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...here this evening are prepared to be your foot soldiers in this battle," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.) before he introduced Lieberman...
After focusing on education, Gore and Lieberman discussed issues from social security reform to health care to economic policy...
...Lieberman pledged to shy away from personal attacks while differentiating the Democratic ticket from the Republican challengers...
Myth #1: Joe Lieberman is a moderate. When Al Gore '69 chose the Connecticut senator, the media and Democratic faithful were gleeful about Lieberman's supposedly centrist message. The truth is, however, Lieberman isn't nearly as moderate as he is portrayed. The ultra-liberal Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) has given him a gold-star rating, second only to Massachusetts' favorite Senator, Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56, for voting with them 95 percent of the time...
Supporters have crooned that it's the other five percent that matters. Well, you can kiss even that five percent goodbye. All of Lieberman's centrist leanings have been ditched for the position of number two yes-man. In 1995, Lieberman was attacked by Jesse Jackson as "irresponsible" for his bold statements against affirmative action and Proposition 209, the California initiative against racial preferences. Lieberman said that "the current system of group preferences has to end. For after all, if you discriminate in favor of one group on the basis of race, you thereby discriminate against another group...