Jim Hightower: A Ploy to Dilute the Democratic Party's Message

[marmar]

A Ploy to Dilute the Democratic Party's Message

Friday, 20 December 2013 09:31
By Jim Hightower, OtherWords | Op-Ed


Here’s a jarring headline: “Economic Populism Is a Dead End for Democrats.”

That’s the title on a recent op-ed piece written by a couple of longtime political flacks for Wall Street and published, naturally, in The Wall Street Journal.

Take it from me, when the barons of big money start rolling out this kind of scolding screed, it’s not because they really think populism is a loser, but because they’re terrified by the fact that it has already gained mass appeal and is on the move all across grassroots America.

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To find out, just peek behind Third Way’s organizational curtain. You’ll see that its funders and governing board include no one from labor, senior citizen, consumer, environmentalist, small-farmer, student, African American, Latino, and other core Democratic constituencies. Instead, of its 29 board members, 20 are Wall Street bankers, hedge fund hucksters, or venture capital vultures. .......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20756-a-ploy-to-dilute-the-democratic-partys-message

[Pholus]

1. The next time you want to get real depressed...

Take a look over at LittleSis and see how the 1%'ers network.

[loudsue]

3. That is a GREAT site! Thanks for the link!

Very useful information there.

[Octafish]

2. That is so thoughtful of Rupert Murdoch

What a sweetie-pie, for a warmonger greedhead.

[ananda]

4. Right on target again!

Love me some JIm Hightower wisdom.

[kentuck]

5. Yep

Right on!

[bvar22]

6. Always a DURec for Jim Hightower.

No Centrist, Third Way, Reagan Democrat Bullshit coming from him.



[font color=firebrick size=4][center]"The only thing in the Middle of the Road
are Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos."--Jim Hightower
[center][/center][/font]

[malthaussen]

7. He's wrong.

I remember many years ago here in PA seeing an almost-identical picture, only it was a coon in the middle of the road.

-- Mal

[bvar22]

9. It must be a Texas thing.

Having driven across Texas, I understand Hightower's position.
Unless I'm mistaken, that is an (O)Possum in the photo I used,
but I figured, Close Enough.

[WillyT]

8. HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!!

[zeemike]

10. If only we had more democrats like Jim Hightower.

He is one of the best, especially with plain talk wisdom.
K&R big time.

[xchrom]

11. du rec.

[Enthusiast]

12. This should have hundreds of recommendations.

Third Way is bent on transforming the Democratic Party into the party of Reagan. Are you okay with that?

WTF?

[Wilms]

13. ^

[senseandsensibility]

14. k an r

Love Hightower and this piece is great!

[DonCoquixote]

15. The Third Way

aka the "let's turn the Democrats into GOP stooges."

[Scuba]

16. Third Way Board ...

Clearly not on the side of the Democratic base.

[cantbeserious]

17. The DLC - The Third Way - All Scams Designed To Distract And Decimate The Middle Class

eom

[99Forever]

18. Thank you, JH.

Always good to hear from REAL Democrats instead of the fake fucks from the Third Way.