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The importance of family

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    Sen. Lieberman and his wife Hadassah explain

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All right he'll probably be the first to say -- she is the better half of the Lieberman duo and she's been by his -- since -- married in 1982.

And we please welcome the senator's wife about -- What did you think that morning when you're watching a local news program in Connecticut to new found out that he was going to be the VP in.

If it was preceded by eight these trucks in this -- -- in -- history but we had no air conditioning in our New Haven house.

And it was so hot -- -- -- What's going on out there may coordinate I was gonna say is this I don't know Kanye and so I immediately and took those screens.

Put them down.

And so then fell asleep we had no idea it was happening and then in the morning to have these new shows and now saying I was like.

On my Al -- never called and he's down in his underwear making coffee it was yet it was amazing I was so.

Excited.

Because we've gone to sleep having another -- of wine because we knew.

And and his staff and continents and it's not you -- -- -- -- you wouldn't have felt like my momma oh yeah I went nose a morning after we again heard and humidity -- -- sent.

She's staying with us for the night win or lose -- can't be alone.

So I went -- he said.

Mother it's over.

And she said he lost decent.

No he what.

It's because -- out of his selfishness at all NFL life.

Phillips but what if -- I was at Yale -- out what was it like.

You -- is being vetted for Senator McCain is well and what we think and then.

But I have been through this whole experience -- the Democratic Party which I'm sure was tough for you as well yeah I was thinking.

Steve this is -- I'm not sure what's happening -- I said oh -- does this mean.

-- going to the Republican Convention I'd only been to one convention in my life which is the Democrat.

Is why I did it because I wanted her to have the opportunity to go to the conventions of both national -- -- you -- to come to the Democratic Convention with me it's a real experience walking through the floor of the Democratic Convention as a conservative.

That's not try that next no I don't think and -- I don't think you want to.

In the -- it's very interest thing.

Because we have senator Fred Thompson here and we have KT McFarland and Peter Johnson junior who is a more conservative Democrat and but everybody that we spoke to leading up to this interview -- your husband he gets along with -- Don Imus.

When it's almost impossible for anybody along -- -- and up but seriously why do you think he's so well liked and not because you -- to what do what is -- difference between him and -- many others I.

I know now with the differences I just know that let you see is what you have.

That he is real.

And you may not like him because he may not like his real.

But it's in many saying -- -- as a political person.

As a leader.

When you look at him.

He says what he thinks he's authentic he's -- line.

And you can talk to you can -- -- so much influence with -- I have been trying to convert him to be a conservative.

And join the Republican Party can you help me with that mission I don't think he's gonna go in that to -- after he's an independent.

And I'm really proud of billions.

And we're very very lucky people Revere -- the last we have.

You know for a chills and H Shelton now because their own Mary and as I watched their two daughters stand behind.

Show.

Carrying now that clip.

I was so amazed it took me back -- all the times that I think the most important thing you can do is hold your family together.

And be strong in the partnership.

-- -- -- gonna make a prediction.

I don't necessarily believe your time in Washington is over.

But that's just a small little prediction.

I believe that the new Romney administration may come calling at some point people will like him relentless -- -- we'll take a break we're gonna come back.