> Jewish World Review August 11, 2000 / 10 Menachem-Av, 5760 > > Ann Coulter > > > The hand-wringing Hamlet from Hartford > > http://www.jewishworldreview.com -- AT LEAST we know Al Gore is still > breathing. Choosing Sen. Joseph Lieberman as his running mate may not > be the amazingly bold stroke that the press is hyperventilating about, > but it does show the presence of brain waves. At last -- Gore did > something! > > Gore has received wide acclaim for his "risky" move in putting a Jew > on the ticket, amid none too-subtle insinuations that anyone who votes > against Gore is an anti-Semite. Echoing other Gore campaign staffers, > ABC's Cokie Roberts casually remarked on NPR the other day that any > "hard-core anti-Semites" are not "likely to vote for the Democratic > ticket" anyway. > > She must be referring to all those registered Republicans like Louis > Farrakhan and Jesse "Hymietown" Jackson. Indeed, in light of recent > allegations about her potty mouth, the only vote Al Gore may have lost > by putting a Jew on the ticket is Hillary Clinton's. > > The press has been demure in listing Lieberman's many accomplishments. > He is not only the first Jew on a national ticket, but also has the > distinction of being a member of the World's Smallest Group: Orthodox > Jews for Partial-Birth Abortion. > > No doubt he's troubled about sucking the brains out of a > half-delivered baby. Lieberman spends half his life being troubled. > Always troubled, but never troubled enough to do anything. > > He was, of course, famously troubled about President Clinton > "willfully deceiving the nation about his conduct," -- conduct > Lieberman called "not just inappropriate," but "immoral," "harmful," > "sad" and "sordid." Lieberman said his "conscience" compelled him to > express his "concerns forthrightly and publicly." His conscience did > not, however, compel him to vote to remove the source of his troubles > from the office of the presidency. > > This is the way liberals always avoid taking action against other > liberals. They furrow their brows and dutifully register some vague > consternation, for which they expect great admiration. With their > impeccable consciences duly placed on the record, they believe no > further action should be required of them. > > Sen. Joe Lieberman is the master of agonizing before inaction. > Explaining his acquittal vote to Tom Brokaw on "NBC Nightly News," > Lieberman suggested he had seriously considered voting to remove > Clinton, noting that "every time I've been forced to go into the facts > of this case, I get repulsed, and I get troubled and torn up." Gee, > thanks for that display of scruples. > > When asked on "Fox News Sunday" about a passage in the Starr report in > which Clinton and Monica discuss the possibility that their phone sex > was being tapped by a foreign government, Lieberman said: "Yes, that > part of the report troubled me deeply." > > At a National Press Club lunch on Oct. 1, 1998, Lieberman allowed as > to how even his daughter was "troubled" by the president's behavior, > and a woman he had met on the beach was also "very troubled." But of > course, amid all this sense of "trouble" in the world, he voted to > keep Clinton in office. > > Lieberman was also troubled by Anita Hill's accusations against > Clarence Thomas. (If Hill's unsupported allegations against Thomas had > been all Clinton were forced to admit to, he would have been dancing a > jig). But somehow Lieberman managed to emerge from his anguish and > vote the party line. In a letter to constituents explaining his vote > against Thomas, Lieberman assured them that he had spent "many > agonizing hours of deliberation," before casting his vote. > > In 1995, Sen. Lieberman signed a letter with Bill Bennett urging > corporations to establish standards of decency for the airwaves. They > wrote they were "deeply troubled" by trash TV. Then a year later, > Lieberman joined with Rep. Lamar Smith in a similar campaign against > Fox -- this time saying they were "especially troubled." > > The one great thing about Gore's choice of Lieberman is that it is now > beyond cavil that claims of Clinton's invincible popularity have been > greatly exaggerated. Gore can't go to the bathroom without taking a > poll, and somehow he ends up with a running mate who is the most > vociferously anti-Clinton Democrat in the U.S. Senate. How did that > happen? > > It happened because the polls were wrong -- maybe wrongly interpreted > or wrongly reported, but wrong. Clinton never got 50 percent of > Americans to vote for him. But according to the polls, upon > discovering that Clinton was molesting interns and hiding evidence, > suddenly 80 percent of Americans adored the man. That's not possible. > > Because Clinton was never punished, there's a deep sense of unfinished > business in the country. This election is the Fred Goldman civil suit > of politics. Gore taking Sen. Lieberman as his running mate is as good > a strategy as O.J. hiring one of Nicole Simpson's relatives would have > been. It's good, it's just not going to be good enough. [weeglobe.GIF] > > JWR contributor Ann Coulter is the author of High Crimes and > Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton. You may visit the Ann > Coulter Fan Club by clicking here. > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! 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