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I asked Rybak if he agreed with those who cast Wasserman Schultz as dictatorial. He said that he did. Calling her decisions “arbitrary” and “reckless,” he went on, “As a Democrat, you have to be able to bring people you don't agree with into the tent. You can't gavel them down out of order when they have a different opinion. You can't go on national TV and say things about them that aren't true. And this is something that frankly a lot of people have kept their mouth shut about for a long time. I have too. But I think the time has come for all those people who come up to me and say this is a problem to stop hiding behind their political expediency. … We have the candidates. We have the issues. There's only one single thing that I see standing between us and a great election coming up and that's the fact that the person who is supposed to leading us is not leading us.”

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From: http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-16/insurrection-erupts-at-the-democratic-national-committee

[Scuba]

1. Hey, hey, ho, ho. Debbie DINO's got to go.

[Snotcicles]

16. Hey,hey,ho, ho. Dubious Debbie, has got to go. nt

[Segami]

2. Someone, please

drop a net on her and cart her a$$ away. She is utterly horrible at best!

[840high]

42. ...^ that

[wendylaroux]

3. Yea,I read this too,

not good,all the way around.

[MuseRider]

4. Wow.

Agreed.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. THIS IS WHAT AN OLD GUARD FLORIDA DEMOCRAT WILL DO.

We have been living with this problem all this time. They carry out their own agendas, and don't be surprised to find Republicans in their close group of cronies.

[SwampG8r]

28. Testify my brother

As a Floridian I have never felt as fucked over as the FDP makes me feel every election

[Baitball Blogger]

29. The term "DINOS" is too kind a term.

These people infiltrate the system and carry out an agenda that can be defined by whatever group owns them. In Florida, usually it's the real estate industry. Whatever group controls the local Chamber of Commerce will give you a clue to who controls the agenda. From there, they begin to spread misinformation in the community to insure their success and protect their turf.

The good ole gals have been known to have less scruples than the good ole boys.

[hifiguy]

47. She'd boil live kittens if it would advance HRH.

She stumps for her Repig friends.

WHY in the name of the FSM was this babbling incompetent - and I am toning down, considerably, what I want to call her here - appointed to head the DNC?

[onethatcares]

41. you mean like

Allison Tant?

[LettuceSea]

6. She should not be representing all, esp considering the wealthy district she comes from.

I'm all for a big tent party, but he duties should be limited to representing her district. Its absurdly tone deaf to have her as the face of the democratic party leadership.

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. The party is clearly corrupt. If they can't fix their corruption then it's not a good situation

At that point we would have to admit the Democratic Party is a lost cause. If the well meaning people in the party aren't able to fix blatant corruption.

It's too easy to scapegoat one person, DWS. It's the institution that is failing because it allows for things like this to happen.

[Maedhros]

25. Spot on.

How can the Party let this happen? Or is this business as usual now?

[JDPriestly]

35. I wish that were not true.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Knowing R.T.,take what he says to the Bank.

The Guy came up through the DFL ranks and is as honest as the day is long.

[WillyT]

9. Thank You For That !!!

[glinda]

13. Yes.

[Wellstone ruled]

19. DWS being on the scene is the result of

the old DLC people doing their best to remake the Party into a Third Way Wall Street Elitist Party. All one has to do is remember Rahm Emanuel's thirteen state strategy. Ask yourself were did this smelly turd originate and in that lies today's lesson. The Famous Photo of who's peering out from behind the curtain comes to mind.

[glinda]

48. Well said.

[jalan48]

10. Debbie will depart after Hillary gets the nomination. That's why she's there in the first place.

[Ford_Prefect]

17. I rather doubt it would happen even then. She's dug in for the duration, sadly.

I agree she's there to guarantee HRC is nominated. Her actions and comments make it abundantly clear that the fix is in.

Have no doubt she expects some kind of plum for services rendered in the HRC administration or on wall street.

[geardaddy]

11. RT would be a much better DNC chair.

And that's from someone who had him as mayor and didn't agree with him on everything.

[glinda]

14. Absolutely.

[SoapBox]

12. Many have known this all along...

But she's finally getting some light of day shown on her.

I don't think she gives a shit at all! She has her agenda for The Annointed One and that is that. She probably believes that she, along with all the other powerful, rich, Entrenched Establishment crowd, are untouchable.

They are as rotten to the core as any of the other of the others in America that we complain about.

Really, really DISGUSTING.

[SusanCalvin]

45. Untouchable, they think.

Well, we need to show them better.

[Enthusiast]

15. Kicked and recommended!

[IVoteDFL]

18. Round of applause for my former mayor

[sabrina 1]

20. Debbie is working for Hillary. And it is a disgrace that she is so abusing her position which is

supposed to representing all members of our Party.

[Renew Deal]

22. This is the way most biased party chairs operate

All the way down to the county level. It's just unusual to see it at the DNC.

[Renew Deal]

21. She was never really a good choice

There is no way she can be a congress member and DNC chair at the same time. Maybe she's a good fundraiser, but she's a terrible organizer. They should give it back to Dean or someone with broader organizational skills and more time.

[sabrina 1]

23. She's apparently not even a good fundraiser. Wasn't the DNC behind on fundraising this year?

[Renew Deal]

24. Don't know

But that could be because of money going to campaigns

[sabrina 1]

37. Because people don't trust the DNC not to use their money to promote Third Way candidates

rather than those THEY support. She sure isn't getting any money from most Dems I know who are disgusted by the Third Way policies pushed by DNC backed Third Way candidates.

So yes, she has lost funding AND the DNC lost the House and Senate because they choose to pour money into candidates the people don't support.

And refuse to put money behind candidates who are challenging eg, Chris Christie. The DNC abandoned the Progressive Dem who could have defeated that corrupt Republican but when your own party members ENDORSE the corrupt Repub and the leadership refuses to provide any assistance, your campaign is pretty much doomed. 60 NJ Dems endorsed Christie! So what are we to make of that kind of thing re the DNC and the party in general?

They would rather have a bullying, corrupt Republican than a Progressive Democrat?

And they think people don't notice these things?

[Scootaloo]

27. Why did Obama put her there in the first palce?

[Renew Deal]

30. Don't know.

DWS was a great Clinton surrogate. Don't know if it's a favor to Hillary or he was impressed with her. I think the job is too big for her.

[Scootaloo]

31. With all the payoffs clinton got after the convention...

I'm starting to wonder if she threatened to run as independent.

[Renew Deal]

32. No way

She wouldn't do it. She knows that wouldn't work.

[Scootaloo]

33. She wouldn't have won, but the Democrats would have lost

That's all that's needed to make a threat. Plus it worked out for Joe Lieberman...

[Beowulf]

49. My theory

Is that Obama needed the Clintons' active support in 2008 to win the election. The price for that support was the Secretary of State position for Hillary and the Clintons choosing the DNC chair. I think the deal between Obama and the Clintons was about clearing the path to the 2016 nomination for Hillary.

[bonniebgood]

50. also my theory Beowulf. crystal clear to me. A deal was indeed made. nt

[zomgitsjesus]

26. The key words he said was 'as a Democrat'

DWS isn't really a Democrat. She gave campaign cash to two Republicans in Florida instead of their Democratic opposition. Not a Democrat at all.

[Fawke Em]

52. Heard they've recruited a former Republican to run against Grayson

to take him out in the Democratic primary, too.

Can't people see through this bullshit?

[MisterP]

34. they used to say "we care about winning: THEN you can make your needs known"

but soon they realized that people WERE making themselves heard so they'd rather have the Senate 50-49 and tell us they can't do anything because it's so tight (they were RELIEVED when the Supermajority was over)--heck if they lose Washington they can pretend to be underdogs and say they'd NEVER behave so conservatively, all while getting the same amount of donations (so they felt comfortable throwing CT and AR)

[fbc]

36. We have a facist party and a center-right party

When do progressives get a party?

[Fairgo]

38. Democratic Dry Rot

Eventually, when core values are carved out in favour of political expediency, the white ants take up residence in the hollow. They wear the costume shell of democracy like a halloween mask and demand your obedience. Choose. Trick? or Treat? Trust me, they are dead serious.

[Uncle Joe]

39. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, WillyT.

[BlueJazz]

40. Just like to say: I'm proud of the responses here. YES!!

[BeanMusical]

44. Debbie W Schultz as to go.

[hifiguy]

46. RT Rybak is one of the Good Guys.

We in Minneapolis have known that for a long time.

Let's all chip in and buy DWS a large anchor.

[Thespian2]

51. K & R!!!

No surprise here...she publicly supported Republican candidates in Florida...

[Unknown Beatle]

53. Fuzzy Wassy's got to go.

[Todays_Illusion]

54. I always read anti-Democratic publications for information about Democratic Party people. /s

Egads, I am beginning to believe twenty-five percent of the content here is conservative attack posts and twenty five percent is libertarian attack posts.

What can be called liberal Democratic or even the pro-corporate/bank/Wall Street Democratic is lost in the I am such a good liberal feel good posts.

[Babel_17]

57. The piece was authored by John Heilerman

A very prominent journalist and not right wing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Heilemann

http://www.bloomberg.com/personalities/john_heilemann/

[Todays_Illusion]

58. Do you think John Heilemann is liberal or ? nt

[Babel_17]

59. If you check his bio you can see who his co-author is

Journalists are usually somewhat discrete as to their political leanings. Heilemann is an example of that, as far as I can tell. Though his list of gigs strongly suggests somewhat left of center. And if we weigh heavily the politics of his co-author, Mark Halperin, as part of this equation, then we can say Heilemann is even more progressive than just "somewhat left of center".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Halperin

John Heilemann being a dyed in the wool liberal isn't the issue. You referred to his piece in the context of "anti-Democratic publications", and "conservative attack posts and twenty five percent is libertarian attack posts". I offered a point of view arguing that, by using his resume, that context doesn't apply to the article by Heilemann.

But even though it's not the issue here, I'd all answer your question by saying I see him as liberal on some issues, moderate on others. Possibly more liberal overall than Secretary Clinton.

[Todays_Illusion]

60. Two conservatives writing together do not make liberal. Why do you think they are liberal?

[Babel_17]

61. I don't. But they're not conservatives

[Todays_Illusion]

62. I can assure you they are not liberal. nt

[Babel_17]

63. So? The issue here is about saying that the piece had been written by a Conservative attack dog

The guy who, according to Chris Matthews, "You had her in the fetal position there,", in regards Sarah Palin.

“I can’t put down this book!” —Stephen Colbert

[Todays_Illusion]

64. Yes, my point was why post a conservative political attack for the Republicans on DU?

Maybe we need a form/group or what everthings are named here labeled What Conservative/Republican are Saying.

[Babel_17]

65. Ok, we're just talking in circles

You apparently won't accept the article's author as anything but a Republican attack dog. Though for a moment in time it looked to me like you had landed on him as merely being not liberal. Though if you equate "not a liberal" as akin to being a Republican attack dog, that would be consistent.

You're welcome to your position(s); I have no more time for trying to persuade you otherwise as to the author's credibility as a journalist.

But have a good day. Cheers!

[stonecutter357]

55. I love DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ

[avaistheone1]

56. We can see the rot starts at the very top of the DNC

Our future is doomed unless we dump this woman.

Bye bye Debbie.