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Article: Lieberman backs away from moral high ground.
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 15, 2000
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Joseph I. Lieberman, a critic of the "Jenny Jones" talk show, last night planned to party with the show's producer and other Hollywood donors, despite his pledge a day earlier to stand "with the people against the powerful" entertainment industry.
It was the latest step in the Connecticut senator's dramatic retreat from the moral high ground since Vice President Al Gore introduced him as his running mate a week ago.
Initially hailed as the moral counterweight to the administration's legacy of scandal, Mr. Lieberman has swiftly softened and even abandoned long-held positions of righteousness, which Democrats had hoped would put some distance between ...