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by Mike Krumboltz
Senator Joe Lieberman has never been one to shy away from controversy. The Connecticut lawmaker and former Democratic vice presidential candidate-turned-Independent caused a huge stir when he spoke on John McCain’s behalf at the Republican National Convention in 2008. Now Sen. Lieberman is back in the political spotlight, thanks to his opposition to health care reform.
Until very recently, Sen. Lieberman was on board for a clause that would extend Medicare benefits to Americans aged 55-64. Now, he’s not. The apparent change of heart has caused a lot of his rivals and allies to speak out. One angry Democrat is even calling for a Lieberman recall. Not surprisingly, the attention and comments, both good and bad, have led to a boom of Web searches on the senator.
For his part, Sen. Lieberman has explained that he is for health care reform, as long as it excludes Medicare expansion and a public option. The Senator explained that in 2000, when he ran as Al Gore’s running mate, he was in favor of expanding Medicare, but that a lot of things have changed, among them the country’s national debt and the “imminent bankruptcy” of Medicare. In his opinion, we just can’t afford it.
But there are others who think the senator’s motivations are different. An article from the New York Times explains that in a recent interview Sen. Lieberman said, “he was particularly troubled by the overly enthusiastic reaction to the proposal by some liberals.” All of this has led to a slew of Web searches. Online lookups for “senator lieberman,” “joe lieberman health care,” and “is joe lieberman a democrat or republican” all surged to triple digit gains.
Also gaining ground in the Search box are lookups on the Senator’s wife, Hadassah Lieberman. The New York Daily News reports that “liberal activists want to see Hadassah Lieberman booted from her position as “Global Ambassador” for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation.” Whether her husband’s position on health care reform should in any way affect her own professional role as a spokesperson for cancer research is in and of itself a controversial question.
Of course, this is Washington, and a politician’s position can change. Vice President Joe Biden has gone on record as saying that he believes Sen. Lieberman will “see the light” on health care reform, “but there’s an awful lot of gamesmanship going on right now.” A fired-up President Obama recently held a press conference updating the public on the state of the proceedings. He said he was “cautiously optimistic” that the reform “has to pass on our watch.” Stay tuned.
by Claudine Zap
Our top picks from the day’s hottest searches.
- Elin Nordegren (Searches increased by 931%). Spotted: The wronged wife of Tiger Woods without wedding band.
- Courtney Love (+484%). The singer lost guardianship of her daughter with Kurt Cobain.
- Michael J. Fox (+475%). MTV has cast the re-make of the 1985 movie “Teen Wolf,” which originally starred Fox.
- Ashley Dupree (+395%). The former call girl linked to Eliot Spitzer has a new job: Sex advice columnist for the New York Post.
- Joe Lieberman (+346%). The independent senator throwing a wrench into health-care reform supported the Medicare buy-in before he was against it.
by Claudine Zap
The band is back together: James Horner, the guy who gave us the “Titanic” soundtrack, has collaborated with director James Cameron once again for “Avatar.”
According to the Independent, the score features “lush evocative tracks,” with titles like “The Bioluminescence of the Night.” The new album also headlines the ballad from Leona Lewis, “I see you.” In other words, “Titanic” redux. If you squint, the theme song even sounds Celine Dion-esque. Listen to a snippet and decide for yourself.
In case a movie soundtrack about blue aliens doesn’t move you, fear not. Soundtracks are a perennially favorite search topic. Check out the most popular from the last seven days.
Top Movie Soundtrack Searches (past seven days)
