Members Khan Posted July 24, 2016 Members Share Posted July 24, 2016 My fear: whether or not he wins in November, Trump has lit a fuse with his politics of fear and hate; and if he does end up losing the election, those constituents, who believe Trump has given them their voice, will not go away quietly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted July 24, 2016 Members Share Posted July 24, 2016 Breaking news....Debbie Wasserman Schultz OUT as DNC Chairwoman. THANK GOD!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted July 24, 2016 Members Share Posted July 24, 2016 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/michael-bloomberg-hillary-clinton_us_5794f220e4b0d3568f8396f0?section= 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted July 24, 2016 Members Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) She should have been out ages ago. Can we get Howard Dean back? Edited July 24, 2016 by JaneAusten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a rather...polarizing figure. Could someone explain to me, though, why she is that way? I'm not familiar with her record. No doubt, Trump will use this scandal against Hillary in the run-up to Election Day. But I wonder how it will affect her chances. Will this hurt her in the voting booths or will voters be able to look past it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 She's very strident, which isn't popular in female politicians, and very tin-eared. She also burned a lot of bridges before she became the scapegoat of the Sandernistas. Here's one example - her big campaign against a marijuana initiative in Florida and the personal feud with a former backer that followed: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/02/behind-wasserman-schultzs-marijuana-feud-115442 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JaneAusten Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 Someone needs to explain to me why HRC has now hired her on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 She's a Clinton loyalist and that's what always matters most to them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 To their credit, despite the multiple attempts at hashtag revolution from some corners the Sanders campaign has pretty much called the DNC leak a non-issue and told their followers to focus on Trump and unifying the party. So most of that has landed with a damp squib despite a lot of hot air on Twitter. I don't think it will really hurt Clinton beyond the people who were already Bernie or Bust or independents determined to never vote Democratic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 More on the lengthy efforts to let DWS go. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/debbie-wasserman-schultz-dnc-226100 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 I probably would be more outraged if Wikileaks didn't link themselves to Breitbart and that Twitter troll Milo Yiannopoulos. It is appropriate and right that Wasserman-Schultz step down as well as any staffers who were behind this 'brain-storming'. OTOH, I recognize that is is realistic that the DNC did not want to back a candidate that is not a Democrat, yet used the Democratic apparatus, while also calling them corrupt- who promised to raise money for other candidates yet did very little to help all but 1 or 2 'down-ticket' candidates. It's all politics, even from the machinations of the Sanders side- no one is pure in this. Anyhoo, John Oliver's take on the 2016 RNC and no one is spared. He refers to Antonio Sabato Jr. as "IMBD awarded actor" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) That clip is the first I've seen of any of the convention - I know football players and athletes go on the public speaking set for decades, but how sad that Fran Tarkenton (I wasn't even sure he was still alive - I remember seeing his SNL episode on DVD and enjoying it - another memory ruined) was the only one who could actually speak in that entire "highlight" reel. I know not to take polls too seriously but a poll came out today showing that Trump got a bounce from the convention. That anyone watched that convention and said "yes please" bewilders me, unless they are a sadist. It looks like the usual suspects are already working to make this convention as messy as the GOP's was. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/chaos-erupts-as-wasserman-schultz-speaks-to-florida-delegates-226113?lo=ut_a1 Speaking of John Oliver, he really sounds very different when he's not "on." Edited July 25, 2016 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 I wish he would have taken over The Daily Show. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 Yeah, I think Oliver would have been better at the gig than Trevor Noah, who (IMO) just isn't intelligent enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 25, 2016 Members Share Posted July 25, 2016 They don't have the freedom they have at HBO, and I think he works better without correspondents. Oh look, more of Democrats doing what they do best - helping Democrats lose. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/california-delegates-boo-over-uniting-clinton 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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