Senior Democrats are done playing nice. Former DNC Chairman Don Fowler and DNC Secretary Alice Germond are expressing — wait for it — “fatigue and irritation” at those Hillary Clinton supporters withholding full support from Barack Obama and demanding that they get behind him “without conditions or demands.”
Thus, they have resorted to the proggressive weapon of choice — the sharply-worded e-mail:
I must confess a bit of fatigue and irritation with people who continue to carp, complain, and criticize the results of the primary and lay down conditions for their support. The Los Angeles Lakers didn’t establish conditions to recognize the Boston Celtics as NBA Champions; Roger Federer did not demand concessions before recognizing that Rafael Nadal defeated him at Wimbledon…
July 18, 1988, almost exactly 20 years ago, Sgt. Pepper:
Michael S. Dukakis arrived here today for the Democratic National Convention that is to nominate him for President on Wednesday, pledging to seek unity but insisting that he, not the Rev. Jesse Jackson, must be in charge.
On the eve of the convention that his delegates will control, Mr. Dukakis’s negotiators worked into the night to find common ground with Mr. Jackson, who has called for ”shared responsibility” in campaigning this fall and in governing the country if the Democrats win.
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During the day, both Mr. Dukakis and Mr. Jackson predicted ”a good convention.” But Mr. Jackson said that his version of a good convention meant something more than just giving Mr. Dukakis a royal sendoff to the battle against the Republicans. Warning From Jackson
”This is not a coronation, this is a convention,” he told 300 of his union supporters in a sweltering hotel meeting room. ”We’re not talking about dictation, we’re talking about democracy.”
As crowds chanted ”Never surrender,” Mr. Jackson warned that he would continue to pursue commitments from Mr. Dukakis and told the Governor, in effect, that he could not expect to have full control over the convention.
What concessions did Dukakis grant Jackson, in addition to a prime speaking slot at the convention? According to National Review:
1) twenty newly created seats for Jackson cronies (including Jesse Jackson Jr.) in the Democratic National Committee, plus the opportunity for Jackson to appoint even more associates to the Democratic Executive Committee; 2) a merger of the camps so that Jackson people could enter the Dukakis campaign at leadership levels (as Richard Hatcher, black former mayor of Gary, Indiana, did last month); 3) the lifting of reported geographical restrictions on Jackson’s campaigning and advertisements; 4) the commitment to push for legislation on issues near to Jackson’s heart, i.e., the branding of South Africa as a terrorist state, federal funding for a national child-care program, and statehood for the District of Columbia; and 5) an unspecified role for Jackson in the Administration if Dukakis is elected.
Not to mention the campaign plane.
Hillary Clinton won more delegates this year than Jesse Jackson did then. Perhaps Fowler and Germond will explain why Hillary Clinton and her supporters should be given less respect than those of the Rev. Jackson.
(h/t Memeorandum.)
OMG, it’s the sharply worded email of DOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
You really need an explanation? Without the Black vote the Dems are finished. Women can always be counted on to hop aboard .
(Remember when you hear her rasping voice as a political analyst that the deal with Jackson was Susan Estridge’s finest hour.)
Sounds like the refs have already decided that the Celtics won.
I mean, per the rules of the nomination process that the sooper-smart Demcorats established for themselves free of any eeevil Rovian influence, the super delegate’s votes aren’t cast until they’re – you know – cast.
Women can always be counted on to hop aboard.
The PUMA Express
Which doesn’t stop in Barackyville.
I guess the “get over it” phrase wasn’t clear enough. Teh Patriachy is acceptable when it comes from O!.
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Divided…and conquered. Hold out for more all you Hillary supporters. Do not give in without a fight. In fact, never give in. And thank you.
I have unrealistic Hillary hopes, so I’m biased. But sometimes it seems all this attempt to squelch H supporters as mere insect irritants, is suggestive that they are actually afraid she’ll pull off a big upset.
you know what they say ” a woman scorned” nice to have a place to speak where i won’t be censored, like on abcnews.com.
“…As crowds chanted â€ÂNever surrender,†Mr. Jackson warned that he would continue to pursue commitments* from Mr. Dukakis.”
*So that’s what happened to Dukakis’ nuts. Explains the spacesuit. He should’ve stayed in the tank.
This is such a load of bullshit. PUMA is the creation of a McCain supporter, there is no movement except among those who accuse Obama voters of being hypnotized by his ears and teeth, and this crap about respect and disrespect is a creation of addled minds who want to project their disappointment that their candidate lost the vote. Whenever the word “respect” appears in a demand, it is usually regarding something unearned. And I have yet to hear a single thing that was sexist that Obama did to Hillary other than not graciously let her be first. Fucking absurd, if you ask me.
And what the hell are they demanding? A floor vote? Supporters of Lady, you lost! Your candidate is broke, dismantled her campaign, hasn’t issued any new proposals in months, gave up, let her staff work for Obama, and is only trying to pay her debts now. There’s no there there. Fake PUMAs, fake issues, fake “concern” for women.
Sure, some Hillary supporters/diehards will continue to say apocalyptic things when presented with an open microphone, but most will get over it. At the GOP Convention, Ron Paul supporters will have similar opportunities to shine in that special way that makes for interesting coverage that distracts from the fact that the vast majority of the attendees are much more concerned with winning on the party’s terms.
Uh, who? And what part of “You lost” is it that you suddenly expect the left side of the aisle to understand?
typical obamist reaction. foul language, belittle opponents, rant and rave. anyone that disagrees with their viewpoint is attacked. reminds me of the beer hall putsch.
and this crap about respect and disrespect is a creation of addled minds who want to project their disappointment that their candidate lost the vote.
That’s a lot of party unity, right there.
And what part of “You lost†is it that you suddenly expect the left side of the aisle to understand?
I wonder if Diebold voting machines were used in any of those primaries?
I wonder if Diebold voting machines were used in any of those primaries?
Aldo, you must be visiting the DU. They’re absolutely out of their minds about that crap. I had no idea that the 2004 presidential was stolen until I read that over at the DU. And it’s Karl Rove’s fault. I found it amusing that they wanted Rove to be waterboarded. The hilarity never ends.
Looks like these sweeties are having trouble getting over it. But a love letter telling people to grow up, that oughta do it.
I know. Actually I rarely visit DU, but the conspiracy theories about the “stolen” elections of 2000 and 2004 are rampant across the Left side of the blogosphere, which is why Pablo’s #12 brought a big grin to my face.
but the conspiracy theories about the “stolen†elections of 2000 and 2004 are rampant across the Left side of the blogosphere,
Yeah, that’s one reason I can’t understand the media’s big concern about the belief in Obama’s muslimhood. There are plenty of stupid things people believe, but for some reason the media feels very compelled to help Obama quell that one ghastly! rumor.
“Fucking absurd, if you ask me.”
No one asked you.
“And I have yet to hear a single thing that was sexist that Obama did to Hillary”
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZWFkMjc1ZTJjNzgyMWI3ZjliMDQ3MzQ2MjhjYTZhOTQ=
“Supporters of Lady, you lost!”
Ohhhhh, so that’s how it works. Let me try. Supporters of Gore 2000, you lost!
Shit. It didn’t work. Damn fake PUMAs.
What jon doesn’t want to get is that the popular vote spread varies between Obama and Clinton, depending on whether you include Michigan, where Obama took himself off the ballot and urged others to do the same, to keep the focus on Iowa, where Obama had put all of his chips. And either requires super-delegates to get the nod. I think the Clintonites need to deal with the fact that Obama (aside from Michigan) played by the rules better than Clinton did. She lost, but she did better than any second-place candidate ever. And the Obama people should realize that stamping their feet at the PUMA crowd is probably counter-productive.
Jon seems to think that PUMA is a Potemkin village.
Poor Paul Lukasiak. His PUMA stance goes unappreciated by jon.
I just don’t understand why women aren’t swooning for a stoop shouldered androgynous cross between Alfred E. Neuman and E.T.
Doesn’t physical appearance count for anything anymore?
This is simply the closest that the Obamalators and the netroots can come, in America, to the “one man, one vote…once” paradigm.
>>>>>PUMA is the creation of a McCain supporter…
It’s true. Hillary created PUMA.
err… I think the term is “Cougar”, not “Puma”.
Sure, some Hillary supporters/diehards will continue to say apocalyptic things when presented with an open microphone, but most will get over it. At the GOP Convention, Ron Paul supporters will have similar opportunities
Um, Hillary is to the Dem Party as Ron Paul is to the GOP? Really?
Oh, do please go peddle that line to the Hillary supporters. Please.
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The really funny thing is that jon actually used paragraphs, and his missive was still unreadable.
I guess if the ideology is incoherent, no expression of it can be otherwise.
Is it just me or .. do the Obama “military†audiences seem very .. non-white, non-Latino, non-Asian ?
“Hey, Lady…”
That’s no “lady”…that’s their Hillary.
And it would be a fine, fine comeuppance to Mr. Brandenburg Gate to have his nomination hinge on superdelegates excercising the prerogative to change their minds. A floor vote and some intrigue is maybe the best to hope for…yet, I don’t think there would be such a bitter dismissal if there weren’t FEAR amongst the obamalytes.
It would be quite the embarrassment for the Uniter to have uproar at his nomination.
And if JeffG’s podcasts from the Democratic Convention end up containing musical bridges of every possible version of Jean Michel Jarre’s Popcorn I promise I won’t find it tedious.
“Lady…lady…LAYYYYYYYYYYDEEEEEEE!”
Le pop corn, c’est comme l’amour
On en voudrait tous les jours
Mais c’est bien plus épatant
Quand c’est une fois de temps en temps
I’m hoping Jeff’s DNC podcasts use Hot Butter’s “Popcorn.”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9N4ckFN96-k
– Well rapacious screeching is to be expected. They want to move things to the outdoor stadium to subdue the roar of the wimmins, which means giving uo the beloved balloon drop, which they seem to screw up anyway. The ObamaBOTs are doing everything they can think of to give the “impression” of unity.
– Yes, I’d say there are some furrowed brows amongst the Omamabrats.
– But then they’re definitely on the right track, because you know how obediently the womyns respond to “demands” and harassment.
Who? Crazy McCain supporter lady:
That’s who.
– jon, maybe you’d like to explain the 100+ orgs listed in support at the PUMA site, or are they all GOP contrived too?
– I especially liked the message at fu-dnc. “NO’bama EVER!” – “Are we going to denver? You bet your ass we’re going to Denver.”
– BTW – your link points to the “other” PUMA. set up most probably to try to confuse the issue. But not to worry, the more you dodge and deny, the easier it will be for you Omama-lites to take the gas at the Convention.
– What I’m hearing is a lot of whistling past the cemetery.
– I’m betting the majority of the Obama young turks and turkettes (turkeys for short), have no idea of what a large standing crowd can do in tying up a Convention. Of course the DNC pages will try to deny the Hillery apostates floor passes, but that will just set their determination that much fiercer.
– Who would have thought we’d be witness to a repeat of ’68, but this time Left against Left.
– We’re going to need a warehouse of fresh popcorn.
– Because I’m feeling particularly ornery this fine Sunday morning, heres a tip for the Hillery people. Find a few of your contingent that are legally licensed Ham radio operators that own 1KW mobile setups, and station them close to the stadium or the convention center. Have someone on the convention floor to coordinate, and every time the enemy troops try to use the PA system have them go on the air. Hill-erity ensues.
Hey jon – got one for you to take to Denver.
And if “Get over it” doesn’t do the job, you can always go to “Better put some ice on that”. Anything to help, pard, anything at all.
Denver is going to be “Clash of The Conflicting Grievance Agendas” and the result will make Irwin Allan sit up in his casket and shout “No F’n WAY anybody will ever buy that!”
If your political identity doesn’t pivot on at least lip service to the good of the nation, don’t expect to be trusted to run it. Just saying. Haters don’t get invited to parties.
The only question I have about the stadium performance is whether or not Herr Speer can promote the spotlights, or if the air defense people are going to be horse’s asses about it.
Regards,
Ric
Outside PUMA headquarters:
http://ffffound.com/image/7c74d33478355b567f0bada54b1974fcb064ec4f
Well, I just watched a couple episodes, and this time-frozen scenario seems ideal for you anti-feminist trogs. Otherwise, OK TV. Too much whining, though.
Oops, wrong thread!
Dem chicks are easy.
Skanks, usually, but easy.