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Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) threatened to "shut down the Democratic convention"
The Atlantic ^

Posted on 05/01/2008 7:11:26 AM PDT by obamahorror

About 200 Democrats from Florida did indeed picket outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters building on Ivy Street in Southeast Washington today. According to my colleagues at CongressDaily, Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) threatened to "shut down the convention" unless the full delegation were restored. Many of the protesters were members of LULAC, a Latino-rights group.

Video link of the protest at DNC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq1KE7oG53s



TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2008; 2008dncconvention; cbc; clinton; democratparty; democrats; dnc; elections; obama; obamaclinton
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To: obamahorror
Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) threatened to "shut down the convention" unless the full delegation were restored

By my calculations that means HRC picks up about net +50 delegates with all of Fla's delegates.

Hey! I thought only BHO's side was threatening violence!

21 posted on 05/01/2008 1:18:30 PM PDT by TeleStraightShooter (Every day that Rev Wright keeps quite increases the probability the "denunciation" was a inside job)
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To: Go Gordon

well, a DNC nominee is not quite yet a public official....


22 posted on 05/01/2008 1:20:15 PM PDT by TeleStraightShooter (Every day that Rev Wright keeps quite increases the probability the "denunciation" was a inside job)
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To: Go Gordon
Question: How can a private organisation (the DNC) make decisions that affect the citizens' right to have their vote counted for public officials?

Because it's not a vote for a public official; it's a vote to choose the nominee of that same private organization. The DNC has a right to set its own internal rules.

And I'm not standing up for their decision, either. It has to be one of the stupidest moves by a political organization, EVER.
23 posted on 05/01/2008 1:39:19 PM PDT by Mariebl
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To: pillut48

“That’s photoshopped ‘steam’ coming out of the girl’s ears, to show her anger at Howard Dean and the DNC. ;-)”

LOL! Good one.


24 posted on 05/01/2008 2:14:08 PM PDT by STONEWALLS
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