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This is what really pisses me off about the "party leaders." [View all]
I was reading an article regarding the whole Clinton email brouhaha and how that has some in the Democratic Party considering whether there should be some "white knight" to rescue the party in her poor standing. No big surprise there. But this passage in particular stuck out as offensive to me:
It is not just Mrs. Clinton’s weakness in the polls that has generated talk of other alternatives, but also the strength of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is routinely drawing huge crowds at campaign events. That has been disconcerting to Democratic officials who believe that Mr. Sanders, a socialist, is so liberal that his presence at the top of the party’s ticket in 2016 would be disastrous.
“If party leaders see a scenario next winter where Bernie Sanders has a real chance at the Democratic nomination, I think there’s no question that leaders will reach out to Vice President Biden or Secretary of State Kerry or even Gore about entering the primaries,” said Garnet F. Coleman, a Texas state lawmaker and Democratic national committeeman.
“If party leaders see a scenario next winter where Bernie Sanders has a real chance at the Democratic nomination, I think there’s no question that leaders will reach out to Vice President Biden or Secretary of State Kerry or even Gore about entering the primaries,” said Garnet F. Coleman, a Texas state lawmaker and Democratic national committeeman.
Anyone else as disgusted as I am by the sentiments on display here?! I thought we had moved beyond the bullshit of the past; that our nominees be selected by the privileged party insiders instead of the people. Apparently not! No offense intended toward Secretary of State John Kerry, but I do not want Democratic candidates for President backed by the full faith and credit of the fucking Carlyle Group! They are part of the problem in this country, not the solution! We The People are the "white knight" (Christ, I loathe that phrase) the Democratic Party should be seeking and taking their fucking cues from! If We The People decide we want Bernie Sanders as our President, here's the cue the Democratic Party Leaders should be taking: take our lead and give this man your full support or fuck off and resign because that fucking attitude is the same attitude Kissinger had toward the Chileans prior to installing Pinochet and has no place in a democratic or Democratic society. I am sick and fucking tired of seeing the people divided and conquered by "party leaders" who think they know better. This shit's got to go!
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