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May 01, 2008
Democrats Angry In Florida ~ LOL
WASHINGTON, D.C.
A small but very fired up group of Floridians rallied in the street outside the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters here today, demanding that their primary votes be counted and threatening to literally block the doors of the Democratic Convention if they aren't.
Peacefully chanting “Florida Must Count!’ and “Count Our Votes!” while carrying placards and miniature Florida flags.
"We will shut down the convention!" exclaimed Rep. Corrine Brown. "If we are not seated, then nobody is going to be seated!"
Brown, a superdelegate pledged to Clinton, addressed a crowd of about 250 who had been bused up to D.C. from Florida this week under the auspices of LULAC, an Hispanic advocacy group. Though Brown and another super who spoke -- Rep. Hilda Solis -- are in the Clinton camp, organizers went out of their way to remove any hint that they favored one or the other Democrat in the race.
"We're not supposed to talk about that," confided Harriet Meltzer, 83, a member in good standing of the Del Ray Democratic Club, though she allowed that she was, in fact, a Clinton supporter. "What's he going to do when he goes to the Middle East?" she asked of Obama, who she deems to be lacking in experience. "Charm them?"
But others were adamant that this was about right and wrong, not Obama and Clinton. "We've been robbed. I didn't get a say," said Glenda O'Laughlin of Clearwater. "This is a betrayal of our rights as citizens," added Branford Fambro, also of Clearwater.
This is a civil liberties issue – not a campaign or candidate issue,” said Jose Fernandez, the Florida state coordinator for the League of United Latin American Citizens, speaking to the crowd.
Standing in the crowd, Fred Araque, 66, a truck driver from Spring Hill, Fla., pointed to his wife Adela, 65, and said, “She is for Hillary, and I am for Hillary."
“I think most of the people here are for Hillary,” said Araque.
Protesters eventually turned their ire on Howard Dean, literally calling him out with taunting chants of, "Be a man, Howard!" and "Where is Howard!?"
After organizers went inside to meet with DNC officials, who they got outside to address the crowd was not Dean but Luis Miranda, deputy communications director for regional and specialty media.
His promise of Florida representation in Denver was greeted with shouts of "When?" and "How?"
He had no details to offer.
Wild Thing's comment........
LOL Gosh this is priceless!
Let's see they have Superdelegates that can in one vote of their own take away an entire voting block of citizens. Then they have this stupid fight about Florida and Michigan just because of dates for primaries not making the DNC happy. Amazing!
And STILL these idiot democrat voters want to vote democrat. haha They must like to be abused by their party.
Posted by Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 02:55 AM
Comments
It sure seems that way, doesn't it?
And why do we have superdelegates, anyway?
Do we really need a group of people to make our votes null and void?
This makes Florida look silly.
And I like Florida--I have a great aunt Jo who lives in Riverview and my old pastor from high school lives in Palm Bay.
Posted by: Lynn at May 1, 2008 05:22 AM
The Democrats seem to be very in line with the Communist Party where the few (Super Delegates) can override the many (people).
Operation Chaos...I love it!
Posted by: BobF at May 1, 2008 09:17 AM
Good analogy Bob.
I am looking forward to the Democrat Convention in Denver. I hope it is even more chotic than Chicago 68. I hope that party is fractured, disorganized, angry, confused and dysfunctional.
The RNC is useless and does not represent Conservatives. Maybe we will eventually have two new partys that really represent conservative and liberal values so that Americans can decide and vote in partys that actually represent most Americans rather than a few wealthy movers and shakers.
Posted by: TomR at May 1, 2008 11:57 AM
Both parties disenfranchise the voters in the presidential primary, it's just that the Dems make it a painfully long process. This has to make Howard Dean squirm, he's trying his best to get one of the candidates to drop, this would take his sorry ass off the hot seat that he created. Michigan hasn't been so vocal yet, must be their sharia mentality. Like Bob says the 'Super Delegate' is there to negate the will of the people, just like the winner take all tact of the RNC. Both sides had a year to promote their candidates but it takes another year of gerrynmandering to vote in the primary, imagine that BS being pulled off in the general election, a revolt indeed. Personally I would like the Dems to revolt and see Dean paraded up to the nearest light standard and displayed just like Benito Mussolini another Socialist Fascist from Italy was a few years ago.
Posted by: Jack at May 1, 2008 01:16 PM
Isn't this the democrat mantra, that the Republican Party is always trying to disenfranchise voters. Why isn't the Republican leaders screaming about this flagrant violation of the right to vote.
Where is the ACLU filing suit after suit to prevent this violation and to make it right. This is certainly a Constitutional issue. Where are these ambulance chasing slugs when the democrats violate the citizen's right to vote?
Posted by: Mark at May 1, 2008 02:20 PM
Lynn, I agree and I am so glad Republicans don't have superdelegates.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 05:37 PM
BobF......."where the few (Super Delegates) can override the many".... and your so right it reeks of the Communist Party.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 05:41 PM
Tom I would love all of that to happen that you said.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 05:43 PM
Jack, LOL that would be great what you said about Howard Dean.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 05:45 PM
Mark, they are all MIA on this. Here in Florida our rino Gov.Crist is silent on the whole thing.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 05:48 PM
Democrats are victims of their own political philosophy and one of the major problems afflicting the country. That is a total abhorrence and disregard of rules, laws, and authority. The Democratic National Committee set rules for when primaries could and would be held and the penalty for state organizations that violated those rules and dates.
I know that Republicans in the Florida legislature influenced the date of the primary but the Democrats brought this upon themselves. Now, Democrats in Florida and Michigan say screw the rules that the other 48 states followed as they don't apply to us.
If the DNC caves into Florida and Michigan than the other 48 states have free rein to hold their 2012 primaries when ever they want regardless of what the DNC rules are. As each state jockeys to be the first primary and early influence they may start voting as early as June 2011 if not sooner. Let Florida lead the way as the DNC becomes more of a feckless laughingstock.
Posted by: Les at May 1, 2008 06:34 PM
The Democrats cannot even run fair and honest primary elections or hold a convention that doesn't go against all logic. And they want to run the country. Lordy, help us all.
Posted by: LomaAlta at May 1, 2008 08:37 PM
Les, thanks and your right. I live in Florida and almost every day something about this topic is in our newspapers.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 11:49 PM
LomaAlta, haaha yes the democrats are like the gang that could not shoot straight. They make a mess of everything they touch.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 1, 2008 11:51 PM
Just ONE more time for old times sake WT.....
December 14, 2000 U.S. Supreme Court Building:
BUSH - 271 electoral votes
Sorelosermen - 266
BUSH - 30 Red States of America
Goreons - 20 blue states of socialism
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at May 2, 2008 12:02 AM
Darth, giggle you can do that a gazillion times it is always good news.
Posted by: Wild Thing at May 2, 2008 03:14 AM
BUSH - 271
Goreons - 266 ... !
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at May 2, 2008 04:19 AM
