Here she is --- speaking strictly on the subject of Denver and the ballot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
I was there. I was the last person speaking on this video. This was a fundraiser to pay off her debt. Hillary was Fabulous as always!!! It was billed as an event to help pay off Hillary's debt. There were some Obama people there but not many. There were a variety of Hillary supporters - some voting for McCain, some not voting, and some for Obama. As you can see from the video (thank you Simone!!). Hillary said that she believes that we will all come out stronger if voices are heard. That it is a big part of how we come out unified. She said that delegates can decide to do this on their own and that they can follow the DNC rules.
I had a picture and book that I wanted her to sign. While she was doing that I told her that we are gathering signatures and I hope that she would sign it. She thanked me.
Besides seeing Hillary I met and talked with other HRC delegates that have signed the petition (which was great!) and I also got a few new ones.
We are going to do this!!! PLEASE send your petition in NOW!!!
Now as she said in the above email, this event was billed as a fundraiser to help reduce Hillary's campaign debt, but it pretty much turned into a unity event. There were about 100 people there and 10 to 15 were from the Obama camp (fair play to them!). She said the event was hosted by one of Hillary's big fundraisers - someone who's been at it for a couple years and has pulled together close to $1 million. Still going strong - she heard this latest event pulled in another $100,000.
Now I've heard through the grapevine that some BHO delegates in CO are signing on to this petition. Why? Because they want to make sure everyone has a say at our convention. They may not be voting for Hillary, but they believe in real votes with real results and they will not stand in the way of another Democrat's right to have a say in our election process.
To all the delegates out there who might be hesitant to sign on to this petition I'll just say this... you may not want to vote for her but by refusing to sign onto this petition, you're saying you want to deny others the chance to have a voice at OUR party's convention.
Seriously folks - I can't even believe we have to push for something like a ballot with more than one name on it.
Is this America?
Or is this some banana republic run by a dictator who holds an "election" with only his name on the ballot?
Real elections give people a choice. Real roll call votes include more than one option. If BHO wants to help bring Hillary's delegates and her 18 million supporters on board the unity train, he's got to take an active role in allowing an open vote - without pre-conditions or scripts - that will allow us some closure.
If they want unity, this is the best way to get there. Let people have a say - convince us that everything's being done above board (for once), and let us get on board of our own volition. Don't threaten. Don't cajole. Guilt trips and scare tactics won't work this time.
We need to have a say at our convention. We're not sending our delegates there as window dressing dammit - they have a job to do and that's represent us back here at home. If you shut down their voice - OUR voice then you're telling us you don't want our support or our vote in November.
Put Hillary's name on that ballot - hold a vote without preconditions or a script.
Otherwise, you've lost us for good.
Real elections give people a choice of candidates...
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