Posted on 05/31/2008 5:53:14 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
All-night meeting fails to come up with resolution Rules committee searching for plan to count Michigan, Florida delegates Both states' delegations invalidated for violating party rules Members of the Democratic National Committee's rules and bylaws panel convened for more than five hours behind closed doors Friday evening. The meeting ended at 1:30 a.m. ET Saturday -- eight hours before the committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing on the matter.
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I think she’s a Congress Critter. I know I’ve seen that thing before.
Clinton and Obama supporters chant outside pivotal DNC meeting on Florida and Michigan
By Bob Dart | Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10:30 AM
“Count my vote!” the throngs in message-T shirts chanted outside the hotel Saturday morning. “Fifty states, not forty-eight!”
“I’m here because of my desire to see every vote in Florida count,” declared Margaret Bachtler, a child welfare worker from Boca Raton, Fla. “Not some votes. Not half a vote. Every vote. This is the United States of America and every vote is supposed to count.”
“I’m Half A Voter,” said the T-shirt of another demonstrator from Florida.
Hundreds of protesters — mostly supporters of Hillary Clinton — gathered outside the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel well before the 9:45 a.m. opening of the key meeting of the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the Democratic National Committee.
The committee is deciding whether to seat delegations from Florida and Michigan at the Democratic National Convention. The states had been forbidden from sending delegates to Denver in August because they violated party rules to move their primaries ahead in the campaign season. A compromise could result in half the delegates from the two states being seated.
But the protesters were in no mood for a compromise that would effectively secure their party’s nomination for Barack Obama.
“We’re going all the way to the convention if it’s not settled here” to their satisfaction, said Kim Beamon, a stay-at-home mom from Deerfield Beach, Fla.
The message screamed from scores of placards.
“Not Counting Votes Is An Obamanation,” said one. “Remember the 2000 Election,” said another.
“We Spoke Loud and Clear and Our Votes Must Be Heard,” declared a T-shirt worn by one Floridian. Clinton won the Florida Primary, although neither she nor Obama campaigned there. Clinton also won in Michigan, but Obama was not on the ballot.
The only way either one can win is with the superdelegates; that would be true even if the MI and FL brouhaha hadn’t been manufactured by the DNC and the Demwits in FL and MI. The delegate totals are assigned after each caucus and primary via a sort of affirmative action quota system (that’s the Demwit way; the Pubbies still award winner take all, which is how the Electoral College operates), meaning there was no big winner, and the handful of other Demwit candidates picked up a few in the early going. Edwards has endorsed Obama (did that right here in Grand Rapids I think) and given how STRICT the Demwits are about their own RULES, (snicker) I’d guess that his handful of delegates have been released to vote for Obama, but literally can do what they want.
The scenario that is shaping up is, this committee will try to arrange a face-saving arrangement for Hillary that will nonetheless satisfy both state delegations and party HQs, while being advantageous for Obama. This permits Hillary to bow out gracefully a week or so from now, after the last of the primaries are done.
I don’t think she’ll back down though, so there will be a convention floor fight of some sort. Neither candidate will be able to win on the first ballot. Also, any conclusion of the committee will be null and void if it doesn’t go her way, and will be challenged in Denver. As she said, let the Democratic Party tell Michigan’s and Florida’s voters that their delegates won’t be seated. ;’) Gotta love how the beeotch operates — y’know, from a safe distance.
Looks like a fire hazard.
Oh stop, Nelson. These little stinking examples. Single mother, blah blah blah blah. Yeah, how about Mary Mooney. Mary is fed up. Tough luck.
My referring to this as a charlie foxtrot may have been too kind....
That’s Congresswoman Corrine Brown. A real piece of work.
If she speaks they’ll need interpretors for the audience.
But why the sun glasses on that thing? They are inside. She thinks she in in the hood! Oh wait! She is!
Nelson is an ‘extraordinary’ bore!
Clearly, the Democrat nominee will be “selected, not elected”.
Liar Nelson. Yes, this is about a candidate. This is about Hillary.
I thought we were banning “Clusters”?
He is a lightweight. So sad that he and Martinez are the best we can do.
Sounds like Dean’s speech prepped someone to deal with losing... not really, he hopes.
For those who join late:
Dean’s midnight call
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023985/posts
BTW, how does Nelson work with them in the Senate if they’re never there? LOL Okay, once in while.
Operation Chaos!!
Thanks for that Operation Chaos report....LOL - glad the shrillary supporter didn’t hit him also.....
physically, that is...
Sure they threw some verbal barbs his way - would have paid money just to hear Kristinn’s response....
Amyway - the lack of “mobs” of supporters of either “candidate” is very telling,IMHO....
How could the DC supporters miss out on being present for this vital day of decision????....
OH maybe the buses are being saved for the Repub convention which they intend to disrupt in a major way...
LOL. Only the ones that work are in the bull's eye. The other variety abounds :(
He seems to be basking in the love...or it’s his groovy tan.
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