For months, critics and candidates have been publicly denouncing what they view as open favoritism of the Democratic National Committee (and particularly DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz) toward Hillary Clinton. Even DNC members have objected to the role of the DNC and the view that it is trying to guarantee that Clinton is the nominee. Despite fairly universal criticism of the favoritism showed Clinton (and opposition showed Sanders), Wasserman Shultz and DNC officials publicly denounced any such suggestions of working against Sanders. Now, with the Wikileaks postings, various emails prove that the DNC has been actively working to undermine Sanders and advance their chosen candidate of Hillary Clinton. What continues to shock me is the unblinking dishonesty of Washington. Absent this Wikileaks disclosure, officials would have continued to deny that they secretly undermined all challengers to Clinton. It is sheer mendacity of the power elite in this city that is so chilling.
WikiLeaks posted an email from Mark Paustenbach, the Democratic Party’s national press secretary and deputy communications director, to other staffers discussing how they could create an anti-Sanders narrative that portrays his campaign in disarray and not an acceptable option for voters.
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“Wondering if there’s a good Bernie narrative for a story, which is that Bernie never ever had his act together, that his campaign was a mess. . .“Specifically, DWS had to call Bernie directly in order to get the campaign to do things because they’d either ignored or forgotten to something critical. She had to call Bernie after the data breach to make his staff to respond to our concerns. Even then they didn’t get back to us, which is why we had to shut off their access in order to get them to finally let us know exactly how they snooped around HFA’s data.
“It’s not a DNC conspiracy, it’s because they never had their act together,” Paustenbach continued.
Other emails shows collusion with the Clinton campaign and even an effort to start an attack against Sanders on the basis of his religious beliefs. For example, a May 2016 message from DNC CFO Brad Marshall suggested that the party should “get someone to ask” Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders about his religious beliefs.
From:MARSHALL@dnc.org
To: MirandaL@dnc.org, PaustenbachM@dnc.org, DaceyA@dnc.org
Date: 2016-05-05 03:31
Subject: No shit
It might may no difference, but for KY and WVA can we get someone to ask his belief. Does he believe in a God. He had skated on saying he has a Jewish heritage. I think I read he is an atheist. This could make several points difference with my peeps. My Southern Baptist peeps would draw a big difference between a Jew and an atheist.
The email was sent to DNC Communications Director Luis Miranda and Deputy Communications Director Mark Paustenbach. It’s unclear who the “someone” in this message could be — though a member of the press seems like a safe bet. A request for comment sent to Marshall was not immediately returned.
So here you have not only a high ranking DNC official actively working to discredit Sanders (while the DNC is expressing shock over suggestions of favoritism) but suggesting a despicable attack based on his religious beliefs. The emails show both an campaign against Sanders and the falsity of statements made to the public.
A reply to Marshall’s email from DNC CEO Amy Dacey read only “AMEN.”
So it appears that religion runs deep among the DNC staff . . . at least when it comes to destroying Sanders and rigging the election for Clinton. The planned use of a candidate’s religious beliefs or agnostic views against him is a disgraceful and dishonorable act for any party. All of the officials planning such an attack (or staying silent with knowledge of such an attack) should be fired.
At a minimum, in my opinion, Wasserman Schultz should resign in light of these emails and the now reaffirmed allegations of bias at the DNC. Furthermore, these officials should be immediately held accountable if the DNC wishes to regain any semblance of being an honest broker for democratic voters.
What do you think?
Thanks Autumn.
Here is one of the few effective ideas I’ve seen. It’s from the group called: World Can’t Wait.
“War crimes are being carried out in your name, and we refuse complicity. “There is not going to be some savior from the Democratic Party,” we declared in the original call to stop the crimes of U.S. government. The whole idea of putting our hopes and energies into “leaders” who compete to oversee the most brutal empire in history is proving every day to be a disaster.
In case you needed another reason to join us in protesting the war party during the DNC the murder by U.S. airstrike of entire families is just that. On Tuesday, while the RNC spewed hate in the name of “law and order,” up to 95 civilians (including young children) were killed in Manbij in northern Syria. When the so-called “lesser evil”is a war criminal whose party is bombing whole nations, killing civilians with impunity you have have to be in the streets exposing and opposing it. All of this shows how illegitimate this set up is.
Mass resistance independent of the electoral process is urgently needed!”
It’s obvious that publicly shaming the liars in DC is having no effect on their behavior. We citizens and voters need a fast and sure solution. The larger barrier is finding a legal solution. We readers can think of a wide range of fanciful and illegal solutions, I’m sure.
Everyone can search and read the emails right here. Type whatever you want into search box
https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/
Maybe most disturbing is the complete corruption of US Media by the DNC
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/07/22/wikileaks-democratic-national-committee-had-off-record-meeting-wall-street-journal/
WikiLeaks Emails: DNC Had Off-Record Meeting With Wall Street Journal, Leaked Doc from Sanders Campaign
BTW, Drudgereport has links to the emails as does Breitbart.
I don’t think Wikileaks likes Clinton and I am not sure that if I were Clinton I would allow Bernie to speak at the convention. He could go rogue.
@NickS
FWIW:
Re Twitter, Penelope got me to do something on #freemilo, and one thing led to another, and now I am over there under another name just #freemilo’ing like crazy, and doing art, and writing poems! It’s the principle of the thing!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Some of the repubs state that they need to put Cruz on “Cruize Control”. He thinks he is on the path to the ticket next time around. One thing the Trumpsters are going to do is deny Cruz a seat at a certain restaurant that they all like in DC. Well, they put a turd in the seat last time he ate there. For real.
Twitter, who banned Milo this week, are sabotaging the hashtags involving this Wikileak revelation so as to protect Lady Macbeth. The Dems made a HUGE mistake w/ Hillary. Or should I say a “Yuuge” mistake.
Autumn, You’re correct. I said Bernie “should” go w/ Johnson. Clinton would go after his wife if he ever did.
@Nick
Bernie would never go with Johnson – TPP for one as well as a call for more privatization.
@Jill
The Intercept has a good article. Will from LTMB put out a great post on how the MSM manipulates the news. You might try RT.com or other European or Australian news outlets – I daily go to other countries to find out what’s going on in my own damn country. Screw the MSM!
The Dems took some of the heaviest losses ever in US political history defending Bubba. They had controlled the House for 40 years until Bubba turned the WH into a brothel. Hillary will help usher in a 3rd party insurgency while again making the Dem party eat her feces. Wasserman-Schultz is one of the more despicable politicians I’ve seen in my lifetime. And, she’s dumber than a bag o’ hammers. Bernie should take back his endorsement and go w/ Johnson. Whether these Clintonista’s here will admit it or not, this just cost them a lot of Bernie supporters. SWM knows it.
@Darren
re: “We should expect that it will only get worse once she is in a position of power and nearly impossible to dislodge since the Democratic Party will continue to protect her regardless.”
We must unite to ensure that HRC does not get into the WH! The woman, along with the DNC is thoroughly depraved.
I am thinking if Jill Stein can’t get in we’ll survive 4 years of the Donald and work steadily to get Progressives in. Run Tulsi Gabbard for prez in 2020.
Why do you want Progressives? If Trump’s Presidency restores Capitalism, let’s stick with that. If Trump gets eight years, nobody known now will step in, too old. Just quit giving people money if they are capable of earning it. Those who earn get to keep more. We could cut the number of Federal employees in half. Be still my heart!
@Mary
Right on! You can also phonebank for Tim Canova along with sending donations.
@SWM
If a reporter at the Washington Post were to say that Trump wanted to kill white Christian babies, and drink their blood, it would not be long to you and the rest of the Democratic Party world would be echoing it. Because you Democrats, particularly the white college-educated ones, will fall for anything. Because you are more interested in appearances than reality.
Heil Hillary!
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k151/vivianc1968/macros/HitleryClinton.jpg
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
PS: And far as getting my comments deleted sometimes, yes I do! But at least I am out there on the frontiers of thought, going where few commenters dare to go! Not just sitting here dribbling out cheap political rhetoric!
STILL no E-mails stories Johnny boy?
Symptomatic of what’s wrong with politics in general and the DNC in particular. I cannot abide this woman.
Time for me to send another donation to her primary opponent, longshot though he may be. Mary Shepardson
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Squeeky, Trump does not want to kill white christian babies just the “others”. Your writings have been so homophobic and racist that they have been deleted here on a regular basis. Your defense of Trump is quite apropos.
As a librarian I can relate to you that some emails show that Pence and Rubio are going to team up in Florida to bring home some bacon for both the national ticket but the Florida repub players. Trump and Pence know that they have to have Florida. In North Carolina the Pence is going to promote McCrory and the bathroom issues and they will leave out bathroom tissues. Urinals in the womens’ rooms might be a solution. Stand Up and Be Counted is one campaign slogan being thrown about. That slogan might be in jest.