Democrats tout "major" announcement Wednesday(where and when)

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/14/democrats-tout-major-announcement-wednesday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_politicalticker+%28Blog%3A+Political+Ticker%29

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine plans to make what's being billed as a major announcement Wednesday about the future of the party, according to a Democratic source with knowledge of the speech.

The source tells CNN that Kaine will announce something that hasn't been done in years and will excite Democrats across the country. Kaine's event comes as Democrats face the difficult task of holding onto their majorities in the House and Senate this November.

The speech, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at George Washington University, happens around the same time that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele kicks of a major bus tour in support of Republicans running in the midterm elections. But the source says that the timing of Kaine event was in the works well before the date of Steele's kickoff was announced.



where and when
http://blogs.gwhatchet.com/newsroom/2010/09/13/dnc-chairman-expected-to-make-major-announcement-at-gw/?hp
Kaine’s speech will begin at 12:30, and is hosted by the GW College Democrats.
http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/vote2010event/gp8373



Any guesses?

[babylonsister]

1. Hmmm. Something that's been done before but not in years?

No clue. :shrug:

[JuniperLea]

6. I keep thinking we need a good old fashioned...

Whistle Stop Tour... and right now, seeing how many Dems are willing to come out would be a really good thing. The RW is good at shouting people down, but that's about all their good at.

[YOY]

65. Yeah! Words! More Cheering for shit we know didn't work under Republicans but we'll do it too!

Yeah!!!

I feel re-energized already.

[TheUnspeakable]

66. Words!!! LOL n/t

[doc03]

21. Could it be to stand up to the Republicans and tell it

like it is?

[babylonsister]

22. Like this?

Done very recently! :fistbump:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x503144

Ed Schultz: Obama Pwns Boehner in Cleveland Speech

[COLGATE4]

24. Standing up to the asshat Republicans??????

[hobbit709]

2. They're going to grow a spine?

That's something they haven't done in years.

[mike_c]

4. LOL-- that was my first thought too....

+1

[CTyankee]

12. Do people come out for whistle stops any more?

Do most Dems even know what that term means?

[mike_c]

46. does anything even DO whistle stops any longer...?

I mean, without short hop train service, the closest I can envision is regular ol' bus tours. Not very exciting, that.

[Pab Sungenis]

47. Some people credit the Clinton/Gore bus tour in 1992

with putting them over the top.

A nationwide bus tour by the President to push the Administration's agenda and promote Democratic candidates might be a good idea.

[CANDO]

61. Obama did a whislestop tour in PA in 2008.

It was a huge success even though he lost. My family went to the Lancaster stop. Very exciting with plenty of entertainment.

[CTyankee]

68. I can imagine that in a state like PA a whistle stop campaign could work.

The northeastern states typically have train stops in many places that are well populated.

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. lol n/t

[Jax]

26. +1000. If only...

can't stand that idiot Kaine.

[kirby]

30. They do it every 2 years for about 2 months n/t

[L0oniX]

54. Transplant in progress?

[Beetwasher]

3. ???????? Anyone Have Any Ideas Beside Snark?

Interesting.

[JuniperLea]

8. I do... see above...

I'm really sick of the one liners myself... hit and run bullshit whining basically.

[lldu]

5. Maybe they are actually let the repugs filibuster??? N/T

[Kalyke]

13. That would be a good one.

[Kalyke]

7. They're going to disown the blue dogs?

[RKP5637]

11. +1, n/t

[Tatiana]

9. A big public works project? A "new" New Deal? n/t

[Oceansaway]

15. my guess too...nt

[RKP5637]

25. Yeah, that's my guess too, something like that...

[YOY]

60. We should be so lucky.

We won't be.

[Brickbat]

10. They're going to stop being embarrassed about what they believe in?

[gratuitous]

16. Kick the Republicans right squa-ah in the nads?

Let's see, non-snarky answer. Hmmmm. Not been done in years. It'll excite Democrats across the country. A major announcement about the future of the party. I'm stumped.

[Name removed]

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[Individualist]

18. If DLC member Kaine considers it exciting,

it ain't gonna be good!

[defendandprotect]

32. "DLC" and "anti-abortion" Kaine . . . agree -- "ain't gonna be good!" ---

Looks like they're rolling some PR down the hill to we liberals/progressives!!

They must have decided they need a few of us!!

[Renew Deal]

44. Was DLC member Howard Dean more exciting to you?

:shrug:

[Individualist]

45. Provide a link showing Dean was ever a DLC member.

I can provide one where he said DLC is the republican wing of the Democratic party.
http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/23/nation/na-dean23

DLC helped to sabotage Dean's campaign in '04.
http://www.nndb.com/group/269/000093987/

[Individualist]

48. *crickets*

Still looking for that non-existent link, no doubt.

[defendandprotect]

58. Howard Dean: "DLC is the republican wing of the Democratic party" ....

[eShirl]

67. lol-FAIL

[LWolf]

69. +1

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

19. This better be more useful than the stupid ass key chain he gave Jon Stewart. nt

[tkmorris]

41. No kidding

That doofus actually thought that thing was gonna be a hit.

[spanone]

20. cnnshit...the difficult task of holding onto their majorities in the House and Senate this November.

[defendandprotect]

35. What makes anyone think the huge turn out AGAINST GOP in 2008 is made up of

people intending to go backwards -- ?

Rather, we need to find a way to blast thru this right wing wall -- and the DLC

in the Democratic Party and .... sadly . . . taken into the White House by Obama!!

[Hawkowl]

23. An explicit rejection of the 50 state strategy

He's going to announce a blue state only strategy that will "focus" all available resources on propping up incumbents from reliabably Democratic states such as California, New York etc.

"I don't see how we can keep wastefully throwing money at the deep south and useless flyover states. I mean, these states don't have oil or Wall Street!" said Kaine on Tuesday















:sarcasm:

[Atticus]

27. How about "We're going to require all future filibusters to be of the traditonal 'stay on your feet

and keep talking" variety?'"

On C-SPAN.

Right through October.

[arcane1]

31. That would be a major wish come true!!!!

[JerseygirlCT]

52. Right? I do not understand why

they didn't call the GOP's bluff right from the start.

Filibuster? Good. Make 'em do it. Every single time.

We cave, and cave and cave, and each time we do, they get more powerful. It's nuts.

[nashville_brook]

57. damn, that would be nice -- but i'd think such an announcement would come from Reid.

?? maybe?

[Lucian]

28. Maybe they're going to let the people know they have a spine...

and are going to start using it.

We can only dream.

[L0oniX]

59. Xrays of a spine may help prove it.

:evilgrin:

[defendandprotect]

29. Standing up for the "New Deal" ....???? That would be nice ....

[Freddie Stubbs]

33. Perhaps a Democratic version of the Contract with America

[defendandprotect]

36. . . . written by Alan Simpson, perhaps?

[Freddie Stubbs]

42. Probably not, since Simpson is a Republican

[defendandprotect]

50. Talk about a point zooming over your head .... !!!

Same Simpson who Obama put in charge of Cat Food Commission/Social Security --- ???

[woo me with science]

38. or of the New Deal. nt

[rug]

34. I can't wait.

[frazzled]

37. A chicken in every pot? Forty acres and a mule?

Neither of those has been tried in years.

[woo me with science]

39. Uniforms?

A new theme song?

[defendandprotect]

51. Funny .... !!!

[tkmorris]

40. Considering that Tim Kaine is announcing it...

It likely isn't any new legislation, or even a concept that requires legislation to implement. It would almost have to be some sort of politicking, an election strategy, and for the life of me I can't think of anything he could announce in that regard that would be even remotely exciting.

Furthermore, it's Tim Kaine. Judging him on what I have heard from him in the past, I don't think he has a clue what he is doing, nor what would excite the Democratic voters. I hope I'm wrong and if I am I'll eat a generous helping of crow but I really doubt that will be the case.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

43. I hope to share that crow with you. But at this point who knows. nt

[me b zola]

49. Progressive policies?

Haven't seen it for decades.

That would be change I can believe in.

[Catshrink]

53. Are you sure this isn't from The Onion

and he's going to announce that the DLC has been been disbanded because it was found to be an invertebrate species?

[Swamp Rat]

55. I REALLY GET A PONY?!?

:evilgrin:

I really hope the Democrats do something kick-ass. O8)

:kick:

[L0oniX]

56. They're going to merge with the repukes and change the party name to The Corporate Party.

[LWolf]

70. My first thought.

It wouldn't fucking surprise me at all.

[sendero]

62. Stop voting like Republicans?

I won't hold my breath.

[Matariki]

63. Does it involve key chains?

[Gold Metal Flake]

64. I predict words, not deeds.

[kirby]

71. Something new is up!

Blah Blah...

http://www.democrats.org/news/blog/575

[SaveOurDemocracy]

72. Gimmickry, as predicted ... pathetic. n/t

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

73. The posted of the deleted subthread was right.

[northernlights]

74. hey maybe they'll throw us a crumb!

:bounce::bounce::bounce: