Verbatim: Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Democratic Debate Schedule Was INTENDED To ‘Maximize’ Exposure

[Segami]

WHAAAAAAAAT??..........

"...I did my best to make sure, along with my staff and along with our debate partners, to come up with a schedule that we felt was going to allow for the — to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates....”

— Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, responding on CNN to criticism from some in her party that the Democratic debate schedule, which has included weekend forums, gives an advantage to Hillary Clinton.


http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/17/verbatim-debbie-wasserman-schultz-says-democratic-debate-schedule-was-intended-to-maximize-exposure-to-voters/

[Punkingal]

1. The "Debbie Doll"....wind it up and it lies.

[highprincipleswork]

61. She's obviously had a lot of practice and a lot of good coaching. How stupid do they think we are?

Unfortunately, the answer appears to be "very"!

The kind of nonsense they shovel on a routine basis just boggles the mind.

DWS has got to go. She's good for nothing but lies and destruction.

[HereSince1628]

2. Wow. Gross miscalculation whether it refers to

her notion of maximizing exposure or lying about how she thought this schedule could maximize exposure.

[lob1]

57. Ratings suck on the weekends.

She's either really stupid, or she thinks we are.

[saltpoint]

3. Well bless her heart. eom

[JRLeft]

4. She's a fuckin liar. Fuck her and corporatists friends.

[Populist_Prole]

36. +1

Such a thoroughly rigged system, isn't it?

[JRLeft]

45. Oh definitely, Wall Street must be protected at all cost.

[GoneFishin]

70. +1000. If you didn't break out the French then I was going to have to.

[Romis]

76. Could be .......

She could have been a plant from the right from the very beginning. Money
has taken over our Congress.

[jkbRN]

5. Wow..

Hey Debbie, it's obvious--you can't bullshit this one.

[restorefreedom]

6. hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

[Segami]

7. She might be feeling the primary heat....

her own!

[elleng]

8. NO you DIDN'T!

[awake]

9. With a mind like that no wonder we got our asses kicked in 2014

Whit Debbie Wasserman Schultz steering the Democratic boat we will all be sunk.

[tk2kewl]

10. if that's the case, it proves her incompetence

i, however, don't believe that's the case. she's not incompetent - she's a liar

[cascadiance]

14. Was EXACTLY the words I was thinking of posting before I saw yours...

She is either DEMONSTRABLY incompetent, or DEMONSTRABLY a liar working on the inside for her candidate. There is no other option. And either case shows she's NOT fit to be chair of the DNC and should be made to step down IMMEDIATELY so that the people of this party can have someone we can put our hopes in to restore the strength of the REAL people of this country and not the corporate people she serves.

[tk2kewl]

17. pretty obvious, isn't it?

yet it's allowed to continue

[bvar22]

34. It is allowed to continue because...

..the people who OWN the DNC and the current Party Leadership like her "work".
She was "incompetent" in 2008 when she ran the DCCC's Red to Blue program where she refused to endorse Democrats in Florida for vulnerable Republican seats.

"I want to thank Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for being an outstanding chair of our party. (Applause.) She is a great partner."--President Obama

[Proserpina]

27. She could be both a liar and incompetent, you know

In fact, she could be a liar BECAUSE she's incompetent.

In any event, she should be dismissed with prejudice.

[MisterP]

38. it's like Iran-Contra: either Reagan was a Quisling-level villain or his brain was so liquefied

he shouldn't even be allowed near DC

[beac]

21. Alas, I think she is BOTH incompetent AND a liar.

But, on this particular subject, she's only demonstrating her finely-honed lying skills.

When it comes to electing Democrats, her massive incompetence shines.

[libdem4life]

30. Yes to posters 27 and 21 ... Not a leg to stand on.

[azmom]

11. I read this on a spanish site this morning.

I found it so hard to believe that I thought for sure they had screwed up in the translation.

Wow, she has no shame in lying to the American public. No shame.

[nashville_brook]

12. so she's just not good at her job.

[MissDeeds]

13. It infuriates me that she tells such blatant lies

and thinks we're stupid enough to believe them. What total arrogance.

[tk2kewl]

15. .

[Enthusiast]

40. She doesn't believe it.

[tk2kewl]

43. but she wants us to

[Enthusiast]

44. Right.

She thinks we're brain dead.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

16. Even her lies are incompetent.

[Warren Stupidity]

18. Once you have sacrificed your principles

the lies trip lightly off your tongue, the only problem is keeping straight which pack of lies you've committed to with which people.

[cherokeeprogressive]

19. I'm offended that the DNC leadership could think we were so stupid.

[99Forever]

20. DINO Debbie sums up everything about Hillary and her supporters.

DWS defines EXACTLY what kind of integrity they have and what sort of respect for Democrats they practice.

[Warren DeMontague]

22. Sort of like how you keep that ugly sofa in the basement cuz you want everyone to see it.

She also says marijuana leads to heroin addiction but prescription opiates don't, because quote "marijuana and opiates aren't the same thing"

She seems to have a little trouble with logical reasoning.

[sadoldgirl]

23. The fact that the 6th debate is scheduled for

March 9th, shows us how much she wants people
in the Super Tuesday states
to make a timely decision.
SUUUURE!

[djean111]

24. Speaking for myself - there is literally nothing Bernie could say in a debate that could

persuade me to support Hillary. Not even if Bernie said hey, I was just kidding - support Hillary. Nope.
I am basing my support on issues and past deeds.

[TheBlackAdder]

25. For about 2 months, she was told it was a shitty schedule and did nothing to correct it! nt

[mmonk]

26. It's gotten exposure alright. Just not the debates.

[deathrind]

28. If that is truly...

The case she should be fired immediately for dereliction of duty. Scheduling a debate on a Sunday when playoffs are on shows a stunning lack of understanding what "maximum exposure" means.

[libdem4life]

31. might I suggest "a true understanding and stunning manipulation of what maximum

exposure means.

[deathrind]

67. There...

Is that side of the coin as well. I would venture a guess that your version is more accurate than mine.

[Sanity Claws]

29. Two ways to respond to this:

1. She is totally incompetent and does not know how to schedule to maximize exposure
2. She is a fucking liar who thinks we are stupid.

Whichever one is true is sufficient to fire her immediately

[libdem4life]

32. And who in their right mind thinks she did this without consulting Hillary's Group? Duh.

And it magically went unnoticed and uncommented on for 2 months. We're not the dummies.

[libdem4life]

39. Lord, she'll surely be in a Clinton Cabinet...Press Secretary, no doubt.

[2pooped2pop]

81. I read somewhere recently that Hillary camp is regretting low

Number of debates. Then it occurred to me; how can they regret the number if they were not the ones deciding the number?

[libdem4life]

84. Huh? You got that exactly from which source? DWS? Who did decide. Bernie's camp? LOLOL

[2pooped2pop]

88. I think Hillary and Dws

Did the whole thing. Most of what I read is here with some raw story or huff post. Occasionally I follow link from here bit prefer not to do that.

[libdem4life]

89. You bet they did. Sisters in Control Politics. Some call it dirty, but I'll give them the benefit

of the doubt. Don't want to Attack.

[virtualobserver]

33. Maybe maximize doesn't mean what she thinks it means....

if she had scheduled all of them at 3AM, her statement might have been a little more believable.

[Jack Rabbit]

35. "The hardest part of my job is convincing people that the war in Iraq is related to terrorism."

"I did not have sex with that woman."

"I am not a crook."

"My integrity has been impugned."

There are those moments when you expect a politician to look you in the eye and ask, with a smug grin on his face, "Well, what did you expect me to say?"

And sometimes he just said something so obviously absurd that you want to look back at him in his eyes and calmly say, "Will you please just cut the bullshit, you worthless, incompetent motherfucker?"

[bkkyosemite]

37. huh

[Jarqui]

41. If Debbie is really that stupid - to put debates on at the times she did

expecting to "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates" then she's proven she really hasn't got a friggin' clue and should resign immediately.

Fact is the co-chair of the Clinton campaign is just doing what her candidate did this week and for much of her political career: lying.

Her candidate had a big lead and the schedule was to minimize anyone seeing a debate that could cut into that big lead. Sanders wasn't well known and co-Clinton campaign chair Debbie wants to keep it that way (which is why you need to be wary of the national polls).

[silenttigersong]

42. My goodness

Debbie Schultz needs to oil her rusty hamster wheel.

[Cassiopeia]

46. Well it has maximized her exposure for sure.

So much so that she now has a primary challenger some of us are going to work very hard for.

[zazen]

82. please retract ASAP this says feminist Bernie supporter

Believe me, I detest everything the woman's done, but let's not reduce her to pornography.

[Dont call me Shirley]

90. K. Sorry.

[zazen]

91. thx! :-)

[barbtries]

48. that's a bald faced lie

but thank you for reminding me that i have mail from the dnc which appears to contain a self addressed stamped envelope inside. now let me go see about my response to their request for support....

[democrank]

49. Maximizing exposure according to Debbie.

Here`s what happens when you spend your days riding the Spinmobile at Corporate Headquarters.

What`s next? A 3:00 a.m. debate on February 31st?

[Warren DeMontague]

50. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Hinderburg Safety Track Record "Second To None"

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

51. WTF?

Did DWS take public relations lessons from Baghdad Bob?

[SHRED]

52. So she's admitting she's incompetent

Or she is lying.

[humbled_opinion]

53. It's sheer ignorance

Does the DNC establishment truly believe that their base Democratic supporters are this ignorant and uninformed? I don't mind when they try this crap with the rightwingers but don't piss on me and tell me its raining...

[Cleita]

54. We are supposed to believe that?

Jeez she must think we are all that dumb.

[Warren DeMontague]

55. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Jar Jar Binks "Most beloved cinema character of all time"

[bowens43]

56. hill and deb , two of kind.......neither give a shit about the country, the people or the party..

[Helen Borg]

58. Debbie, show us the data to back your statement!

What BS statistics did you look at that indicate those times would maximize exposure???

[Geronimoe]

59. Debbie is lying or incompetent

either way, she needs to go.

[nc4bo]

60. Does Debbie lie? Are her lips flappin'? nt

[Sienna86]

62. Between football playoffs and Downton Abbey..yeah right.

She did just the opposite.

[Uncle Joe]

63. That's got to be the most ridiculous piece of shit lie to come down the pike

since lies were invented, but if by some snowball's chance in hell Schultz isn't lying, then she's totally incompetent beyond measure.

Thanks for the thread, Segami.

[LibDemAlways]

64. The only way she could have "maximized" exposure

any more, according to her definition of the word, would have been to schedule a debate to be broadcast only on a low wattage college radio station from a remote corner of an unpopulated state at the same time as the Super Bowl.

[Contrary1]

65. "...maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates.”

I think her strategy has worked to some degree. I'm seeing one of the candidates as they really are.

Thanks, Debbie!

[silvershadow]

66. Let's see...football, or democratic debate? I'm just guessing, but I'd say

99% of Sunday viewers are thinking about football all day long, and thinking about politics not one iota. Just a guess.

[Omaha Steve]

68. Help fire DWS

Democratic Underground for Tim Canova FL-23 here: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/du4timcanova

[lame54]

69. She's either lying or incompetent

[99th_Monkey]

72. You beat me to it. Exactly. She's openly admitting one of those is true, maybe both. nt

[Marie Marie]

71. Don't insult my intelligence Debbie.

Bernie doesn't and that is one of the many reasons I support him.

[valerief]

73. Maximum exposure to, er, Asia? Antarctica? Certainly not America. nt

[WillyT]

74. LOL !!! - More Here:

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democratic-debate-schedule_569bf741e4b0b4eb759ec2c0

[mhatrw]

75. War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. DWS Scheduled Debates to Maximize Exposure.

[BeyondGeography]

77. These debates were set up to have minimal impact

Not only are there too few, they're in the wrong place at the wrong time. IA and NH have had their debates literally months before they vote. in the 2008 contest, IA had four debates, two the month prior to the vote. NH had their last debate the Saturday before a Tuesday vote.

Debbie is full of shit.

[2pooped2pop]

78. then she is incompetent and needs to resign.

Either a liar or a fool and needs to resign

[Warren DeMontague]

79. She just tweeted this photo:

oh, the irony.

[Ilsa]

86. LOL.

Yeah, it looks like no one is interested in attending, either. Better things to do, like finish a 3-day weekend vacation, watch Downton Abbey, wash my hair, etc.

[CharlotteVale]

87. I know, and she is too full of it to see what it says about her.

[Kalidurga]

80. Well that is what I would do

If I want a lot of people to see a debate I would put at least one on a cable channel. And have another on a Saturday night. And have another during football playoffs. I mean isn't that how you get the most people to watch?

[PADemD]

83. Does the DNC pay the networks for each debate?

I wonder if the lack of funds could be the reason why there is such a crummy debate schedule.

[CharlotteVale]

85. She is insufferable.

[DefenseLawyer]

92. Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining n/t