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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPlease try to watch Democracy Now episode 2/12/16
Amy has Representative Meeks and Jeffry Sachs facing off over the debate and Hillary.
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AMY GOODMAN: Our guests are Columbia University professor, leading economist, Jeffrey Sachs, here in New York, and joining us from the Capitol rotunda, Congressmember Gregory Meeks of New York. He is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee, which has just endorsed Hillary Clinton.
Can you talk about this endorsement? A lot of headlines have gotten it wrong, Congressmember Meeks. Theyve said that the CBC, the Congressional Black Caucus, endorsed, but it is the Congressional Black Caucuss PAC. And one of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressmember Keith Ellison, said tweeted the "Congl Black Caucus (CBC) has NOT endorsed in presidential. Separate CBCPAC endorsed withOUT input from CBC membership, including me." And then he had a follow-up tweet saying, "The point [is] that endorsements should be the product of a fair open process. Didnt happen," he said. Can you respond to that?
REP. GREGORY MEEKS: Absolutely. But first let me apologize to Professor Sachs. I think I called him "Leeds" in my reply, so I just want to make sure I got that straight.
Yes, the Congressional Black Caucus does not ever endorse in any race at any time, because it is a composite group that can include and does include Republicans as well as Democrats. And it is a nonpolitical entity that just focuses on legislation. The political wing of the Congressional Black Caucus is ais the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee. It is the only group of the Congressional Black Caucus that is not a 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) or anything of that nature, and it does engage in political actions. And soand it has a board. And the board considers, as part of its consideration, where the majority of members are in the Congressional Black Caucus.
For example, in this race, not only did we know and had had a prior and long-standing working relationship and partnership with Senator Clinton in making sure that we moved Democrats and democracy forward in a progressive way, it is also the fact thatand with Senator Sanders, who actually is an independent and not a Democrat, who we have pleasurewere greatlyhe caucuses with us, but has not gone out to partner with us to elect Democrats. And so, thats what the process is. Same thing like the Progressive Party, from what I understand...
This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form.
AMY GOODMAN: Our guests are Columbia University professor, leading economist, Jeffrey Sachs, here in New York, and joining us from the Capitol rotunda, Congressmember Gregory Meeks of New York. He is chair of the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee, which has just endorsed Hillary Clinton.
Can you talk about this endorsement? A lot of headlines have gotten it wrong, Congressmember Meeks. Theyve said that the CBC, the Congressional Black Caucus, endorsed, but it is the Congressional Black Caucuss PAC. And one of the members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressmember Keith Ellison, said tweeted the "Congl Black Caucus (CBC) has NOT endorsed in presidential. Separate CBCPAC endorsed withOUT input from CBC membership, including me." And then he had a follow-up tweet saying, "The point [is] that endorsements should be the product of a fair open process. Didnt happen," he said. Can you respond to that?
REP. GREGORY MEEKS: Absolutely. But first let me apologize to Professor Sachs. I think I called him "Leeds" in my reply, so I just want to make sure I got that straight.
Yes, the Congressional Black Caucus does not ever endorse in any race at any time, because it is a composite group that can include and does include Republicans as well as Democrats. And it is a nonpolitical entity that just focuses on legislation. The political wing of the Congressional Black Caucus is ais the Congressional Black Caucus political action committee. It is the only group of the Congressional Black Caucus that is not a 501(c)(3) or (c)(4) or anything of that nature, and it does engage in political actions. And soand it has a board. And the board considers, as part of its consideration, where the majority of members are in the Congressional Black Caucus.
For example, in this race, not only did we know and had had a prior and long-standing working relationship and partnership with Senator Clinton in making sure that we moved Democrats and democracy forward in a progressive way, it is also the fact thatand with Senator Sanders, who actually is an independent and not a Democrat, who we have pleasurewere greatlyhe caucuses with us, but has not gone out to partner with us to elect Democrats. And so, thats what the process is. Same thing like the Progressive Party, from what I understand...
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/12/who_endorsed_hillary_clinton_the_congressional
Meeks was trounced. Sachs responds in outstanding fashion to every distortion and false frame that went along with the CBCPAC endorsement.
Really!
Watch it!
(Or read it if you prefer!)
http://www.democracynow.org/2016/2/12/who_endorsed_hillary_clinton_the_congressional
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Please try to watch Democracy Now episode 2/12/16 (Original Post)
kristopher
Feb 2016
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RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)1. Sachs was excellent. He also wrote a scathing piece the other day
kristopher
(29,798 posts)3. Thank you.! That's what I was most taken with.
I couldn't find it at the DN site.
It's a discussion that every voter needs to hear.
Nanjeanne
(4,961 posts)2. I watched this yesterday and Sachs was terrific. It was great to see
Democracy Now is the best show on TV and Amy Goodman rocks!
UglyGreed
(7,661 posts)4. Kick
thanks for the link.