Sharpton: Joe Lieberman Was Not a Human Being that Dealt with Acrimony or the Kind of Demagoguery that Has Polluted Politics Now

SCARBOROUGH Just a great ░░░░░░░░ great man a great ░░░░░░░░ you know I see ░░░░░░░░ left with far left ░░░░░░░░ progressives that will pick ░░░░░░░░ a vote here or ░░░░░░░░ vote there and just ░░░░░░░░ trash him even in ░░░░░░░░ And that shows you ░░░░░░░░ real lack of humanity ░░░░░░░░ politics And and it ░░░░░░░░ disgusting because Joe Lieberman ░░░░░░░░ a public servant his ░░░░░░░░ life he was a ░░░░░░░░ man You didn t ░░░░░░░░ to agree with him ░░░░░░░░ percent of the time ░░░░░░░░ you didn t agree ░░░░░░░░ him 100 percent of ░░░░░░░░ time but you ran ░░░░░░░░ president with him got ░░░░░░░░ know him got an ░░░░░░░░ of just what what ░░░░░░░░ throwback he was to ░░░░░░░░ politics of old where ░░░░░░░░ would talk to John ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham he would ░░░░░░░░ to Republicans on the ░░░░░░░░ side he would work ░░░░░░░░ get things done and ░░░░░░░░ just so beloved in ░░░░░░░░ state of Connecticut and ░░░░░░░░ rev Sharpton No no ░░░░░░░░ about it In 2004 ░░░░░░░░ both win the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ And I remember when ░░░░░░░░ entered the race I ░░░░░░░░ was on the opposite ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ Joe Lieberman Joe Lieberman ░░░░░░░░ considered part of the ░░░░░░░░ Leadership Council the DLC ░░░░░░░░ of what we considered ░░░░░░░░ wing of the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ I was on the ░░░░░░░░ And I was surprised ░░░░░░░░ first day I came ░░░░░░░░ the first debate I ░░░░░░░░ in he welcomed me ░░░░░░░░ walked over and said ░░░░░░░░ you re here glad ░░░░░░░░ re going to express ░░░░░░░░ Anybody pick on you ░░░░░░░░ come to me And ░░░░░░░░ kind of got along ░░░░░░░░ didn t agree on ░░░░░░░░ of the issues I ░░░░░░░░ anti Iraq War he ░░░░░░░░ very much pro But ░░░░░░░░ every debate he would ░░░░░░░░ and talk and meet ░░░░░░░░ daughters And and he ░░░░░░░░ a gentleman and one ░░░░░░░░ really believed in what ░░░░░░░░ believed though I didn ░░░░░░░░ agree with it he ░░░░░░░░ in it He was ░░░░░░░░ demagogic he was not ░░░░░░░░ kind of performative politicians ░░░░░░░░ see now And he ░░░░░░░░ a genuine decent guy ░░░░░░░░ when I heard of ░░░░░░░░ passing yesterday I immediately ░░░░░░░░ people No you can ░░░░░░░░ judge him by what ░░░░░░░░ may agree with politically ░░░░░░░░ have to judge people ░░░░░░░░ what they believe He ░░░░░░░░ it but he was ░░░░░░░░ a human being that ░░░░░░░░ with acrimony and dealt ░░░░░░░░ the kind of demagoguery ░░░░░░░░ has polluted politics now ░░░░░░░░ I wish his family ░░░░░░░░ of the best because ░░░░░░░░ Lieberman believed in this ░░░░░░░░ he might have looked ░░░░░░░░ it SCARBOROUGH Yes BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ Sharpton: “— through different lenses.”