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February 5, 2017
Way Funny! Wonder if spicerfacts can get through it?
Mahlao, mucifer! Yeah, Kate was great as betsy, too.
OMGaaawd!! MMcC never broke character! Amazing how she
got her hair like that over all her hair!
Way Funny! Wonder if spicerfacts can get through it?
Mahlao, mucifer! Yeah, Kate was great as betsy, too.
February 5, 2017
snip//
For Democrats, the latest affront came a day earlier, when Trump signed an executive order halting, for now, a U.S. refugee program and indefinitely suspending Syrian refugee admission. Buttigieg noted that as the candidates were speaking, "people who have looked to America as a beacon are trapped in a Tom Hanks movie at JFK airport," while former Labor Secretary Tom Perez called the move an attack on a program that already works.
After the forum, both Buttigieg and Perez said they were heading to George Bush Intercontinental Airport to join a protest against the order.
"We've got refugees who are vetted more than the Trump Cabinet was," said Perez, who throughout the forum advocated for a confrontational approach to Trump.
"That is bullshit! Plain and simple. Bullshit!" Perez said of Trump's claims of voter fraud in the presidential election. When it comes to combatting Trump, he added: "We can’t come to a knife fight with a spoon, folks. We’ve got to come with a bazooka."
More..
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/28/houston-dnc-chair-candidates-talk-fighting-trump-b/
Tarheel
Perez also called trump's EO on the halt to our Refugee program.. "Bullshit!"
In Houston, DNC chair candidates talk fighting Trump, turning Texas bluesnip//
For Democrats, the latest affront came a day earlier, when Trump signed an executive order halting, for now, a U.S. refugee program and indefinitely suspending Syrian refugee admission. Buttigieg noted that as the candidates were speaking, "people who have looked to America as a beacon are trapped in a Tom Hanks movie at JFK airport," while former Labor Secretary Tom Perez called the move an attack on a program that already works.
After the forum, both Buttigieg and Perez said they were heading to George Bush Intercontinental Airport to join a protest against the order.
"We've got refugees who are vetted more than the Trump Cabinet was," said Perez, who throughout the forum advocated for a confrontational approach to Trump.
"That is bullshit! Plain and simple. Bullshit!" Perez said of Trump's claims of voter fraud in the presidential election. When it comes to combatting Trump, he added: "We can’t come to a knife fight with a spoon, folks. We’ve got to come with a bazooka."
More..
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/01/28/houston-dnc-chair-candidates-talk-fighting-trump-b/
Tarheel
February 5, 2017
snip//
"The Democratic Party is at a crossroads, and it needs leaders with strong progressive voices as well as unique skills and experiences to lead the party forward. While there are a number of very good candidates in the DNC chair race, Tom Perez offers the party what it so desperately needs – bold leadership and ideas, strong experience managiass-kisserng an organization at the state and federal level, and someone singularly focused on rebuilding the party across the country.
He understands the realities faced by hard-working families all across America who are desperate for a better life. Our members saw firsthand his passion and commitment to improving the lives of union workers as he joined with us to push for safer working conditions at poultry plants, and as he fiercely advocated in favor of the Overtime Rule. As Labor Secretary, he not only pushed for progressive reforms, he helped manage a multi-billion dollar agency with thousands of employees. In light of the challenges the party faces, Secretary Perez has the experience and vision for the changes the DNC must make, and is the right leader who can make these changes happen. We enthusiastically support his candidacy."
http://www.ufcw.org/2016/12/16/ufcw-endorses-tom-perez-for-dnc-chair/
More~ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/19/1612780/-The-UFCW-the-UFW-and-the-Fire-fighters-union-endorse-Tom-Perez-for-DNC-chair
OK.. one more..
Today it became known that the International Association of Firefighters, the main union representing American firefighters, has broken with the AFL- CIO and endorsed Tom Perez too:
"In a statement, Schaitberger praised Perez as a "a tireless advocate for civil and human rights" who can transcend what the union president called "a narrow focus on identity and cultural politics that alienated" some longtime Democrats from the party.
"Tom Perez is the person who has the right mix of personal background, progressive values, experience and total commitment to all workers, in all regions and states across the country," Schaitberger said. "To have Tom Perez as the Chair of one of our nation's two major political parties would be a significant victory for workers across America."
http://services.prod.iaff.org/ContentFile/Get/30617
In the meantime Tom Perez is also getting important Latino support.
The Latino Victory Fund are supporting his bid for the DNC chair, and I would urge everyone to read an excellent article written by Victoria DeFrancesco Soto over at NBC Latino:
She argues that Tom Perez is exactly the man the DNC needs now, because he appeals to Latino voters and minority voters because of his past relentless fight for civil rights, but also because he has a great appeal/ connection to the white working class because of his work as Secretary of Labor.
For everyone not really familiar with Tom Perez accomplishments as Secretary of Labor, I would recommend this article describing who Tom Perez is, and what he did standing up for workers’ rights, the 15 dollar minimum wage and overtime protection:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-tom-perez-what-dnc-needs-now-n697746
#TeamPerez!
https://twitter.com/TomPerez/status/822520495853572096
I'm with #TeamPerez pre-VP Biden's endorsement!
The UFCW, the UFW and the Fire-fighters union endorse Tom Perez for DNC chair!snip//
"The Democratic Party is at a crossroads, and it needs leaders with strong progressive voices as well as unique skills and experiences to lead the party forward. While there are a number of very good candidates in the DNC chair race, Tom Perez offers the party what it so desperately needs – bold leadership and ideas, strong experience managiass-kisserng an organization at the state and federal level, and someone singularly focused on rebuilding the party across the country.
He understands the realities faced by hard-working families all across America who are desperate for a better life. Our members saw firsthand his passion and commitment to improving the lives of union workers as he joined with us to push for safer working conditions at poultry plants, and as he fiercely advocated in favor of the Overtime Rule. As Labor Secretary, he not only pushed for progressive reforms, he helped manage a multi-billion dollar agency with thousands of employees. In light of the challenges the party faces, Secretary Perez has the experience and vision for the changes the DNC must make, and is the right leader who can make these changes happen. We enthusiastically support his candidacy."
http://www.ufcw.org/2016/12/16/ufcw-endorses-tom-perez-for-dnc-chair/
More~ http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/12/19/1612780/-The-UFCW-the-UFW-and-the-Fire-fighters-union-endorse-Tom-Perez-for-DNC-chair
OK.. one more..
Today it became known that the International Association of Firefighters, the main union representing American firefighters, has broken with the AFL- CIO and endorsed Tom Perez too:
"In a statement, Schaitberger praised Perez as a "a tireless advocate for civil and human rights" who can transcend what the union president called "a narrow focus on identity and cultural politics that alienated" some longtime Democrats from the party.
"Tom Perez is the person who has the right mix of personal background, progressive values, experience and total commitment to all workers, in all regions and states across the country," Schaitberger said. "To have Tom Perez as the Chair of one of our nation's two major political parties would be a significant victory for workers across America."
http://services.prod.iaff.org/ContentFile/Get/30617
In the meantime Tom Perez is also getting important Latino support.
The Latino Victory Fund are supporting his bid for the DNC chair, and I would urge everyone to read an excellent article written by Victoria DeFrancesco Soto over at NBC Latino:
She argues that Tom Perez is exactly the man the DNC needs now, because he appeals to Latino voters and minority voters because of his past relentless fight for civil rights, but also because he has a great appeal/ connection to the white working class because of his work as Secretary of Labor.
For everyone not really familiar with Tom Perez accomplishments as Secretary of Labor, I would recommend this article describing who Tom Perez is, and what he did standing up for workers’ rights, the 15 dollar minimum wage and overtime protection:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-tom-perez-what-dnc-needs-now-n697746
#TeamPerez!
https://twitter.com/TomPerez/status/822520495853572096
February 5, 2017
Zimbabwe was brilliant!!!
Who is "David" suppose to be?
Thank you, Garion.. been waiting for This!
Zimbabwe was brilliant!!!
Who is "David" suppose to be?
February 5, 2017
It shouldn't be surprising.. but it seemed almost too good to be true! But it was!
And the FASCIST LIARS Followed up with the Deportation Shock event.. and More People across the country and the world came out to Protest trump.
It bothers them because they want to make it a felony to protest the fucking fuhrer.
https://twitter.com/matthaig1/status/827565298085744641
Like a Hillary supporter tweeted after the Women's March..
"It's the first good day we've had since the election"..It shouldn't be surprising.. but it seemed almost too good to be true! But it was!
And the FASCIST LIARS Followed up with the Deportation Shock event.. and More People across the country and the world came out to Protest trump.
It bothers them because they want to make it a felony to protest the fucking fuhrer.
https://twitter.com/matthaig1/status/827565298085744641
February 5, 2017
Thank you, disalitervisum.. and welcome to DU.
I found it.. and was able to embed the tweet..
https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/674549525713920000Thank you, disalitervisum.. and welcome to DU.
February 4, 2017
Chelsea shot conjob down with one gracious tweet! prissy kac can't handle the truth
https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/827518183934394370
February 4, 2017
Because of the gd brainwashing that's permeated our country.. the
trump fuckers think he's actually going to help them. They are going to be in for a Shock.
I think it's hit some of them already.
The m$m gave the fucked up orange monster Billion$$$$$ of bucks of free air time.. normalizing him.. and reported negatively on Hillary.
Don't you know it was all about the fucking EMAILS.. or so fuckng comey bet his ass on.
Then there's the lying self absorbed ass, jill stein..
https://twitter.com/NormOrnstein/status/825831215601156096
they damn well will.. sitting on their millions while the Planet goes to shite and people go hungry and Immigrants banned from the US by "the bumbler" according the ever present idiot, jill stein
Dangerous#1 Dangerous#2 Dangerous#3 stein on trump & Hillary
https://twitter.com/yottapoint/status/825529303248941058
https://twitter.com/yottapoint/status/825529436191617025
https://twitter.com/yottapoint/status/825529869253623808
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