SunSentinel Article RatingJoe Lieberman, longtime senator and first Jewish-American VP candidate, dies at 82
Mar 28, 2024 View Original Article
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| "Given to me by my parents and formed by my rabbis, my faith has provided me with a foundation, an order, and a sense of purpose in my life, Lieberman said in a 2011 speech at Brigham Young University." | Positive | 40% Conservative |
| "My Jewish faith is central to my life." | Positive | 32% Conservative |
| "In retirement, Lieberman remained a staunch advocate for Israel and for a robust American foreign policy as chairman of the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, among other affiliations." | Negative | -14% Liberal |
| "Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest, Lieberman's family stated." | Positive | 54% Conservative |
| "Senator Lieberman's love of God, his family and America endured throughout his life of service in the public interest, Lieberman's family stated." | Positive | 54% Conservative |
| "It was a pleasure and an honor to work with him in the Senate, stated Norm Coleman, national chairman of the Republican Jewish Coalition." | Positive | 40% Conservative |
| "Given to me by my parents and formed by my rabbis, my faith has provided me with a foundation, an order, and a sense of purpose in my life, Lieberman said in a 2011 speech at Brigham Young University." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "From the Last Amigo.Joe Lieberman was a true mensch and a great American." | Positive | 38% Conservative |
| "I feel fortunate to have been in his presence, traveling the world in support of America's interests as we saw it, Graham wrote." | Positive | 24% Conservative |
| "Throughout his career, Senator Lieberman was indefatigable in advancing pro-Israel policy and legislation, AIPAC stated." | Positive | 20% Conservative |
| "Joe was an exemplary public servant, an American patriot and a matchless champion of the Jewish people and the Jewish state, wrote Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "AIPAC stated that Lieberman was an American patriot who was a historic champion of U.S.-Israel relations and the Jewish people." | Positive | 16% Conservative |
| "For decades, Lieberman was one of the most prominent Jewish voices in American politics, and he was the first Jewish American candidate on a major party presidential slate after former Vice President Al Gore tapped him as his ruing mate in 2000." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "For decades, Lieberman was one of the most prominent Jewish voices in American politics, and he was the first Jewish American candidate on a major party presidential slate after former Vice President Al Gore tapped him as his ruing mate in 2000." | Positive | 12% Conservative |
| "He continued to caucus with Senate Democrats for the remainder of his career, despite endorsing his friend John McCain, the late Arizona senator, for president at the 2008 Republican National Convention." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Throughout his career, Lieberman often drew upon his Jewish faith in his public remarks." | Positive | 8% Conservative |
| "Lieberman was first elected to public office in the Coecticut Senate as a Democrat in 1970 and served for 10 years, before losing a race for a seat in Congress in 1980." | Positive | 6% Conservative |
| "An observant Jew, Lieberman described himself as an independent, who tended to side with conservatives on foreign policy and liberals on domestic policy." | Positive | 4% Conservative |
| "Lieberman spoke out clearly and eloquently on moral issues, saying: We in government should look to religion as a partner, as I think the founders of our country did." | Negative | -2% Liberal |
| "Lieberman observed stringent rules around kashrut and Shabbat and didn't compromise his religious observance during his political career." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "For rare Senate votes that occurred on Saturdays, Lieberman walked to the U.S. Capitol to cast a vote." | Negative | -6% Liberal |
| "Lieberman aounced his intention to retire from the Senate in 2011 and concluded his fourth term in January 2013." | Negative | -10% Liberal |
| "In retirement, Lieberman remained a staunch advocate for Israel and for a robust American foreign policy as chairman of the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, among other affiliations." | Positive | 10% Conservative |
| "Joe Lieberman was called the last of the Scoop Jackson Democrats, he added." | Negative | -20% Liberal |
| "Former Sen. Joe Lieberman died on March 27th at the age of 82 after complications from a fall, according to a statement from his family." | Negative | -28% Liberal |
| "Time and again, Senator Lieberman put principle over politics, Coleman stated." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Time and again, Senator Lieberman put principle over politics, Coleman stated." | Positive | 0% Conservative |
| "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) posted on the tail end of a trip to Israel about his dear friend Lieberman's death." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) posted on the tail end of a trip to Israel about his dear friend Lieberman's death." | Negative | -4% Liberal |
| "His national profile grew when he condemned former President Bill Clinton's personal behavior as wrong and unacceptable and said he deserved some measure of public rebuke and accountability." | Negative | -30% Liberal |
| "The bad news, John McCain is giving him an earful about how screwed up things are." | Negative | -44% Liberal |
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:
70% : Given to me by my parents and formed by my rabbis, my faith has provided me with a foundation, an order, and a sense of purpose in my life," Lieberman said in a 2011 speech at Brigham Young University.66% : "My Jewish faith is central to my life.
43% : In retirement, Lieberman remained a staunch advocate for Israel and for a robust American foreign policy as chairman of the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, among other affiliations.
*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.