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Snarkoleptic

(5,995 posts)
Thu May 26, 2016, 08:57 PM May 2016

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz must step down as DNC chair NOW!

Last edited Fri May 27, 2016, 08:34 AM - Edit history (1)

>>Snaps to Karl Frisch and his group alliedprogress.org for digging up this important infomation.<<

Not only has she cost Democrats seats in congress, she's alighned herself with predatory lenders and against Democratic principles.
https://alliedprogress.org/research/debbie-wasserman-schultzs-campaign-tied-payday-lending-front-group-defending-disastrous-florida-model/

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has worked hard to undermine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) efforts to rein in predatory payday lenders through her support of the disastrous “Florida Model” of payday lending where the average borrower pays more than 300% interest and takes out 9 loans each year. It now appears that her new spokesman’s firm is tied directly to Floridians for Financial Choice, a mysterious new front group pushing the “Florida model” of payday lending.


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On April 18, 2016 Debbie Wasserman Schultz Hired a Sachs Media Group Partner to Be Her Spokesperson. Nine Days Later a Mysterious Website Defending the “Florida Model” of Payday Lending Was Created
Ryan Banfill Is a Partner at Sachs Media Group and Was Hired by Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Serve as Her Spokesperson and Communications Advisor.…

Ryan Banfill Is a Partner and Director of Strategy and Research at Sachs Media Group. [Sachs Media, Ryan Banfill, Biography Accessed 5/26/16]


Nine Days After Banfill Was Hired by Wasserman Schultz, a Mysterious Pro-Florida Payday Lending Model Website Was Created

Floridians for Financial Choice Appears to Be a Client of Sachs Media Group, the Same Firm Where Wasserman Schultz’s Spokesperson is a Partner
Google Shows a Website Entitled “resources-Floridians for Financial Freedom” Hosted by SachsDigital.com.

An Entry in Google Shows a Website That Is Not Accessible Entitled “Resources-Floridians for Financial Freedom” That Is Part of the SachsDigital.com Domain. [Google.com Search for “Floridians for Financial Freedom, 5/26/16]


FinancialFreedomFL.com forwards to FinancialChoiceFL.com. [FinancialChoiceFL.com, Accessed 5/26/16; FinancialFreedomFL.com, Accessed 5/26/16]

banfill-004
SachsDigital.com Is Registered to Ron Sachs Communications, The Former Name of Sachs Media Group

January 21, 2011: “SachsDigital.com” Registered Using GoDaddy.com. [Whois.com “SachsDigital.com” Registration Details, Accessed 5/26/16]




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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz must step down as DNC chair NOW! (Original Post) Snarkoleptic May 2016 OP
That woman is a piece of work. NV Whino May 2016 #1
"Off with her head" Scientific May 2016 #2
She is a tool of the oligarchy and they will reward her. nm rhett o rick May 2016 #3
Post removed Post removed May 2016 #4
Nah. stopbush May 2016 #5
What is it that you like about DWS? Gore1FL May 2016 #8
I'm with Hur! (my imagined empty response) Snarkoleptic May 2016 #16
I know she supports republicans in Florida ornotna May 2016 #6
Some people's logic ends at "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." Gore1FL May 2016 #9
DW-S ReRe May 2016 #7
FIRE DWS! Donate to Democratic Underground for Tim Canova FL-23 here Omaha Steve May 2016 #10
Post 4 shouldn't have been hidden. nt Gore1FL May 2016 #11
KICK AND REC Warren DeMontague May 2016 #12
She allowed an independent to run in the Democratic Party primary greatlaurel May 2016 #13
I think product labeling laws require DWS to remain on as DNC chair Fumesucker May 2016 #14
Debbie Wasserman Schultz Should Resign as DNC Chair eridani May 2016 #15

Response to Snarkoleptic (Original post)

Gore1FL

(21,035 posts)
8. What is it that you like about DWS?
Thu May 26, 2016, 11:49 PM
May 2016

Putting seniors in jail for pot?
Losing democratic seats?
Actively supporting republicans against Democrats?
Usury?

What?

ornotna

(10,763 posts)
6. I know she supports republicans in Florida
Thu May 26, 2016, 11:18 PM
May 2016

Why she is still supported by some here at Democratic Underground baffles me. She needs to go.

Gore1FL

(21,035 posts)
9. Some people's logic ends at "the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Thu May 26, 2016, 11:50 PM
May 2016

They hate Bernie. DWS hates Bernie. They feel they need to support their fellow haters.

It's both sad and pathetic.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
7. DW-S
Thu May 26, 2016, 11:35 PM
May 2016

Just add her to the list of "wolves with sheep's clothing." She fooled allot of people for a long time. But the gig is about up on this one. Good work, snark. Thanks for sharing this.


greatlaurel

(2,004 posts)
13. She allowed an independent to run in the Democratic Party primary
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:16 AM
May 2016

I agree she should be fired for allowing that outrage. Glad to see so many have the same opinion. Without her Bernie would not have been allowed in the Democratic primary.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
14. I think product labeling laws require DWS to remain on as DNC chair
Fri May 27, 2016, 02:21 AM
May 2016

No one more perfectly represents the modern Democratic party than DWS, she is the most honest label the Democratic party could have with the ingredients all nicely listed on the package.

eridani

(51,907 posts)
15. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Should Resign as DNC Chair
Fri May 27, 2016, 04:06 AM
May 2016
http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/37093-debbie-wasserman-schultz-should-resign-as-dnc-chair

Let’s fast forward to July 25th. Debbie Wasserman Schultz is introduced as the chair of the Democratic National Committee. Nearly half the room is booing loudly. Is that how the Democratic Party wants to open its 2016 convention?

The solution is for Hillary Clinton to find another role for Wasserman Schultz. Larry Sabato, a well respected political science professor from the University of Virginia, thinks Schultz could be the liaison to Congress for the Clinton campaign. That would allow Bernie and Hillary to agree on her successor before the convention. There are plenty of qualified Democrats that both campaigns could agree on to help unite the party.

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It is not a just few disgruntled senators shooting the breeze or the Sanders campaign blaming Schultz for their current situation. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has been losing support in the DNC for quite some time. She has often been at odds with President Obama. In 2013, when the President was thought to be considering replacing her, media reports indicated that she was ready to fight to keep her post. Some went as far as saying she was prepared to claim that Obama was anti-woman and anti-Semitic.

According to Politico, “Throughout her time as chair, Wasserman Schultz has turned off colleagues, other top Democrats, and current and former staff for a management style that strikes many as self-centered – even for a politician – and often at the expense of the DNC or individual candidates or campaigns. Many top Democrats, including some she counts as supporters and friends, privately complain about her trying to use the DNC as a vehicle for her own personal promotion, and letting her own ambition get in the way of larger goals.”


That article came out in February of 2015, so I am not raising anything new here.
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