Great to see how quickly the DWS issue is being handled

[awake]

Unlike Trump we have real pros working for us to put an issue to bed quickly.

DWS will not appear on stage at our convention, per MSNBC.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=2284001

As much as the Media wants a issue to talk about the removal of DWS from the stage is a great move to defuse a bad situation unlike how Trump handled his wife's speech screw up.

Also Bernie is not taking the bait

[DemonGoddess]

1. Something else which I was surprised by

and I'll admit I was, was Jeff Weaver on AM Joy this morning. COMPLETELY supportive of the Democratic Party, saying we have to move on and support HRC. Coming from the SAME man who called her "evil", that was a very pleasant surprise.

[liberal N proud]

3. Even he sees the importance of stopping Trump.

[RKP5637]

10. I think they're coming around to the fact of how dangerous Trump would be to the

future of the US, and also internationally. Trump, does not play with a full deck.

[RonniePudding]

11. Some are

Some are using the emails to re-litigate the primaries. They just don't get it.

[MoonRiver]

15. I didn't hear him but that is great news!

[msongs]

26. he has an income to protect and continue nt

[Her Sister]

2. nor Weaver, praising HRC on AM JOY!

Joan WalshVerified account
?@joanwalsh
Wow. Jeff Weaver just praised @hillaryclinton for her "gracious leadership" on @amjoyshow.

https://twitter.com/joanwalsh/status/757230977571848193

[DemonGoddess]

4. I did a double take on that one

was really, really surprised. Pleasantly so!

[Her Sister]

8. Gracious leadership!! Those are two nice words together!!

[ismnotwasm]

34. Holy shit

I am truly and pleasantly, surprised

[tallahasseedem]

5. He may not be taking the bait...

but his comments are all over the place this morning. Saying one thing to CNN, another to MTP, and yet another to ABC.

[awake]

13. Having watch all thee interviews I can say Bernie said he will do all he can

To help Hillary defeat Trump. Did Bernie say it the same way each time ? Maybe not but the hart of how he answered the questions remained the same.

[Vinca]

6. If DWS doesn't resign immediately from her position, the whole convention will be this story.

The media is obviously committed to making a big story even bigger in order to emphasize the split in the Democratic Party. If you think about the coverage of this campaign overall, it's been solely to increase ratings on the "news" networks. Thus, we have Trump as the GOP nominee. Their next goal is to make Trump POTUS so they'll keep their ratings high as they cover the demise of the country.

[Loki Liesmith]

16. Nah. Resign after

Will minimize story

[Vinca]

17. We can agree to disagree.

The story ends when she goes.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

31. I agree with you

If she had any honor and was a team player, she'd quit today, before the convention.

Otherwise, rather the C&K as running mates, debs will always be part of the story. I hope someone she respects (if she is capable of that) is whispering in her ear. And even more so, I hope she listens.

[Jarqui]

7. DWS issue should have been handled months ago nt

[NorthCarolina]

9. I suspect DWS removed herself from the stage. No way would she want to stand up there only to be

booed by rank and file Democrats. Especially since she is up for re-election against a formidable opponent. No, she will be self-imposing a low profile. If Democrats were serious, they would remove her from her position immediately, and conduct a full investigation. It's naive to think that this is the end, there will undoubtedly be more enlightening emails forthcoming. Funny how even the mention of collusion between the DNC and HRC camp was met with calls of sour grapes, no proof, etc....now there's proof and Dems here on this site are frantically trying to minimize it by implying that it's no big deal. Would it have been a big deal to Hillary supporters had the party decided HRC had too much baggage and that O'Malley was their guy, then actively worked to undermine the HRC campaign on his behalf? Who picks our candidates anyway, the voters or just the party?

[DemonGoddess]

12. They're already in the process of setting up

a full review into the matter. The other thing to remember is that this was a Russian hack, and is geared towards helping Trumpenstein. Let's not lose sight of that.

[NorthCarolina]

18. I could care less about the source unless the emails released are fraudulent. They are not though.

They are real, the collusion is real, and the harm done to Democracy is real. Keying on who released the info as being more important than the emails themselves is complete and utter nonsense.

[DemonGoddess]

20. It's really not

You're not looking at the big picture. Putin wants Trump. Putin has the DNC hacked. Putin then releases the hacked information to Wikileaks, RIGHT before our convention.

It doesn't take a genius to connect the dots and see what the hell is going on.

[NorthCarolina]

22. Sorry, but I am looking at the big picture. Democracy tampered with or stolen

is not Democracy. Who picks our candidates, the voters or the party? Apparently the party...and about that I am not happy.

[msongs]

28. stolen? please present your proof that hillary did not get 3+ million more votes than bernie. thx nt

[NorthCarolina]

29. I said

"Tampered with" or stolen. The emails already show clear "tampering", will future releases show stealing as well? Who knows, but time will tell. Do you think there will be additional email releases forthcoming from Wikileaks? My gut tells me likely so.

[glennward]

21. like people don't say disparaging things about opponents in politics? It wasn't public and

there is no evidence of anything being done to harm Bernie except for the feeling about the way he was behaving toward BOTH the Democratic Party AND Hillary.

[NorthCarolina]

23. So, you think this string of emails will be it?

What if there are more yet to be released?

Oh, and everything you stated beyond the word "except" is demonstrable of collusion.

[eastwestdem]

25. Agree with this analysis. nt

[chknltl]

30. Well said. nt

[HereSince1628]

14. Is the solution sweeping something from view or is the solution

making changes so that use of the DNC chair for personal preference doesn't happen again?

It's great to get rid of a PR problem, but that alone would leave things unchanged and able to happen again

[awake]

19. Dean on MSNBC just said that this behavior can not be allowed to happen by the chair of our party

[HereSince1628]

24. The solution must drill out the rot of the 'winning justifies any means' crowd

Replacing DWS as convention chair is just a beginning. It's the public show of reaction that will help keep the story out of Tuesday's news.

What's going to take a lot longer is the deep solution that carves that sort of thinking out of those seeking senior roles in the DNC

[awake]

32. I agree

[hollysmom]

27. won't removing her from the convention hurt her own campaign?

[awake]

33. That is no our problem

She can and should be replaced as the Democratic rep. From her district. Her actions have not helped anyone

[hollysmom]

38. but she still is the head of the Florida group

and running things there making running against her hard.

[DirkGently]

35. Are we firing the entire comms department too?

It looked like a lot of the worst stuff was coming from that office.

Here’s the relevant email:

From: [e-mail]
To: [e-mail], [e-mail], [e-mail]
Date: 2016-05-05 03:31
Subject: No shit
It might may no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to ask his belief. Does he believe in a God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist.
The message was sent to DNC communications director Luis Miranda, CEO Amy Dacey, and deputy communications director Mark Paustenbach. Dacey responded to the email with a one-word reply: “AMEN.”

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/22/email_indicates_dnc_wanted_bernie_sanders_asked_about_god.html

If we want a clean break, there's more housecleaning to do than jettisoning DWS.

[DemonGoddess]

36. That's why the inquiry, to find out who

exactly needs to be canned.

[whistler162]

37. It is another one of those

should never have occurred situations, BUT HEY LOOK HOW FAST WE HANDLED IT THIS TIME.