Joe is gracious

[maddezmom]

feel bad for him tonight. :)

[oxymoron]

1. I do too.

I don't agree with his politics, but he is one classy loser.

[Clark Can WIN]

2. Very gracious

Thanked Clark and Kerry and Edwards and Sharpton for service to the country. Very nice. Guess he must not like Dean huh?

[oxymoron]

4. He thanked Dean. (nt)

[Clark Can WIN]

23. Oh, I missed it then.

Anyway, he was very gracious. Way to go Joe.

[JI7]

6. he thanked dean and kucinich

also. he had good words for all still in the race.

[zwielicht]

21. he thanked dean, kucinich, clark and sharpton!

:)

don't now, but that sounded very nice to me.. maybe this four should unite

[Eric J in MN]

27. I liked how he said something nice about everyone still in the race (nt)

nt

[JI7]

3. i never disliked him

maybe disagreed on some issues. but i always thought he was a nice guy. and the speech is very gracious. mentioned all the other candidates still in the race, congratulated and thanked for for their contributions. it was nice.

[Joe the Revelator]

5. He's not a bad guy, just a little to the right

then most of us would have liked as president.He also knew when to get out.


He's no Bush though.

[GreenArrow]

7. Joe's better than Edwards

At least you knew where old Joe stood on things.

[TheDonkey]

8. I wish he would of acted like this during the campaign!!

He is really begin gracious! It was a more eloquent concession than Gephardt.

Joe might be a "DINO" but he's still a Democrat and I'd have a drink with him anytime. :toast:

[lancdem]

10. And he promised to support the nominee

Very impressive speech.

[xultar]

9. Joe, I'll miss ya. You are a true Gentleman. Though I

disagree with your political stances on quite a few issues you make the Democratic Party Diverse which is what we support and strive to be.

Thanks for giving us Joementum!

[ShaneGR]

11. With this concession speech, I have a newfound RESPECT

I disagree with him wholeheartedly, but his exit speech was one of the best I've seen. History will view him in a positive light.

[Dookus]

12. indeed he is...

I disagree with him on many many things, but I've never doubted his sincerity and his good will.

[SW FL Dem]

13. Agreed

Very gracious and definitely ABB. He's a class act, even if I don't agree with his positions. I think he has two years left in his Senate term. Anyone know for sure?

[Hoppin_Mad]

14. His daughter is mighty easy on the eyes too ! ;-)

[TexasPatriot]

15. his thanking of people

was a slap... it was a veiled endorsement of Kerry. He thanked everyone EXCEPT Kerry... 'i thank all of you for the great things you've done for our party'

[sandnsea]

19. He congratulated Kerry & Edwards

and then thanked everybody else for what they had contributed to the primary and the party.

[Dookus]

22. not at all...

he congratulated Kerry and Edwards, then thanked all the other candidates.

[theboss]

26. He congratulated Kerry AND Edwards

Then he thanked everyone, including Kucinich and Sharpton. And promised to strongly support the nominee.

What else is he supposed to do?

[sandnsea]

16. He's a class act

I still don't like his politics, but I've gained alot of respect for him as a Senator.

[Democrats unite]

17. There are some people here tonight...

I hope have a hard time eating a pretzel. For some of the things said on this board lately about Joe Lieberman have been deplorable. Joe Lieberman is one of the best Democrats anyone could ask for, if you didn't agree with his policies, at least you knew what they were.

GIVEM HELL JOE!

[Maddy McCall]

18. Yes, he is...

I hope other candidates use his concession speech as a model when it comes their time to follow him.

[theboss]

20. I've always liked Joe

I would have happily voted for him in a general election and if he were from my state, he would eagerly get my vote in the Senate. I've always felt he got a bad rap here since he is one of the last "Conservative" Democrats in national politic. But if you look at his record, he almost always votes the way you would want a Democrat to vote.

Finally, if we had 100 Senators with his grace, dignity, humor and flat-out decency, we would be a much better country.

PS: His daughter really is a hottie.

[Doctor_J]

24. Joe is a good man

and a good Dem. He is extremely righteous and has a ton of character. The GOP can have Zell, but I want Joe on our side.

[Doomsayer13]

25. I missed the speech

but if it's garnering this much praise from DU of all places, where he's been consistently demonized for the past 4 years, it must've been quite something.

Does anybody have a link?

[TheDonkey]

28. It was an excellent speech.

He was very gracious. Thanked everyone involved in the race (his opponents), and proudly supported ABB.

Very kind to his wife, I got a little chocked up.

[curse10]

29. Me too

It's a shame-- he should be our VP right now. He's too far to the right for me, but he always stood by his beliefs, and ya gotta admire that.

[mvd]

30. Yes, he is still a Democrat and one of the good guys

I admit that I won't miss his pro-war talk in the debates and while campaigning, but I wish him no ill will. I think he's a good person. Bush isn't even fit to take out Lieberman's trash.

[JasonBerry]

31. You said it!

"Bush isn't even fit to take out Lieberman's trash."

We should all remember that.

[mvd]

32. Glad you liked it

:hi:

[curse10]

33. Yes!

I would have voted for Joe without a second thought against Bush. They aren't even in the same league.

[fujiyama]

34. We should also remember...

He's the rightful vice president. I never really hated the guy. His voting record shows that he's not nearly as far to the right as people sometimes say he is. An interesting thing that many probably don't know is one of the major environmental groups barely endorsed Kerry over Lieberman, because their record was so similar -- meaning they were really pretty great.

I disagreed with him about the war, but I think that he's a fine American. He really believes what he says...

I wish him luck in his career in the senate. I do hope he's a bit tougher on corporate crime and doesn't pander as much to those industries that are big in his state, such as pharmacuiticals and insurance...and is a bit lighter on his censorship and moralizing.

Either way, I would have taken him in a second over George W Bush.

[meisje]

35. for a republican!!

[NewYorkerfromMass]

36. This was the best Joe L. thread here

It's nice to have people finally recognize one of our own.