Reply #106: There were a couple hundred people in the room [View All]

[WilliamPitt]

several of whom I was personally acquainted with. I got to the hearing room at 9am and listened to the conversations as people filled the room. The people were chatting with each other about how important the hearing was, and when Jesse walked in, they surged him to thank him.

Before the hearing, and then after as people were milling about, I heard several conversations about why Kerry wasn't there, why Dean was doing his speech on that day of all days, and why Dennis didn't show up to support his progressive bretheren. I got several phone calls from people asking specifically why they weren't there. People were annoyed. I reported that. Period.

Given the insanely vituperative reaction to my statement, I'll be damned if I hand out any names regarding who said what. If you don't want to trust me, that's your bag and you can keep it. But I'm not going to sic the likes of you on anyone for voicing concerns about why three of the most important people in the party were not side by side with Conyers for this deal.

P.S. There are people up-thread here who heard exactly what I heard, BECAUSE THEY WERE THERE. I repeat: Next time, go shell out the cash and the time to do your own reporting. You can beat anyone who says bad things about Dean with a chair or something. Get it out of your system, and then write it all down.