Las Vegas Disgrace

[kpete]

Las Vegas Disgrace
by LV Pol Girl
Fri Nov 16, 2007 at 09:06:55 AM PST

I am so disappointed with the Democratic Party of Nevada. These folks are not Democrats, they're Hillary supporters. The audience was an embarrassment and I am ashamed to be from this city. No wonder we elect mob lawyers for Mayor.

The audience was basically divided into two sections. One side was UNLV, the well behaved section and the other section was the Hillary (oops, I meant the DNC) section. The DNC section is where I was seated and it was filled with Hillary supporters. The guy next to me said he was for Edwards and lied, because the only person he cheered for was Hillary. Loud, obnoxious, women were sitting behind me that talked throughout the debate and sneered "trial lawyer" every time Edwards spoke and called Obama "arrogant". I wanted to turn around and tell them that I guess they didn't have the nerve to call him "uppity".

The Democratic Party in this State is controlled by two people, Rory Reid, who was its past Chairman and Dina Titus, who ran for Governor in '06. The same Dina Titus that lost to the most incompetent politician in Nevada politics, in a year that the Democrats swept into office. This State's Party is in disarray and the '06 election is proof enough for everyone paying attention. All the people seated around me were given tickets by the Party and the ones I talked with said that they worked in Dina Titus' campaign for Governor. Rory Reid and Dina Titus are Hillary's biggest backers in this State and will use their control over this Party to win the caucus for her.

The audience that were around me behaved like they were at a boxing match at Caesar's Palace, cheering for Hillary and booing her two closest opponents, John Edwards and Barack Obama. Real Democrats don't boo Democrats. Obama and Edwards looked like they backed off and just sat this one out, since they were not allowed to contrast themselves against Hillary. The audience members weren't informed, sophisticated Democrats, who could make their own decisions. They were followers who want to be in the lead. Our lousy Party leaders in this State, who could not win an election that the Democrats dominated in '06, are leading them.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/11/16/32040/765

[Mythsaje]

1. It's not hard to see how the game is being played.

And it'll be the average American who loses. Again.

[Swamp Rat]

2. I've run across some of them are here too.

:D

[MadBadger]

3. There should never be booing at a debate

Like Bill Maher said, the audience is there not to respond, but to listen. I like the way MSNBC keeps control of their debates. There is no talking/Booing/applause at all.

[fed-up]

4. and Hilary used them for the photo op of signing autographs at end of debate (staged!!!) nt

[emilyg]

6. so what?

[underpants]

5. Well what about Kos's moderator???