Keith Ellison invites Tom Perez to be his guest for Trump's speech to Congress

[bigtree]

twitter.com/VABVOX/status/836350375821205505

[SidDithers]

1. I get the sense that the two of them are genuinely good friends...nt

Sid

[fun n serious]

2. Yes but will Ellis be the next to get thrown

under the bus?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

15. Wild shot-in-the-dark speculation like yours does NOT help Democratic Party unity.

It does not help resist the Minority President.

Please don't toss provocative statements out there for no good purpose.

[NurseJackie]

22. If you hadn't have said something, I would have.

You are absolutely correct. The primary continues by proxy, it seems.

[calimary]

25. Yeah, no kidding!

My first reaction was WTF!?!

There's always someone who just HAS TO pee in the pickle barrel.

[Blue Idaho]

43. I can confirm that some heads

Are exploding over the lack of drama at the top of the Democratic Party.

[LonePirate]

29. Thank you for speaking up!

[DFW]

38. Like the song almost goes.....

Ellis? Who the fuck is Ellis?

Is that some version of "Democrat" as an adjective?

[canetoad]

7. Don't know a lot about either of them

But a reprise of the working and personal relationship that Obama and Biden had would be a positive thing and an inspiration.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. I like it. Troll the troll in chief! Theses guys are going to do awesome things together.

[calimary]

26. Sounds like the makings of a new "Dynamic Duo" to me.

[FreeStateDemocrat]

4. Real Democrats putting their party and country first to help the American people.

[BlueMTexpat]

5. Both Perez and Ellison

have a lot of class!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

6. I like it!!!

[brer cat]

8. K&R

[TexasTowelie]

9. This is a good thing.

I hope that the cameras show both men repeatedly throughout the speech since Trump's ego demands that he receive all of the attention.

[badhair77]

10. I like this idea.

A show of unity that night is a good thing.

[cadmium]

13. Yes--

internal division is not an option -- Good move.

[lapucelle]

11. This is both gracious and brilliantly strategic

on the part of Ellison on many levels.

Looks like the talking heads are going to have a hard time pimping their "party divided" narrative.

[Cha]

42. Really.. tweet from Keith, lapucelle

Link to tweet

[cadmium]

12. I'm familiar with Tom

Perez -- I listen to Bloomberg Surveillance most mornings. Bloomberg radio does a good mix of brief and long form economic orientated interviews--left, right, center, and nonpolitical. Sometimes they have had Perez on for a couple hours -- he gets peppered by questions from finance hosts and skeptical Wall St guests and he fields all of them in a positive, quick and logical way. Great at defending Obama policies. I'm sure that if he had a more prominent role in 2010 he would have done a great job defending Obamacare. We all know and love Keith. I actually think Perez is a better choice, with he main weakness being not having run for office himself. He's going to need help from more experienced politicians for help with electoral machinery. I hope Ray Buckley from New Hampshire stays involved -- he has done a great job getting Democrats elected in white republican New Hampshire. Tom Perez is also a native Spanish speaker, which doesn't hurt. I'm happy for them.

[calimary]

32. The more I learn about him, the better I like him.

And let's remember, too, the DNC Chair is a huge job, particularly with what Democrats are facing. It's certainly a full-time job. Keith's constituents already have him pretty well booked, I'd imagine. Tom is now available to put all his time and energy into this. It's EXACTLY what we need.

I also like that young Mayor from Indiana. Hope he stays active as well.

[Doreen]

14. I like it.

They are basically getting a chance to work together on something big right away. I will be looking forward to them talking to us afterwards.

[spanone]

16. K&R...

[Cha]

17. Hehe... take that repubs!

Love it.. thank you, bigtree!

[blue neen]

18. Working together-----for our country,

and against Trump! I love it!

[msanthrope]

19. They should sit there and Twitter through it. nt

[ehrnst]

20. I would pay good money to be seated between them and Maxine Waters.... (nt)

[BadgerMom]

21. This is good stuff!

[UTUSN]

23. Luv it! luvit luvit

[yardwork]

24. I feel that we are at a turning point. I'm ready!

[Rex]

27. That was a great move on Perez's part. 4 eyes and 2 brains

working against the GOP.

[mcar]

28. Nice!

These two are a class act.

[mimi85]

30. At first I didn't think Perez

would work out, but I'm having second thoughts. Love the thought of the two of them staring at 45.

[panader0]

31. And this too---thanks big.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028718074

[flamingdem]

33. Working together

we can do aaaaything

[Lotusflower70]

34. I absolutely love this

Well done. Stay classy. Stay strong and keep fighting. Unity!

[George II]

35. This is gonna work out JUST fine, they look like they'll work very well together. And....

...from what I read earlier the position of Deputy Chairman is new, never been held before.

They each have great ideas and talent, combining them should be very effective.

[Cha]

41. Tweet from Keith.. "Democrats are united"

Link to tweet

We're United. Full Stop.

[Pachamama]

36. That's awesome.....

[madokie]

37. This has potential to be good for all of us

the two of them together working for us. I'm happy for them and for US

[orangecrush]

39. Good move

For us.

Bad news for Trump.

[Gothmog]

40. This makes me smile

[lunasun]

44. Perfecto!

[JI7]

45. Keith Ellison will be a great future Speaker of the House

[bigtree]

46. kick

[Tommy_Carcetti]

47. Not only that...

...they're going to come into the Capitol on a bicycle built for two.

[bigtree]

48. works for me