DNC Vice Chair Rybak: Wasserman Schultz "Went On Television And Repeated A Knowing

[elleng]

Untruth About Tulsi Gabbard"

'Friday evening on MSNBC's MTP Daily Democratic National Committee vice chair R.J. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis, defended his leadership colleague Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), also a vice chair at the DNC, from attacks launched on her by the party chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL).

Rybak told host Chuck Todd he believes Wasserman Schultz is putting the presidential election at risk. Rybak is only the latest person in DNC leadership that has distanced themselves from Wasserman Schultz. The aforementioned Gabbard was "uninvited" from attending the first Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas this week after she publicly called for more debates, something the chairwoman is opposed to. There are to be 6 party-sanctioned debates scheduled for the primary season.

Rybak told MSNBC he has "serious questions" and doesn't believe Wasserman Schultz is "in position to be [the] peacemaker who builds that big tent for all of us."' >>>

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/10/16/dnc_vice_chair_rybak_wasserman_schultz_went_on_television_and_repeated_a_knowing_untruth_about_tulsi_gabbard.html

[Kalidurga]

1. Get em R.T.

Derpy Whatta Schmuck gots to go. He is a cool guy, he actually came out and met with OWS protesters at the Hennepin County Government Center and it was on a very cold day. He drank coffee with us and chatted a good long while and he was well received. Oh and if he replaced Derpy Whatta Schmuck that would make me very very very happy. He should get a lot more national recognition. Heck, I am feeling the Xmas spirit, Bernie could even pick him as his V.P. running mate and I wouldn't pout.

[rjsquirrel]

9. Now we are name calling

just like right wingers.

The misogyny is a nice extra touch.

[Kalidurga]

11. Yep

She started it.

[rjsquirrel]

12. Lol how childish

What does that even mean? Who did DWS call a childish playground taunting name?

Sanders supporters are acting like children denied an extra slice of cake.

Your guy apologized for his staff breaking the rules. His supporters should have one ounce of his class.

Behaving like republican wackos is driving support away from Sanders. I oughta know. I was gonna hold my nose for HRC. Now I'm happier to support her against the outright misogyny of her oponent's supporters.

You sound like a commenter on RedState.

[Kalidurga]

14. You sound like someone that doesn't know what words mean.

[daybranch]

20. You are not really telling us your vote is decided on what you do not like about Sanders supporters?

As Shakespeare says thou doth protest too much. And if you rely on such flimsy excuses to cast your vote, I doubt you ever were for Bernie. Bernie campaigns on issues, as should all candidates. I just cannot buy your statements as responsible commentary.

[Betty Karlson]

2. Good for him for speaking out.

But why is DWS still in her position? She failed in previous elections, and she is threatening to wreak the party in irreversible ways.

[Samantha]

13. In a recent post I learned from madfloridian that DWS has actually suppported Republicans

over Democrats in a few campaigns. madfloridian thought this was unbelievable, as do I. I guess this is one of the reasons why we have a harder time getting the Democratic number of representatives in the House that we should if the party chair crosses this type of line. madfloridian actually enumerated the candidates so I am sure her information was accurate.

Sam

[leftofcool]

16. Provide a link to a reliable resource that shows this please. Thank you.

[Betty Karlson]

17. Not a challenge:

"As co-chair of the "Red to Blue" campaign to help increase Democratic seats in the House, she refused to support the Democrats running against three potentially vulnerable Florida Republicans - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart - because of her friendship with those Republicans."

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/9/16/1421914/-Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz-The-Manchurian-Chair

[Kentonio]

23. Primary race aside, I hope you can see why so many of us don't trust her now.

[Lucky Luciano]

21. That'll get DWS kicked off of DU!! Haha!

[LovingA2andMI]

15. Well....

What happens when someone is doing the bidding form someone and they are the only reason other someone's are remaining in their place -- until the someone doing the bidding thinks they will get a job with the other someone --- some time in 2017.

There's a meaning in the messages of the Someone's --- but we have to be careful -- in certain places on the internet naming any names at all.

[grasswire]

3. WHAT???????

I saw Tulsi on TV Friday and I was most impressed by her calm demeanor and logic.

She was UNINVITED FROM THE DEBATE????

By WASSERMAN SCHULTZ????

OMG

[merrily]

5. That is what Tulsi claimed at the time and, at the time, DWS denied it.

[merrily]

4. Anyone else get the sense that those working under the "guidance" of DWS are attempting

their own mini-revolution? They've talked to, or leaked to, media that DWS consulted no one at the DNC about the debate schedule and a few other things. Seems like attempted coup by media.

[winter is coming]

6. Can you blame them? DWS is driving the Party into the ground. n/t

[merrily]

7. Blame them? I'm applauding them and looking for their donation link!

That revolution shall not be tweeted but leaked.

(Okay, that is not as good as I would like.)

[elleng]

8. I hope Rybak and others in 'high' positions at DNC

can keep their positions. I suspect lots of pressure from tptb to silence them, and to maintain DWS. The 'mini-revolution' would be against tptb, and I hope it occurs.

[merrily]

10. We root for the ones wearing white hats. In films, they often win. In life, quien sabe?

[Warren DeMontague]

18. I really dont understand why she wasnt canned a year ago.

She's seriously damaging the party.

[rhett o rick]

22. IMO the Party Elite are tools of the 1%. She is doing their bidding. They've made it clear they

want either Clinton (DWS is doing her best on that account) or Bush and they are willing to do anything to that end.

[FlatBaroque]

29. WHen Obama wanted to fire her

after the 2014 debacle, she put out the word that she would accuse Obama of anti-semitism and anti-feminism if she was fired. So he backed down.

[frylock]

31. I just assume that someone very powerful who would benefit greatly from Debbie's leadership..

had put in a good word.

[artislife]

32. Well, it wasn't Martin

No matter how badly we feel she has treated Bernie, Martin has been treated even worse. And he's a "real Democrat" so who knows why....unless....

[Puglover]

19. That's my x mayor!

Have met him several times. Just a great man and great politician.

[MineralMan]

24. It's R. T. Rybak, you moronic realclearpolitics writer!

R.T., pronounced Archie. As in "Archie Ryebread, former mayor of Minneapolis."

Get it right or go away. Thanks.

[GeeNeeUs]

25. There you have it

[FlatBaroque]

30. Her human skin just doesn't fit quite right. n/t

[artislife]

33. ~that~ is a win...lol!

[randome]

26. I hear she takes forever in the rest room, too.

And I have it on good authority that she sometimes takes her shoes off at work. Ugh!
[hr][font color="blue"][center]You have to play the game to find out why you're playing the game. -Existenz[/center][/font][hr]

[Faux pas]

27. Kickin'

[Zen Democrat]

28. DWS has been a disastrous party chair. The party should lose her, quickly.

[DonCoquixote]

34. look

The fact is, Debbie has not shown competence, and if you are not competent, you at least need to show you are willing to listen and learn.

And before people accuse me of saying that as a slam at Hillary, know this. If Hillary is our candidate, I want someone that will help her WIN, not crash the whole things like she did for Hillary in 2008. When Obama thought of getting rid of her, debbie threatened to paint him as anti Semite and anti woman.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/report-dws-wanted-to-paint-obama-as-anti-woman-and-anti-semitic-if-ousted-as-dnc-chair/

If Hillary fires Debbie, what the hell will she be able to stick on Hillary? If anything, Hillary making a very public example of her will show she has courage to fire the incompetent; her ratings will rise like Balloons!