It's decision day for Democrats (Live Thread -delegates to be apportioned)

cnn ^ | 05/31/08 | cnn

[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.

[1035rep]

Skies have started to open up. end transmission

 Hehehe
 

[AliVeritas]

Thanks for reminding me to address myself while commenting on the live stream.

Thanks for the definition.

[RatsDawg]

A flawed primary run by a flawed party.

[Red_Devil 232]

Satellite?

[tcrlaf]

“That’s a problem for those who believed us.”

No S**T, sherlock...

[TornadoAlley3]

The situation in Michigan is up now. That state’s Democratic Party chairman Mark Brewer just asked the committee to seat the full slate of 128 pledged delegates, divided 69 for Senator Clinton and 59 for Senator Obama even though his name wasn’t on the ballot. He said 594,000 Democrats voted in the primary in mid-January, and about 30,000 votes weren’t counted because they were write-ins.
The proposal, he said, would reflect the “true state of voter preference in Michigan.” (Mr. Brewer argued that some voters marked their ballot “uncommitted” as a proxy for Mr. Obama.)
Mr. Brewer said the delegate allocation the state party came up was based not just on the raw tally of the vote in Michigan, but also on exit poll results and a survey of uncounted Democratic write-in votes.
But in the question and answer period, rules committee member Elaine Kamarck took issue with Mr. Brewer’s method, calling it a “willy-nilly kind of arbitrary assignment of delegates.”
“It seems to me that this way lies chaos,” she added.
There are a lot of phrases being bandied about — “Alice in Wonderland,” “Shall is Shall, Shall is Not May.”

[tflabo]

They are all in a confused state of funk! such a beautiful thang to behold!

[RoseofTexas]

THE RAT PARTY, IF THEY CAN'T GET THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE THEY CAN MANAGE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE! Perfect motto for them

[Signalman]

I think I can speak for all of us here at FR in saying, with all due respect ...that THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS ONE GIANT CLUSTER F**K!!!

[RatsDawg]

co-signs.

[narses]

This is a YOUTUBE opportunity. Cuts and clips of this will haunt these scum for decades to come.

[TexasNative2000]

THE RAT PARTY, IF THEY CAN'T GET THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE THEY CAN MANAGE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE!

Start printing the bumper stickers.

[tflabo]

emphasis on GIANT.

[MHGinTN]

What's this natural elect all light notion? What has light to do with this decision to take the seats of delegates? ... What? You mean this is about not hurting Michigan voters' feelings for breaking the rules? Affirmitive action? ... Never mind ...

[tcrlaf]

Oh Boy...
This guy is FINISHED in the Democratic Party.

He’s bringing LOGIC to the Debate, instead of “Feelings”, or race...

[narses]

Unity, unity, unity. Wright on!

[johniegrad]

I think it was mentioned earlier that Mark Brewer was an Osama supporter. I doubt this will be acceptable to the Beast. I smell a lawsuit coming up.

[AliVeritas]

Rut Roh, this guy just hit the point. He voluntarily took his name off, but reward him with delegates. Oh my.

[RoseofTexas]

Instead of RAT, insert FLAWED!!

THE FLAWED PARTY, IF THEY CAN'T GET THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE THEY CAN MANAGE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE?!

[Nachoman]

I have to go jump in the shower now, so hopefully when I’m done!!!

Oh, I wish you hadn't said that. That could get this thread seriously off track.