Yeah, I'm coming into this late (been working, sick, etc.), and yeah, it's been diaried before I'm sure, but I just now
watched the video of Boxer defending Lieberman.
It makes me physically ill to see this woman, who I have trusted all these years, say these words... to watch her covering for LIEberman and appearing at an event FOR his benefit... it proves that "absolute power corrupts absolutely."
To see her avoiding the press like an Abramoff criminal... wearing her fancy suits that cost more than two months of my electricity bill while my family goes without health insurance and has bread for dinner...
So here's what I just emailed her via her website. I know it'll just be shitcanned (she can't be bothered with the icky little people apparently), but it made me feel better --
Senator Boxer:
What the heck?? I just watched this video:
http://www.firedoglake.com/...
...and I am stunned by what I saw.
You are not only appearing at an event in CT and ENDORSING Joe Lieberman (Pro-war, anti-choice, anti-separation of church and state, voted for cloture on Alito, first to stand up to applaud Bush's outrageous SOTU address...), but now you are LYING for him??
You know very well that he said this about hospitals refusing to help rape victims:
"In Connecticut, it shouldn't take more than a short ride to get to another hospital."
He didn't say "walk to get help from a hospital" or whatever BS you're trying to pass off here. You claim to have read what he said -- obviously you either read something completely different or you are lying to get this DINO elected.
I am saddened, shocked, angered, outraged and disappointed that you would travel to CT, endorse this career politician and egomaniac, and then LIE about what he said to the press. Did you think the American public wouldn't find out the truth?
I have been a faithful and proud Boxer voter for as long as you have been in office. No longer. You have lost my vote.
Ms. Boxer, you have shown your true colors -- you are nothing more than another wealthy elitist career politician, detached from what real people actually need, and running away from the press.
Meanwhile, my family has no health care, our car will likely be reposessed, and our power is due to be shut off in 8 days because we can't pay the bill.
Think about that while you dress in your fancy suits and eat expensive meals and fly first class to support DINO anti-choice candidates in other states.
I WANT MY ROSE BACK.