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brentspeak

(18,290 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 07:38 PM Sep 2015

Dems need an internal political revolution:drop-kick the Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's out of the Party

So the New Democrat infiltrators are so concerned that "liberal progressives can't win in such-and-such part of the nation"?

Good -- let's alleviate their concern and worrying: Toss them out of the Democratic Party. That way, they won't have anything to worry about. Their kvetching and moaning and agony will be solved.

The rank-and-file can bring the Democratic Party back to its FDR/Truman/JFK roots.

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Dems need an internal political revolution:drop-kick the Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's out of the Party (Original Post) brentspeak Sep 2015 OP
And how exactly do you propose we do that? OffWithTheirHeads Sep 2015 #1
+1000 djean111 Sep 2015 #2
It's the corporations, stupid! SusanCalvin Sep 2015 #11
Really? Democrats could prevail in the GOP controlled House and Senate cheapdate Sep 2015 #27
The new DNC chirman will be chosen after the 2016 elections. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #3
The point is not to replace DWS with another New Democrat. n/t brentspeak Sep 2015 #4
Good luck with that. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #5
Post removed Post removed Sep 2015 #8
That sounds like a conservative saying, "You can have the abortion after you have the baby." nt valerief Sep 2015 #7
That poster often sounds like a conservative. BeanMusical Sep 2015 #12
If it walks like a duck... valerief Sep 2015 #16
Edited to avoid an Alert Storm MohRokTah Sep 2015 #19
Did you know that if you don't delete the post, everyone can see the edit history? jeff47 Sep 2015 #26
Third Way is killing from within. Perhaps mass exit and establishing Progressive Party. EOM Jackilope Sep 2015 #6
Be careful. They'll kick you out of here for verbalizing such thoughts. Ed Suspicious Sep 2015 #9
No. Reform from within. brentspeak Sep 2015 #10
Good point, I guess. Feeling very disheartened with the Third Way poison. Jackilope Sep 2015 #22
No thanks. She is more than welcome in the party I support. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #13
Not so much when it comes to female cancer patients Fumesucker Sep 2015 #14
And for her stance on mj you are going to argue she should be thrown out of the party? NCTraveler Sep 2015 #15
Debbie Wasserman Schultz heckled by Sanders supporters; We Want Debate! DNC Convention brentspeak Sep 2015 #17
Whoosh. Went over my head. Nt NCTraveler Sep 2015 #18
Edited to avoid an Alert Storm MohRokTah Sep 2015 #20
Can you supply a link that it was only Sanders' supporters saying this? dflprincess Sep 2015 #21
Eh, you wrote this, evidently a quote from DWS Fumesucker Sep 2015 #29
Wow. NCTraveler Sep 2015 #31
+1 cheapdate Sep 2015 #25
I think the purified Democratic Party would hold about 26 House seats. cheapdate Sep 2015 #23
K&R! Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #24
I think so libodem Sep 2015 #28
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #30
 

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)
1. And how exactly do you propose we do that?
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 08:06 PM
Sep 2015

If our current Dem reps actually cared about what we think, we would have

Background checks
Single payer health care
Spending on infrastructure
A $15.00 minimum wage
A ban on dark money
Meaningful voting rights
Buy made in the USA first
The list is long

What we get from them is we can't even get a response to the republikkklan debate points.
The current "leadership" does not give a shit what we want.

They know who butters their bread and it ain't us. We the people will not be giving them six figure jobs when they retire. But we know who will.

cheapdate

(3,811 posts)
27. Really? Democrats could prevail in the GOP controlled House and Senate
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:57 PM
Sep 2015

if they only believed? How does that work exactly? How big is John Boehner's GOP edge in the House? 35 seats?

Response to MohRokTah (Reply #5)

jeff47

(26,549 posts)
26. Did you know that if you don't delete the post, everyone can see the edit history?
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:56 PM
Sep 2015

All you have to do is click on the "permalink" link at the bottom of the post, and then scroll to the bottom to see all previous versions.

19. That sounds like an ad hoiminem attack
Of course, on Bernie Underground, such BS is never hidden.

Read the fucking rules of the DNC. You CANNOT replace Wasserman-Schultz until after the 2016 elections. Those are the rules.

Of course, DINOs running as Democrats because they would have no chance whatsoever if they ran as Democratic-Socialists don't really pay attention to rules.

brentspeak

(18,290 posts)
10. No. Reform from within.
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:50 PM
Sep 2015

There are too many actual Democrats who would be victimized by a mass exit. And a mass exit would guarantee GOP rule for 100 years.

Jackilope

(819 posts)
22. Good point, I guess. Feeling very disheartened with the Third Way poison.
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:37 PM
Sep 2015

Truly, I can see why people register Independent after seeing corporate influence on both parties.

I remain Democratic as I am in a closed primary state, but very disheartened.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
13. No thanks. She is more than welcome in the party I support.
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:55 PM
Sep 2015

As is Sanders.

"When it comes to weighing personal medical decisions, I trust women. I trust women to make their own decisions about what is best for their bodies and their families. To that end, I will continue to be a staunch advocate for a woman’s right to access all legal, safe resources for planning her family.

The Supreme Court has upheld legal assertions that decisions regarding a woman’s body should be kept between her and her doctor. I will always defend this right, including access to abortion services, for women here at home and around the world as a principle tenet of women’s comprehensive health."
. DWS

100% rating from the HRC

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
14. Not so much when it comes to female cancer patients
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 09:57 PM
Sep 2015

Then DWS thinks cancer grannies should be prosecuted and imprisoned for choosing to ameliorate their symptoms with cannabis.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
15. And for her stance on mj you are going to argue she should be thrown out of the party?
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:00 PM
Sep 2015

100% rating by the HRC.

brentspeak

(18,290 posts)
17. Debbie Wasserman Schultz heckled by Sanders supporters; We Want Debate! DNC Convention
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:07 PM
Sep 2015

Get this tool and her Smithers-like supporters out of here:

dflprincess

(28,079 posts)
21. Can you supply a link that it was only Sanders' supporters saying this?
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:33 PM
Sep 2015

A lot of people are fed up with DWS for a lot of reasons. Her refusal to hold more debates was just the icing on the cake.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
29. Eh, you wrote this, evidently a quote from DWS
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 05:05 AM
Sep 2015
""When it comes to weighing personal medical decisions, I trust women. I trust women to make their own decisions about what is best for their bodies and their families."


Turns out DWS doesn't actually trust women when it comes to weighing personal medical decisions, some decisions she wishes to remove from their available options.

Yeah, I think removing the authoritarian prohibitionists from the party would improve it immeasurably.
 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
31. Wow.
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 07:02 AM
Sep 2015

100% from the HRC. This is revealing. I had always laughed at most of the purity posts. Now I see there is a lot of truth to them. 100% rating from the HRC and you way her thrown out. I find that to be laughable.

cheapdate

(3,811 posts)
23. I think the purified Democratic Party would hold about 26 House seats.
Wed Sep 23, 2015, 10:45 PM
Sep 2015

Most of those would be from the liberal strongholds; Boston, Seattle, Portland, Milwaukee, parts of New England, etc.

There would be none from the South -- or maybe Steve Cohen, and one or two others (Does Steve Cohen get in?)

I think 20 or 30 seats would be about right.

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