Remembering former Sen. Joe Lieberman

this afternoon people across our state and the nation are remembering Joe liberman he was a longtime Connecticut senator who made a huge mark on American politics channel 3 Chief political reporter Susan wrath spoke with those who knew him well Joe Lieberman was born in Stanford Connecticut and became one of the most well-known politicians I mean he really was as decent a person as you find in in this business Tom Ritter a former Speaker of the House in the Connecticut General Assembly remembers

when Lieberman was a state senator he says liberman was always sincere Joe liberman also had big political plans he was Connecticut's attorney general he also ran for Congress and then US Senate he quickly became a national figure when he was chosen in 2000 to be Al Gore's vice president six years later liberman ran against Ned Lamont for US Senate Lamont won the Primary but liberman ended up running as an independent and won the general election most strikingly about Joe liman is that he was a

fighter he stood up for everyday Americans and people of Connecticut leaving a legacy his legacy was not without controversy Lieberman was a lifelong Democrat but his support for the war in Iraq was unpopular and then when he endorsed John McCain over Barack Obama for president it was a decision that isolated him from the Connecticut Democratic party dubie McDow a former WFSB reporter says despite the rift liberman brought something unique to politics when Joe liberman was on the ticket with Al

Gore in 2000 America was really exposed and educated about Judaism because the national uh news covered the fact that this was a candidate who kept the Sabbath holy liberman an orthodox Jew was steadfast in his faith and his wife hadassa he was always active in politics just last summer on ct23 he spoke to wfb's Eric Parker about his No Labels campaign Ben Proto is the chairman of Connecticut's Republican party whenever you were with him you always felt good even if you were disagreeing with hi

m and he always left you feeling good about the encounter with him and spending time with him Susan Raph Channel 3 Eyewitness News the former senator's funeral will be held tomorrow in his hometown of Stanford and we will be there to bring you live coverage starting on Eyewitness News at noon also an additional memorial service will be announced at a later date we