Muzzling the African American Agenda with Black Help (rumblings of rebellion in Liberal Land)

Bruce A. Dixon ^ | 6/12/03 | blackcommentator.com

[DPB101]

The full text is worth a look.

[goldstategop]

The Lefties seem determined to be irrelevant by being 100% pure. It'll keep em outside for a generation.

[Deb]

Yikes. Them poeple is nuts. Lets hope they keep it up.

[Tamzee]

Great find and what a fun read :-)

I love watching the liberals tearing themselves apart...

[lizma]

The Progressive Party and Paul Robeson were Communists.

The Clintons have convinced the Democratic Party that it's fine and dandy to take a hard left, "pre-communist" stance. It's like lemmings to the sea and even Sharpton has figured it out.

I'm actually pulling for the DLC. It's a "The Enemy of your enemy is your friend" kinda thing.

[DPB101]

I dunno. The DLC reminds me of Mussolini/Speer style fascism--a reaction against Bolshevikism but still on the same general page. We saw it under Clinton. Certain corporations were protected. Others destroyed."Public-private" partnerships pushed. All were shaken down for money and political support. If liberals must be in office, I prefer goo-goo eyed space cadets, not efficient, ruthless outright thieves.

[Mike Darancette]

Sharpton '04 - Go Big Al Go.

[DPB101]

I was for Sharpton but now I don't know. This writer says Lieberman will cause progressives to bolt. But then Sharpton will cause a shift to the GOP by moderate Democrats. But how many moderate Democrats are left? Difficult to know which Democrat will do more damage to the party.

[Lancey Howard]

Ralph Neas, President of People for the American Way, seemed confident that the DLC can be beaten back this primary cycle. "We've been preparing a long time for this," said Neas to the Hartford Courant, "and we are going to block any right-wing nominee."

The right-wing nominee's name is Joe Lieberman. If he wins the nomination, it will be time to head for the exits of the national Democratic Party.

On the surface, this looks merely like the childish foot-stomping of your typical Democrat cupcake.
I don't trust this stuff.
It is not beneath the Scumbag Party to orchestrate this kind of "dissention in the ranks" in order to try to paint the candidate they actually want to boost as somebody who is conservative and therefore acceptable to mainstream America.

[nopardons]

Sharpton WILL be muzzled, but might bolt and do a thrid party thing. Lieberman WILL cause Blacks to stay home, if he gets the nomination. As to there still being any Dem moderates around ... I doubt it.

[DPB101]

If you are referring to PFAW and Neas, I agree. They are tied at the hip to Schumer. They aren't going to stop Lieberman or anyone else the DLC wants.

Bruce A. Dixon, editor of the Black Commentator, is another matter. A true believer. Nothing devious about him.

[Lancey Howard]

What the author said:

"....the DLC claims the "real" party lives somewhere off to the right, where George Bush dwells, and that minorities, unionists, environmentalists, feminists, men and women of peace.... must be purged or muzzled...."

What the author meant:

"....the DLC claims the "real" party lives somewhere off to the right, where George Bush dwells, and that minorities, unionists, environmentalists, feminists, men and women of peace, welfare mothers who have babies like flies, and all the rest of society's losers and parasites.... must be purged or muzzled . . ."

This kind of statement will make great fodder for a Lieberman mailer. See, Lieberman is not a liberal; he's a mainstream moderate! Yeah, that's the ticket.

[happygrl]

The Clintons have convinced the Democratic Party that it's fine and dandy to take a hard left, "pre-communist" stance.

Actually, Bill Clinton was one of the originators of the DLC (Democratic Leadership Council). He sought to move the Democratic Party to a centrist position in order to win elections. He was able to get welfare reform, hated by the Democratic leftists, approved by Congress. He also championed a tax cut to the middle class, but that was defeated by his Democratic Congess before the takeover by the Republicans in 1994. Bill did not look out for the traditional constituency of the Democratic Party, the poor, but championed causes that would gain support from his base in the treasonous corporate world (those advocating opening up trade of sensitive equipment to China) and also the social left, represented by Hollywood. His first significant executive actions were to advocate for gays in the military and to grant tax-exempt church status to Scientology, both playing to Hollywood special interest groups. Clinton sought to weaken America; his recent comments directing America to learn to live in a world where we are not the strongest power are indicative of his philosophy.

That is the Clinton's real threat to this country, IMHO, a disdain for the military and incompetence in foreign policy which led directly to 9-11.

[DPB101]

(Clinton) was able to get welfare reform, hated by the Democratic leftists, approved by Congress.

Correct me if I'm mistaken but welfare reform was a product of a Republican congress. Clinton signed it because he was afraid, after the debacle in 1994, he would not be reelected in 1996 if he didn't.

(Clinton) also championed a tax cut to the middle class, but that was defeated by his Democratic Congress before the takeover by the Republicans in 1994.

Clinton ran on cutting taxes. He lied. Once in office he pushed to raise taxes. Gore cast the deciding vote which passed the Clinton tax increase.

[tkathy]

They have trouble getting their vote out, because a lot of their voters are laying under bridges.

[cpdiii]

"I love the smell of burning napalm in the morning. It smells like VICTORY."

[SauronOfMordor]

But then Sharpton will cause a shift to the GOP by moderate Democrats. But how many moderate Democrats are left? Difficult to know which Democrat will do more damage to the party.

There are still a bunch of people who are moderately conservative but still vote Dem out of tradition or habit. Sharpton would be the wake-up call that this is no longer the party of Harry Truman.

Lieberman would alienate the activist base, but Sharpton would send MANY moderate Dems over to the Republicans

[Trueblackman]

If a tree falls in the forest does anyone hear it? These are the black socialist radicals who vent in newspapers and underground website because their ideas and views have been solely rejected by black Americans. They seek to create tokens and racial boggie men for personal gain and nothing else.

[SauronOfMordor]

Sharpton WILL be muzzled, but might bolt and do a thrid party thing. Lieberman WILL cause Blacks to stay home, if he gets the nomination. As to there still being any Dem moderates around ... I doubt it.

My (NYC Jewish ex-govt employee) mother-in-law is a moderate Dem. If Lieberman was nominated, and the Black base put out a bunch of anti-Semitic stuff about him, she would bolt. She would also stay home rather than vote for Sharpton. Either one will cause a civil war between the Black and Jewish components of the Dem Party, which is why I think the Dem leadership will try hard to make sure each bows out early in the primary season

[vaudine]

Reading this, one can only think--Are these people for real? What do they use for brains? Tear down our defense? Throw more money at govt. schools? Holy La-La Land!

vaudine