Heās sounding more and more every day like a crusty old fart - whatever a crusty old fart sounds like.
Bernie Bros complain, "If he doesnāt get to name all of the members, this vote is āriggedā " in 5, 4, 3, 2ā¦
Whatās Sanders giving in return? Nothing, you say? Thatās hardly fair and democratic (or Democratic), is it?
And whereās the quid pro quo for the democratic party?
Remember the first few seasons of The Walking Dead when the zombies were still considerably dangerous? But then, as time went on, they became less of a threat and more of a nuisance. Easily vanquished in small numbers, but still ambling about moaning and whining and getting in the way. The zombie threat was replaced by the threat of menacing humans: the Governor, the Wolves, and now Negan and the Saviors.
This is the Sandersā campaign as it blindly stumbles into the flaming pond of gasoline. Bernieās walkers represent a threat, but they are relatively easily dispatched (less than 25% of them say they would not vote for Hillary), but having to deal with them means that you canāt focus completely on the real bad guys; Donald Trump and the Republican Party. And so the democratic party must distract the Sandersā biters to keep them out of the way while fighting the real enemy.
Makes things more difficult, but in the end, just as Rick and his crew work together to pull victory from the jaws of defeat despite the zombie hoardes, the democratic party will do the same.
Under the new arrangement, the Washington Post reported Monday, Clinton
will appoint six representatives to the platform committee while Sanders
will appoint five.
Thatās eleven. Iām sure that in appointing the remaining four members, Debbie Wasserman Schultz will be fully fair and impartial, without showing preference or bias to either candidate.
Snark aside, though, this is a good move by the DNC. Sanders has earned a seat at the table for 2016.
Very good. This is smart.
Snark aside, though, this is a good move by the DNC. Sanders has earned a seat at the table for 2016.
Yes, Bernie has earned a seat at the table, but Cornel West??
From Wikipedia:
West has called the U.S. a āracist patriarchalā nation where white supremacy continues to define everyday life. āWhite America,ā he writes, āhas been historically weak-willed in ensuring racial justice and has continued to resist fully accepting the humanity of blacks.ā This has resulted, he says, in the creation of many ādegraded and oppressed people hungry for identity, meaning, and self-worth.ā West attributes most of the black communityās problems to āexistential angst derive[d] from the lived experience of ontological wounds and emotional scars inflicted by white supremacist beliefs and images permeating U.S. society and culture.ā
Yeah, that will make for a good platform.
Dr. Cornel West, huh? I went and heard him speak at UC Santa Cruz while a student. I loved every second of it. Since Obamaās been elected, heās become quite a shrill voice. I canāt take even a second of him criticizing Obamaā¦
Good move. All good selections.
HE appointed Zogby, a total hack.
And Cornel West, who is an embarrassment to liberals everywhere, and who has almost no credibility within the black community.
DWS appointed Elijah Cummings as chairmanāa man of impeccable honesty and character, and a man who does not suffer fools gladly.
If Cornel West misbehavesāand he willāCummings will chew him up and spit him out in the most gracious manner imaginable.
Robert Reich is apparently already complaining that it isnāt fair because DWS and HRC both get to select members so it must all be rigged or something.
Here in Texas weāre used to angry, shouty, and possibly insane people writing party platforms. Isnāt that how itās done?
There are some good names in Bernieās list: Rep. Ellison and Bill McKibben.
Iām not so sure about Cornel West, as others have pointed out.
Of the remaining names, Neera Tanden and Rep. Lee are great additions, and the only person who might be better than Elijah Cummings would be John Lewis.
It is in Sanderās mind. Why? Because he didnāt get to name all of them. Thatās how he (and his revolutionaries) work.
Oh, and watch them go totally apesh*t anyway if they donāt get to unilaterally dictate the entire platform.
Anything to get the tantrums to stop.
He can write the whole damn platform for all I care.
This could be a good move, at least as long as Sanders begins to play ball too. But just for comparison, in 2008 when Clinton came much closer to a āvirtual tieā than Sanders did now ā how many representatives did she get to select? It appears the fair number then was 0. Did anyone complain about undemocratic DNC then?
Ah, but theyāre loyal puppets for Sanders. And thatās all that truly matters for Sanders.
Hell, Iām amazed he didnāt name Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Jane Sanders, and Jeff Weaver.
Dr. Cornel West
Fuck me now.
I think the ideas behind this is consiltaion and guidance.
Whether. Sanders will catch that is frankly. TBD