"The Democrat's new tone"

[RaulVB]

Good read about Barbara Boxer and her courageous stands, but I have noticed something pretty outrageous on his article. The note goes like this:


"It's the old good cop, bad cop routine: The leadership will take the high road, and others will aggressively oppose every move of the Bush administration," says Marshall Wittmann, a former GOP adviser now with the Democratic Leadership Council. "A sophisticated opposition doesn't take just one approach."

-A FORMER GOP ADVISER???

WTF?

http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0126/p01s02-uspo.html

[Carolab]

1. Yes, like Dean has said, the DLC is not the anwer.

They are their ilk are all "Bush lite".

[sandnsea]

2. As bad as that is

What the fuck is he doing saying it's all just a manipulative strategy? Does he think that's going to win over the ever day voter? Blech.

[Warpy]

3. Well, DUH

If you didn't know who those old maids in pants were before, you sure do now. And if you couldn't imagine why Democrats are losing so many elections, you sure do now, fraud or no fraud.

It's absolutely vital to push the DLC out of power. It's absolutely vital to return the party to the economic populism that has gotten governors elected in red, red states!

Hell, Clinton knew that, which is why he campaigned that way, even if he did turn into a Goldwater Repuglican once he got the office.

If the party doesn't have the will to dump the DLC, it is finished until it does. Their way doesn't work!

[Tinoire]

4. Ex-GOP is mild. This is a high Christian coalition neo-con. Bio here

Marshall Wittman, Ralph f*cking Reed's right hand man from the Christian Coalition, PNAC signatory & overnight has become a DLC and a PPI spokesperson/Sr, Advisor. He's listed right up there with Al From and Will Marshall. This is some very, very sick stuff.

Reposting from an older post because this is damn important:

It is NOT by accident that the DLC and PPI are very close in philosophy to... elements on the other side. The DLC's latest acquisition from the neo-cons is a PNAC signatory named Marshall Wittman who was one of Ralph Reed's right hand men in the Christian Coalition. They think so highly of him that they made this "prodigal son" an official DLC spokesman and a Sr Advisor of the PPI (the DLC's version of the AEI). The gall.

The Christian Coalition is now in the Democratic Party courtesy of the DLC. It is little coincidence that we are suddenly hearing all this talk of "fath-based initiatives" in the party & politicians are mentioning "God" in every other sentence and letting us know how they just pray, and pray and pray several times a day.

We are in a fight for the soul of our party and they will stop at nothing. Big, big money at stake here. What we are fighting are the corporations, the Military Industrial complex, the National Endowment for Democracy, the neo think tanks, etc... Right now they're trying very hard to fracture the anti-war movement knowing full well that it's the glue holding many of us together because of our rage over Iraq and the political cohabitation that led to it. They will stop at nothing to divide us nor will they stop at anything to keep power.

We can't let them win. The stakes are too important.
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Straight from the page of the DLC's neoliberal Progressive Policy Institute, they seem SO proud of their latest addition as they trumpet his "accomplishments":

PPI | Bio | September 22, 2004
Marshall Wittmann
Senior Fellow

Marshall Wittmann is a senior fellow at the Progressive Policy Institute. Previously, he was Director of Communications for Senator John McCain (R-AZ). Mr. Wittmann has served in various positions with the Hudson Institute, Heritage Foundation, Christian Coalition, and in the administration of President George H. W. Bush.

http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=87&subsecID=112&contentID=252919

*Here's the entire Staff list: http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_sub.cfm?knlgAreaID=87&subsecID=112


In order to find the right spokesperson, please contact our press office at [phone].

DLC Spokespersons:


Al From, founder and chief executive officer of the DLC.

Bruce Reed, president of the DLC.

Holly Page, vice president for strategic development for the DLC.

Ed Kilgore, policy director for the DLC.

Debbie Cox, chief of staff for the DLC.

Marshall Wittmann, senior fellow.

PPI Spokespersons:


Will Marshall, president and co-founder of the Progressive Policy Institute.

Rob Atkinson, vice president of the Progressive Policy Institute and director of PPI's Technology & New Economy Project.

Paul Weinstein Jr., chief operating officer of the Progressive Policy Institute and PPI senior fellow, covering issues of pension and tax reform, transportation policy, and corporate responsibility.

John Cohen, director of PPI's Community Crime Fighting Project.

Edward Gresser, director of PPI's Trade and Global Markets Project.

David Kendall, director of PPI's Health Priorities Project.

Jan Mazurek, director of PPI's Energy and The Environment Project.

Steven Nider, director of foreign and security studies.

Andrew Rotherham, director of PPI's 21st Century Schools Project.

Fred Siegel, PPI senior fellow, covering urban issues, smart growth, and transportation.

Marshall Wittmann, PPI senior fellow.

http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=86&subid=85&contentid=1238



Marshall Wittman

Marshall Wittmann is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and one of the nation's most quoted analysts on political and congressional issues. He specializes in the growing role of the independent voter.

Prior to joining the Institute, Wittmann held notable positions in government and private institutions. In the private sector, he served as the Heritage Foundation's director of congressional relations both for the U.S. House and Senate. Wittmann also served as the Christian Coalition's director of legislative affairs. In the Bush Administration, he served as the deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services. Wittmann also was the legislative representative with the National Association of Retired Federal Employees and a public affairs specialist with the National Treasury Employees Union. He holds both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Michigan.

Wittmann is widely quoted on issues concerning politics, elections and Congress. He has been published in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

http://pewforum.org/events/0410/wittmanbio.htm

You really have to get a load of this site!:

Bioethics
Death Penalty
Faith-Based Initiatives
Just War Tradition
Religion and Gay Marriage
Religion and Human Rights
Religion and Public Schools
Religion in American Public Life
Religion in Politics
School Vouchers
September 11 and Beyond

http://pewforum.org/issues /

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At the Hudson Institute, he was the

Director, Project for Conservative Reform
Senior Fellow

http://www.hudson.org/learn/index.cfm?fuseaction=staff_...

(the page was recently blanked out now that he's had a miraculous transformation from neo-con to Dem but the links of his name still point there).

And when you research Marshall Wittman + Conservative Reform, you discover that he left that to go manage John McCain's campaign (oh yeah, Wittman had managed Alan Keyes campaign at one time)

Bill Kristol and Marshall Wittman- real tight buds there.

Really scary stuff...

[RaulVB]

5. Do they have shit on their heads???

Thanks for this great info!

Does anybody have more phone numbers to contact the DLC?

That phone number you noted is the only one they have published?

[Tinoire]

8. Here's the contact info from their site

You may disregard the very last phone number about "if you would like to donate" ;) Notice though that they are only interested in Corporate donors contacting them... Little people, just put your money in the collection plate...


Contact the DLC or PPI

Democratic Leadership Council
& Progressive Policy Institute
600 Pennsylvania Ave., SE
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20003
DLC Phone: [phone]
PPI Phone: [phone]
DLC Fax: [phone]
PPI Fax: [phone]
Email: Please use the form below.

Members of the media may call the main numbers and ask for the DLC/PPI press department during regular business hours (9am to 6pm, ET). (See our list of spokespersons.) Members of the media may also send an inquiry to the press department by email or sign up for media alerts. If you have a question or comments about this Web site or any of its contents, please feel free to send us an email using the form below.

Individuals wishing to support the Democratic Leadership Council or the Progressive Policy Institute may do so online through our fundraising campaigns on GetActive. Click here to support the DLC, or click here to support PPI. Corporate donors may contact the development department by calling [phone].

http://www.ndol.org/cobrand/contact_us.cfm

[FreepFryer]

6. Having a nutjob consultant is one thing, but one that gives away the game?

pfft. Pull his lever.
Letter sent.

[EFerrari]

7. Joe Kennedy used to say "when the dogs are barking

that's when you know you're winning."

Let's win.