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STAMFORD, Conn.--Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) returned to a warm and enthusiastic welcome from his hometown Wednesday, two days after Vice President Al Gore '69 selected him as the first Jewish politician to join a major party's presidential ticket...
...couldn't blame Hillary Clinton's campaign staff for launching into a lusty rendition of "Hava Nagila" Monday afternoon. While that probably didn't actually happen, the staff had compelling reason to celebrate: If you believe the Democrats' hype, Al Gore, in choosing Connecticut senator Joseph Lieberman as his running mate, has suddenly and unequivocally secured American Jews' allegiance to the Democratic ticket - and, Clinton aides fervently hope, to the First Lady's bid for a Senate seat...
...Lieberman, a practicing Modern Orthodox Jew, is upheld by Democrats and Republicans alike as a pillar of morality in the oft-desecrated world of politics. He's the rare politician, his legion supporters say, with both impeccable ethics and a healthy dose of self-denigrating humor. Monday, Lieberman's selection sent ripples of joy through the Jewish community in the Northeast; conservative religious Jews, who have tended recently to support candidates who lean to the right on social issues, reversed themselves and pledged their support to the Gore-Lieberman ticket...
...Lieberman becomes more visible, particularly during the northeastern campaign swings, Clinton aides hope the Jewish community's collective heart will soften. And they may have good reason to hope. It will be awfully hard, after all, to seriously attack Clinton on charges of anti-Semitism or anti-Israeli sentiment with Joe Lieberman standing next to her. Maybe they could even get her to wear his yarmulke...
...happens, Lieberman is a bit of a comedian himself. In 1998, I won a local charity contest called Washington's Funniest Celebrity, in which assorted pols and pundits did stand-up at a local club. The following year, when I was ineligible to compete again, I helped host the event and did my Lieberman schtick, before a larger audience. The senator still got a kick out of it this time, and the cameras were rolling. And he performed himself, winning the contest with one-liners like "When he spoke in the Senate, Bill Bradley used to be called boring...