MoveOn to Democratic Party: 'We Own It'

AP via Yahoo News. ^ | 12/9/04 | By SAM HANANEL, Associated Press Writer

[So Cal Rocket]

WASHINGTON - Liberal powerhouse MoveOn has a message for the "professional election losers" who run the Democratic Party: "We bought it, we own it, we're going to take it back."

A scathing e-mail from the head of MoveOn's political action committee to the group's supporters on Thursday targets outgoing Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe as a tool of corporate donors who alienated both traditional and progressive Democrats.

"For years, the party has been led by elite Washington insiders who are closer to corporate lobbyists than they are to the Democratic base," said the e-mail from MoveOn PAC's Eli Pariser. "But we can't afford four more years of leadership by a consulting class of professional election losers."

Under McAuliffe's leadership, the message said, the party coddled the same corporate donors that fund Republicans to bring in money at the expense of vision and integrity.

"In the last year, grass-roots contributors like us gave more than $300 million to the Kerry campaign and the DNC, and proved that the party doesn't need corporate cash to be competitive," the message continued. "Now it's our party: we bought it, we own it, and we're going to take it back."

Pariser urged MoveOn supporters to help support a DNC chair with a bold vision to represent Democrats outside Washington. Democrats will vote at their February meeting in Washington on a successor to McAuliffe.

DNC spokesman Jano Cabrera declined to engage in a tit-for-tat with MoveOn, but praised McAuliffe's efforts.

"Call me crazy, but I think the fact that for the first time in party history we outraised the Republicans, and did so primarily through grass-roots fund raising is something to be proud of," Cabrera said.

Among those vying for the party chairmanship is former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, an early darling of MoveOn's cybernetwork of activists when he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.

[ArmyBratproud]

The loons are running the asylum!

This would only hurt the Dems more.

Howard Dean is a the leading candidate for commie in charge of the DNC.

Also Martin Frost.....a recent loser...and a man who is a liberal....HE IS NOT A MODERATE!

Again, this will only hurt dems.

These are good times, Freepers.

[printhead]

I can see these democrats working to eliminate these prohibitions. By the way when does grassroots include George Soros, Hollywierd and all? While I'm at it, how does a "527"
have a political action committee?

[crazyhorse691]

Chemically caused fires burn so hot that it ends up consuming all within reach. The Peoples Progressive Democratic Party's mascot will be a cannabis leaf ensuring that thousands will rally around their ideals and guarantee a whitehouse win.

[Ann Archy]

Christmas sure is EARLY this year! : )

[Emmett McCarthy]

Love your tag line!

[Chode]

can the DNC say OWNED!!!

[Ann Archy]

Why, thank you.

[lonevoice]

Oh my Lord. Just when you think they can't get any weirder. I'm beginning to think George Soros (who bought and owns moveon.org, after all) is actually working undercover for Karl Rove.

[Polybius]

"We bought it, we own it, we're going to take it back."

"We bought it, we crashed it, we own it."

Sounds good to me.

[bigcheese]

Hmmmmm .... this all raises an interesting question. If the loony(er) left(er) grabs the reins of power @ DNC headquarters, and Shrillary continues her "march to the center"... well, will Billary break off and make a go with that org (whats it called) the DLC? She knows it would be poli-suicide to move left-er (actually, for her, no "movement" required).

Then again, perhaps a loony(er) left(er) DNC would allow her to run knowing she's a fraud that will advance their real agenda. But what would the true believers/deaniacs/grass roots/DU'ers think of a center candidate?

Goodness, these are the good ole days!

[GSlob]

Well, but would it hurt to have our own billionaire or two somewhere in the system?

[expatpat]

I like it! Just hope these nuts don't ever get into power, though.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

I think it was 28 out of the 32 candidates that the moveon freaks campaigned for this past election - LOST!

Great track record for the "progressives". HA HA LOL!

[riri]

I think Hillary is more into the power at this point than furthering ideological goals. A year or two ago I would have never said this. But, if elected, I believe, she will govern still way too the left for any of us but no place near left enough for the whackos in the party.

I think she will be the biggest hawk imagineable too. Ofcourse, for stupid reasons ala Maddy Halfwit. I think she has been, is and will be out of control drunk with power if elected president.

[processing please hold]

lololol

[justrepublican]

Thanks for the new tagline.

[Libertina]

Yes, they outraised the Republicans,...WITH "help" from George Soros. He won't be around forever.

[finnman69]

The DNC is about to have an armed rebellion swarm it. I love it.

[finnman69]

I love that scumbag Steve Bing pissed away a million bucks. He also just got hosed on Polar Express.

[colorado tanker]

I agree, the SorosMoveOn lefties ought to run the party.

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!