(Harold) Ford rules out DNC role

[sabra]

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/index.html

Ford rules out DNC role

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. declared Monday he has no interest in chairing the Democratic National Committee, tamping down speculation he would challenge current chairman Howard Dean for the post.

"I have just finished a tough Senate election, and while I care about the future direction of my party, I am not interested in taking over the DNC," the Tennessee Democrat said in a statement released by his campaign. "We are now the majority party in the House and Senate, and it is time to move beyond the politics of the campaign and work towards bringing the country together around a common agenda that will strengthen us at home and abroad."

...

"The attention of the world is upon us and it is time the Democratic Party take the country in a new direction," Ford stated.

[onehandle]

1. And since Tennessee rejected him...

...he can stay closer to home to chase their daughters and other white tail.

:evilgrin:

[Divine Discontent]

6. oh my>>>>>>

you're the sarcastic one, arencha??? LOL


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[MaineDem]

9. That's pretty rude.

:(

[Catch22Dem]

14. Obviously not meant in a derogatory way towards Ford

I'm pretty certain it was tongue-in-cheek regarding the racist ads aired by the repukes during the campaign.

[Tatiana]

2. Finally, Harold is playing smart politics.

Too bad he didn't do it in the weeks leading up to the midterm election. Still, it's nice to see he won't allow himself to be a tool of Carville & co.

[wholetruth00]

17. He knows a "designed to fail" strategy when he sees one.

[flowomo]

3. good move...

I think he should take work somewhere in the private sector and erase that "he's only ever been a politician" label that they used to attack him. Become head of some public or private agency working for the common good. Or at an auto plant. Whatever.

[Chomskyite]

12. Better yet the nonprofit sector

n/t

[stuartrida]

4. Dean did a great job, why change?

[Ediacara]

11. Carville

Carville claims that "party insiders" (which aparently amount to just Carville) didn't like that Dean didn't play nice with his ol' buddy Rahm Emmanuel and wanted to kick Dean out and put Ford in the spot.

[BluGrl]

20. Oh god!

It only took him how many elections to get it right??? I say Good Riddance!!

[Tempest]

21. It took Dean ONE election. Where are you coming from?

Dean took over the DNC in February 2005.

In case you haven't noticed, there's only been one election since then.

Dean's a fucking genius.

[BluGrl]

22. I was counting from the Presidential primary.

He lost the primary. WE lost the Presidential & didn't gain anything in Congress. This would be the 3rd election. If a candidate can't win their own election, why sign them up for the chair? Makes no sense.

[Tempest]

24. So by your logic

Kerry shouldn't be a Senator because he lost the presidential election.

And Edwards shouldn't be in Congress because he lost in the primary.

Your logic has no logic.

[yellowcanine]

5. Maybe by 2008 Tennesee will be sick of Lamar and Ford can take that

seat away.

[madfloridian]

7. Carville is the only one who asked him.

How gossip spreads.

Greenwald posted how conventional wisdom spreads.
http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/11/how-myth-gets-built-into-conventional.html

I mean here is Ford sounding like it was offered to him.

[MaineDem]

8. I don't believe Dean's term is up for two more years

Dean would have to resign first.

[jaysunb]

10. Correct !

And that won't happen unless he decides to.....

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

13. Who ruled it in?

:shrug:

Horsehockey!

[MoJoWorkin]

16. Love the similarities!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[PretzelzRule]

18. You owe me a new keyboard!

:spray:

:yourock:

[Guaranteed]

15. Gee, thanks Harold. Don't do the guy who just won both

Houses back for us any favors, though. :)

[NOLADEM]

19. Good...He is terrible for our party...We don't need anti-choice DINOs in charge of the DNC

Good riddance. He is no star in our party.

[AtomicKitten]

23. He was never offered the job.

A quote from Carville saying Ford would do a good job as DNC chair ended up on a blog and that was extrapolated to mean something it didn't by those that thrive on controversy. It was a nonstory blown into a huge "thing" used as ammunition in the old school versus new school Dem leadership Hatfield vs McCoy endless struggle.