Marianne Williamson was left out of a photo shoot of the women running for president. So she edited

[demmiblue]

Marianne Williamson was left out of a photo shoot of the women running for president. So she edited herself in https://cnn.it/2NB9iVf

Link to tweet

[True Dough]

1. I would have thought

that was Tina Fey.

[bluewater]

5. They say oil paintings take off 20 years...

[True Dough]

8. She is a piece of work,

so to speak.

[bluewater]

10. groan lol

[Me.]

32. YEs She Is

and good for her

[rogue emissary]

2. Now that's pathetic.

[bluewater]

4. It's meant to be humorous.

lol

I think it's amusing.

[zentrum]

20. No, it's moxey.

[bluewater]

3. Well played, Marianne. Well played.

lol

[zentrum]

19. Agree.

[33taw]

29. Agreed

[Raine]

54. Agree! nt

[Deb]

6. Shame on Vogue, every candidate is a valuable asset to our big tent party.

[msongs]

7. vogue is not the publicity arm of the party nt

[SCantiGOP]

13. Don't see her as an "asset"

There’s a reason there is a concerted effort by right wing websites to get people to donate $1 to her campaign to help her stay in the debates.

[hlthe2b]

15. I haven't seen the full article but they maintain its focus was on female lawmakers running

[earthshine]

17. Someone had to say it -- we need more love in this world.

I'm okay with her being in the debates!

[Dunnjen]

33. Who else is missing?

Klobuchar?

[LAS14]

34. Yeah!!!! Where's Klobuchar???????? nt

[hlthe2b]

44. She was there. Williamson appears to have intentionally cropped her out. See my post

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1287&pid=191274

[Celerity]

39. click on the link

[StarfishSaver]

18. 265 Democrats are running for president. They have to draw the line somewhere.

[hlthe2b]

46. No. Here is why she wasn't in the photo (taken in April), though MENTIONED in the article

https://www.cnn.com/videos/media/2019/07/04/marianne-williamson-profile-snub-vogue-response-vpx.cnn

[Jose Garcia]

48. They also left out Cherie Deville

https://fuckingawesome.com/pornstarforpresident/

[Blue_true]

50. Reading that site was fun. nt

[femmedem]

9. Good for her. They shouldn't have dissed her like that.

I mean, she's last on my list. But she is a woman, she's running for president and she's doing well enough to have qualified for the debate.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. If they invited Tulsi, they should have invited Marianne.

[hlthe2b]

16. Tulsi is a female lawmaker running, which is what Vogue maintains was the focus.

[LAS14]

35. Klobuchar?????? nt

[Celerity]

37. it helps to click

[hlthe2b]

42. Klobuchar was IN the photo. You are seeing an edited one. Here is the ACTUAL vogue photo

This is the actual photo (I suspect Williamson WANTED us to think Vogue had excluded Klobuchar ass well rather than intentionally included only those women holding elected office running)



and from the "shoot":

[solara]

22. Hear! Hear!

And I have noticed, once again, that whenever Marianne's name is mentioned the nastiness from some of us begins. When we diss Marianne we are doing a huge disservice to ourselves and an enormous favor for our enemies.

She may not have a chance in hell, but she has a right to run for office. She is also a Democrat. She is also a woman. If she believes that Love trumps Hate, or that Light will defeat Darkness then so be it. There are a lot of folks who feel the same way, or she wouldn't have qualified for the first debate.

Snarking her like many on this site have been doing, is exactly what our enemies strive for. So please stop it. Talk about her dubious qualifications, or talk about her lack of experience.. whatever.. but please leave off with the snide personal remarks about her spiritual beliefs. We should give her a lot of credit for having the courage to speak her truth in this horrendous trump induced climate of divisiveness and cynicism that we are all feeling, some of us are feeling it to the bone.

And this plea goes out for ALL of our candidates, especially those who are jabbing at each other right now.. negativity towards each other is the only "trickle down" that actually seems to work.

We all have the same bottom line -This election really must be Blue No Matter Who this time..there is no other choice.

[Me.]

30. I Totally Agree With You

and how many of us would meet the standard to appear on that stage? Who are we to judge her? And frankly, I would rather her than a couple of candidates who are also running.

[JI7]

41. there are many people who are good people. doesn't mean most of them should

run for president.

[solara]

49. No argument there..

All I was saying is we should be more mindful of how we talk about all of the candidates. Marianne Williamson may not be at all qualified, but that is no reason to attack her personally.

This would be a great time for the Democrats to show people how to respect their opponents.. Disagreement, discussion and debate are healthy ways to learn.

[JI7]

23. Gabbard has actually been elected to office. i don't like her but i think this was a fair way to do

it

[TeamPooka]

14. She qualified for the Party's debates so they should have included her in the photo shoot. Period.

[JI7]

43. vogue isn't owned by the dnc

[TeamPooka]

56. i know. now they look like they played favorites

[UniteFightBack]

21. Sorry Mary it was for elected officials only. nt

[tishaLA]

24. This is like the #UnwantedIvanka meme

except she did it to herself.

[JI7]

26. +

[jay1124]

51. ask and ye shall receive

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[Tarc]

25. She's a half-percenter that wasted our time on debate night

The bar should have been much higher from the start.

[tymorial]

36. I don't believe she is going to obtain sufficient votes to make it past Iowa but so what

She earned her place up there. Her approach is unlikely to obtain significant votes to continue but so what. Everyone is entitled to run for president if you are a citizen and natively born. Does that mean everyone is right for the job of course not. But she has worked hard enough to be on that stage. I know I have made some private jokes with my wife about her candidacy but that's private. This... is bullying.


I would also like to point out that some of the men that were on that stage came off as awkward if not more than Williamson. Where are their memes

[JI7]

40. it keeps people like Warren in a different debate from Biden

who was front runner.

[Tarc]

53. "Where are their memes"

Nothing holds a to

[stonecutter357]

27. #facknews !

[Me.]

28. Slipshod

If she had enough of the requirements to be on the stage she should be treated as such until she doesn't meet the standard. I for one like that she stood up for herself. Whoever did this/decided this should be embarrassed.

[tymorial]

38. I agree entirely

She is unlikely to proceed further but she was there and deserves the same respect. The Republicans are making a joke out of her by contributing to her election campaign so that she remains


This was national news. Democrats who make fun of her are quite frankly no better. I'm drawing a line in the sand on this. I don't give a crap if we agree politically. Making fun of someone because it's amusing to you.... that's regressive bullshit.

[Me.]

45. Right

whoever here thinks they're better than she needs to re-evaluate...at least she's trying. As to her message of love...I wonder what Jesus, Martin, Gandhi and Mandela would say about that.

[tymorial]

47. Yeah. Even if you arent religious or you think her stance is naive

It's definitely not insult and trash worthy.

[tymorial]

31. I have to respect what she did here

I don't think she has a chance and I am sorry that the Republicans are donating her as a joke. That being said I'd rather listen to her than gillibrand

[redstateblues]

52. Sorry. She has no business being on stage with the legit candidates

[Raine]

55. Good for her

I admire her spirit!