Weiner Pops Ford's Trial Balloon

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Rachel Slajda | January 14, 2010, 10:08AM

Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D) is taking a lot of heat as he considers a primary challenge against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), especially after a New York Times interview in which he said, among other things, that he had only visited the outer boroughs of New York City by helicopter.

It wasn't long before Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), always good for a dig at political opponents, weighed in.

"If he thinks that its an appealing argument to position yourself as being somebody who will stand up to Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer, well I don't think we need another Joe Lieberman," Weiner told Politico.

"Maybe when his helicopter lands in Queens next I can ask him," he said.

http://tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/01/weiner-pops-fords-trial-balloon.php

(sorry, I just gotta lol at the title)

[lib2DaBone]

1. Harold Ford... change your party.. go be a Repuke...

..and then fade away somewhere...

[aquart]

2. I still want the primary.

Sorry, but Gillibrand is an appointee. Let's have at least the pretense of, you know, democracy.

[Tippy]

3. But she will no longer be an appointee once she is runs in the primary

And you better take a long hard look at Ford....

[aquart]

9. Right. Once she runs in the primary.

And I'm fine with that. I have no plans to vote for Ford. But if Gillibrand doesn't need my vote in the primary, she doesn't need it in the general. I will leave it blank rather than have my party steal my vote.

[jmowreader]

4. We could do that...but let's have an actual Democrat challenge her

Take the worst DINO we have and make him twice as Republican as before, and you've got Harold Ford.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. We thought of that but Obama, DNC and NYS party

>>>.We could do that...but let's have an actual Democrat challenge her>>>>

won't have it. ( Rep. McCarthy, Rep. Maloney,others, all backed off when pressured.)

Gillebrand is a nonentity and Ford is worse.

Since they won't have a primary, I'll end up voting Green unless the election looks real close.

[aquart]

10. Yep. I'd like a real race, too.

But the idea that we can even give up the pretense of democratic process? Like the way they stole my levers? No. They can go to hell if they try to pull that crap on me.

[LiberalFighter]

6. Do you live in NY?

[aquart]

8. Yes, dear. I do.

I want the chance to vote for my party's choice.

Please carefully examine your objections to that.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R #2 for, Junior needs to go run with Joe SCABS for nothing. n/t

[David Zephyr]

11. "Another Joe Lieberman". Perfectly said. And so true.

K&R.