O'Malley camp to DNC: “Silence isn’t an option.”

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Lis Smith ‏@Lis_Smith 7h7 hours ago
@HyersBill statement on @thedemocrats continued stonewalling on undemocratic debate sked: “Silence isn’t an option.”

[AgingAmerican]

1. Everyone knows why they are limiting debate

They fear Sanders because they view him as a threat to their cash cow. This is the kind of shit we expect from the RNC, not the DNC.

[Juicy_Bellows]

13. The public at large needs to hear it.

Those that are for Hillary, that's fine. I get it. However, those for Hillary that don't think this is an intentional, total, and complete plan by her and the DNC are disingenuous at best. With that knowledge they can either be ashamed and reflect upon their preferred candidate or not bother their beautiful minds.

Cheers!

[Andy823]

2. O'Malley is not going to back down

He is going to continue to hound the DNC, and that's what we need. A lot of democrats, some in high positions at state levels, are on his side, along with unions, and I am sure some of the earlier states are also ticked off at so few debates.

Once again he is getting things done, and that's a huge plus when picking a candidate to vote for in the primaries.

[BuelahWitch]

3. Good!

Happy that O'Malley is speaking out about this and bringing it into the light.

[elleng]

7. He's not going to back down and that's good,

but let's see how much good it does that democrats, even in high positions at state levels, are on his side. I tend to doubt much; tptb just have to ignore, and with bernie going along with it, its easy for them.

[LovingA2andMI]

21. O'Malley is gaining plenty of R-E-S-P-E-C-T....

From #FeelTheBern Supporters from taking and stand by this strong stance!!!

[in_cog_ni_to]

4. It's obvious they don't

give a rats ass what O'Malley, Sanders, Chaffee or Webb want. It's all about keeping Hillary off the debate stage. They're not going to cave before next month - because they don't care what anyone else thinks.

[sadoldgirl]

5. Well, most of us heard, how

DWS declared his wishes as irrelevant in indirect terms.

O'Malley and everybody may scream,and she will just
cut off the debate question.I doubt that she could
afford to do that without having TPTB behind her.

Unfortunately the general public does not realize
what is happening. Most people don't think of the
elections until after New Years. Only one exception
is Trump, because he knows how to manipulate
the public through his TV experience.

Other than that very few of the voters bother
to look behind the curtain.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is counting on the enormous reservoirs of public goodwill she has built up.

...

[elleng]

9. and she only cares about the goodwill of hrc,

that's all, folks.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. She's a disaster as DNC chair.

Truly.

[elleng]

12. Yes she is,

and hrc got what we paid for. (I haven't sent dnc a cent in years; goes directly to candidates.)

[sadoldgirl]

15. No, you give her far too much credit

She also does, what the establishment tells her.
Don't ever underestimate its power.
That does not mean that I like, what she is doing.

Think about what is at stake here: CIA, MIC,etc,
not just some social problems.

[elleng]

16. That's my point, sadoldgirl, dem party 'establishment' = hrc,

bought and paid for. And I KNOW what's at stake here, much more than 'some social problems,' which is why I am where I am.

[sadoldgirl]

17. Yes, they have chosen her as their

safest bet. I am all for O'Malley screaming
about it. I also think that Bernie as well as
O'Malley need protection. I don't think that
TPTB would take the popularity of either one
without contemplating severe measures to
curb or stop them.

[840high]

11. Bingo. Thanks.

[HappyPlace]

8. kick. (nt)

[restorefreedom]

14. they are only delaying it

once people hear what om and sanders have to say on a national stage, she is toast. and chafee has already gone after her support of iwr. no reason to think he will let up on that point.

they can't shield her forever. her numbers will just drop more precipitously is all.

[sadoldgirl]

18. Since Chaffee is so low in the polls

it is possible for the DNC to exclude him.
DWS has not specified the rules at all. So,
if he would cause any harm to HRC, they may just do that.

[restorefreedom]

22. they just might.

that would be too bad about chafee, though. as the only (then) repub to see through the iwr lies, he has a good line of attack. and he most definitely does not fear her, another reason he may be booted out.

[Agschmid]

19. He was feisty on NPR yesterday...

Good to hear.

[zentrum]

20. Go O'Malley...

…..and go Bernie! More debates with two progressives in them will be terrific for the country.

Wasserman-Schultz is a fixer.

[eridani]

23. I can't believe they don't understand how this fucks up our party messaging

The record setting numbers for the first Republican debate ought to indicate how really pissed off people are about the non-recovery recovery. We can let the Repubs go forward with their message that the problem is all those furriners and let that message dominate, or we can counter with real plans to rein in the banksters who actually caused the problem.

[elleng]

24. They understand. They don't care,

crossing their fingers, fingers in ears, counting on their power, including $$$-men, to enable them to continue to prevail.

[eridani]

25. The WA State Progressive Caucus will introduce a resolution to this effect at our state quarterly--

--meeting 9/18.

[AtomicKitten]

26. A backlash is brewing and the brunt will fall on the DNC's preferred candidate.

The DNC is making a grave error.