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RandySF

(58,874 posts)
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:04 PM Feb 2014

I guess Emily's List doesn't give a rat's ass about 2014.

From an email I received from Emily's List:

Ahhh, President's Day: The day we honor our Founding Father George Washington.

And sometimes Abraham Lincoln.

And really all of the 43 men who have ever held the title of President of the United States. (Yes, even Millard Fillmore, Chester A. Arthur and Rutherford B. Hayes.)

You know what's missing from that list, right? So do we.

2016 is the year we'll finally put a woman in the White House. Make a special President's Day contribution to EMILY’s List's Madam President fund now.

There's a deep bench of qualified Democratic women to run for President in 2016. EMILY's List is fully dedicated to making sure they run – and making sure they win.

We know it's not going to be easy. We know the Republicans are going to say anything and spend anything to stop us.

But we also know that the country is ready for a Madam President, and we are, too.

Celebrate President's Day the right way: Make a donation to the Madam President fund now. Let's get to work to make 2016 the year we finally shatter the glass ceiling.

Happy President's Day!

-EMILY's List
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I guess Emily's List doesn't give a rat's ass about 2014. (Original Post) RandySF Feb 2014 OP
Not sure what your problem is Randy.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #1
My problem is the need to focus on the here and now. RandySF Feb 2014 #5
You don't think the fact that women for the FIRST time EVER feel we might see on of us in that VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #11
For the women VR! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #27
So in an e-mail on Presidents day they chose to focus on the Presidency? el_bryanto Feb 2014 #2
I think the OP mis-interpreted the EMILY's List email. nt bluestate10 Feb 2014 #7
I think he misinterpreted the email, too. President's Day, Presidential candidates makes sense to me okaawhatever Feb 2014 #19
I read the email vastly different. Seems that EMILY's List are saying that we MUST get bluestate10 Feb 2014 #3
Emily's List IS working on 2014. Perhaps you just haven't noticed. Their websie link below Tx4obama Feb 2014 #4
Every dollar donated towards 2016 is diverted from 2014. RandySF Feb 2014 #8
Not everyone that wants to donate for 2016 wants to donate for 2014 and vice-versa. Tx4obama Feb 2014 #12
They've even identified specific candidates for donations. MADem Feb 2014 #18
I read it as policy schmolicy, vote plumbling! TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #6
Are you familiar with Emily's list? TDale313 Feb 2014 #16
"plumbing" hmmmm interesting choice of words.... VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #17
No, I haven't a bone in the world to pick with voting for women. Happy to do so TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #30
because this is the only thing they have done or will do this year ?????????????? JI7 Feb 2014 #9
Hello? It's a "PRESIDENT's Day" mailing....not a "Gee, send us money in a generic way" mailing. MADem Feb 2014 #10
Good grief. nt DURHAM D Feb 2014 #13
Me thinks someone had a "knee jerk" moment because they seemed to think this email VanillaRhapsody Feb 2014 #14
"43 men who held the title." So what is #44 President Obama? Agnosticsherbet Feb 2014 #15
Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president TDale313 Feb 2014 #20
Thanks for this great explanation. Agnosticsherbet Feb 2014 #24
No problem TDale313 Feb 2014 #26
One of the past presidents was president and then was president again after someone else Tx4obama Feb 2014 #21
Grover Cleveland doesn't count as two men Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #22
You do realize not every President who was re-elected served consecutive terms? MADem Feb 2014 #23
...because it's impossible to do two things at once. brooklynite Feb 2014 #25
I see no problem... TDale313 Feb 2014 #28
I know what you mean... Earth_First Feb 2014 #29

RandySF

(58,874 posts)
5. My problem is the need to focus on the here and now.
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:10 PM
Feb 2014

Kay Hagan and Jean Shaheen are fighting for their lives while Alison Lundgren Grimes is trying to topple McConnell. So don't play the gender card with me.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
11. You don't think the fact that women for the FIRST time EVER feel we might see on of us in that
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:14 PM
Feb 2014

Office? You don't think that's empowering and encouraging more women to participate? Ask Black people how it felt just before Barack Obama became President....did it make them pay more or less attention to politics?

WE are for the first time....after nearly 100 YEARS after we were given the right to vote...a woman is FAR and away the poll sitter for that next time....You don't think that will make MORE women become involved even in the near future?

More women involved and participating? "That's a good thing..."!

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
2. So in an e-mail on Presidents day they chose to focus on the Presidency?
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:07 PM
Feb 2014

That is weird.

No wait, it's that other thing. Totally normal.

If you visit their website they have plenty of info on the 2014 elections.

Bryant

okaawhatever

(9,462 posts)
19. I think he misinterpreted the email, too. President's Day, Presidential candidates makes sense to me
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:21 PM
Feb 2014

Now there may have been a potential move correlating birth control, abortion, and the large number of mattress sales on President's day, but I'll cut them some slack.

bluestate10

(10,942 posts)
3. I read the email vastly different. Seems that EMILY's List are saying that we MUST get
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:08 PM
Feb 2014

women that are up for re-election, re-elected this year. Once re-elected, those women will form our bench for 2016.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
12. Not everyone that wants to donate for 2016 wants to donate for 2014 and vice-versa.
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:14 PM
Feb 2014

It is President's Day today - ONE DAY out of 365.

There are plenty of other days to fund raise for 2014.

Most folks can walk and chew gun at the same time.

To say that Emily's List doesn't care about 2014 is over-the-top and insulting.



MADem

(135,425 posts)
18. They've even identified specific candidates for donations.
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:19 PM
Feb 2014
http://emilyslist.org/content/hold-senate-14?ws=hp



The website goes out of the way to make it easy for people to support candidates in their own states: http://emilyslist.org/content/govs-hp?ws=hp

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
16. Are you familiar with Emily's list?
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:17 PM
Feb 2014

Yeah, they try to get more women elected. That's kinda their mission. You seriously have a problem with that? Wow.

Editing to clarify:

From their website, under Our Mission,

"EMILY’s List elects pro-choice Democratic women to office."

So no, it's not regardless of policy, but yes, they do support women candidates

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
17. "plumbing" hmmmm interesting choice of words....
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:19 PM
Feb 2014

and so it begins....soon we will all be "misandrists" (or man-haters) because we voted for a woman...

TheKentuckian

(25,026 posts)
30. No, I haven't a bone in the world to pick with voting for women. Happy to do so
Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:30 AM
Feb 2014

but gender isn't the person's agenda or their willingness and ability to implement it.

Not having a bias for women isn't opposing them, I care zero percent about the gender of a politician. I don't see the point, never did when most were wondering who "the right man for the job" was either.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
10. Hello? It's a "PRESIDENT's Day" mailing....not a "Gee, send us money in a generic way" mailing.
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:13 PM
Feb 2014

They're flogging the hedges for a specific fund, that's what this sentence is about:

Celebrate President's Day the right way: Make a donation to the Madam President fund now.

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
14. Me thinks someone had a "knee jerk" moment because they seemed to think this email
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:16 PM
Feb 2014

was in support of Hillary Clinton is my guess....

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
20. Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:21 PM
Feb 2014

Cause his terms weren't consecutive. So 43 men have held the office but Pres Obama is the 44th president.

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
21. One of the past presidents was president and then was president again after someone else
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:21 PM
Feb 2014

So, he is counted only once.

Can't remember off the top of my head who it was.

So, there have only been 43 individual men.

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
22. Grover Cleveland doesn't count as two men
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:22 PM
Feb 2014

but he does count as two presidents (nos. 22 and 24, to be precise).

MADem

(135,425 posts)
23. You do realize not every President who was re-elected served consecutive terms?
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 10:22 PM
Feb 2014

Go look up "Grover Cleveland" and all will become clear to you.

TDale313

(7,820 posts)
28. I see no problem...
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 11:05 PM
Feb 2014

With EMILY's list focusing on the Presidency on President's Day. I also disagree that if someone dares to think about 2016, they by definition are saying they don't care about 2014. Most people who are politically involved enough that they would donate to EMILY's list are likely to be savvy enough to know 2014 is very important, too.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
29. I know what you mean...
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 11:23 PM
Feb 2014

I got so pissed off when Groundhog Day shared the day of the Superbowl.

I mean, let's focus on the fu*king Superbowl, not what's happening six weeks from now!

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