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 Bayh Defends Lieberman, But Demands Apology (video)
Bayh Defends Lieberman, But Demands Apology (video)
November 12, 2008
Bayh: Lieberman should apologize, keep chairmanship
thehill.com — Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) called on Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) to apologize for his attacks on Barack Obama, saying doing so would temporarily let him retain a key chairmanship position next Congress. Bayh warned that stripping Lieberman of his ... (more) Bayh: Lieberman should apologize, keep chairmanship
 Lieberman Must Go Once and for All (video)
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youtube.com — http://liebermanmustgo.comJoe Lieberman has launched consistent, deeply partisan attacks on President-elect Barack Obama, questioning his patriotism and fitn... (more) Lieberman Must Go Once and for All (video)
Sen. Kloubuchar echoes Bayh’s call for Lieberman to apologize.
Sen. Kloubuchar echoes Bayh’s call for Lieberman to apologize.
thinkprogress.org — On Wednesday night, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow he expected Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) to apologize for for his ad hominem attacks on Barack Obama, including questioning Obama’s patriotism and wondering whether Obama ... (more) Sen. Kloubuchar echoes Bayh’s call for Lieberman to ...
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Bayh Defends Lieberman, But Demands Apology
Daily Kos — Last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, Evan Bayh affirmed his support for Joe Lieberman, but added an interesting twist: he's now demanding that Lieberman offer a "sincere apology" before being awarded the homeland security chairmanship. Here's what he said: [Joe Lieberman] said things that were simply unacceptable, and I think he needs to apologize for that... You've got to, you know expect an apology, a sincere apology, and you gotta keep -- tell him, look, 'we're going to give you chance here, but if you don't do the right things as chairman, if you know, if we see any continuation of this kind of behavior, well then at that ...

Bayh Backs Lieberman for Chairmanship, But Says He Needs to Apologize
News — Bayh: Lieberman Should Apologize, Keep Chairmanship Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) argued that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) should keep his Senate committee chairmanship, but he added that Lieberman needs to apologize for his attacks on President-elect Barack Obama. TheHill.com has the full story . Here's the video of Bayh calling for the apology, via Daily Kos .

Lieberman will never apologize
Daily Kos — I think this is an important development in the Lieberman saga: Evan Bayh: [Joe Lieberman] said things that were simply unacceptable, and I think he needs to apologize for that... You've got to, you know expect an apology, a sincere apology, and you gotta keep -- tell him, look, 'we're going to give you chance here, but if you don't do the right things as chairman, if you know, if we see any continuation of this kind of behavior, well then at that point, you know, the game is up at that point.' So Evan Bayh, one of Lieberman's strongest boosters, is saying that Joe should apologize. And this can't ...

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