As a former Democrat who grew up under the political tutelage of my grand mother and my mother who were both FDR Democrat''s I no longer give a shit about the party. They were flaming liberals. My grandmothers dinning room had framed pictures of FDR's four freedoms and a portrait of Paul Robeson hanging on the wall. My grandmother was a self proclaimed socialist.
Author's note: This book review was published 16 February of 2011, and I'm surprised it went through over at Orange without comment, as Lance Selfa does reveal in detail how insidious the Democratic Party really is.
Great article on Salon, just hoping the videos don't start blaring... Bill Curry just wrote a wonderful piece that kind of took me aback, and expresses very clearly many things I've been thinking and feeling about the state of affairs in the Democratic Party, as well as the media. The whole thing is worth a read:
It Should Be Over for Hillary; Party Elites and MSNBC Can't Prop Her Up after Bernie's Michigan Miracle
Here's a concept: people don't like being told who they can support and who not to support.
Debbie Wasserman Schultz has become nothing more than a petty dictator and she is harming the Democratic Party.
"I've been watching politics a long time and I've never seen anything like the Hillaryites' incapacity to make an argument for their candidate." -- Doug Henwood
According to
theguardian
A string of polls over the past two weeks show that the once-independent Vermont senator is tied or in the lead in the two early primary states, Iowa and New Hampshire, and all of a sudden, in striking distance of Hillary Clinton nationally.
(My bolding)
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The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that’s working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House
An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt has become a major technology vendor for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, underscoring the bonds between Silicon Valley and Democratic politics.
Barack Obama's Democratic Administration has successfully overseen the restarting of the Cold War.
Ukraine. Arms to Baltic States. NATO . You could name other actions.
The Cold War lives, long live The Cold War !
When grassroots activists and union leaders threatened to withhold campaign donations from Democratic Congressmen who voted for Fast Track, it should have been a wake up call for all Democrats. If party members have been reduced to threatening representatives just to ensure voter interests are protected, then you know the party has lost its way.
I just posted this brief diary at the Dkos:
Long before the 2014 midterm-elections, I was one of the few people on this site warning members of the Democratic Party to prepare themselves for huge losses during the midterm elections. For holding that position, I was vilified. But in the end, I was proven right.
