DNC to do clean-up in New Orleans tomorrow, Dean to help clean and speak.

It is their spring meeting. They will highlight the Bush neglect there. C-Span is carrying some of this event on Saturday at 10:30.

http://localnewsleader.com/jackson/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=178505

http://www.democrats.org/a/2006/04/arriving_in_new.php

"I think it's impossible to NOT think about Katrina in a sincere and emotional way before the plane even touches ground in New Orleans. McConaha leaned over to me and mentioned the fact that the airport itself was transformed into a morgue in the days and weeks following the Hurricane... or as the first local I met refered to it, "the storm." In the cab ride from the airport to the hotel, you can't help but guess if the lights are out in a home, did that family ever return? You still see duct tape over the top of windows, a downtown sports bar completely boarded up, and windows in one of the high-rises near the Superdome completely blown out, but yet replaced. The Superdome... we passed right by it. I tried to put myself there and all I could do was mutter the words, "can you imagine?" Of course I can't.

Josh and I arrived safely in New Orleans for the start of the DNC Spring Meeting tomorrow morning. Democrats from across the country are milling around the hotel -- I saw Jason Willet, Chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party in the lobby right before Josh and I received our room keys. We just went over a bit of the agenda and are excited to attend the Executive Director meeting, and maybe do a bit of community service tomorrow morning. There are community service events throughout the weekend, and it's obvious that a lot of the work will do some real good to the people of this area.

Keep checking in throughout the weekend. Here's the first photo -- from our hotel window."

... except cheap political points at the expense of Louisiana and the White House,"

Will you listen to those hypocrites WHINE!!

NEVER forget THIS: http://www.bushflash.com/quicktime/gop.mov
or THIS:

pnorman
On edit: Perhps this would be more appropriate:

Pukes did - what? Well, Little Lord Pissypants flew over and sniffed at all those peasants scurrying around and cried crocodile tears once or twice. Oh. And he staged a photo-op there a few days (or was it a WEEK?) LATER, after which all the equipment set up for his photo-op (cranes, etc.) disappeared and no further work was done.

WHO is trying to gain cheap political points at the expense of LA?

Seems the Pukes have the market cornered on using propaganda for political gain whilst pissing all over the locals.

Which makes the following graphic even MORE apropos:



Remember folks, PRETENTIOUS HYPOCRISY IS THE HALLMARK OF REPUBLICANS. And there they go again.

FUCKING FREEPERS NEVER MAKE SENSE!! :grr:

uncompromising manner re: Republican behavior instead of allowing that crappy DLC dictate what can and cannot be said.

This is the first I heard about the DNC cleanup project and I certainly congratulate and thank those Democrats who are taking part.

I cannot be there in NOLA for this project, but I WILL be marching in NYC on April 29th against the war and everything else the GOP stands for.

spoken out in a clear and uncomprimising manner re repub behavior, and he has certainly not let the DLC dictate to him.

http://www.democrats.org/

Live from New Orleans

And when anyone posts about the things they are doing, it drops like a rock. Then 5 minutes later...where the f*** are the Democrats.

I posted about their huge response to the lying ads of the RNC, and I quoted a Kos post. I haven't seen it since it dropped so fast. But soon after that I saw someone wonder why the Dems weren't responding to the ads.

All day yesterday Dean and others responded about Rove. I think CNN quoted Dean, but I have not seen others on TV. They can't because we haven't solved the Duke rape case yet, and Natalie Holloway's case is still front and center.

So an unabashed kick before the next "where are the Democrats" post.

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It is unbelievable how anything good is ignored.

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We need help! All of us!

and recommended

:kick:

meeting at the same place. New Orleans can use all the help it can get cause it's a sure thing the friggin neoCONS aren't gonna clean up the mess that bush could have prevented if he had a heart instead of that rotten thing in its place.

and got his hands dirty helping, I'd say "It's about time!", not "it's some cheap politcal stunt." But of course I'd want proof of him actually DOING something, before I said that. ;-)

Fan-freakin-tastic! Maybe Bolger wwould like some cheese with that whine.

same old story.

Once again, kudos to a man I've come to really appreciate.

Re "I‘m not sure what the Democrats hope to gain except cheap political points at the expense of Louisiana and the White House," said Glen Bolger, a GOP strategist and pollster.

I don't notice the Repukes turning up their noses at "cheap political points"! Look at Dubya giving that staged performance in front of the cathedral in New Orleans, and all his other cheesy photo-ops and fool's-gold promises of rebuilding. NOT that he actually fooled anyone, even at the time.

Mr. Bolger sounds like he's afraid the Dems' "cheap political points" might be just a teensy bit more credible--as the will be! It would be hard to be LESS credible anyway.

I wrote him and asked him to have the Dems do something as a cleanup project down there.

:-)

They pay attention more than we know.

Can you imagine our Democratic leaders being able to sit and talk and let their hair down with us about their goals and feelings. Never happen, though.

I have gotten back several thoughtful replies from my senator, they are listening, they may
not vote the way we want now, but I think a change is happening.

and some of the results of the DNC meeting, especially primaries/caucus decisions.

He keeps me giving when I can. Thanks for this madfloridian. I AM getting a good feeling about 2006, especially if we can get the voting machines front and center.

I remember when the pretzel was inaugurated, Washington was locked down like a bunker and then
afterwards I saw Howard Dean talking to people on the streets of DC at night, just one on one,
and I thought, Please, Dear God, let the Dems come back and make this country a livable place
once again.

Howard and his fellow Americans one on one...love it.

He reminded me that I am the hope I have been waiting for. Me. He made me feel that I do count and I have to speak up and get involved.

Dems have to take it back, we have to.

how many of the top corporate execs would have run into those towers on 9-11, how many would
have gone down to the Gulf Coast to help after Katrina, how many stayed at work just in case
they might be needed on 9-11 or worked overtime to handle the chaos that followed. The
greatest people of this country are you and me, it is up to us to make this country live
up to its principles.

excellent, I completely agree! We are up to this, we can do this.

:thumbsup:

Fox News has Bush at 33%, we can do this, Murtha is rocking in Pittsburgh, says Bush needs
to rethink his whole strategy. Keep it coming, Dems, don't let up!

:-)

Tim is posting about the various events with pictures and will have more video coming.

The big event is Saturday, I think. Most of right now is forums.

http://www.democrats.org/blog.html

madfloridian, THANK YOU for keeping me informed here about the DNC and what our good Chairman is doing. I confess I do seek out many of your threads because you get right to the heart of what is going on with our Dems and the DNC make it great reading for me. I have been a frequent reader of Democrats.org and get their email updates.

:yourock: :dem:

:hi:

Time subject to change.

Looking forward to it.

:kick:

"I‘m not sure what the Democrats hope to gain except cheap political points at the expense of Louisiana and the White House," said Glen Bolger, a GOP strategist and pollster.

Demcratic party has made in years.

Calculate - "to plan deliberately, to intend"

ABSOLUTELY***************

It's a "deliberate plan" coming from people who care, and who actually give a damn about what's been done to the people of New Orleans and their city.

Thanks Floridian for the post.

I have not seen any coverage of this on network or cable news. I hope it gets good coverage on C-Span tomorrow.

I'm betting dollars to donuts that it's gonna be a Democrat who's victorious.

Oh, and, "The Democrats don't have a plan." while we're at it. They're rolling up their sleeves and getting dirty, that's what the Dems are doing!