Saturday, May 31, 2008

Democratic Party Corruption

Watching the Democratic Bye-Law Committee deliberate on Michigan and Florida. I think it's ridiculous to present this circus as part of a democratic process. The committee is full of Clinton Superdelegates including Harold Ickes, the Clinton campaign's senior adviser, asking questions as though they are neutral observers. It couldn't be clearer that Hillary Clinton is the establishment. Clinton superdelegates are asking, I would say, 80% of the questions-all of them weighted in Mrs. Clinton's favor. This is corruption at its best.

Here's a list obtained from 2008 Democratic Convention.

Co-Chairs - no endorsement
Alexis Herman (co-chair, Washington , D.C. ) -
Bill Clinton's Secretary of Labor
James Roosevelt, Jr. (co-chair, Massachusetts ) - Bill Clinton's Assoc. Comm. of Social Security

Members - Clinton supporters (13)
Hartina Flournay (DC)
Donald Fowler (SC)
Harold Ickes, Jr. (DC)
Jaime Gonzalez, Jr. (TX)
Alice Huffman (CA)
Ben Johnson (DC)
Elaine Kamarck (MA)
Eric Kleinfeld (DC)
Mona Pasquil (CA)
Mame Reiley (VA)
Garry Shay (CA)
Elizabeth Smith (DC)
Michael Steed (MD)

Members - Obama supporters (8)
Martha Fuller Clark (NH)
Carol Khare Fowler (SC)
Janice Griffin (MD)
Thomas Hynes (IL)
Allan Katz (FL)
Sharon Stroschein (SD)
Sarah Swisher (IA)
Everett Ward (NC)

Members - no known endorsement (7)
Donna Brazille (DC)
Mark Brewer (MI)
Ralph Dawson (NY)
Yvonne Gates ( NV)
Alice Germond (DC) - DNC Secretary
David McDonald (WA)
Jerome Wiley Segovia (VA)

Update I: Donna Brazille (I paraphrase): My momma told to me to play by the rules.... and she taught me changing the rules of the game in the middle or the end of the game is called CHEATING!
Video Here:


Update II: The final results ended up netting Mrs. Clinton 24 full delegate votes. For a moment there, I thought the Dems were about to disgrace themselves.

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