The Liebermans: What They Said

The following are statements made by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) and his wife, Hadassah, in Nashville on Tuesday.

Sen. Lieberman

"Dear friends, I am so full of gratitude at this moment. I ask you to allow me to let the spirit move me as it does to remember the words from Chronicles, which are to give thanks to God, to give thanks to God and declare his name and make his acts known to the people, to be glad of spirit, to sing to God and to make music to God and most of all, to give glory and gratitude to God from whom all blessings truly do flow. Dear Lord, maker of all miracles, I thank you for bringing me to this extraordinary moment in my life. And, Al Gore, I thank you for making this miracle possible for me and breaking this barrier for the rest of America, forever. God bless you and thank you."

"He [Gore] has never wavered in his responsibilities as a father, as a husband and, yes, as a servant of God Almighty."

"Forty years ago, when I was 18 years old, I remember so clearly watching in awe as John F. Kennedy, the inspiration and hero of my political life, became the first Roman Catholic president of the United States. To me, that election said so much to me about the courage and the character and the fairness of the American people. And I want to say to you today that choosing me as his running mate says the same thing about the courage and character and fairness of Al Gore of Tennessee. You know, there are some people who might actually call Al Gore’s selection of me an act of chutzpah."

"I cannot express with words the gratitude that I feel in my heart today, as the first Jewish American to be honored to be a major party candidate for the vice presidency of this blessed United States of America of ours."

Hadassah Lieberman

"Here I am in this place that commemorates World War II wars of veterans, and here I am the daughter of survivors from the Holocaust, the most horrendous thing that happened. And here I am in the place that commemorates the American heroes, the soldiers who actually liberated my mother in Dachau and in Auschwitz."

"Whether you and your family immigrated from Europe, Africa, Mexico, Latin America or Asia, I am standing here for you. This country is our country. This land is your land and anything is possible for us."

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