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Those are the facts safeinOhio Jul 2016 #1
The primary was already over. nt DURHAM D Jul 2016 #2
AKA "The ends justify the means" nt retrowire Jul 2016 #36
No, thats not what that saying means. nt stevenleser Jul 2016 #182
What "means"... this is the 11th post I've read intimating the impartiality and no proof given uponit7771 Jul 2016 #213
Here's proof: We had 14 presidential candidates, Hortensis Jul 2016 #235
The flood already happened so why go back and show where we need damns-logic eh? bjobotts Jul 2016 #163
+1 OnionPatch Jul 2016 #220
No, we need to rebuild the levee ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #248
The Murder is Over liberalmike27 Jul 2016 #244
Why keep fighting the last primary? MohRokTah Jul 2016 #3
I'm not, I'm trying to get folks to see we need to clean up the DNC. Scuba Jul 2016 #9
I disagree. IMO, you are fighting the last primary. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #11
Your mind-reading powers don't work. Scuba Jul 2016 #12
Flag on the play... MohRokTah Jul 2016 #14
So you assign my motives, then complain when I point out that you're wrong. Typical. Scuba Jul 2016 #17
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SO take the Penalty and kick the FIELD GOAL... yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #25
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Encroachment!!! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #30
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TOUCH DOWN RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIDERSSSS!!!!! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #38
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GAME OVAH!!! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #45
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Damn! You're good! I've enjoyed your powerful comebacks with a smile! eom BlueCaliDem Jul 2016 #53
Can't wait for the fall!! yuiyoshida Jul 2016 #59
Confirming once again, that projection is the problem for the rudest folks Android3.14 Jul 2016 #86
Hey there (off-topic somewhat) lordsummerisle Jul 2016 #170
Said no one ever... TipTok Jul 2016 #102
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #83
I don't see it that way. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #84
Many folks disagree with your premise. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #91
Many folks agree with my premise. eom MohRokTah Jul 2016 #93
I don't doubt you. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #94
On the other hand, some of us do not. chwaliszewski Jul 2016 #189
Um, no. It is still about the last primary. Don't worry about cleaning up the DNC. We will be fine. Laser102 Jul 2016 #212
It is NOT fighting the last Primary. bvar22 Jul 2016 #128
You are entitled to your opinion. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #129
Fighting the last primary cannabis_flower Jul 2016 #115
Fighting the last primary also implies... MohRokTah Jul 2016 #116
It's mostly cannabis_flower Jul 2016 #119
Not all of Sanders' supporters are on DU Orrex Jul 2016 #178
You can't tell me cannabis_flower Jul 2016 #190
This Sanders Supporter Like The Rest Of The 99% Are Tired Of Being Attacked Yallow Jul 2016 #196
+1000 LiberalLovinLug Jul 2016 #245
^this^ AlbertCat Jul 2016 #250
it is false to claim that none of his supporters are trying to discredit Clinton AlbertCat Jul 2016 #249
I haven't claimed "that none of his supporters are trying to discredit Clinton" Orrex Jul 2016 #251
The last primary serves to show the example of what needs to change.So it's re fighting it bjobotts Jul 2016 #161
There is absolutely nothing that needs to change. eom MohRokTah Jul 2016 #162
There is absolutely nothing that needs to change. AlbertCat Jul 2016 #252
you are fighting the last primary. AlbertCat Jul 2016 #247
I agree with you-------------100% turbinetree Jul 2016 #218
The DNC is about a whole lot more PatSeg Jul 2016 #21
I see nothing wrong in anything in the DNC emails. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #22
Well "people" PatSeg Jul 2016 #26
Nope, there was nothing wrong in any email, so no need to... MohRokTah Jul 2016 #29
I disagree PatSeg Jul 2016 #31
And I disagree with you. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #34
Yep PatSeg Jul 2016 #42
So you "see nothing wrong" with DNC operating in clear violation of its own charter? 99th_Monkey Jul 2016 #77
I see absolutely NO violation of their charter in any of the emails. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #78
Very white and straight of you. Those emails about Bernie's being Jewish or an atheist Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #111
And the author of those emails apologized for them. Akamai Jul 2016 #198
A few flippant comments about something that NEVER happened is "plenty wrong"? And we don't... George II Jul 2016 #70
Other than the fact that members of the DNC are admitting to writing them Exilednight Jul 2016 #90
How many "members" have apologized? Funny thing, I just did a google on "DNC apology".... George II Jul 2016 #95
Headline: Top DNC Official Apologizes for 'Insensitive' Email After Leak Exilednight Jul 2016 #126
Well, since you were so smugly sarcastic and dismissive I won't feel too guilty pointing this out.. George II Jul 2016 #135
Since when are DNC senior staff not DNC members? Exilednight Jul 2016 #136
Since forever. George II Jul 2016 #137
That's some circular logic. Exilednight Jul 2016 #139
"Senior staff" are EMPLOYEES, not members. Ever join a health club? You're a member, the people... George II Jul 2016 #153
I've worked for the DNC while being a member. I worked for a churched while Exilednight Jul 2016 #159
Well then, just go to the link I gave you a while back and see if that "Senior Staffer"... George II Jul 2016 #160
That link is a list of Super Delegates. Not all members of the DNC are Exilednight Jul 2016 #165
No... you can't really say that straight faced can you? Nancyswidower Jul 2016 #202
Nothing wrong, but they're apologizing anyway. Weird. Scuba Jul 2016 #48
Because assholes on the left, the right and in the media are pushing a narrative. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #49
Yeah, impartiality is way over-rated anyway, right? KPN Jul 2016 #80
How were they impartial? tia uponit7771 Jul 2016 #214
Good question! KPN Jul 2016 #240
"The left, the right, and the media". Marr Jul 2016 #144
Did someone tell you to say that? humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #107
I didn;t see anything you claim in in those emails. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #109
Here is one of them so you can actually read it. humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #110
I see precisely zero of anything you claimed in that email. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #114
Really? humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #121
Are you completely new ot politics????? MohRokTah Jul 2016 #122
No but I was under the impression humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #124
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #167
You just completely misquoted the email you are referencing, making it out to be... MohRokTah Jul 2016 #168
Of course you don't. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #205
So.... "People are people"? Plucketeer Jul 2016 #236
Some will just never give up. George II Jul 2016 #65
SOME of us HOPE that MANY will never give up, elleng Jul 2016 #132
They want us to give up. Scuba Jul 2016 #140
Huh? You're okay with partiality in official acts by the DNC? KPN Jul 2016 #74
What "official acts" are you talking about? George II Jul 2016 #97
Shut up and do what your told.Now send us money to keep ignoring you..That way you won't be bothered bjobotts Jul 2016 #169
Setting the playing field for the next primary. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2016 #87
I don't see it that way. eom MohRokTah Jul 2016 #88
Debs can not be trusted to remain impartial IN THE FUTURE. grahamhgreen Jul 2016 #98
Because getting a candidate ready for the next one is HARD WORK. JoePhilly Jul 2016 #143
How about fighting for the next one. n/t whopis01 Jul 2016 #145
Why keep posting meaningless, inflammatory dreck? nt appal_jack Jul 2016 #241
somebody alerted this too, trying to put a finger on the scale here. yurbud Jul 2016 #4
Especially suspicious since the post advocating for the opposite WolverineDG Jul 2016 #5
And they're being recommended by the same suspects... tallahasseedem Jul 2016 #6
Really? Someone alerted this thread? Wow. Scuba Jul 2016 #13
Yes, and even though i disagree with you. Amimnoch Jul 2016 #106
Thanks. Sad someone would alert this, but I suspect all my threads have been alerted for months now. Scuba Jul 2016 #108
And someone alerted your post. n/t Adsos Letter Jul 2016 #19
Gee, it's almost like they think I matter. Scuba Jul 2016 #50
for what? yurbud Jul 2016 #52
it fell under "discussing how the site is run" Adsos Letter Jul 2016 #56
Actions were impartial frazzled Jul 2016 #7
This is about actions that were not impartial, not opinions. Scuba Jul 2016 #10
What actions were taken? frazzled Jul 2016 #23
This, and other stuff like this ... Scuba Jul 2016 #24
After the primary was over frazzled Jul 2016 #60
That actually shows the DNC was bending over backwards for Sanders. SunSeeker Jul 2016 #61
I saw two former DNC chairs PatSeg Jul 2016 #89
I have a feeling they both had less emails to contend with during their time.... Moonwalk Jul 2016 #142
DURec leftstreet Jul 2016 #8
Please give up the ghost already. nt arthritisR_US Jul 2016 #15
k & r! n/t wildbilln864 Jul 2016 #16
If people thought the DNC's partiality "didn't matter" DirkGently Jul 2016 #20
How long has Bernie been a Democrat? Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #28
That has what to do with this? nt retrowire Jul 2016 #33
Apparently he is still a Democrat. stage left Jul 2016 #37
How long have most dems been a dem? elmac Jul 2016 #43
How many of his 13 MILLION voters do you think you don't need. onecaliberal Jul 2016 #113
My point was there was resentment to his coming to the party late. Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #118
He has voted with and caucused with democrats his entire career onecaliberal Jul 2016 #146
Don't know I am not a honcho--for the record I like all dems Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #147
I am not a "honcho" either, whatever the fuck that means. onecaliberal Jul 2016 #148
'you people' What the hell is that supposed to mean? Kingofalldems Jul 2016 #151
Apparently, you think all 13 million Darb Jul 2016 #166
Small or big 'D' Democrat? mwooldri Jul 2016 #130
+1000 LongTomH Jul 2016 #133
I love following rules! retrowire Jul 2016 #32
Just wondering? shadowmayor Jul 2016 #39
I wass never an enthusiastic supporter of either candidate loyalsister Jul 2016 #117
Yes, they did a no no elmac Jul 2016 #40
K & R! Cobalt Violet Jul 2016 #44
I find it interesting that most of these threads Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #46
Unsurprisingly, Hillary's fan base doesn't seem to mind the rules violation. Scuba Jul 2016 #51
is my observation incorrect? nt. Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #54
I don't know. Scuba Jul 2016 #57
You mean you haven't read any of the other couple of dozen threads Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #58
I don't pay much attention to avatars and sig lines. Scuba Jul 2016 #64
Then why do you have so many of them? nt. Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #67
Because others do. Scuba Jul 2016 #69
But you don't pay attention to them - right? Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #73
There wasn't a rules violation. nt stevenleser Jul 2016 #183
You don't believe they violated the impartiality rule? Scuba Jul 2016 #184
Nope, and I am pretty sure they didnt. stevenleser Jul 2016 #186
Yours seems to be a minority opinion, and it flies in the face of the facts. Scuba Jul 2016 #187
Not really. I've seen very few folks who understand the rule accuse her of violating it. stevenleser Jul 2016 #188
Sure, it's just the inability of us peons outside the beltway to understand. Scuba Jul 2016 #191
Sure, make it about that if it makes you feel better. nt stevenleser Jul 2016 #192
What's your point? Dawgs Jul 2016 #231
Recommended--It is my sincere hope that the DNC can clean house panader0 Jul 2016 #55
Respectfully - if you think internal "Party Politics" will ever disappear Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #62
Yeah, so why have rules? Scuba Jul 2016 #63
We have rules to keep us on our best behavior - imperfect as we are. Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #66
I just think it's important the our party leaders follow the rules, especially the impartiality one. Scuba Jul 2016 #68
No arguement there Blue Idaho Jul 2016 #72
Such an authoritarian! bettyellen Jul 2016 #172
LOL Scuba Jul 2016 #173
Petty, deceptive, whiners from Wikileaks have their rubes just waiting to bettyellen Jul 2016 #175
Right, 'cause no one could genuinely care if the DNC ran a fair primary. Scuba Jul 2016 #177
Those emails do not back up the exaggerated claims Wikileaks is making.... bettyellen Jul 2016 #179
I'm not aware Wikileaks made any claims, just that they released the emails. Scuba Jul 2016 #180
And yet in no other context or circumstance will you hear any Democrat attempt to dismiss Bluenorthwest Jul 2016 #120
Their "impartial" thumb is still on the scale now in important primaries stuffmatters Jul 2016 #127
+2, well said and concisely. nt. druidity33 Jul 2016 #195
Absolutely. Still In Wisconsin Jul 2016 #71
KnR and... chknltl Jul 2016 #75
K&r Don Draper Jul 2016 #76
K&R floriduck Jul 2016 #79
The defense here is stunning. KPN Jul 2016 #81
Some even receding the other thread. Scuba Jul 2016 #82
Yes it is. nt Dawgs Jul 2016 #233
Well, it looks like DWS was a sacrificial pawn in this game. PoliticalMalcontent Jul 2016 #85
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #92
are people seriously okay with our party breaking its own rules? retrowire Jul 2016 #96
Here, from the "Greatest" page ... Scuba Jul 2016 #99
ugh i cant even. nt retrowire Jul 2016 #103
Situational ethics on display. Throd Jul 2016 #101
clearly the ends justify the means. nt retrowire Jul 2016 #104
They are more interested in going after and trashing who exposed the rule breaking m-lekktor Jul 2016 #200
If you want??? A little late for that. Paper Roses Jul 2016 #100
Debbie Wasserman Shultz humbled_opinion Jul 2016 #105
"National Chairperson shall serve full time" DWS had TWO full-time jobs Equinox Moon Jul 2016 #112
Excellent observation. Scuba Jul 2016 #125
R&R&R zentrum Jul 2016 #123
In my county's Dem Central Committee, we're reqiured to be impartial during primaries. cyberswede Jul 2016 #131
A big K&R LongTomH Jul 2016 #134
Rules are meaningless unless there is a way to enforce them. Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #138
Missing the point Chitown879 Jul 2016 #141
that's ridiculous stupidicus Jul 2016 #150
How was he treated differently? George II Jul 2016 #224
get a clue stupidicus Jul 2016 #257
"Bernie was and still is an Independent." No...totally false statement Nancyswidower Jul 2016 #203
Really? George II Jul 2016 #223
Wrong. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #206
the moral high ground has less value than "winning" stupidicus Jul 2016 #149
Yet another artful way of refighting the Primary. Firebrand Gary Jul 2016 #152
Couldn't possibly be that anyone really cares if the DNC is fair and honest or not. Scuba Jul 2016 #155
No. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #207
Abandoning religious bigotry would be good, too. merrily Jul 2016 #154
What a concept. klook Jul 2016 #156
Recced, but we will never really see this. It is a pipe dream. n/t Yo_Mama Jul 2016 #157
I would like them to. I pointed out this violation of the DNC Charter ByLaws yesterday... Triana Jul 2016 #158
Do they have to be impartial with the Socialist Party too? Darb Jul 2016 #164
What a strange response. demmiblue Jul 2016 #171
Sanders is a Socialist....derrrrrr, Darb Jul 2016 #181
Sanders was registered to run as a Democrat. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #208
Not either. Darb Jul 2016 #222
Yes, accusing people of "whining" is helpful. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #225
Tried to help, no longer. Darb Jul 2016 #226
Please respond with something not silly. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #229
Who says I am talking about you? Darb Jul 2016 #230
Good grief. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #234
Rules are for the little people. JEB Jul 2016 #174
K & R Ken Burch Jul 2016 #176
K&R CharlotteVale Jul 2016 #185
Practice what you preach? chwaliszewski Jul 2016 #193
Retroactively! ozone_man Jul 2016 #194
... geologic Jul 2016 #197
yes i would love to see that happen joedogs Jul 2016 #199
I am not going to rec anything that has to due with this.... chillfactor Jul 2016 #201
Yeah. Hissyspit Jul 2016 #209
K&R! Lunabell Jul 2016 #204
K and R (nt) bigwillq Jul 2016 #210
I do feel the Democratic Party should be impartial to all REGISTERED Democrats. That being said, Laser102 Jul 2016 #211
The point is the next primary, and the one after that, and in this current election ... Scuba Jul 2016 #215
Perhaps, the DNC's conduct of the -next- primary? HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #227
K&R.. disillusioned73 Jul 2016 #216
Some people actually recced my other thread ... Scuba Jul 2016 #217
this is the first topic ive seen hit near 300 recs in a while retrowire Jul 2016 #219
Apparently many DU members value honesty and fairness. Scuba Jul 2016 #221
mmhmm! nt retrowire Jul 2016 #232
This feels like a Bush v Gore flashback to me. Greybnk48 Jul 2016 #243
exactly wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #254
I'm with you here. alarimer Jul 2016 #228
what a shocking and unreasonable request uhnope Jul 2016 #237
Rec'd, though it's a little late. n/t crim son Jul 2016 #238
k&r Yuugal Jul 2016 #239
K & R! Impartiality and fairness is absolutely important to maintain in that position. n/t xocet Jul 2016 #242
Big Time Rec!!! desmiller Jul 2016 #246
We need wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #253
K&R B Calm Jul 2016 #255
K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! burrowowl Jul 2016 #256
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