Why is everyone blathering about about Oscar flubs when we should be discussing uniting the party?

[andyrowe]

Celebrity culture posts are even expressly forbidden:

SHOWBIZ
Threads about showbiz/celebrity culture which do not have a political angle are not permitted under normal circumstances and should be posted under Entertainment.

I have serious concerns that the establishment is setting us up for bitter losses in '18 and '20, and I feel morally obligated to not be silent about the repeated shunning of the progressive wing of the party.

[canetoad]

1. This thread should go well. nt

[George II]

23. This thread should go. Period.

[fun n serious]

2. No one is shunning the progressive wing.

From what I can tell, they get a lot of concessions but are still not happy. They will not meet other democrats half way on anything.

[Lucinda]

3. Open discussion of showbiz is permitted during very high-profile news events which are heavily cover

across all newsmedia.


Seems like the Oscars fit that requirement.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. And we have been discussing the unavoidable political angle of the Oscars

Meryl Streep was right in the front row and apparently Jimmy Kimmel himself Tweeted Donald Trump:

Kimmel baits Trump on Twitter
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/321277-kimmel-baits-trump-on-twitter

[Lucinda]

8. Yep! So twice as OK!

His second tweet was meryl says hi in hashtag form!

[BainsBane]

4. You've been watching Fox News

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Isn't that special.

[uponit7771]

19. +1, the FAUX news memes show up on DU nearly word for word

[still_one]

6. Did you have the same concerns when some self-identified progressives refused to vote for Hillary by

either voting third party or not voting?

In Michigan Hillary lost by .3%. Jill Stein received 1.1% of the vote.

Similar results in Wisconsin, and other critical swing states that would have made a difference.

Every Democrat running for Senate in a swing state lost to the ESTABLISHMENT, incumbent, republican, and most of those Democrats were progressive

[pinboy3niner]

7. Is it Festivus already?

[nini]

48. LOLOLOLOL

that never gets old.

[pnwmom]

9. Because once in a while everyone needs a break. And that was quite a moment.

And most of us are very happy for Moonlight.

[GaYellowDawg]

10. !@#$!#@#!

I get so f'in tired of people around here telling everyone else that they're not allowed to just breathe and enjoy life once in a while. Someone ought to be smart enough to realize that too much focus for too long will inevitably lead to burnout and apathy. Dumb to chastise people in that fashion.

[JI7]

11. I Posted about This Election Coming Up but No Response from You On It

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028715732

[BainsBane]

12. Are workers rights and voter disenfranchisement now deemed anti-progressive?

All because Perez wasn't Bernie's choice? Ellison spoke eloquently about the importance of unity on Sat. Why have you decided not to listen to the man whose candidacy for DNC chair you decided so much rides on? Or was it never about issues or even Ellison at all?

[George II]

24. Interesting that the OP'er dropped this bomb and ran for the hills. Asks questions..........

.....and refuses to comment on the answers.

[pinboy3niner]

26. Maybe he now feels morally obligated to be silent

[Rollo]

27. The purists will ignore Perez's call for unity,

Just as they ignored Bernie's call for unity.

What's the point?

[BainsBane]

50. It has nothing to do with purity or progressive issues.

It was a power play tied to perspnal political networks, as same old as it gets.

[JI7]

13. progressives vote for democrats. the ones complaining about establishment are not progressives

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Don't ask me. I'm still pissed off that Vermin Supreme wasn't invited to the debates. nt

[DrDan]

15. because most here can think-about, are interested in, and can discuss more that one thing

[Javaman]

16. really?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

17. Your post really screams unity. lol.

[Orrex]

18. You're probably wearing your own clothes right now

Why the hell aren't you clad in your standard-issue Democratic Party unitard and workboots like the rest of us?

[pinboy3niner]

21. Um...because it's Casual Monday? nt

[Orrex]

22. Off to the salt mines with you, comrade.

[Rollo]

34. No rest for the wicked!

nt

[pinboy3niner]

42. Certainly not when we have a blazing hot topic in the Lounge...

(Don't tell the OP author.)

The best "shade" of toast
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018928304

[Stinky The Clown]

20. Gum . . . . Walk . . . . . Chew

[Kahuna7]

28. Bingo! nt

[malaise]

25. We can do both n/t

[Rollo]

29. Sure, instead let's waste time discussing the discussion...

LOL.

Sometimes it's best just to let things run their natural course.

[Afromania]

30. We need a day off

Just a few hours of one day to reset ourselves a bit. It is entirely possible to get burned out on the sheer amount of insanity Trump and his crew of flunkies can get up to.

[pinboy3niner]

45. I called in sick to the DNC...

They said, "Who the hell are you and why do you keep calling to tell us when you're sick?"

As you can see, they get a little cranky when you call in sick but at least they got my notifications.

[skylucy]

31. Blather Blather Blather Blather...So sorry that bothers you so much, "andyrowe"

FU andyrowe. Your "serious concerns" are the bullshit. There is nothing wrong with DUers discussing the Oscars.

[Dem2]

32. Oh, my!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

33. Thanks for sharing

Sorry the DNC election did not go your way, though Ellison WAS made co-chair, which should hardly be looked at as being "shunned". If you want unity, now's the time to accept the outcome and look forward to working with Perez and Ellison to start winning again. We're not even talking about the election of an actual President here but even if we were, we could STILL do a lot worse than Perez/Ellison (the current WH occupant for instance).

[FSogol]

35. LOL: We have a winner in the "I'm More Liberal Than YOU" catergory!

Pat yourself on the back!

[Orrex]

36. The OP was a nice attempt at a drive-by, too.

Hmm...

[FSogol]

37. No TRUE liberal can have ice cream until all the poor people in the world get ice cream!

[Orrex]

39. Words to live by.

[Kahuna7]

38. Establishment! SQUAWK! nt

[Mendocino]

40. Lighten up Francis!

When the 18 and 20 elections occur and if we have losses, will DU look back and say "Gee, what if I hadn't posted about the Oscars back in 17, we could have saved the world!"

[NCTraveler]

41. Concern noted. nt.

[lpbk2713]

43. We've been waiting for you to show us the way.

What have you achieved so far?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

44. ...

[lillypaddle]

46. + gazillion

so FUCKING tired of hearing about the Oscar snafu - and Bernie Sanders, too. We have a lunatic running this country into the ground in just a month's time.

[Iggo]

47. I was gonna say, but looks like everybody else already did.

So, yeah.

[LexVegas]

49. ....