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Reply to pbmus (Reply #58)

Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:24 AM

Dec 2016

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Keith Ellison Praises Fidel Castro's "Mixed" Legacy: "He Stood Up For Peace And Freedom In Africa" [View all] ericson00 Nov 2016 OP

Putting this guy as DNC chair is political suicide. ericson00 Nov 2016 #1

Not as bad as nominating a Corporatist harun Nov 2016 #6

Please, tell me when we had someone who wasn't BainsBane Nov 2016 #15

ah bain, you're just a neon-liberal corporoappartus emulatorloo Nov 2016 #35

and they never answer that question BainsBane Nov 2016 #37

Because Change! The Party needs to move left, purge Nancy Pelosi! emulatorloo Nov 2016 #38

Franklin D. Roosevelt harun Nov 2016 #41

Really? BainsBane Nov 2016 #45

Hillary (and Bill's) problem was their record of kowtowing to Wall Street yurbud Nov 2016 #66

That doesn't address my question BainsBane Nov 2016 #68

it was never perfectly non-corporate, but for a while, a couple of decades yurbud Dec 2016 #70

. Trenzalore Nov 2016 #55

You say that with a staight face...and a Che avitar... Nancyswidower Nov 2016 #53

The OP isn't disparaging KE.. it's presenting a fact. Cha Nov 2016 #60

You need to read up on the definition of a fact harun Nov 2016 #62

All you ever have are insults.. not worth my time. Cha Nov 2016 #63

Probably just cost him the CHAIRMAN'S job INdemo Nov 2016 #10

I think it needs to be someone not currently holding office. LisaM Nov 2016 #13

Tom Perez might be good BainsBane Nov 2016 #16

Perez would be outstanding. hollowdweller Nov 2016 #57

John Hickenlooper, or maybe Tim Ryan himself if he can't be speaker ericson00 Nov 2016 #19

Agree leftynyc Nov 2016 #18

I feel like what Ellison and maybe Bernie himself are really trying to accomplish ericson00 Nov 2016 #21

The DNC needs to return to Progressive roots? INdemo Nov 2016 #27

I can't believe Bernie would leftynyc Nov 2016 #32

I disagree, but I believe some DU'ers want to purge the party of Liberal who aren't "pure" enough emulatorloo Nov 2016 #33

I do too. He has a track record of getting Democrats elected. octoberlib Nov 2016 #34

The 50 state strategy leftynyc Nov 2016 #36

And putting DWS as DNC chair... Dopers_Greed Nov 2016 #24

Thank you, Keith Ellison for making a total ass of yourself. Archae Nov 2016 #2

1000 ericson00 Nov 2016 #20

Not to mention, he murdered over 5000 people pbmus Nov 2016 #58

Total Lie harun Dec 2016 #69

Ok, the number is actually closer to 6,000 pbmus Dec 2016 #71

So Long DNC Chair Me. Nov 2016 #3

Agreed. That was, or should be, a one way ticket out of the running for the post DFW Nov 2016 #25

His statement was certainly a gift to the Republicans for 2018 INdemo Nov 2016 #28

It doesn't have to be DFW Nov 2016 #29

Well of course but it will hurt him in his run for re-election to the House in 2018 INdemo Nov 2016 #30

To be fair, you left out the next line frazzled Nov 2016 #4

No one will remember that part DFW Nov 2016 #26

This mixed bag thing drives me crazy melman Nov 2016 #31

This is why I donate to Keith Ellison, a real Progressive with spine! harun Nov 2016 #5

Whoever is DNC chair hollowdweller Nov 2016 #7

While I have met and like Keith Ellison, I do not want him to be DNC chair Gothmog Nov 2016 #8

Who do you want for chair? oberliner Nov 2016 #9

"He Stood Up For Peace And Freedom In Africa." That's a crock of Shit. demosincebirth Nov 2016 #11

exactly. Mugabe, Amin, and MPLA were pretty warlike and brutal ericson00 Nov 2016 #12

Indeed Devil Child Nov 2016 #23

America never got in bed with Rhodesia. ericson00 Nov 2016 #42

The US most certainly did Devil Child Nov 2016 #46

No, its not. milestogo Nov 2016 #22

He still was a brutal dictator modeled after the USSR and their KGB. demosincebirth Nov 2016 #39

Not a smart move while running for DNC chair. BainsBane Nov 2016 #14

This is true. milestogo Nov 2016 #17

Guess he didn't want the job ramapo Nov 2016 #40

Trump and Ellison are both good at putting their own feet in the mouth ericson00 Nov 2016 #43

We can't tell the truth anymore? JonLP24 Nov 2016 #44

he was anti-American; you don't have to be a conservative to be a patriot, and not all patriots are ericson00 Nov 2016 #47

Some people had very good reasons to be "anti American" JonLP24 Nov 2016 #48

lets see; America, or USSR/Russia, China, Germany, Colonialists UK/France for World Superpower? ericson00 Nov 2016 #49

And let Bautista and the mafia back in? JonLP24 Nov 2016 #50

Some choices suck. But thats life; it usually IS about ericson00 Nov 2016 #52

THREE CHEERS FOR KEITH Uponthegears Nov 2016 #51

I am generally in favor of Ellison however that characterization of Castro was a needless error. gordianot Nov 2016 #54

Reasons you can't be Chairman of the party for 1000 Alex. Trenzalore Nov 2016 #56

So most of the posters in this thread wish he had just retweeted Trump. got it. nt killbotfactory Nov 2016 #59

Praising Castro is the fastest path to blowing Florida LittleBlue Nov 2016 #61

Sensationalized rubbish. jman0war Nov 2016 #64

Keep bashing the left of the Democratic Party Scruffy1 Nov 2016 #65

what if Democrats tried NOT throwing someone under the bus the first time the GOP has a hissy fit? yurbud Nov 2016 #67

"Real Clear Politics" is your Late Breaking NEWS source? Really? My God. Why not Breitbart, NewsMax, Judi Lynn Dec 2016 #72

Is there a requirement that Fidel MUST be described by all as an unambiguous monster? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #73

All I know is that for many, many years the Cuban people could get health care when I couldn't. Vinca Dec 2016 #74