Thank goodness Donna Brazile's crackpot scheme never came to pass

The Baltimore Sun ^ | November 10, 2017 | Jules Witcover

[2ndDivisionVet]

You may think politics in Washington is beyond the pale now. But imagine if Donna Brazile, the former interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, had followed through on her notion of removing Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential nominee in 2016 and replacing her with then-Vice President Joe Biden.

Ms. Brazile, in a newly published memoir, describes Ms. Clinton's brief fainting spell and reported case of pneumonia during the campaign as grounds to depose her as the party nominee. The author writes that the DNC charter empowered her, in the event a nominee became disabled, to initiate a complicated removal process.

Even if Ms. Brazile had had the power to do so -- which is highly questionable -- greater chaos and bitterness would surely have resulted.

For starters, millions of voters yearning to put a woman in the Oval Office for the first time would have been outraged.

Secondly, the idea that a solitary party official, no matter how highly regarded, could substitute her judgment for the will of the electorate would have set Democrats aflame whether or not they had voted for Ms. Clinton in the primaries....

[pfflier]

Secondly, the idea that a solitary party official, no matter how highly regarded, could substitute her judgment for the will of the electorate would have set Democrats aflame whether or not they had voted for Ms. Clinton in the primaries....

What a hoot in light of the way the hildabeast and schultz treated sanders.

[grania]

Donna Brazille was on CSPAN's Washington Journal this AM. (I thought I'd escaped all of the "news" show darlings by switching to CSPAN). She was truly vile. She had an explanation why "the candidates" had to be advised that new topics were coming up in the debate. She had an excuse for everything. When a caller asked didn't ALL countries, especially the US, interfere in other country's elections, her response was that we only care about them interfering in ours.

I'd forgotten how much I despise that woman!

[Nifster]

Ahhh the dems are butt hurt

[OrangeHoof]

For starters, millions of voters yearning to put a woman in the Oval Office for the first time would have been outraged.

For starters, millions of voters yearning to put Bernie Sanders in the Oval Office would have been outraged if Brazile had chosen Biden instead of the party runner-up.

[Mr. Rabbit]

The real reason it didn’t happen was that Brazile didn’t want to be found having “committed suicide” with 50 bullets and the safety on in Ft. Marcy Park.

[sparklite2]

millions of voters yearning to put a woman in the Oval Office for the first time would have been outraged.

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I wonder if those same millions would
have voted for Elizabeth Dole. I sorta doubt it.

[ClearCase_guy]

I had no idea Jules Witcover was still alive. The guy is 90 years old. And appears to have learned nothing.

[BenLurkin]

brief fainting spell

More than one. And hardly brief.

[whistleduck]

It would be fascinating to know what Bratzilla is really scheming for?? Something more than to sell a few thousand copies of her toilet paper tome.

I think she may see this as a way to regain her stature among the party base- but just my guess.

[Rastus]

What a hoot in light of the way they want to remove our duly elected president because DA RUSSIANS! Or cooking up schemes to refuse to seat Moore even if he wins.

[Paulie]

“...in Ft. Marcy Park.”

Indeed. If the squirrels could only talk...

[KarlInOhio]

When a caller asked didn't ALL countries, especially the US, interfere in other country's elections, her response was that we only care about them interfering in ours.

Cynical, but true, especially considering what the Democrats have tried to do in Israeli elections.

[originalbuckeye]

I actually heard her say (on another interview show), ‘I didn’t want them to be blindsided!’ (So she gave ‘them’ the questions). She also said ‘you don’t know what I gave Sanders and O’Malley’. Yeah, right! HILLARY WAS YOUR CANDIDATE.....YOU GAVE SANDERS AND O’MALLEY NOTHING!

[EDINVA]

Brazile couldn’t have acted unilaterally, she’d have had to have presented the idea to the DNC membership or executive board for approval, and only in the event of Hillary’s incapacity to act as the nominee. I think everyone has over-read what Brazile was saying.

[pfflier]

The swamp dwellers have convinced themselves that they are so much smarter than us serfs, that they should exercise noblesse oblige.

[hinckley buzzard]

Witcover is notorious. Of course he has learned nothing. He knew everything fifty years ago, when he wedged his nose between the democrat party’s butt cheeks.

[Fightin Whitey]

I had no idea Jules Witcover was still alive. The guy is 90 years old. And appears to have learned nothing.

Drawing Air But Not Pay

[Ann Archy]

Donna Brazile is a SKANK Democrat Lesbian.....BUT she has exposed the Clintons!!

[Oztrich Boy]

For starters, millions of voters yearning to put a woman in the Oval Office for the first time would have been outraged.

A the difference to their feelings when Hillary lost was?