It's Official: Obama says NO PROTESTS!

[Sundoggy]

From the diaries at DKos today, OFFICIAL word that Obama does NOT want anyone showing up to protest at the rules committee hearing.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/28/0406/84066/829/523961

Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) campaign is urging its supporters not to demonstrate at Saturday’s highly anticipated Democratic National Committee (DNC) meeting on how to handle the delegates of Florida and Michigan.

In an internal campaign e-mail obtained by The Hill, the Obama campaign states, "We look forward to the meeting proceeding smoothly — and we’re asking our supporters not to show up to demonstrate, passionately as they feel about this campaign."

'Nuff said. One side thinks a display of rabid protesters is a good thing, one knows it's obviously a bad thing. Do the math.

[Max_powers94]

1. Good move..Let the hillary-bots look silly

[Aloha Spirit]

2. Ha, I had forgotten that Clinton encouraged her supporters to go to the meeting and stir things up.

[IsItJustMe]

7. I am sure the SD's will appreciate the hassel they in for because of Hillary.

[PoliticalAmazon]

13. I think the SDs & Comm. will give in to Hillary because of their large...

presence there. It's just how people in public policy react. I see it literally every day of my working life.

Yes, they will think they are idiots BUT they will be intimidated by the loud, angry turnout.

Remember what happened in 2000 with the GOP congressional aides who protested outside the vote count? They knew the protesters were wrong, but they stopped the vote count anyway.

This is a strategical blunder, IMO, on Obama's part.

[Bicoastal]

20. Wait, I thought the Hillary Team was playing the role of the angry disenfranchised Democrats...

...not the bullying, manipulative Republicans.

Who's in charge of this 2000 Election Reenactment, anyway?

[PoliticalAmazon]

28. "Who's in charge of this 2000 Election Reenactment, anyway?"...

Not me. If I was in charge there would be at least one big Busby Berkeley production number.

[Overseas]

3. But the Clintons want it to look ugly. Gotta tarnish the DNC. //nt

[WeDidIt]

4. SWISH!

Nothing but Class

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

12. "Toe behind the line!"

Included for recreational purposes.

[IsItJustMe]

5. Indeed, a class act. Wish other politicians would follow his lead.

[cui bono]

6. Good. It seemed inappropriate to protest to me.

Let's see what the committee decides.

Plus, we know that the Pots and Pans will be carrying signs that make no sense, since Hillary makes no sense on this issue. Let's leave the theater of the absurd to them.

[Heather MC]

23. his website does encourage...

Writing the DNC

VA:mail/call DNC Chair Gov. Howard Dean (Organizing)
It's that time again to speak out...Do you think Sen. Clinton's campaign tactics and rogue comments on DNC policy are unacceptably divisive?

Take a minute to Email/call DNC Chair Gov. Howard Dean NOW and tell him why he needs to step in rebuke Sen. Clinton and mandate ethical conduct for this campaign.

Please be respectful and illustrate what it means to be ethical no cursing or slander please.

Remember we are representing a movement of Hope.


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It's listed in the Events section, I think anyone can post an event this is not Obama directed

[papau]

?Give me a break - after a dozen "good guy Obama/smear artist David" this"no protests" is also a con

[Sundoggy]

9. Do you write bumper stickers for a living?

Don't get me wrong. I would be absolutely shocked if any of you trolls showed ANY class. Thanks for constantly making the distinction clearer and clearer.

[Spazito]

14. LOL, I sure hope not.....

otherwise I might have to start a charity for the poster to cover the lack of income!

[southern_belle]

15. ha

:rofl:

[Kittycat]

16. Are you upset that the pot & pan Klan will look like a bunch of crazed fools protesting their own

party who are just trying to see that the rules both candidates agreed to are upheld?

[Sundoggy]

8. And this insulates him in case...

...freelancers show up. They will be doing it against his express wishes.

[AZBlue]

10. He is such a class act.

K&R to make sure all Obama supporters get the word.

[anonymous171]

11. A counter protest would just play into the pot bangers' victimhood complex.

Good call by Obama.

[TBF]

17. Exactly. He's above this and so are we. No protests. Let them eat their oranges

or whatever the heck they want to do. They're going to look like buffoons.

[FrenchieCat]

18. Hillary supporters protesting by their lonesome selves will only make

their candidate look desperate, which is an accurate picture.

[tridim]

24. Unless the MSM decides to spin it

"The Clinton supporters obviously have more heart than lazy Obama supporters who didn't even bother to show up."

I sincerely hope the Clinton supporters listen to Obama's request too.

[AllentownJake]

26. one email

and Obama could counter that in the next weekend if needed.

[WilliamPitt]

19. What is there to protest?

We signed off on the rules and got fucvked by that decision. Boo us.

?

[Lucky 13]

21. Rules are sexist and part of the vast biwingual conspiracy.

[WilliamPitt]

22. Ah.

OK.

Pardon me. I'll just nip off and feed my nuts into the blender.

Solidarity, yo.

;)

*fleeing*

[Barb in Atl]

25. Good call...

I suspect that the Rules committee will seat all the MI & FL delegates as is and Obama will still have the nomination.

Placate Hillary and her supporters, move the party forward. Everybody wins.

(So long as the next DNC chair maps out a strategy for the next primary that includes rotating different states to be front and center and gets all the states to sign off on it so that this insanity doesn't happen again.)

Evem better? Rules committee meeting lasts all of 45 minutes.

[Bensthename]

27. Obama knows he is the nominee and there is no use in waisted energy by his supporters.

Good call O..

[WillyT]

29. K & R !!!

:kick:

[dansolo]

30. I hope they at least have a few silent observers

I wouldn't put it past Hillary supporters to dress up some provocateurs in Obama garb to try and disrupt things.

[slinkerwink]

31. thanks for linking to my Dkos diary!

[barack the house]

32. Barack is totally right on this one protests won't help. Just negotiation.

[JoFerret]

33. Ooooh . Follow the leader. Do what you are told

Fall in line.

[Swamp Rat]

34. Obey

:D