DWS and The DNC (Toon)

[Pharaoh]

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[Funtatlaguy]

1. The debate issue aside,

What has DWS done for the party since she has been chair?
Raised lots of money?
Helped Dem candidates win House and Senate seats?
Helped strengthen state Dem parties?

[Scuba]

3. Democrats have lost 900+ state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats.

This since Obama became President in 2009. DWS took over in 2011 so it's not all on her, just mostly.




She must be so proud!

[Purveyor]

6. ^^^this^^^ is quite telling, indeed. Nt

[demwing]

19. With that record, maybe she should run HP?

They seem to attract poor leadership

[Fuddnik]

21. With that record, she should be General Manager of the Cleveland Browns.

[DhhD]

22. NDC supports New Democrats, not Progressive Democrats like Sanders and O'Malley.

http://newdemocratcoalition-kind.house.gov/membership
DWS last member listed.

IMO, NDC supports New Democrats and third way triangulation. This would be candidates like Hillary Clinton.

[hifiguy]

29. She's more useless than a submarine

with screen doors. Bet her net worth has skyrocketed though, and that's what REALLY counts, right?

[mountain grammy]

12. None of the above...

[PatSeg]

27. She is totally

incompetent and needs to go before she caused anymore damage or lost elections.

[hifiguy]

30. Her incompetence is why she remains

in the position she has. Tanking the party on behalf of her paymasters, who very much approve if her performance.

[Scuba]

31. I don't think she's incompetent. I thinks she's getting the results she wants.

[PatSeg]

32. Down ticket races as well?

I'm afraid she'll cost us House and Senate seats, as well the governorships and state legislatures.

[Scuba]

34. There's little left to lose, but Debbie's just the girl to lose it!

[PatSeg]

36. An over-achiever

in her own way!

[bvar22]

37. THIS is what DWS does. She refuses to endorse Democrats.

In 2008 Debbie Wasserman Schultz refused to endorse these 3 Democrats
who had won their Primaries and had a chance to win Republican seats:

Miami-Dade Democratic Party Chair Joe Garcia

Former Hialeah Democratic Mayor Raul Martinez

Democratic businesswoman Annette Taddeo

All three had won their local Democratic Primaries, and were challenging Hard Core Republican incumbents with whom Wasserman-Schultz had become cozy.
Not only did the head of the DCCC Red to Blue Program REFUSE to endorse these Democratic challengers,
but she appeared in person at at least one (possibly more) Campaign/Fundraiser for their Republican opponents.



FL-18, FL-21, FL-25: Wasserman Schultz Wants Dem Challengers to Lose
by: James L.
Sun Mar 09, 2008 at 7:15 PM EDT
<snip>

Sensing a shift in the political climate of the traditionally solid-GOP turf of the Miami area, Democrats have lined up three strong challengers -- Miami-Dade Democratic Party chair Joe Garcia, former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, and businesswoman Annette Taddeo to take on Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, respectively.

While there is an enormous sense of excitement and optimism surrounding these candidacies, some Democratic lawmakers, including Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Kendrick Meek, are all too eager to kneecap these Democratic challengers right out of the starting gate in the spirit of "comity" and "bipartisan cooperation" with their Republican colleagues:

But as three Miami Democrats look to unseat three of her South Florida Republican colleagues, Wasserman Schultz is staying on the sidelines. So is Rep. Kendrick Meek, a Miami Democrat and loyal ally to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

This time around, Wasserman Schultz and Meek say their relationships with the Republican incumbents, Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and his brother Mario, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, leave them little choice but to sit out the three races.

"At the end of the day, we need a member who isn't going to pull any punches, who isn't going to be hesitant," Wasserman Schultz said.

Now, you'd expect this kind of bullshit from a backbencher like Alcee Hastings, but you wouldn't expect this kind of behavior from the co-chair of the DCCC's Red to Blue program, which is the position that Wasserman Schultz currently holds. Apparently, Debbie did not get Rahm's memo about doing whatever it takes to win:

The national party, enthusiastic about the three Democratic challengers, has not yet selected Red to Blue participants. But Wasserman Schultz has already told the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee that if any of the three make the cut, another Democrat should be assigned to the race.

http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1537

The bloggers also are furious with Rep. Kendrick B. Meek (D-Fla.), who similarly refuses to endorse the Democratic challengers to the three Cuban American Republicans.

They are calling for Wasserman Schultz to step down from her leadership role at the DCCC. And they're not letting up, even after one Florida liberal blogger reported that the congresswoman seemed "frustrated" by the blogs and had asked to "please help get them off my back."

This prompted even harsher reaction from perhaps the most influential of the progressive political bloggers, Markos Moulitsas, a.k.a. Kos, founder of Daily Kos, who wrote on his blog Wednesday: "On so many fronts, the Republicans are standing in the way of progress, on Iraq, SCHIP, health care, fiscal responsibility, corruption, civil liberties, and so on. Those three south Florida Republicans are part of that problem. And she's (Wasserman-Schultz) going to be 'frustrated' that people demand she do her job?"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR2008031903410_3.html

Here are Kos comments on the Wasserman-Schultz betrayal of the Democratic Party:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/03/20/480511/-DCCC-Says-Uproar-Over-DWS-Recusal-Much-Ado-About-Nothing




A lot of time has passed since 2008, but I don't take these kinds of betrayals lightly.

bvar22
Cursed with a memory

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

With "partners" like this, we don't need Republicans!

[Mnpaul]

40. That loyalty thing

is a one way street with the DLC/Third way gang.

and when that fails, they blame Nader.

[Scuba]

2. K&R

[merrily]

4. False advertising, Pharaoh.. That's not a toon. It's a documentary news report.

I want a refund of my VIEW!

[Betty Karlson]

5. Nonsense! Debbie is so impartial, even the GOP considers her a friend. n/t

[Blue_Adept]

7. And ALL the candidates are complicit in it because they agreed to the rules

[demwing]

18. Oh bullshit

Just bullshit

[SCantiGOP]

8. Bet this is a popular cartoon on Free Republic

[workinclasszero]

10. I bet you are right!

[jalan48]

9. This pretty much spells it out.

It's Hillary's turn!

[Duval]

11. K&R

[oasis]

13. So much for creativity. Lamest cartoon I've seen in years. nt

[LiberalArkie]

14. Results

On Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:21 AM an alert was sent on the following post:

DWS and The DNC (Toon)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251862391

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

Disgusting portrayal of women. Can we stop with the dog whistle sexism please?

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Dec 1, 2015, 10:59 AM, and the Jury voted 1-6 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Nope not gonna censor this cartoon.
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is not an example of sexism, please educate yourself on the subject, alerter.
It is an example of political power displayed within a cartoon and nothing more.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Disgusting portrayal of men. Can we stop with the dog whistle sexism please?
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Oh, fiddle-de-dee.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is a political cartoon. I wish the artist had done a more flattering portrayal of the women, but the cartoon does present the facts accurately.
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Nah. Truth speaks louder than lies.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

[floriduck]

17. How funny! The person reporting you

must have lived a VERY sheltered life. LOL

[PatSeg]

28. Seriously???

How pathetic!

[LiberalLovinLug]

38. The portrayal of women was disgusting?

If this complainer means how they actually look, I think its more a matter of drawing talent than anything. The men are equally badly drawn.

If its the portrayal of their positions....ah....that's pretty accurate.

[99th_Monkey]

15. K&R - More debates!! Dump Debbie Downer!! -nt-

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

16. LOL! It's a brilliant portrayal of "Reality" politics. K&R

[demwing]

20. Bernie's lips are too skinny

And MOM is MIA.

what's up with that?

[jeff47]

24. Isn't the guy on the bottom supposed to be M O'M? (nt)

[Blue_Adept]

26. That's Webb

[SmittynMo]

23. The most powerful position in the land

is being held captive by DWS. One would think that the more exposure of the candidates, the better the results. Right?

Again, more under the cover corrupt politics in America. These people have to be replaced.

[George II]

25. Of course there's no mention of how many candidates there were in 2008, at one time more than 20!

[Hepburn]

33. Boy, does that 'toon sum it up correctly! KNR...n/t

[demwing]

35. Like the message, BUT...

the artist kinda sucks!

[WillyT]

39. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[boston bean]

41. Oh yeah, the women keeping the men in their place after a world of history of men

keeping women in a special place in hell.

This is an extremely sexist cartoon.

Taking the actual oppression of women by men in power and intimating that women are doing so to men is just so fucking lame.

[Walk away]

42. Where is the "toon" of Hillary asking for more debates???

Every time she and Bernie get on stage together, her polls and support and endorsements get a healthy bump. I don't get the meme of less debates being better for Hillary. Bernie only has one message and more exposure doesn't seem to be getting him anywhere fast. Do you really think having him explain Socialism for every debate answer twice as many times will help?
Maybe you should change the cartoon to Sanders being protected by DWS!