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Jim Lane

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12. I oppose intimidation and I oppose lying about intimidation.

Tue Mar 28, 2017, 10:19 PM

Mar 2017

I was appalled that the false report of chairs being thrown was made in the first place, and I was even more appalled that it was so widely repeated and given so much undeserved credence. The incident certainly suggested to me that some elements within the party were predisposed to believe anything bad about the progressives (with or without the scare quotes).

Please note that my criticism is about that particular falsehood concerning the Nevada caucus process, not about your post. I've heard allegations of misconduct from both sides, but I wasn't there.

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Embattled DNC Asks All Staffers For Resignation Letters [View all] FDRsGhost Mar 2017 OP

Excellent!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2017 #1

Yes---need new people zentrum Mar 2017 #2

Fresh faces are nice Plucketeer Mar 2017 #3

All that I can say is pecosbob Mar 2017 #4

parties don't change people elmac Mar 2017 #5

I kinda like that. KPN Mar 2017 #20

+1. n/t ronnie624 Mar 2017 #59

I see what you are saying but don't you think it is better not to let the bullies StevieM Mar 2017 #6

My experience at caucus is not important. pecosbob Mar 2017 #10

Caucuses are not run by the DNC or state party. County parties run them. LiberalFighter Mar 2017 #7

I oppose intimidation and I oppose lying about intimidation. Jim Lane Mar 2017 #12

Chairs were raised over people's heads. murielm99 Mar 2017 #30

Your statement is accurate. The widely published statements were lies. Jim Lane Mar 2017 #31

Who were the people holding up those chairs? murielm99 Mar 2017 #32

I already said it was wrongful. Do you think lying is wrongful? Jim Lane Mar 2017 #33

Do you know anyone personally who was there? murielm99 Mar 2017 #35

I probably don't know anyone who was there. Jim Lane Mar 2017 #37

Her continual evasions and deflections are what is tiresome. - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #44

negative snooper2 Mar 2017 #56

Welcome to DU, pecosbob! calimary Mar 2017 #17

sounds like the usual busterisms. JHan Mar 2017 #27

Can you please be more specific? - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #43

Embattled? Ellison and Perez? The media needs to stop lapucelle Mar 2017 #8

It does say Embattled DNC rpannier Mar 2017 #11

Ya beat me to it. PdxSean Mar 2017 #14

So much for Perez being the "establishment" candidate. lapucelle Mar 2017 #40

The large donors are the establishment. former9thward Mar 2017 #52

Then it seems that either the establishment is powerless lapucelle Mar 2017 #71

I wonder if they know who the Russian moles are Renew Deal Mar 2017 #9

this mopinko Mar 2017 #21

There never was any "hack". former9thward Mar 2017 #54

you dont count that as a hack? mopinko Mar 2017 #55

That's a hack. Bradical79 Mar 2017 #64

though for a laugh... renegade000 Mar 2017 #70

Excellent point BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #39

Bernie should be head of the DNC, and Perez and Ellison, Alice11111 Mar 2017 #13

Let's agree to disagree. calimary Mar 2017 #15

Certainly Alice11111 Mar 2017 #23

Bernie didn't run for the position. PdxSean Mar 2017 #16

I get it. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #22

Bernie Sanders is not a member of the Democratic party... Thor_MN Mar 2017 #24

You are correct. Problematic. He is doing more to lead us out of the wilderness than anyone though. Alice11111 Mar 2017 #25

Really? It seems to me Pelosi holding her caucus together against repealing ACA was a lot more KittyWampus Mar 2017 #34

Pelosi is great! Alice11111 Mar 2017 #36

It's not as if she had to try hard FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #41

Wrong -- Franken and Pelosi are obamanut2012 Mar 2017 #48

Why do you think that? Alice11111 Mar 2017 #58

+Infinity! - nt KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #45

Why should the head of the DNC be anyone other than an actual member of the party? JTFrog Mar 2017 #26

It should be the person who can best take it in the direction needed Flaleftist Mar 2017 #61

No. If they want to head the DNC, they join the party. JTFrog Mar 2017 #62

LOL. Only a Democrat can be the head of the Democratic National Committee pnwmom Mar 2017 #28

Excuse my ignorance but he isn't a Democrat, is he? ATL Ebony Mar 2017 #38

Sanders is not a Democrat -- this is ridiculous obamanut2012 Mar 2017 #47

No .... just no. Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #50

It would be kind of ridiculous Bradical79 Mar 2017 #65

lol R B Garr Mar 2017 #68

Welcome DU, FDRsGhost! calimary Mar 2017 #18

I personally see him as iffy myself FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #42

He isn't the least bit "iffy" -- stop it obamanut2012 Mar 2017 #49

Stop what? Do you blindly agree with everybody? Of course not. FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #51

Funny your first comment is "i'm not a bot". I would never feel compelled to write that KittyWampus Mar 2017 #63

Hmm... Bradical79 Mar 2017 #66

only the sex ones though, right? rofl FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #67

Iffy how? Starry Messenger Mar 2017 #53

I agree he was great at Labor FDRsGhost Mar 2017 #57

Well, TPP is dead now, so.... Starry Messenger Mar 2017 #69

Well, I've been thinking of donating some money... PatrickforO Mar 2017 #19

Same here. Duppers Mar 2017 #29

Yep. Me too. calimary Mar 2017 #60

well i hope they go to an email system that encrypts all the emails........sick of seeing all the KewlKat Mar 2017 #46

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