11. In 1983, he married Hadassah Freilich, a political colleague and a kindred spirit in Jewish orthodoxy. Hadassah, born in Eastern Europe, is the child of Holocaust survivors.
12. Before his 1988 election to the US Senate, Lieberman served in the Connecticut State Senate for 10 years, then as state Attorney General for 6 years.
13. Lieberman's 1988 Senate election was an upset victory by only 10,000 votes over Republican incumbent Lowell Weicker.
14. Joe Lieberman inspired the advent of the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
15. Joe Lieberman is a strong supporter of video game censorship. He hates the game Mortal Kombat. (We can safely assume that he also hates Grand Theft Auto and the like.)
16. Some believe that Lieberman was selected as Al Gore's 2000 running mate to offset the sleaze factor associated with Democrats after Bill Clinton's antics with Monica Lewinsky.
17. Lieberman dropped out of the 2004 presidential race on February 3, 2004 after failing to win any of the 5 primaries and 2 caucuses held that day. Most believe that his support of the Iraq War cost him Democratic votes.
18. Joe Lieberman is the author of 5 books. His latest is "In Praise of Public Life"(2000).
19. Joe Lieberman has a positive, upbeat and friendly disposition, and rarely loses his temper. He doesn't like making enemies, and prides himself on never losing a friend.
20. He's a good listener. Said daughter Rebecca Lieberman to New York magazine, "Everyone keeps saying 'My God, your dad's so funny.' and it's strange, because I think of him as such a great listener. When I was a kid, we used to take long walks every Saturday, after lunch on Sabbath, and talk---to be perfectly honest, I did most of the talking. I never remember him not listening to me."
