5/31/08 The Day Democracy Died by Renee Lee
5/31/08 The Day Democracy Died by Renee Lee
The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee trips over its own feet, behind closed doors despite promises of an open meeting, to protect the non voter. The voter who no one can track the voter who felt they had no duty to the party or any candidate to actually vote. The voice of the mythical non voter must be so protected that negating the legally cast votes of actual voters who exercised their duty to the party and their country by actually voting is some how protecting this mythical uncaring unconcerned voter.
Everett Ward DNC Committeeman stated he believes in democracy; however his vote on the floor was not one for democracy but rather one for skin color or possibly an ultra leftist agenda, his oration told me that the "fair play" he believes in does not include counting all votes rather it means parceling out votes as he and the committee sees fit. Democracy is not negotiating or negating the votes of those who saw their duty to vote as a true duty. Voters do have a duty, it is a simple duty. It is a duty to vote. The DNC owes nothing to those who did not feel the need to support the party or any candidate by having their votes counted. Rather the DNC owes a great deal to the voters who exercised their civic duty, they owe everything to the voters that actually voted.
Today May 31st 2008, the day The Democratic National Party killed democracy. I want this very clear, 5/31/08 the day democracy died.
Personally, and this is a personal statement, I can not and will not support this party until the "elders" who worked so very hard behind the scenes, i.e. Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and let us not forget Donna Brazile, to negate votes and orchestrated, behind the scenes, a nomination process are gone. I take Donna Brazile up on the statement she made on CNN and ask her to QUIT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY so possibly we can get some democracy back in the party that is supposed to stand for "Every Vote Counts", not votes only count if they are based in skin color or an ultra leftist agenda.
I am deeply saddened and angered by the "democratic party's" choice to not fully seat Michigan and Florida with full rights. By choosing to enforce their so called “rules” selectively by allowing Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina to violate them they have failed the American people and shown that there is no such thing as the “democratic party”, As of this moment I am an anti democrat thanks to their actions today. This whole thing is the fault of the "rules" committee they decided to allow Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina to violate these rules and they are to blame for 4 more years of republican rule. All we Michiganders want is equal treatment. They gave us a partisan dictatorship. I felt my right to be heard was actually important enough to vote regardless of what the DNC said. You felt the rights of those who may possibly have not voted are more important. They gave my vote away. I will actively oppose all who voted against equal treatment for all states. The "rules committee failed me, their party, and our country. Gore won Michigan by 5%, Kerry by 3% in 2008 I am now a 3%er I will be part of the 3% that vote against the “democratic party” in November. I unlike the Democratic Party do not bluff. Every vote counts, except those not cast. To Hillary, TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO DENVER, WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THIS!
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DENVER! DENAER! DENVER! DENVER! Im with you tay. Take it all the way to Denver, we deserve better!
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Looks like McCain in 08! THE DNC... NO RULES JUST SELF RIGHTIOUSNESS. take it all the way to DENVER
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It's My Opinion That Senator Clinton Should Decide Now Whether She Wants To Continue To Be Forced Out By The Democratic Party,And They Are Slowly And Cowardly Noway That She's Going To Get Them To Change Their Decision In Denver,They Have Committed To Deeply Now To Reverse Their Course,It Would Be The Epitome Of Stealing The Nomination From Obama.
I Know That She Is A Devout Democrat And Loves This Party But When The Party Doesn't Love You Back And Decides To Screw You In Every way Known Possible To Man,Then It's Time To Make A Decision To Run As An Independent Or Continue To Believe In A Party That Has Negated To Defend Her From Attacks By The Media,And Mainly The Hidden Attacks So He Thought By Mr Obama,I Can't Even Call The Man Senator Because I've Never Had Any Respect For Him Or His Back Ally Vampire Slayer.
I Think She Should Change Party Affiliation's As Soon As The DNC Meeting Is Over,The Battle She's Fighting From Here On With The Democratic Elite Behind The Helm Of Dean,Pelosi,Brazille,Reid And That Fruitcake Mr Obama,They Will Stab Her In The Back At Every Opportunity That Is Made Available To Their Wicked Intentions.Their Is Not Going To Change The Minds Of These People,Because They Have Already Decided That Obama Is Their Choice Win Lose Or Draw They're Going To Go Down With A Closet Muslim Yeah That's Right I Said It And Mean It Aswell,As If You Can't Refer To Him As A Muslim Or Use Hussein As His Middle Name Because It Hurts His Feeling's.
Now Mind You That This Is This Man's Actual Name But You Can't Refer To It Or Less You're Being Racist Because He And His Father Chose To Become Muslims.Let Me Ask You People That's Reading This Blog,Why Did Obama Not Change His Muslim Name Like He Say's He Changed His Religious Affiliation,Where Is His Record Of Activities In The State,And US Senate,Why We As Voters Don't Know Much About Mr Obama's Pass Except What He's Told Us,And He's Proven To Tell One LIE After Another And Why Has The Establishment Chose To Give Their Support To A Man Who Has Never Done Anything Of Value.
He Promises Hope & Change Well What Change Is He Referring To,What He Hopes To Change,The Words Itself Because That Is Exactly What He's Said Over & Over Again,And Nothing Else.
The Reason Mr Obama Has Not Changed His Muslim Name Is Because Under Islam Tradition,& Law He Can't It Would Be Considered A Death Warrant, And He Knows This But Like His Other Betrayals He's Hoping The American People Won't Find This Out Because Most Americans Are Not Familiar With Islam Tradition,& Law And Mr Obama Knows This.So Now You Who Did Not Now You Do Now.
This Man Must Be Stopped At All Cost Even If It Means Another 8 Years Of Republican Rule,I Honestly Don't Believe McCain Is Anything Like Mr Bush,Mr Bush Has No Honor Mr McCain Has Honor At Least I'll Give Him Credit For That.With Mr Obama At The Helm We Don't Know Exactly What He May Do With This Country....One Guess-Make Bin Laden His VP When He's Elected.
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Jack, I must agree with most of what you said. The party has been cruel to her openly and damn but she has been fighting like hell. From what I see she has been fighting the party elites and the media and the obamabot campaign. She should tell them, later days, and go independent. My wife and I will write Hillary in or vote McCain, we will under no circumstances vote for stinky BO
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I agree with you that Democracy died today. You said it so much more eloquently than I.
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people barack is a good man with baptized kids and a nice wife. we need unity now we need to come together for change
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cindy I am in no way intrested in his agenda. He his campaign his spiritual mentors have treated her like trash and he has remained silent. As a husband and a gentleman I must say he is a jerk. I have had a jerk for 8 years and I dont need a disguised Marxist for president no matter how hard they try to shove him down my throat.
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Pagan it is very sad. I feel like my presidental vote hasnt counted in so many years and now my own party takes it away very sad I agree.
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more proof of collusion and crooked partison dealings.Allan Katz, a Rules Committee member and Obama supporter, said the Obama campaign had enough votes on the committee to support the campaign's proposal to split the delegates 50-50 in Michigan. Ultimately, the campaign agreed instead to support the compromise negotiated by the Michigan Democratic Party as a way to resolve the matter.
"The ironic thing is Obama had the majority of that committee," Katz said. "The Obama campaign wants to move on and compromise. We did not muscle our way through it. It was a wise decision from a well run and wise campaign that will reverberate."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080601/ap_on_el_pr/primary_scramble
bottom line Obama bias took over the "rules" committee and sais we should just be greatfull they didnt take all our votes. I wont stand for this. This is what Obama calls change you can believe in. The change America needs is to get rid of the entire democratic prty leadership throw the "rules" out the window...oh wait, in order to do that they would have to have rules to begin with, wouldnt they?
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I am so mad I just sent this e-mail to allan katz. I just read your statements "Allan Katz, a Rules Committee member and Obama supporter, said the Obama campaign had enough votes on the committee to support the campaign's proposal to split the delegates 50-50 in Michigan.
Ultimately, the campaign agreed instead to support the compromisenegotiated by the Michigan Democratic Party as a way to resolve the matter."The ironic thing is Obama had the majority of that committee," Katz said. "The Obama campaign wants to move on and compromise. We did not muscle our way through it. It was a wise decision from a well run and wise campaign that will reverberate." This shows the "rules" committee is nothing bu a farce and the outcome was rigged from the start. I am ashamed that I ever belonged to the "democratic" party. My vote meant nothing to you. It meant nothing when you took it away last fall but I voted, I used the one oppertunity I had to tell you and the DNC how I feel to spoke loud and clear. I did this because my vote is sacrid to me, and sacred to my family. You used what should be an unbiased=A0position to deny my most basic rights, all to help your candidate get the nomination. This is what Obama thinks is change you can believe in is? Well, I dont believe in this kind of change. The chang=
e I believe in is getting rid of Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, and all the party leaders like yourself, who place their own ambitions and the ambitions of whomever they support over doing the right thing. The real test of character is when your principles are put to the test and sticking to them is not to your personal benefitIs "voices must be heard" a principle Obama believes in or is it a cheap campaign slogan? Obama doesn't understand that by doing the right thing, you always benefit more in the long run than doing the wrong thingBut a decision like this takes exceptional judgment, magnanimity, seeing things on a higher level, a plane where principle comes first and personal advantage comes second. In order for Obama to resolve this conflict which he could easily do, he would have to be all the things he actually claims to be, putting principle above his own political fortunes and the fact that he doesn't and wont, says more about who he really is and the hypocrisy of his campaign than anything anyone can say. his ambitions are more important than his principles and "voices must be heard" and "rejecting the old politics" is nothing more than slogans.
its time to ask what are you and your candidate really for? I know you wont even read this e-mail but in November you will regret you did not do
the right thing. not only did you do the wrong thing, you did it for the wrong reasons.
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*Looks like McCain in 08!*
"Michael Goldfarb was just named the Deputy Communications Director of the McCain campaign. Last April, this newest McCain official wrote about what he thinks are the powers the President possesses in our country:
they [the authors of the Constitution] sought an energetic executive with near dictatorial power in pursuing foreign policy and war. So no, the Constitution does not put Congress on an equal footing with the executive in matters of national security."
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/06/02/goldfarb/index.html
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"Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt." McCain's excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days."
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/McCain_temper_boiled_over_in_92_0407.html
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Clinton and democracy supporters: gird your loins, 'cause here come the Kool-Aid-besotted Obamatons, in full ignorant, irrational, deluded force, trying to court your precious vote--or half vote--as the case may be.
What they don't understand is that we see Obama for what he is, we're on to the DNC's agenda, we reject and repudiate the MSM's sexism and political bias, and we are not lemmings who will toe the party line, especially now, when it's become nothing more than an oxymoron.
HILLARY SUPPORTERS WILL DECIDE THE GENERAL ELECTION and every hometown contest.
Come November, Obama's chickens...are coming home...to roost.
McCain over Obama ANY day!
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hey karen, are you guys still working on the anti super delegate campaign? i feel like my party kicked me out because i am a woman and not black, its like the reverse of the dixiecrats. what happened to fair what happened to doing what is right. what is right is not always easiest but right is right. this party is not right anymore we worked for equality not for this.
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the obamaites are nasty and mean and cruel and sexist and they are freaking racist and stupid. they want us to support that terrorist lover and they treat us like crap. they can bite me
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The sad truth is that from the beginning the DNC was part of the agenda to erase Hillary. You can bet that if Obama won Mich. and Fla. those delegates would have long since been seated. Write a letter to Hillary asking her to run independant. Write in her name if you have to.
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Jack, what a reasoned comment, I see your frustration, but your are correct. He must be stopped. All three of the candidates deserve credit where credit is due:
John McCain-party maverick-ex-pow will respect our vets (big deal with me)more than 35 years of service to this country and puts America first.
Hillary Clinton-lifetime of working for the people and affordable health care and will respect our vets and work hard for them as she has (a bid deal to me)35 years of service putting American 1st
Barack Obama-no service all elected time spent running for next highest office so respectful of our vets he has VERY close friends that planned the mass murder of US soldiers
ummmmm who is on the ticket? Have our super delegates really picked a nominee?
thank you for your great post!
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