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Segami

(14,923 posts)
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:37 PM Oct 2015

R.T. Rybak: Debbie Wasserman Schultz PUTTING 2016 AT RISK


R.T. Rybak, a vice chair at the Democratic National Committee, says Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is making statements that are "flat out not true" and threatening the 2016 race.





Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz Reacts To Being Called A Liar
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R.T. Rybak: Debbie Wasserman Schultz PUTTING 2016 AT RISK (Original Post) Segami Oct 2015 OP
reap what you sow... politicman Oct 2015 #1
so you're going to punish local candidates because of what DWS is doing? magical thyme Oct 2015 #8
policiticans need to earn my vote not just rely on a D next to their name politicman Oct 2015 #9
if that happens restorefreedom Oct 2015 #16
she needs to go. bbgrunt Oct 2015 #2
"Debbie rreacts to being called a liar". Ah, news people and Debbie: You were called a liar.. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #3
"..Debbie Wasserman Schultz has gotten away.. Segami Oct 2015 #4
I note that the spluttering newspeakers Fairgo Oct 2015 #5
If Bernie Wins The Nomination And Loses The General - I'll Hold .... global1 Oct 2015 #6
R.T. = a good guy. He went public with the DNC's dirty laundry ONLY after DWS went on TeeVee in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #7
I think he's aware and treading softly Segami Oct 2015 #10
Yeah, I heard that. in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #11
None of this will mean squat Segami Oct 2015 #13
I Agree. DWS has to go! Now. n/t in_cog_ni_to Oct 2015 #17
DWS really needs to go...her Track Record for Electing Dems is Terrible KoKo Oct 2015 #12
She's a lying sack of crap hifiguy Oct 2015 #14
four debates restorefreedom Oct 2015 #15
It's all the same to her. She seems more at home campaigning for Republicans. CharlotteVale Oct 2015 #18
I see a lot of comments on DU about writing Bernie in bkkyosemite Oct 2015 #19
DWS' behavior impacts all of our lives and the country and she's not working out. Go. appalachiablue Oct 2015 #20
 

politicman

(710 posts)
1. reap what you sow...
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 06:48 PM
Oct 2015

If Shultz gets her way and HRC is nominated, then I am 100% staying home on election day and encouraging others that I know to do the same.

I will not allow corporatist dems and most importantly their supporters to be the only winners of a HRC presidency.\
Nominate Hillary for your own greed and risk everything by ending up in the pits with the rest of America under a republican presidency.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
8. so you're going to punish local candidates because of what DWS is doing?
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:51 PM
Oct 2015

I will still vote, no matter who the dems nominate for president. I may have to write-in a presidential vote, but I'm not risking my decent local candidates.

 

politicman

(710 posts)
9. policiticans need to earn my vote not just rely on a D next to their name
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:05 PM
Oct 2015

Local politics is a different story, local candidates will get my vote based on what they offer as candidates.

No-one, and I mean no-one from now on will get an automatic vote from me just because they have a D next to their name.

I judge politicians on policy not party affiliation, if they truly are progressive politicians they can prove it to me and every one else by advocating and implementing progressive policies even if their corporate overlords are against them.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
16. if that happens
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:41 PM
Oct 2015

i plan to write in bernie to send a message and vote for any progressives running in other races.

but if hrc gets the nom, she will not win the ge, and it will be the corrupt partys fault, not ours.

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
3. "Debbie rreacts to being called a liar". Ah, news people and Debbie: You were called a liar..
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:02 PM
Oct 2015

....because you said you asked the vice-chair-people if 6 debates was the right number of debates.
In your rebuttal, you said NOTHING about that. WTF??

 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
4. "..Debbie Wasserman Schultz has gotten away..
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:02 PM
Oct 2015
"....with so much that she thought she was invincible. As a Florida state senator she drew herself a congressional seat in southeastern Broward County and the northern Biscayne Bay shoreland of Miami Dade. This is how the D+18 FL-20 was described by non-partisan Almanac of American Politics: "Precinct by precinct, it's computer generated borders are drawn to include heavily Democratic and Jewish areas; while its large gay and lesbian community, Wilton Manors, trails only Provincetown, Massachusetts and Guerneville, California in its proportion of same-sex households." She drew herself a district she could never lose in. And from the gerrymandered South Florida district, she handed down endorsements, supported Republicans and ran roughshod over the grassroots of the Democratic Party, all the while protected by Rahm Emanuel who began his tenure as Obama’s Chief of Staff by firing Howard Dean, the architect of the 50 state solution and installing Wasserman-Shultz who promptly dismantled it.

The plan was straight out of the DLC-- back only Democrats who would go along with Wall Street’s demands and forget Main Street-- raise that big money; never mind the 99%. But they forgot one little detail-- they also needed votes. The hemorrhaging started in 2010 and has continued throughout Obama’s presidency making it almost impossible to get the bills paid let alone do anything to help the hapless citizens. But no matter-- Wasserman Schultz had her fiefdom and who would dare to challenge her? The plan kept Democratic voters away in droves during the critical redistricting election of 2010 allowing the Republicans to gerrymander their way into control of the House while losing the total vote by over a million votes-- but never mind, Debbie’s seat was safe!

So who would dare challenge her majesty? A little known back bencher from Hawaii of all places-- Tulsi Gabbard-- who happened to be one of the vice chairs of the Democratic National Committee! She had been "disinvited" to the first of only six presidential debates scheduled by Debbie Dictator for daring to go on TV and complain about how few debates had been scheduled and that four of the measly six debates were to take place on weekends when no one would be watching. Was Wasserman Schultz trying to help her friend Hillary? So it would seem. Wall Street Hillary vs Main Street Bernie-- which candidate would Debbie Dictator support? Not the people choice! Debbie goes with the punditocracy and their media puppet masters who are scared to death of a Bernie presidency.

So let the pile on begin. R.K. Ryback, next out of the gate, appeared on Meet the Press’ weekday edition yesterday to back up his fellow vice-chair after telling Bloomberg News that he questioned whether Wasserman Schultz has "the leadership skills to get us through the election." Asked if he was calling on her to resign he answered that he was "coming really close." Seems Little Debbie lied when she said she had consulted her vice chairs about her debate plans. She had not. And that may finally be her undoing. Although she is adamant that she will never retire voluntarily.

A major West Coast Bernie supporter, author and progressive former congressional candidate Marianne Williamson, has also been raising the tricky issue of why Lawrence Lessig has been banned from the Democratic debates. Earlier today, she told us that "Debbie Wasserman Schulz not allowing Lawrence Lessig into the Democratic debates-- while she does allow Chafee and Webb, who've raised virtually no dollars compared to Lessig's million-plus-- is outrageous. Lawrence is out there campaigning and talking about his ideas. Is Jim Webb? We should all be crying 'Foul!' at the top of our lungs."

As the controversies heat up and Democrats start paying attention, they will find out that in Florida the DNC under Wasserman Schultz has been pushing Republican-lite Democrat Patrick Murphy over the voters’ favorite, progressive icon Alan Grayson. In Illinois, the Wasseman Schultz DNC has endorsed moderate Tammy Duckworth over progressive Andrea Zopp; in Ohio Ted Strickland, the NRA’s favorite son, is endorsed over P.G. Sittenfeld, another progressive. Keep that Wall Street money rolling in. Even in California Debbie Dictator teamed up with Emily’s list to endorse an opponent to Lou Vince, yet another progressive favorite. That is not going well at all..."



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http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2015/10/democrats-ready-to-dump-debbie-dictator.html

Fairgo

(1,571 posts)
5. I note that the spluttering newspeakers
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:28 PM
Oct 2015

In this puff piece did not fact check the lie, and then let her lie on camera.

global1

(25,359 posts)
6. If Bernie Wins The Nomination And Loses The General - I'll Hold ....
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:28 PM
Oct 2015

DWS directly responsible because she limited the number of debates and didn't let Bernie get the exposure.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
7. R.T. = a good guy. He went public with the DNC's dirty laundry ONLY after DWS went on TeeVee
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:42 PM
Oct 2015

and blatantly lied about Tulsi and the other committee members. She told Tulsi not to attend the debate. Why would Tulsi lie about something like that? What would she gain by lying? NOTHING. DWS LIED.

DWS made the decision to have only 6 debates on her own without consulting anyone else, but LIED on camera and said she did consult with them. If she would lie about this issue too, what else has she lied about?

The one issue I have about R.T.? I think he's being naive about the 6 debates not being at the request of Clinton. He doesn't think that's the case. I DO.

 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
10. I think he's aware and treading softly
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:08 PM
Oct 2015

by leaving himself wide wiggle room by saying,

" I don't believe she's doing the bidding BUT...I could be wrong..."

In reference to Debbie doing the bidding for the Clinton Campaign by limiting the debates to 6.

3:36 vid.

in_cog_ni_to

(41,600 posts)
11. Yeah, I heard that.
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:24 PM
Oct 2015

He's probably trying to be diplomatic about it, but DWS really doesn't deserve it. She has dissed the committee members, blatantly lied about them on teevee and from what it sounds like to me, this 6 debate debacle isn't the first time they've had a go around with her about how things are done at the DNC. She seems to be someone who will do what she wants, committee be damned.

DWS needs to go. It would be nice to see R.T. take the leadership roll.

I am glad R.T. and Tulsi have exposed her though. They pretty much validated everything I suspected about her and her actions within the DNC.

 

Segami

(14,923 posts)
13. None of this will mean squat
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:31 PM
Oct 2015

unless she is replaced sooner rather than later. The worst of all scenarios is allowing her to finish out her term.....ugh.

KoKo

(84,711 posts)
12. DWS really needs to go...her Track Record for Electing Dems is Terrible
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:27 PM
Oct 2015

and her Authoritarianism is going to doom the party if she stays in days longer.

She needs to exit as gracefully as she can before another disaster occurs.

restorefreedom

(12,655 posts)
15. four debates
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 08:34 PM
Oct 2015

have been scheduled. interestingly enough, the exact number that clinton wanted.

hmmmmm.......

bkkyosemite

(5,792 posts)
19. I see a lot of comments on DU about writing Bernie in
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 11:33 PM
Oct 2015

for the GE if Hillary wins the Primary. My question if during the GE you were to write in Bernie and enough of his followers did could he still win?

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