Take Keith Olbermann's favorite "Worst Person in the World," Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, for example, who enthusiastically endorsed Joe Lieberman on June 16th:
Look what's going on with Lieberman in Connecticut. They're after Lieberman, their own Democrats are after him...Silly me to think that Joe should have to actually prove himself to the good folks in CT... Fear not, Joe just received the stamp of approval by Bill and the Factor...
I wonder if Joe will use this endorsement in his next campaign ad?
Joe Lieberman appeared with Sean Hannity on FOX News on February 22, 2006, Hannity offered the Senator his endorsement as well:
HANNITY: (Laughter) I'm thinking... I'm thinking Hannity Conservatives for Lieberman and I'll do a big fundraiser in Connecticut.
LIEBERMAN: Yeah, yeah. Let me just say, I appreciate your friendship, and I appreciate your support. Really.
HANNITY: So you want my endorsement?
LIEBERMAN: What can I... if you support me... Look, I've always gotten elected by people from all parties. Now if there's a Democratic primary against me, which there might be, I might ask you to come in and endorse my opponent. (Laughter)
And then there is Ann Coulter who rarely has a good word for any Democrat... unless that Democrat happens to be Joe Lieberman, whom she told Neil Cavuto she "admires" when she appeared on FOX News on June 22nd:
COULTER: ... I would admire a politician, not as much as basically your run of the mill garden-variety Republican, but as far as Democrats go like Lieberman, who apparently does want to defend America and fight the war on terrorism. He is the one facing a primary fight.
CAVUTO: You know, there is talk about him maybe bolting to a third party. The seeds are there for a third party movement. Do you buy that?
COULTER: I think he should come all the way and become a Republican.
Bill Kristol, the Republican neocon editor of the conservative Weekly Standard, apparently is not a huge contributor to political campaigns. Reportedly none of his political contributions since 1998, save one, were over $200, and all except one went to Republican candidates. The lone exception was a $500 check written to Joe Lieberman's 2006 Senate re-election campaign.
When President Bush appeared on the Larry King Show on CNN on June 7, king sprung a question on him about Joe Lieberman:
KING: Move to politics. An unusual situation in Connecticut. Joe Lieberman is running for re-election to the Senate. He's in the primary fight, may lose, and has said that if he loses, he might well run as an Independent. He supported you staunchly on Iraq, and Iraq is the major issue in that campaign, the primary. Would you support him if he ran as an Independent?
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