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Donna Brazile once again calls for "unity." No, thank you.

by: LSekhmet

Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 22:01:51 PM EDT


( - promoted by campskunk)

Masslib pointed to this article at The Cagle Post by Donna Brazile called "Note to Hil's Holdouts; it's time to Unify as one Democratic Party."  (At least, I think that's what it said because the title was cut off.)

Here's the link:

http://www.caglepost.com/colpr...

Here's the salient paragraph, close to the end:

So let's pick ourselves up and get back in the game. Respect Obama. Respect the fact that he won, and that no one does it by accident. As much as we all would have loved to see a woman in the Oval Office, it wasn't Hillary's time. Period.

Hypocrite, thy name is Donna.

(Make the jump.  It's worth the time.  I promise.)
LSekhmet :: Donna Brazile once again calls for "unity." No, thank you.
All right.  Note what Donna Brazile said there?  "Respect the fact he won, and that no one does it by accident?"  Methinks she finally told one, whole truth!

Listen up, Ms. Brazile.  You need to realize that we know that Senator Obama did not "win" by "accident" -- he is the selected nominee due to chicanery on the part of the DNC (what else can anyone with a brain call the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on May 31, 2008), vote theft (with the Michigan so-called "compromise" of that same date), and voter fraud in numerous caucuses -- most especially in Texas, with their 2,000 reported violations, almost all by Obama supporters, some reported by police officers.

I realize that by talking "caucus fraud," Ms. Brazile, your eyes tend to glaze over, even though you as a Democratic Party official should know far more than I do how to fix such matters.

But instead, you and the rest of the clueless, idiotic DNC have done nothing to fix the problem.  Not one thing.  Nada.  Bupkus.  Diddly-squat.

My only belief on this as a Hillary Clinton supporter and a life-long thinking, breathing adult voter is that you don't do anything about it because you choose not to do anything; it helped your chosen candidate, Obama, and thus, you're for it.

I'm sorry.  If my candidate had stooped to voter fraud, voter intimidation (in the caucuses) and needed his cronies at the DNC to help him with outright vote theft, I'd not be supporting that individual.  Period.  Because I have ethics and morals, something that you, Ms. Brazile, seem to have lost track of -- or maybe never had.

Further, you seem to believe that "it wasn't Hillary's time."  But you fail to point out that it wasn't her time because you made absolutely sure it wouldn't be -- when the game is rigged, Ms. Brazile, how is that honest, honorable, fair, ethical, balanced, or reputable?

Finally, you seem to believe, Ms. Brazile, that we're merely angry our candidate "lost."

On the contrary.  We're angry because the nomination was stolen from the rightful winner -- we're angry because the winner of the popular vote has been hindered, not helped -- we're angry that a man who truly isn't ready to be President at this time has been propped up by the DNC and the Democratic Party as a whole.  And most especially, we're angry at the supposition that we only have two choices in the fall election -- Obama or McCain, neither of whom are acceptable.

What we are angry about, Ms. Brazile, is voter fraud, vote theft and voter intimidation; we're livid over the fact that an inexperienced candidate who did not win the popular vote and has his pledged delegate lead due to a bunch of disputed caucuses (most of them in red states, which will never vote in favor of him or any other Democrat in the fall) has been exalted over the better-qualified, better-vetted, more experienced and brilliant Hillary R. Clinton.  The one who, as you might recall, actually won the popular vote?  Actually won three primaries down the stretch by two-to-one margins?  (Kentucky, West Virginia, and Puerto Rico, in case those places have somehow dropped from your mind.)

What I'm tired of, Ms. Brazile, is the hypocritical arrogance of the Democratic Party and the DNC in particular.  You rigged the game in favor of your chosen candidate, Obama, and we know this election season smelled to high heaven; I am not about to forget that, and I will never forgive it, either.

You, Ms. Brazile, along with Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi (perhaps not Harry Reid) are to blame for this disastrous outcome; you, Ms. Brazile, are the one who should resign in shame.

But of course, you have none.  Silly me.

Rest assured, Ms. Brazile -- we will continue to resist your call for "unity," because there can be no "unity" when there is no honesty.

There can be no "unity" where there are no ethics, morals, or values -- where there are no principles -- where the will of the voters was disrespected in two states (Florida and Michigan) deliberately, by the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee (which you, not-so-coincidentally, sit upon; you helped create this huge mess, and I'm supposed to thank you for that?).

I wish to say only one thing further to you, Ms. Brazile:

"No, thank you, Ms. Brazile.  I don't believe in enforced 'unity' that means nothing at all."

PUMA!
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look, we're dying out here. (0.00 / 0)
a broken health care system. an economy in decline, with geopolitical economics stacked against the US. crumbing infrastructure, and a bunch of deregulated corporations running loose and badly in need of some adult supervision. and ms brazile is trying to stick us with a nominee who has no concrete policy initiatives to address these issues.

when exactly IS hillary's time, ms brazile? how bad will it have to get before it's hillary's time?

Barack Obama's election proves that any male can grow up to be president, provided he's willing to use misogyny as a campaign strategy.

Exactly, Campskunk. Exactly. (0.00 / 0)
You really have to wonder about her, don't you?  (At least, I know _I_ am.)

We need Hillary Clinton more than we ever have because she has policy initiatives; more to the point, she has good policy initiatives!

I just can't get over the fact that Donna Brazile would be so stupid as to hitch her wagon to Barack Obama when Obama's shown this week alone:

1) He very rarely talks to foreign press.
2) He won't talk with the press when they've done a tough piece (see what happened to Ryan Lizza), even if they've previously been fawning like the rest of the lunatics.
3) He said that other countries would have to deal with him for "eight to ten years" when at best, even if he first is elected (he has to be elected first before he starts talking about "re-election," last I checked; this is not a monarchy!), it would be a maximum of eight years.  (Why is B. Obama's math so horrible?  First we have 57 states.  Now, we have an "up to 10 year" Presidential term.)
4) His policies for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq remain unworkable.
5) He's acting like a head of state already.  (Presumptuous, much?)

In short, this guy is a woefully unprepared narcissist who has already proven he's "not ready for prime time."

When we have Hillary R. Clinton sitting there, who won the popular vote, who won the big states and swing states required, this is more than just wrong.  And more than just corrupt.

It's pathetic.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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That Reference To "Eight Or Ten Years" (0.00 / 0)
was stunning, coming on the heels of his comment last week about events that happened "when I was a senator."

Barack Obama clearly has no comprehension of his own place in time.  The DNC assured him two years ago that he was their choice and he has already made the mental transition to being President.

Boy, is he gonna be confused when he loses.

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Ah, thanks, Campskunk! (0.00 / 0)
I appreciate it.

My first promoted diary.  Heh.

In all seriousness, I am so sick of Donna Brazile calling for what I term "enforced unity at any price."  She is to blame for this mess we're in -- or at least, partly to blame.

Her opinion piece today was the equivalent of a farmer locking the barn door after all the livestock have escaped at absolute best.

At worst, it was utter farce.

Sometimes I really wonder if Donna B. lives in the same world as the rest of us, truly, I do.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Great diary! (0.00 / 0)
I just sent Donna another e-mail.  And expect another nasty response any time now.
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Will you post when you get it? (0.00 / 0)
Would love to see it.
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Thanks, CC. Looking forward to seeing what Donna B. says now. (0.00 / 0)
I'm rolling my eyes in anticipation, can you tell?

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.
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Donna Brazile... (0.00 / 0)
Oh, gag me with a spoon!

If I never hear her name again, I'll consider myself blessed.


Me, too, but . . . (0.00 / 0)
. . . we need to point out her ridiculousness and her hypocritical attitude every single time she writes an opinion piece -- it is due to her, and the other 19 people who voted in favor of the so-called "MI Compromise" of 5/31/08, that we are now in this huge mess.

I will continue to call her out every single time she has the audacity to say anything at all, because her view of the "truth" is no such thing -- it's only slanted bias.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Donna needs an editor (0.00 / 0)
someone she can hand her letters to and ask "OK, pretend you're a Hillary supporter reading this letter. Does it sound all right to you?"
It sounds suspiciously like a lot of posts I see at Dem websites (0.00 / 0)
Why they think this type of language is other than inflammatory, let alone unconvincing, I do not get.
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Amazing, Isn't It? (0.00 / 0)
They've been browbeating us for months and can't understand why we won't climb on the bandwagon.

I expect they will bring this attitude to bear against anyone who crosses them and that it will cost them the election.  Bullying people does not win votes.

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Donna Brazile is a better unity emissary (0.00 / 0)
.........  than Rev. Wright.

No.  Not really.

ROFL! (0.00 / 0)
How true, Edgar!  How true indeed!

The only good thing about Ms. Brazile is, she keeps us all fired up.  (Maybe she's a Hillary Clinton supporter in disguise?  I know, I know, too Machiavellian.)

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Unity? no way! (0.00 / 0)
Anything and everything this 'woman' says revolts me and I get stronger in my personal opposition to BHO.   Even if I were the only vote against him, I would do it and she is part of the reason I feel that way.  There can be no unity with the likes of her and BHO. They have poisoned the well of civility and unity just won't happen.  PUMA
Exactly, Erie. (0.00 / 0)
I'm with you all the way -- which is why I wrote this diary.

True unity (without the quotes I keep putting around it) is impossible under the circumstances; our candidate was robbed, but at this point it's gone beyond that.

Nope.

Now I'm angry because they've insulted my intelligence.

I'm also angry because I'm tired of their version of the theatre of the absurd.

If Obama were a smart candidate, with a political IQ in the positive numbers, he'd rejected the four hijacked MI delegates outright and he'd at least have competed pro forma for the Uncommitted delegates.

But Obama isn't a smart candidate, and he had to win by the means described in my diary -- the means we all saw in that horrible Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on 5/31/08.

I'm with you -- PUMA all the way.

There will be no unity under the current circumstances, ever.

However, I am very willing to unify under the candidate who actually won the popular votes, the big states and the swing states -- Hillary R. Clinton.  That sort of unity, I'm willing to support.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Btw, "win" should be in quotes above. Sorry. (0.00 / 0)


There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.
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Donna Brazile has been chomping at the bit (0.00 / 0)
since the first indication that there might be a black candidate who could be president to get him into office.  She doesn't care who or what is run over in the process.  She chooses her race over her gender, and that is how it is.  Might as well not pussy foot around it.  She is hungry for an African American president.  I don't blame her at all.  I can see why.  But please, lets not go into contortions about it Donna, just come out and admit it once and for all.
Lack of honesty (0.00 / 0)
Exactly Hopscotch. One of the most insulting things she says in her 'article' is that out of respect for Clinton many of them waited to support Obama. Certainly not her. She was a tool for Obama from day one and didn't fool anyone on any interview or talkshow or article as she fell all over herself supporting Obama while saying she was 'undecided'. I still remember the look on George Will's face on Stephanapolis when she stated she was undecided.  As far as an AA president, I'm all for it- just not THIS one no matter how much they try to shove him down our throat he's as qualified as all of Bush's appointees. (as in NOT)
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Agreed. (0.00 / 0)
Ms. Brazile is dishonest, whether she knows it or not; "undeclared superdelegate" my behind!

As for anything else, I am for the best qualified person getting the job -- that person can be a man, a woman, a Martian, you name it.

Personally, I'd have enjoyed the chance to see Harold Ford, Jr., campaigning.  I think he'd have been a far better choice if the DNC felt they must have an African-American this time -- Ford is better prepared, more honest and far more ethical than Obama.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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I never thought it was possible (0.00 / 0)
for me to dislike anyone more than Bush, but I have a list now and Donna Brazile is most certainly on it.



Alice left me in Wonderland.  

Someone needs to tell Donna (0.00 / 0)
that it's not about "getting over it."  We've gotten over whatever there was to get over.  Now, we don't like her candidate, therefore, we vote for someone else.  Ours is a rational choice.

Donna, your guy is more dangerous than Bush.  Get over it.

Someday, she and others will have to get over us not getting (0.00 / 0)
over it.  But she is not ready yet.  Let's give them sometime to grieve not being able to control us and not being able to entirely own the Dem party and all of the souls of the people in it.  It can be traumatic.
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ROFL! Good One! n/t (0.00 / 0)

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But didn't they (and she in particular) (0.00 / 0)
Tell us all that there was a "new" democratic party and how many of the oborg said they didn't need us in their party?

Since that is their thought and opinion I was and am happy to oblige them.  Now Don, Donna and Alice want our money and want us to support Obie.  Problem is you told us differently before and we did exactly what you said to do; we left.

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Donna B. said (0.00 / 0)
Democrat party doesn't need the old base.  They don't need us to win.  She said we can stay home.  

She never respected us or Hillary.  Now she wants us to respect BO.

Now she preached us UNITY!   UNITY MY ASS!

Paraphrasing Donna on Party Unity (0.00 / 0)
I'm sick of people in my party saying "my party" all the time.

We are as sick of you Donna as you say you are sick of.... yourself.


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I forced myself to read the whole OP Ed by Donna (0.00 / 0)
And the level of hypocrisy is fu*king unbelievable.   UNBELIEVABLE.
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Too little too late (0.00 / 0)
Donna's concern about her fellow Democrats is too little too late - many of us have already left the party. You can't really play the guilt card on me to get in line and vote now that you've driven me to register Independent.

"There can be no "unity" where there are no ethics, morals, or values -- where there are no principles..."

Right on.  When Brazille, Obama, Dean, Axelrod and Plouffe are no longer dominating the leadership of the Democratic Party, and a rational and ethical platform and process prevails, I will consider coming back.  In the meantime I will pick and choose my candidates based not on party but on how well their rhetoric matches their record and on how ethically they conduct their politics.  And Hillary's currently the only national candidate I see as deserving of my support.

Too little, too late, Ms. Brazille; these calls for "unity" are just as shallow and hollow as your candidate's exploitation of "hope" and false promises of "change".  Just words?  No - worse than that: unjust lies.

"All things in good measure."

Ingteresting points...just what are we supposed... (0.00 / 0)
to be unified behind?  Just BO because, well, he's BO?

I.  Don't.  Think.  So.

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Donna B. is the queen of hypocrisy. (0.00 / 0)
Donna's concern about her fellow Democrats is too little too late - many of us have already left the party. You can't really play the guilt card on me to get in line and vote now that you've driven me to register Independent.

I completely and wholeheartedly agree with this, PanMetron.  Because I, too, felt compelled to walk away from the Democratic Party despite my vast admiration for Senator Clinton -- the current neo-lib make-up of the "Democratic" Party does not reflect me, my morals, my background, or my ethics.

Thanks for understanding where I'm coming from, and for articulating this so well.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Unity (0.00 / 0)
Does it remind any of you of cultural nationalism. You know stand by your man no matter what, women be damned, for the good of the group? I have to say it because everything in the primary fits the pattern of what happened in the 60s and 70s.  
ITVS movie (0.00 / 0)
Independent Television Movie: Riggs questions the restrictions inherent in "black unity." We hear from many who have felt silenced within their own communities of color because their skin shade, class, sexuality, gender, or even speech has labeled them either "too black" or "not black enough."
Unity (0.00 / 0)
No one has talked about cultural nationalism and unity out of fear of being racist but it's time to talk about it. Michelle Obama said this is how it should be always. She wanted to belong to Wright's church and Barack just went along with it. She's brilliant and knows exactly what's going on. Is she a cultural nationalist? It's very important to know what in store for women the next 4-8 years should he become President.
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Give Donna Another Wake Up Call. (0.00 / 0)
Maybe this time she will get it.

On the link below, you can leave comments if you so choose:

http://www.caglepost.com/colum...

it wasn't an invitation (0.00 / 0)
it was more like a chewing out, a scolding.  Not compelling. She needs to try again.  

Hillary - alternative energy
Demeaning (0.00 / 0)
I think they need to shut her up before Obama has to distance himself and say 'that's not the Donna Brazile I knew'. She's not helping.  
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Could the Democratic Party be more tone-deaf? (0.00 / 0)
You would think that after the Don and Alice fiasco the Democratic Party would approach an angry base with flowers and candy. Not our dimwitted party "leadership".

Instead of being just a tiny bit conciliatory they send in the clowns. Don and Alice scolded and condescended to us. Now we have one of the most loathed of Democrats among Hillary supporters telling us to get over it.

You get over it Donna! We own our vote. We don't have to listen to or respect you and the corrupted Democratic Party and the even more corrupted DNC. And by the way, why are you a Superdelegate? What elected office did you ever hold? Do "we" the people have nothing to say about those that evidently get to choose our nominee?

Donna does show me how very worried these arrogant people are about Dems getting back in line. Silly Donna, you're thinking about the wrong party here. We don't march in lockstep; never have, never will.  

And just keep treating us like little children having a temper tantrum because we're not buying what you're selling. That should work quite well. See how much it's unifying us all ready. Against you!

John McCain (0.00 / 0)
has never had a better advocate than Donna Brazille. If the Dem party had set out deliberately to help McCain I don't think they could have come up with a better aide than her. It's simply amazing how many people she turns off from Obama.
ROFL! How true! (0.00 / 0)
Ga6th, that made me roar -- 'cause it's either laugh or cry around here with this nonsense, and today I preferred to laugh.

Note that Debra Bartoshevich is about to be stripped of her WI Democratic delegate status; the Credentials Committee punted and said that the WI delegation could make the determination.  Ms. Bartoshevich wasn't even told by the Democratic Party of Wisconsin (WisDems); she found out through the newspaper (the Racine Journal-Times), and now has to figure out how she's going to get time off (she's a full time nurse) to deal with this nonsense.  They're patronizing attitude -- "Oh, we don't think she knew what she was signing" and "Oh, she'll get her chance to speak and defend herself" is beyond asinine.

Wisdems ticks me off.

But Donna Brazile ticks me off far more.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Ah, I'm way too tired today. (0.00 / 0)
I've made several small grammatical errors in my various replies -- but this last one was the worst.  (A few of 'em came in clean.  Not enough.  As a writer/editor, I must do better.)

Should've been "Their patronizing attitude . . . " -- sometimes, homonyms are not my friend.


There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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Respect?? Did Donna ask for Respect??? (0.00 / 0)
Give me a freakin' break.
The Lesson Donna's Momma Never Taught Her... (0.00 / 0)

Kathleen Reardon has some good advice for Donna, Nancy, Taylor, Fowler and Germond. Try a little honey, "Sweeties." Your vinegar isn't working. Donna should think about it, and certainly, so should Taylor Marsh, who seems to have completely LOST IT at her site lately:

"[P]arty unity is a matter of persuasion, not accusations of insubordination. Berating women who are still supporting for vice president a candidate who won half the Democratic presidential nominee votes and, as Barack Obama says, took us all another step further in breaking through the political glass ceiling, is not the way to persuade them or anyone to vote for Obama. It's counterproductive.

[...]

Pelosi should be saying, "Of course supporters of Clinton still hope she'll be chosen. And why wouldn't they given the race she ran?" Complimenting those who still harbor this hope and are doing what they can to make it a reality is a more astute step toward Democratic Party unity than spiteful detractions in the form of stereotypes -- girls who can't take the rough and tumble of the big leagues and let their feelings get in the way.
[...]

If you want to persuade people, you don't belittle them or their concerns. You don't lecture them about what they should rather than do think. That's part of Persuasion 101. If you want to persuade, you don't tell people that how they feel is ridiculous. Invalidation is not an effective persuasion strategy. Linking what they care about to a preferred course of action is more productive. And most of all, you don't tell everyone else what they're doing wrong when your record is less than stellar."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...

I can forgive Taylor (0.00 / 0)
She has economic reasons for going with the flow even if she gets squeamish.  She like many other commercial bloggers is a capitalist so I understand when she moves to the largest crowd of online nasties.  Same thing the scum Markos did only weeks after saying Obama was horrible.

Donna Brazile has an entirely different reason for her treachery. Power.  She craves power and stands to achieve some under bambi.


Fighting for women at Partizane

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Donna Brazile is a loser.. (0.00 / 0)
and so are most of the campaigns she has worked on..
Brazile has worked on several presidential campaigns for Democratic candidates, including Jimmy Carter-Walter Mondale in 1976(won) and 1980(lost), Jesse Jackson in 1984(lost), Walter Mondale-Geraldine Ferraro in 1984(lost), and for Richard Gephardt(lost) in the 1988 Democratic primary...In 1999, Brazile was appointed deputy campaign manager and was later promoted to campaign manager of the 2000 presidential campaign of Vice-President Al Gore(lost), becoming the first African-American woman to manage a presidential campaign.

So you can see why I think she is a loser and why anyone with the sense God gave a goat would keep her as far away from their campaign as possible. Of course, it does give Obama an alternative scapegoat when he loses. I would much rather have him and his Bots blame Donna for the loss than Hillary. Wouldn't you? Heh.  

Live your life in such a way that when your feet
hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders & says
'Oh $#!%'...she's awake!!
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There can be no unity where there is no unity of purpose. (0.00 / 0)
Anyone who voted for the recent FISA bill voted against the protections of the Constitution and doesn't represent me.

Anyone who spurns public financing is against the right of the people, rather than the monied classes, to determine electoral outcomes and doesn't represent me.

Anyone who thinks the Democratic Party doesn't need working class voters as part of its base doesn't represent me.

Anyone who hurls accusations of racism in an attempt to pander to "white guilt" doesn't represent me.

The full list is considerably longer, but these are just some of the reasons I won't unify behind a party that has rushed to abandon its principles.

I agree, Grayslady. (0.00 / 0)
You said this very well, and I applaud you.

No question about it -- this neo-lib formerly "Democratic" Party doesn't need me and obviously doesn't want me, but even if they did, I'd not participate in it because they no longer value what I do -- freedom of speech and expression being paramount, helping the poor, working and middle classes, fixing the broken health care system, getting us out of two unnecessary wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Even though BHO gives lip service about all of that, it's obvious where his true feelings lie -- and I doubt any of his feelings would actually benefit me in any way, shape or form.  Ever.

And I doubt that anyone who needs a hand up (not a handout) in this country will get one under an Obama administration, because he doesn't seem to realize anyone actually needs help.  Unlike Senator Clinton, or when he was in the race, Senator Edwards.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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The DNC is suffering from a terminal malady (0.00 / 0)
The DNC, the self-proclaimed brain of the Democratic Party, desperately needs an operation to remove all inflamed,  defective, malfunctioning parts. Donna Brazile, the main arterial floating obstruction must be isolated and removed from the system before there is a total collapse of the Democratic Party caused by a stroke brought on by this obstruction.

A malady, such as this, causes nausea, anxiety, and twitching of the extremities, which in turn brings on disfunctioning of all the parts of the Democratic Party.

One cannot have a unified body of members, while this condition exists in it's central nervous system.

As a result of this lingering condition, the extremities will break off and dither away and there will no longer exist a Democratic Party.

I agree, LA. Third party, here we come. (0.00 / 0)
At this point, I don't even believe radical surgery of the type you prescribe will save the current Democratic Party, especially when the valuable, helpful members such as Senator Clinton and Rep Sheila Jackson Lee (not to mention John Lewis; I hope he switches his vote right back to Senator Clinton if the DNC allows us to have a vote, as if we were actually still a democratic republic) are reviled or condemned.  It's impossible for healthy tissue (the contributing members) to take over from the gangrenous stuff if the idiots in charge of the DNC insist on saying the gangrenous stuff is actually healthy.  (Yeah, right.)

I think the only way out is to go third party; I believe this is a permanent split in the formerly Democratic electorate.

But if the DNC comes around and nominates Senator Clinton -- or at least gives her a truly fair shake, keeping their hands off the process -- maybe it won't come to that.

Maybe.

But I won't hold my breath.

Excellent post, LA.

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.

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melissa mcewan says it best... (0.00 / 0)
check that letter for bob shrum's fingerprints.

Barack Obama's election proves that any male can grow up to be president, provided he's willing to use misogyny as a campaign strategy.
Very good article, Campskunk. (0.00 / 0)
I recommend this -- great comments, too, some of which nearly made me fall off my chair.  (There's a bunch of very angry, yet hilarious, people over there.  I'm in favor of 'em.)

There's no excuse for this, DNC.  None.
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Seriously what clumsy letters (0.00 / 0)
"it's time you donate to the candidate without conditions or demands." How is that persuasive, endearing, reassuring?
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What we need to help Donna (0.00 / 0)
We need her email address so we can tell her not to refer to us and her as "us".  She is NOT us.  And she has no right to pretend any affiliation with us.  She was pimping for BO from Day 1 but pretending to be neutral so she could keep her TV money rolling in.  She is a paid flack for Bo.  When she writes "respect BO", she is saying respect the guy who butters my bread.  You damn right it is no accident he is the nominee thanks to MANipulators like you Donna.  She must think she has some credibility left  That is why we need her email address.
Guess What Just Came In My Mail... (0.00 / 0)
A new voter registration card--one with a section for "Party" that now says "IND".

In a way, this is sad.  I've only been a registered Democrat for four years.  I was an independent for the previous forty, though my heart has always been liberal.  I registered Democrat--get this--because I believed passionately in Howard Dean and I thought Democrats could make a difference.

Then we elected the 2006 Congress and Howard Dean turned into a Barack Obama shill. Talk about your fast educations!

Perhaps it's fitting.  Howard got me into the party and Howard drove me out.

Will Rogers was right..."I belong to no organized political party.  I'm a Democrat."

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it's occurred to Donna yet that she's going to be held personally responsible for the Democrats she drove away?
Look at the fun she had in Puerto Rico on May 31 (0.00 / 0)
HRC and RFK

Nice RFK look. She became the candidate of the people after Ohio.

RFK

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That had to be intentional. It was the 40th anniversary of that picture of RFK in Indianapolis.
Donna Brazile once again calls for "unity." No, thank you. | 62 comments
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