a speech he delivered to the Christians United for Israel Conference, on July 15, 2007.

How strange to read GI Joe "praise" the same man who interprets his scriptures as meaning that the Jews had it coming to them with a Hitler comparison!

I wonder if GI Joe is going to make another speech which will deplore the words and sick mentality of Hagee?

When Barak Obama rejected some of the attitudes and statements of Pastor Wright, he followed up with a comprehensive, mind-blowing, truthful speech about the complexities and realities of race in our nation.  McCain ought to be pushed to do the same about the nature of the relationship between religion and government in the U.S., both what the relationship is and what it should be.

After actively seeking Hagee's support and being very proud of his support, McCain changed his mind.  Why?  Because he started sensing that it was more of a loss than a advantage to him to continue to be proud of Hagee's support.  His poll numbers have started going down, and that might have contributed.  So, in a classic flip-flop style, he denounced Hagee today.

But pastor Hagee would be just fine.  He has another great defender and admirer.  Whom?  Joe Lieberman, of course.

Why would Pastor John Hagee think Hitler wanted the Jews to go to Israel? Because Hagee, who runs Christians United for Israel, and millions of other Christian Zioniststhink that Jews returning to the Holy Land and rebuilding the Temple of Solomon create a landing pad for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Author Sarah Posner, in her new book God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters explains that when Pastor Hagee and Christians United for Israel Push for Armageddon, it pushes U.S. foreign policy as well. To unravel the theology and Biblical prophecy belief behind this apocalyptic worldview, Chip Berlet and Nikhil Aziz take us back 2,000 years, and bring us forward to today's headlines.

So McCain has disposed of Hagee's endorsement...and along with it the "great Catholic whore," "Hitler, God's deliverer of the Jew's to Israel," and "Katrina's revenge on New Orleans because of homosexuality." I guess he finally saw the light. It must be awfully dark where McCain lives.

But house cleaning has just started for Johnny Mac. What about that dark dusty closet where the Rev. Rod Parsley hides. McCain sought his endorsement and so now has to carry a Dominionist millstone around his neck also. Did he not check out Parsley's Dominionist ravings first? This puts McCain's judgment further into question.

Perhaps it is time for 'Maverick' McCain to find himself another spiritual 'Goose'

Unless you have just been rescued from a deserted island or been recently thawed from a prolonged stay in a 'Futurama'-like cryogenic chamber, you would know that we are in the midst of a very competitive election cycle to pick our next president this coming November.  While the Democratic nomination is still technically up for grabs between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the Republican race for their nominee was clinched by Arizona senator John McCain in early March.  One would think that he would be coasting along waiting for the Dems to pick his foe but the 'maverick' is experiencing some moderate 'turbulence' from someone he desperately wanted on his team--and not just for volleyball.

(See update at the end...keep the pressure up on McCain) it is working...)

John McCain has proven himself the master of pandering. I wonder sometimes if he even knows he is doing it. We saw as recently as 2006 the "statesman" John McCain in Davos Switzerland speaking on video tape about the need for dealing with Hamas now that they were in power in the Palestinian Territories. Of course he would take that position, he was surrounded by the movers and shakers of the world financial, diplomatic and intellectual communities. He wouldn't want to seem "provincial" would he?

I want my country back and thanks to the Daily Kos I see that Democrats are fighting to make that happen. I wasn't surprised to discover that Americans voted George Bush into office for his first disastrous term despite the controversy around the election results. It was when he was voted in for a second time that I really thought my country was headed towards some of the worst times. Clearly we have been bullied and misled into going a long way down that road in the wrong direction. Now thanks to a wave of Democratic victories across the country that only seems to be building there is hope that better times are ahead. Props to the Daily Kos below.

Recent 'acts of God' have gone unclaimed by US televangelists

If you have watched any news programming or read a newspaper over the past two weeks, you would know that a recent spate of natural disasters so far this month have plagued residents in separate areas of the planet.   On May 2nd, Cyclone Nargis assailed the nation of Myanmar (formerly Burma).  This storm had sustained winds of 135 miles per hour (comparable to a weak Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale) and swept just south of the capital of Yangon (Rangoon).  It is estimated that over 100,000 people may have lost their lives due to this cyclone.  

Dear God,

I understand that it is unpopular to invoke you in public, let alone in a political conversation. I also understand that you and I have had some run-ins in the past. Sometimes I've felt your presence, sometimes I haven't. In fact, funny as it may seem, I actually grew up thinking you were an elderly white-guy with a beard and lived in the clouds. As you know, years later this led me to reject you all together. But whatever, wherever, and if-ever you existed, I feel that now is the time for me to talk to you. Given the state of the planet and the popularity of "open letters", I thought that I should put forth a grievance (just in case you read the dailykos). Before I dive into things though, let me thank you. Although times are tough around the world, there's a lot to be excited about. Summer is on the horizon, the Democratic primary is almost officially over, and a certain world leader (that you so humorously created to look like a monkey) is on his way out of power.

I want to see these remarks played at the top of the hour, every hour, on every 24/7 news channel from now until the Republican National Convention.

I want to see John McCain dogged - I mean DOGGED - about this until he gives a major speech and holds a major press conference to answer for this.

Pastor Hagee, whose endorsement McCain sought and accepted with great satisfaction, apologized today for calling the Catholic Church the 'great whore.'

Millions of Catholic voters - Democratic, Independent, and Republican - as well as other voters - need and deserve a full and thorough explanation from John McCain about these remarks.

I especially am interested to hear what Irish Catholics like Hannity and O'Reilly might say about this OUTRAGE.

While Democrats may applaud the media for finally focusing on McCain's creepily cozy relationship with the delusional rantings of Hagee, Ron Parsley, Falwell, Robertson and even Sun Myung Moon, who between them would condemn Catholics, gays, Jews, blacks, Muslims, pro-choicers and other such riff-raff to eternal hellfire, there's not really much cause for said applause.

Here's why.    

Are you going to let a terrorist tell you how to vote?

John McCain thinks you should.

In the midst of a war against extremist followers of Islam the rhetoric of Rod Parsley is both particulary disturbing and dangerous (my thanks to Roxpert for the link). If you watch the video, you will note how Parsley quite inaccurately mischaracterizes the history of US policy towards Islam. One wonders how this kind of footage will play in the capitals of some of our potential allies in the "war on terror" such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and even with Al Maliki.

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Keith Olberman just posed the question of when the right and white Reverend Hagee (who just renounced his "never mind" moment on his outrageous statements on Katrina) would be held to the same standard as Reverend Wright.  Especially when John McCain has been allowed to still embrace this man.

That's a great question.  

Do a quick Google News search of Rev. Wright and you'll find over 19,000 news stories.  

It's time that the media outlets that chose to make the Wright story the lede, understand that there's an equally, if not more offensive preacher story out there.

Just keep in mind that they made their decision to run the story based on the fact that it was a black preacher linked to a black candidate that was throwing out the inflamatory speech.

I'll let you, and the media outlets figure out the differences between Wright's inflamatory speech and the speech of Hagee and Palfrey.  I don't think anyone needs any hints to solve this riddle.