Does anyone else feel like they've been slapped in the face?

[TexasBushwhacker]

DWS resigns in disgrace and Clinton adds her to her campaign staff. Un-fucking-believeable.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Do the new rules allow us to reply?

[CentralMass]

2. I doubt it.

[Sherman A1]

8. Agreed

One suspects that it is perhaps best to not offer any opinion on this subject.

[Lunabell]

9. One can't say any opinion that isn't positive about any Democrat except Sanders

Seems it's ok to bash him.

[QC]

14. Only if your reply consists solely of extravagant praise for Our Leaders. n/t

[MaeScott]

31. Come visit!

http://www.commondreams.org/

caucus99percent.com

Jackpineradicals.com

Be among like minded folks and enjoy freedom of speech.

[Jim Lane]

19. We're allowed to say that Clinton would have a better chance to win if she denounced the whole mess.

We've been repeatedly told that the defeat of Trump is the most important task at hand. Well, IMO, the task of defeating Trump would be facilitated if Clinton made clear statements and took clear actions to disassociate herself from the DNC rulebreaking that occurred during the campaign. That approach would include not giving DWS any role in her campaign.

[Contrary1]

4. Nah...I am way past feeling anything about what she does. n/t

[marlakay]

5. I feel that way

It definitely tells us she was involved in the whole thing. I don't get why she didn't stay away from her until after the election, makes me wonder if Debbie knows some skeletons they have known each other a long time.

Hillary has to know this will make Bernie folks angry who were thinking of holding noses to vote for her.

[TexasBushwhacker]

13. Re: Bernie folks

I guess she feels she doesn't need any of the votes of his supporters, even in the swing states. I feel sick and afraid.

[mnhtnbb]

25. I got my very first hide in more than 10 years here

on a thread by saying just about the same thing you said, only with a little more juice in the statement.

[Old Codger]

6. I am surprised (not)

Anyone expect more than that is really gotten naive, they are a team and will remain a team.. Nothing new there..DWS did everything she was told to do....nothing but.

[marions ghost]

27. No surprise

but kinda revealing...

[Old Codger]

28. Ok this

In all fairness this is out there, not sure how true but here it is.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/07/25/1551930/-Debbie-Wasserman-Schultz-did-not-get-promoted-and-she-s-not-running-Hillary-s-campaign?detail=email&link_id=6&can_id=2e4d2bcf1fa77638de1e5db9b3079de9&source=email-michelle-obamas-best-line-in-the-best-dnc-speech-of-the-night&email_referrer=michelle-obamas-best-line-in-the-best-dnc-speech-of-the-night&email_subject=michelle-obamas-best-line-in-the-best-dnc-speech-of-the-night

[Phlem]

7. How low can that bar go?

[retrowire]

10. i feel more like i was given a lobotomy

And someone took a shit inside my skull, then told me to accept it for what it is

[riderinthestorm]

11. As evidenced on DU today, people don't think anyone did anything wrong

DWS is just getting "bullied" right? Of course the DNC would be for Hillary etc

So if that's the meme to be spread by the underlings, its a truism at the top. They simply don't think any wrong has happened.

The campaign obviously believes anyone on the "looney left" who doesn't see it that way just doesn't matter.

The question then becomes do we matter? Does our perspective matter? How do we get our voices heard?

[lostnfound]

12. Stabbed in back.

Well, that's what it would feel like if I had trusted them to begin with.

Noam Chomsky cured me of any of that about 15 years ago.

[Contrary1]

16. You said it better than I did...

although my "cure" happened back in the 70's.

[HerbChestnut]

15. Yup

[JudyM]

17. It actually seems that Bernie could be negotiating more firmly today...

[marlakay]

18. Main forum is really nuts today

Saying super bad things about Bernie folks. Hillary needs to apologize and not hire Debbie.

I don't blame people on the convention floor for being angry.

If people think we are going to shut up to be polite they are wrong, all that gets you is being stomped on.

[riderinthestorm]

21. Its their chance to slam Bernie again. Very depressing nt

[Snotcicles]

20. Like I said in GD16. Clinton has swords left to fall on. nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

22. Considering Trump and Putin have been sitting on the

DNC e-mails for months I figure the have her speech transcripts too.

[Snotcicles]

23. Looks like they breached the foundations stuff too. This ought to get interesting. nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

24. When criminals commit their crimes

they know what they did was wrong. They just think they won't get caught. When they do get caught I always think "well, they didn't turn to crime because they were smart".

That's the thing that gets me. Whether it is Trump or Aisles or Clinton or DWS; why did they think they would never get caught? Are they just gambling that they'll get enough of what they want and that any punishment will just be a minor issue? I can't say I don't agree with their logic. Are all, the great and powerful are rarely punished.

[arikara]

26. Heckuva job, Brownie

Nt

[JudyM]

30. So totally yes. Great point.

[That Guy 888]

29. Yes. I don't think it's political stupidity, just hubris.

The new fifty state plan seems like it's going to be a top-down search for displays of loyalty.

[LWolf]

32. Repeatedly.

But I can't talk about all the ways, and my responses, here.

[stumblnrose]

33. Thank you all for keeping it real

I was long time early poster on DU and just now learned that I cannot express my questions and concerns on these forums. If it smells like garbage then you can call it garbage.