itzamirakul
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:24 PM
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MoveOn wants suggestions for DNC Chair right away... |
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well, not exactly suggestions...but according to the letter I received today, they want us to email the state leaders who will be meeting in Orlando on Saturday to urge them to choose someone who will not be part of a special interest group.
That really says a hell of a lot, doesn't it?
Anyone else get this letter?
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:27 PM
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1. Didn't get the letter,but I think Jim Blanchard would be great for the job |
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His name has been tossed around quite a bit lately, so I hope he's actually in the running. I think he would be great for the job.
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:29 PM
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2. Moveon wants to get corporations out of the party so that |
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The Democratic Party will represent OUR interests, not corporations. Getting rid of corporate donors would put us in a stronger position to criticize the GOP as being the party of big business. We could make a strong point about the selling out of America for corporate interests--but only if our party leaders aren't pocketing megabucks from many of the same corporations that chow down at the GOP pig trough.
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:33 PM
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"Getting rid of corporate donors would put us in a stronger position to criticize the GOP as being the party of big business."
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:32 PM
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I took it as a chance to write about how it was time to stand up and pick Howard Dean so we could stop our little losing streak and save America with one leader.:-)
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itzamirakul
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:39 PM
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5. Good! If anyone wants to write, you need to |
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do it right away. They need your response by tomorrow early.
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Thu Dec-09-04 10:43 PM
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what is happening with MoveOn?
I mean, they are in some ways an obvious choice as an organization to use for reform of the Democratic Party (large, well known, able to raise lots of money) -- but isn't this somewhat outside of their "charter"?
I guess that they are trying to dance on the line -- working against the power of special interest groups is a nonpartisan concern.
Still...
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Thu Dec-09-04 11:47 PM
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7. they aren't saying who it should be |
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they are trying to get us to say.
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Fri Dec-10-04 12:25 AM
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but choosing the DNC Chair is internal Democratic Party politics. And the statement in the original post: "to urge them to choose someone who will not be part of a special interest group", is in the nature of specific guidance. They could have just said something like: "to let them know how you feel".
Now, I not criticizing MoveOn, I am just curious if this is the start of a trend... And I happy with this particular guidance. -- The last thing that we need is a business as usual approach.
"The pots on our shoulders must boil."
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Fri Dec-10-04 12:45 PM
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9. I guess you could say we want someone to represent |
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our special interest group - as in we the people...
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