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Nine members of a group advocating for single-payer, universal health care briefly occupied Sen. Joe Lieberman's Capitol Hill office on Thursday morning.
The protesters, members of Mobilization for Health Care for All, shouted "Everyone in and no one out, universal healthcare now!" as police hauled them away one by one. In all, the protest lasted about 40 minutes, according to Bryon Wolf of ABC News.
"Look at Lieberman arresting his constituents instead of meeting with them," one protester exclaimed.
Lieberman (I-CT) has been the focus of health care reform advocates' ire since he suggested last week he would join a Republican filibuster of the Senate health care bill if the bill includes a public option. On Sunday, Lieberman told CBS's Bob Schieffer that he would prefer to do "nothing" than to pass a public health care option, which he says would raise the budget deficit and increase health care costs.
Lieberman's vote is crucial because Democrats would need him on side to get the 60 votes they need to break a GOP filibuster.
Lieberman has also announced he would campaign for some Republicans in the 2010 mid-term election cycle. Although he caucuses with Senate Democrats and ran with Al Gore on the 2000 Democratic presidential ticket, Lieberman has been an independent since 2006 and campaigned for Sen. John McCain in 2008.
"Eight people are sitting-in the office of Sen. Joseph Lieberman demanding that he stop taking money from the insurance industry," MHCA declared on its Web site Thursday morning. "The massive campaign donations and lobbying spending of the insurance industry is blocking real reform that would provide everyone in America with access to health care."
The following video was broadcast by NECN Nov. 5, 2009.
Connecticut, PLEASE make this asshole disappear as soon as possible. He has no business “serving” his country in office.
What a traitor. I hope down the road he regrets having killed millions of Americans.
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if lieberman would rather “do nothing”,then lets help the fine people of the state of Connecticut help him achieve his goal.Vote that pile of shit out of office ! that dick head could care less for the people of Connecticut so please get rid of it !
Joe is so wrong for this country, but the real story that needs to be brought out, is that his wife, Hadassa Lieberman, is the spokesperson for Breast Cancer, while Joe wants to kill more women by denying health care. Interesting that his name begins with LIE.
Heroes!
It's a wonder he didn't bring in the army tanks with the “Star of David” on them.
If Lieberman was smart, he'd have a few body guards around him. I can't imagine what a parent would do if his child died simply because he didn't have healthcare.
Lieberman needs to give up his taxpayer healthcare if he doesn't want his constituents to have it.
There should be a Bill requiring all Congresspersons to give up their taxpayer healthcare if the vote against a robust Public Option in Healthcare Bill. They should get exactly what they want the American people to get.
How many will it take Joe? I would love to see more of this more of this, in larger numbers. Every person without health care, shitty health care, way too expensive health care (that should include everyone except for those that work i congress) should be doing something, anything to keep the pressure on. I understand not everyone can afford to be arrested, and it is tough to make that call as these heroes have done, but call, write, email, march if you can. Make your voices heard!
Our senior citizens should have to be fighting this fight on their own, or even for us. In the end they are ones in need and eventually so will we. Lieberman is one more corrupted bastard out their. Thank you people of Connecticut for exposing this bastard by risking even more of your civil liberties because God knows this shit wasn't on the news where I'm from (NEW YORK!!!)
Yes, I do care even if I don´t live in Connecticut. That´s what solidarity is all about, caring for your fellow citizens.
Lieberman is a useless waste of space but the fact that so many Democrats still like him and work with him despite his obvious self-righteous wingnut status tells you just how little the two major parties differ. Dem or Repub, it makes no real difference as most of them serve only the wealthy corporate interests at the expense of us all. Only revolution will change things.
scary lookin perps….incapable of doin the perp walk huh?
arrest lieberman…!
LIEberman is part of the global depopulation crowd…vice president i believe…??
Lieberman takes money from healthcare insurance companies to keep them in the government plan.
The more healthcare the insurance companies can deny, the more money they make. This is the system.
Please understand this: They CANNOT MAKE MONEY BY GIVING PROPER HEALTHCARE!!
Healthcare Insurance companies are in the government healthcare plan.
Obama and congress refuse to take the insurance co's out of healthcare.
Insurance companie's profits, in the trillions, EXCEED what is put into actual medical treatment and costs for people. This means they are taking the lionshare of healthcare money for themselves and giving people inferior healthcare plans.
DO YOU WANT THIS KIND OF HEALTHCARE? As bad as it is now, it will become less and less care and more and more cost as time goes on.
Single payer eliminates the greedy, killer insurance companies.
I AM SO PROUD OF YOU PEOPLE!!! I WISH I COULD BE THERE WITH YOU,KEEP GOING, WE NEED TO GET THIS PIECE OF SHIT OUT OF OFFICE.
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It's a tragedy for this country that a zealot jackass like Lieberman is holding the country hostage. Medicare took some 8 years to pass and had a huge amount of opposition yet is now very popular, helps raise the quality of the elderly tremendously in this country compared to other countries, and is far more efficient with far less overhead than the private insurers. It was supposed to be step one to have universal health care for all. Lieberman doesn't have a conscience.
It's a tragedy for this country that a zealot jackass like Lieberman is holding the country hostage. Medicare took some 8 years to pass and had a huge amount of opposition yet is now very popular, helps raise the quality of the elderly tremendously in this country compared to other countries, and is far more efficient with far less overhead than the private insurers. It was supposed to be step one to have universal health care for all. Lieberman doesn't have a conscience.