Posted on 08/11/2008 9:12:19 PM PDT by LdSentinal
DENVER, Colo. -- An e-mail sent from the Political Director of the Colorado Democratic Party threatened the status of a national delegate, alleging she made "disparaging public remarks" about Sen. Barack Obama.
Sacha Millstone of Boulder told CALL7 Investigator John Ferrugia that her comments were critical, but they were not public.
Millstone acknowledged she was frustrated over how the Obama campaign was treating delegates who supported Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and told a fellow delegate, in what she believed was a private e-mail exchange, that she was not sure she could vote for Obama at the Democratic National Convention later this month.
The other delegate apparently filed a complaint with the state Democratic Party suggesting Millstone lose her status as a delegate.
Apparently the Political Director of Colorado's Democratic Party, William Compton, took the suggestion very seriously and told Millstone via e-mail, "You are directed to come in to the Party Headquarters and explain your comments and why you should remain a national delegate..."
Millstone, who worked on the campaign for Hillary Clinton, considered the e-mail a threat.
"I think that one of the reasons I got this letter was to intimidate me," said Millstone. "It sounded very totalitarian. I thought it sounded undemocratic and I was completely shocked."
Millstone continued, "Having conversations on the pros and cons of those candidates, I don't think this is an unusual thing at all in the Democratic Party."
"Anytime we receive a complaint, we are required by our rules to hear that complaint and decide whether or not it should be taken to the rules committee," said Pat Waak, chair of the Colorado Democratic Party.
Ferrugia asked Waak, "If someone brings you private correspondence, you'll use that in investigating a complaint?"
Waak responded, "We have used documents, memos, other things in the past where complaints have been filed. We have used whatever comes to us. That does not mean it goes to the rules committee."
Waak said the investigation and e-mail from Compton was not made public by the Colorado Democratic Party and regrets that it is in the public domain.
She also said, "I do think there are some delegates, on both sides, with some wounded feelings because this has been a very difficult, hard fought campaign."
About Millstone, Waak told 7NEWS, "From our point, it's over with. She's chosen not to come in and talk with us and so, we're two weeks away from the convention and we'll continue to work with the delegates who want to be worked with."
Millstone firmly believed the e-mail from Compton was a clear message to Clinton delegates nationwide to refrain from critical comments of Obama if they wish to attend the convention.
"I think that it was calculated to have an impact on other delegates and I think this kind of communication does have a very chilling impact on other delegates because people become afraid to speak up. They become afraid to say what they think."
Millstone added, "You can't get unity by telling people to shut up."
Geez! I already don't like Obamamerica and it hasn't even happened yet.
It looks like the brown shirts are willing to rat each other out.
Barry will not be the nominee.
bttt
When do the Stalinesque purge trials begin?
Someone needs to send Winston Smith speedwise to tell them fullwise how demo-totalitarianism dayorder works and discuss goodthink. Else off to the comintern joycamp. And 'ware facecrime since it is doubleplusungood.
You might try using English for your next comment.
I guess you've never read 1984. Newspeak ... IngSoc and the modern Democrats have way too much in common.
Selected not elected. The UndemocratIC party marches on.
It appears that they are trying to browbeat the Hillary delegates into making Obama the unanimous nominee, against their own rules. Of course, they’re Democrats. Rules don’t matter to them.
You might try looking into a little English Literature. :-)
Great idea... but not before your daily 2 minutes Bushhate
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