Oh my children, in honor of this great American holiday, I declare this day "Thhhhuper Thunday." Enjoy your commercials.
This Patriotic Holiday is brought to you by all the usual suspects; The Beer Industry, Go-Daddy.com, Zan-tac, and of course the Department of Defense.
The Peace of Me be unto you.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
Saturday, February 02, 2008
DNC Tells Florida "F- You!"
For whoever is interested, here's a little exchange I had with the DNC in advance of the Florida Primary. I offer it for whatever edification and enjoyment it might provide. I'm sure plenty of Republicans will love this.
As some might know, the Florida legislature defied the almighty DNC by moving their primary too close to the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary. The reason for this move was, of course, probably the self serving interests of the Floridian legislators. Or maybe it was a Machiavellian plot by the Republican majority in our legislature. Who knows? But the consequence was of course a disproportionate response worthy of the Department of Defense (re: Powell doctrine): The complete disenfranchisement of all Florida voters from selecting the Democratic candidate for President. Our primary was pronounced "anathema" by the DNC, and consigned to outer darkness and non-existence. Not one delegate from Florida will be seated at the convention... Not even hotel rooms at the convention have even been reserved for our "non-voting" delegation.
All this stands in contradiction to Hillary's empty "victory" promise to Florida voters: "Your vote counts." No blame on her. All blame is on the big whigs running the party. That's you Howard Dean!
I've done some editing to shorten my complaint, and excluded the name of the kind person who responded. Needless to say, however, it wasn't Howard Dean...
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CUSTOM FIELDS
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Issue: Florida Primary - Election 2008
Your Question: Attn: Howard Dean, RE FLORIDA PRIMARY DELEGATES
I would just like to say as a Florida voter that you and the party better get your crap together fast regarding permitting our primary and recognizing our delegates. You are about to blow Democrat chances for winning Florida... again. I understand your desire to put Iowa, NH, etc in front of the bigger states. I even agree with this desire. However your tactics to force your desire are a different matter. You may have a legal right, but you certainly no ethical right to tell this state or any other state when it can have it's primary. Last I heard it was the people of Florida paying for the Florida primary, not Howard Dean and friends.
I personally wouldn't have chosen to move the Florida primary up. But that's what the Republican majority and Democrat minority of legislators did. So you are going to say 'fuck you' to my vote because of that?
Thank you so much. I hope you are practicing saying “President McCain.” You are going to need that skill.
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Response from the DNC
John,
Thank you for contacting us with your concerns. On August 25th the
DNC*s Rules and Bylaws Committee, nearly unanimously, found
Florida*s 2008 Delegate Selection Plan in Non-Compliance with the 2008
Delegate Selection Rules because of its January 29, 2008 primary date -
a date that violates the rule on timing. It should be noted that the
full DNC, including members from Florida, voted to adopt the Rules last
year after an 18-month-long transparent, thoughtful and deliberative
process.
The DNC gave the Florida Democratic Party 30 days to submit a plan that
could have complied. During that time, the DNC worked with the Florida
State Party to develop a plan that complied. In the end, despite being
presented several options, including offers of assistance, the Florida
Democratic Party chose to reaffirm the January 29, 2008 primary date.
Because of this the DNC is forced to enforce its rules.
This was not an arbitrary decision made by the DNC, but one that was
considered by the entire Rules and Bylaws Committee. We feel it is
important to enforce the rules that were voted on by the full DNC to
ensure that the nominating process is more fair, more representative and
more effective as a proving ground for our own candidates. Our ultimate
goal is to put forth the strongest presidential nominee. The Party must
enforce its calendar at this time to prevent other states from
leapfrogging ahead.
We're pleased the court ruled in our favor, recognizing the
constitutionally protected right of the Democratic National Committee to
enforce its rules and treat all state Democratic parties in a fair and
equal way. The DNC is committed to protecting the right to vote for
every American, and we look forward to continuing to work together to
ensure that Florida turns blue in 2008.
xxxxx,
Constituency Services
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So that's it. I'm pretty sure that in this decision the Democratic party has found a way to get a Republican elected again. Way to go!
Many thanks to Howard Dean, since I guess he's the fellow who is ultimately responsible for disenfranchising more Floridians than "Team Bush" in years 2000 and 2004 combined.
As some might know, the Florida legislature defied the almighty DNC by moving their primary too close to the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire primary. The reason for this move was, of course, probably the self serving interests of the Floridian legislators. Or maybe it was a Machiavellian plot by the Republican majority in our legislature. Who knows? But the consequence was of course a disproportionate response worthy of the Department of Defense (re: Powell doctrine): The complete disenfranchisement of all Florida voters from selecting the Democratic candidate for President. Our primary was pronounced "anathema" by the DNC, and consigned to outer darkness and non-existence. Not one delegate from Florida will be seated at the convention... Not even hotel rooms at the convention have even been reserved for our "non-voting" delegation.
All this stands in contradiction to Hillary's empty "victory" promise to Florida voters: "Your vote counts." No blame on her. All blame is on the big whigs running the party. That's you Howard Dean!
I've done some editing to shorten my complaint, and excluded the name of the kind person who responded. Needless to say, however, it wasn't Howard Dean...
********************
CUSTOM FIELDS
-------------
Issue: Florida Primary - Election 2008
Your Question: Attn: Howard Dean, RE FLORIDA PRIMARY DELEGATES
I would just like to say as a Florida voter that you and the party better get your crap together fast regarding permitting our primary and recognizing our delegates. You are about to blow Democrat chances for winning Florida... again. I understand your desire to put Iowa, NH, etc in front of the bigger states. I even agree with this desire. However your tactics to force your desire are a different matter. You may have a legal right, but you certainly no ethical right to tell this state or any other state when it can have it's primary. Last I heard it was the people of Florida paying for the Florida primary, not Howard Dean and friends.
I personally wouldn't have chosen to move the Florida primary up. But that's what the Republican majority and Democrat minority of legislators did. So you are going to say 'fuck you' to my vote because of that?
Thank you so much. I hope you are practicing saying “President McCain.” You are going to need that skill.
********************
Response from the DNC
John,
Thank you for contacting us with your concerns. On August 25th the
DNC*s Rules and Bylaws Committee, nearly unanimously, found
Florida*s 2008 Delegate Selection Plan in Non-Compliance with the 2008
Delegate Selection Rules because of its January 29, 2008 primary date -
a date that violates the rule on timing. It should be noted that the
full DNC, including members from Florida, voted to adopt the Rules last
year after an 18-month-long transparent, thoughtful and deliberative
process.
The DNC gave the Florida Democratic Party 30 days to submit a plan that
could have complied. During that time, the DNC worked with the Florida
State Party to develop a plan that complied. In the end, despite being
presented several options, including offers of assistance, the Florida
Democratic Party chose to reaffirm the January 29, 2008 primary date.
Because of this the DNC is forced to enforce its rules.
This was not an arbitrary decision made by the DNC, but one that was
considered by the entire Rules and Bylaws Committee. We feel it is
important to enforce the rules that were voted on by the full DNC to
ensure that the nominating process is more fair, more representative and
more effective as a proving ground for our own candidates. Our ultimate
goal is to put forth the strongest presidential nominee. The Party must
enforce its calendar at this time to prevent other states from
leapfrogging ahead.
We're pleased the court ruled in our favor, recognizing the
constitutionally protected right of the Democratic National Committee to
enforce its rules and treat all state Democratic parties in a fair and
equal way. The DNC is committed to protecting the right to vote for
every American, and we look forward to continuing to work together to
ensure that Florida turns blue in 2008.
xxxxx,
Constituency Services
********************
So that's it. I'm pretty sure that in this decision the Democratic party has found a way to get a Republican elected again. Way to go!
Many thanks to Howard Dean, since I guess he's the fellow who is ultimately responsible for disenfranchising more Floridians than "Team Bush" in years 2000 and 2004 combined.
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