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Open Letter to Chairman Dean and the DNC
March 27th, 2008
[Edited to add: This was Faxed to Chairman Dean, House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid; before I posted it.]
Open Letter to Chairman Dean and the DNC
On Tuesday March 25, the Afrosphere Action Coalition and the Committee To Unite The Democratic Party embarked on a day of Blogging for Voter Justice, encouraging those who don’t want to see John McCain as our next president to sign our petition (www.petitiononline.com/ACUDP2/petition.html) and to let the Democratic National Committee know how they feel about this divisive campaign that is raging on despite the fact that the will of the majority of Democratic voters has been decided.
Three of our representatives have contacted the DNC for a response as to why they are letting this self-destructive catastrophe continue unabated; leaving phone messages for Chairman Dean and Communications Director Karen Finney. Likewise, any numbers of emails have been sent and have not been responded to; so we’ll speak to you via this letter and ask that Democratic Party leaders take decisive action and bring to a close this temper tantrum by Senator Clinton.
Please do not tell us that you are neutral and that you can do nothing. This is simply not true. Chairman Dean gets to appoint the credential committee. He can choose to appoint people that will unfairly seat the Florida and Michigan delegates, or appoint a committee that will stick to the DNC’s own rules, which Hillary agreed to. All of the superdelegates can come together and make a decision now that would render one campaign or the other pointless. Certainly Democrats cannot choose to wrench the nomination away from the popular vote winner; but if that’s what you will do, do it now and get it over with one way or the other.
Operation Chaos, as you must know, is an organized effort by the republicans to flood the democratic primaries with votes for Hillary Clinton to keep the Democratic slugfest going so that the apparent eventual winner, Barack Obama, will be so damaged by Hillary’s tactics that they then can finish him off in the fall.
These Operation Chaos voters are not the republicans switching over because they actually want to vote for a democrat in November, but are people intentionally trying to rig the nomination process, and will reregister as republican and vote for McCain in the fall.
All of the DNC members are superdelegates, so in the end they will cast a vote, therefore by definition they are not neutral when it comes down to it. They will each have to make a decision. They should make it now, and actually bother to lead their party, rather than just being head administrators.
You’re allowing Rush Limbaugh and republican crusaders to determine the outcome of the Democratic nomination process, while the bunch of you sit and twiddle your thumbs. Limbaugh is showing leadership within YOUR party, and you’re doing nothing! Operation Chaos proves that Senator Clinton’s vote totals are not representative of sincere votes; but are significantly enhanced by those looking to weaken the Democratic Party candidate, as to pounce on said candidate in the fall.
What the hell is the point of the Superdelegates, if not for this?
Barack Obama is an acceptable candidate both platform wise and elect-ability wise; he’s already secured the vote of the people (those who would actually vote democrat in November) and this continued underhanded, “kitchen sink”, “Tonya Harding Option” campaign does nothing but bloody the eventual nominee, and makes it increasingly likely, week by week, that McCain will be the next president of these United States.
Hillary Clinton is now even threatening the entire Democratic Party to a convention floor fight if they don’t give her, her way visa via Florida and Michigan delegates; she’s sent out her big money stooges to threaten Nancy Pelosi and the entire Democratic Caucus in congress; and has embarked on a campaign of intimidation of superdelegates such as sending out surrogate James Carville to send a shot across any wavering party officials bow with the “Judas” comments regarding Governor Richardson.
Chairman Dean, DNC Members, Congressional Party Leaders and other Superdelegates; when are you going to actually LEAD! What are you for if you’re just going to stand idly by as your party is ripped apart for a nomination that has already been decided anyway?
Are you that scared of the Clinton’s? Are Democrats really as spineless as their growing reputation? Is the party that in love with their former standard bearers that they can’t move on from the Clinton’s for the sake of the party; even if the Clinton’s are willing to destroy the party for their own personal ambition?
Chairman Dean and DNC, we urge you to act now! Hillary Clinton Must Concede or you all must put down her personal rebellion by coming together as superdelegates for the candidate who has already won.
D. Yobachi Boswell
Afrosphere Action Coalition, Lead Coordinator
lionrunner777@yahoo.com
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What a fighter she is. That’s the kind of person we need in the White House.
BJ, you’re an idiot and your selfish, shrill candidate is going down!
Bye, Bye Clintons!
I know this is an open letter to McCain - and I think that’s great. But did you think about actually sending it to him? I sent emails to him, Clinton, Obama, Fox News, CNN, and most of the other mainstream media outlets urging them all to do what’s right. Don’t know if it did anything - but CNN played the 9 minutes of the Wright video (I included a link to it in the emails) and now Fox News is talking about “context” - HA!! Now I’m sure that my personal email campaign was probably buried in cyberspace…but it sure did make me feel better:>)! SjP
“I know this is an open letter to McCain”
Hun? Maybe you typed the wrong name by accident. This is an open letter to Howard Dean and the Democratic National Committee, and to Democratic “leadershi” across the board in general.
And Yes, I faxed it to Chairman Dean, House Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid; before I posted it.
I will be emailing it to other Dem “leaders” over the next few days.
I think emailing is good, but hardcopy paper in their in their office will get more attention, that’s why I faxed it to the biggest wigs. But I can’t afford to fax to everyone at 2.49 a piece.
i dont trust dean
I don’t trust any of them. They’re all corrupt politicians.
Yep, I meant DNC…I was just on a roll and my fingers got ahead of me. Let me know if you need/want more help sending letters, emails, etc. SjP
Excellent and comprehensive letter. I see the mainstream media is picking up on this discussion. Perhaps more imporantly I see that the Gallop poll is showing Obama leading Clinton 50% - 42% today … which shows that Hillary has yet another reason to concede the race now…
peace, Wayne
Spj, I will take you up on that.
Thanks Villager.
I noticed heavy talk of “Obama supporters wanting Clinton to drop out” on the news today. I’m sure they’re not talking about just us, but we’ve contributed to the drumb beat.
I looked up that poll after reading your comment, here it is for others who want to read about it: www.gallup.com/poll/105814/Gallup-Daily-Obama-Back-Into-Lead-Democratic-Race.aspx
hope so…just let me know! SjP