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Rep. Ellison formally announces run for DNC chair

j-mac said:
I am saying that the progressivism espoused by Hillary Clinton, Obama, and Ellison was just roundly rejected by the American people, so what is the Demo's answer? Put a more aggressive progressive in.....I say, keep going with that, and ignoring the people, and see how that works out for you....
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Color me cynical as hell, but I don't believe what politicians say when there is a record of their actions to judge by. Hillary and Barack may claim to be progressive, but their record speaks loudly and clearly that they are not progressives at all, but rather servants of the 1%, 2 people with a clear record defending the status quo as it existed when Barack took office. Like Trump will likely be, they are defenders of Wall Street and fascists.

Ellison, OTOH, has not demonstrated such tendencies. Yes, there is a short record of Ellison's in congress, and while I am not familiar with it in detail, my bet would be that his record shows him to be far more interested in the fate of the working man than either B or H.

Yes, many who voted for Trump are bigots and xenophobes and supporters of torture, but many are not. Many had a visceral dislike of Hillary, as I do. Though I did not vote for Trump. Many voted for Trump because they wanted to defeat Hillary. As this election has demonstrated, the American habit of "voting for the lesser of 2 evils" is still voting for evil.
 
Jack Hays said:
I've seen him on television. He is startlingly inarticulate. If he becomes the face/voice of the DNC they will continue to lose.
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zimmer said:
You think having a Nation of Islamer at the head of the DNC is a good thing?
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Anthony60 said:
I hope he gets it. Worked for Farrakhan, wants high taxes, kill US industry with the environmental BS. Should be a great help to Republicans.
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j-mac said:
Good idea. Elect a person ideologically bent on forcing what America just rejected...smart

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Erod said:
They sure are to women and homosexuals.
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SDET said:
Maybe he can hire Nicholas Maduro as an adviser once he's ousted from power.
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sanman said:
Since I happen to have the same skin color as these Mooslimz, I happen to know a lot of them - probably more than you do.

Where my dad was born, there's an old saying: "the new Muslim prays 5 times a day"

Keith Ellison, raised a Catholic, is a convert to Islam, and wants to protect Islam against its enemies. That fellow has a lot of zeal in his heart - the kind of zeal that comes from being a convert.
Ellison's district in Minnesota includes Minneapolis. He hasn't done anything useful for people there, so he preaches "social justice" to rally people around him. He gets political contributions from Muslims all over America.

Keith Ellison's Stealth Jihad :: Middle East Quarterly
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RetiredUSN said:
He's still a minority..............good luck with that!

For two years anyways.
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nota bene said:
Oh, stop. He's talking one person, Keith Ellison. :3oops:
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You are still deplorable.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
You are still deplorable.
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Someone must have struck a nerve. Clinton uses the term "deplorable", Castro uses "gusano". Being insulted by a socialist come mierda is a badge of honor.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
You are still deplorable.
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Coming from you, it's a compliment.

Thank You very much.
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For the record:

I hope Ellison becomes the DNC Chair.

It will illustrate the Demokrats, like their Corrupt News Networks, have not learned a thing.
 
TheGoverness said:
Not to me. I fit both of those, and I'm not the least bit afraid of Muslims. I'm more afraid of car crashes.
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In Houston, I'm sure that's true. What if you were walking the streets of Demascus?
 
RetiredUSN said:
The only reason he was picked is because he is a Muslim.

It is the DNC message.
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You have absolutely no idea why he was picked and you know it.
 
SMTA said:
You have absolutely no idea why he was picked and you know it.
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I believe the latter half of your statement to be incorrect. Give him the benefit of the doubt!
 
Erod said:
In Houston, I'm sure that's true. What if you were walking the streets of Demascus?
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So radicals in Syria mean that gay females should be afraid of Muslims in America? Gimme a break.
 
Erod said:
In Houston, I'm sure that's true. What if you were walking the streets of Demascus?
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She would probably be able to spell Damascus.
 
sanman said:
Not just a partisan and a Muslim - but a sectarian Muslim and a race-baiter.

He sees Asians like me as elites and oppressors, and he's openly hostile.

I strongly dislike this guy.
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Many Asians are Muslim.
 
OpportunityCost said:
While Ellison may be a good opposition choice, I believe he is the wrong direction for the DNC. The DNC seems to be moving further and further left and this election should have taught them to move the other direction. Time will tell, but if Ellison takes them further on the far progressive lean they have been on, it will prove to be a mistake.

The DNC should be working hard to re-establish its working class roots in the battleground states across the Midwest and NE. Just my opinion.
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There is a generational divide in concers. Middle aged people voted for Trump, and represent the working class who lost jobs to globalization. Younger generations are concerned with the economy and college debt, and are more open minded on social issues and racial equality. Both parties need to address more concerns than what they currently are.
 
Praxas said:
So radicals in Syria mean that gay females should be afraid of Muslims in America? Gimme a break.
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It's not radicals. Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by death. Many Muslim country allow for beating your wife, even in public.
 
zimmer said:
You think having a Nation of Islamer at the head of the DNC is a good thing?
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You think it a bad thing, why? Or do you believe that people elected and appointed should be required to pass a religious test?
 
zimmer said:
You think having a Nation of Islamer at the head of the DNC is a good thing?
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I think it's perfect. We just think Wasserman-Schultz and Brazile screwed the pooch. A Farakhan disciple at the helm? That's going to be a regular circus.
 
SheWolf said:
There is a generational divide in concers. Middle aged people voted for Trump, and represent the working class who lost jobs to globalization. Younger generations are concerned with the economy and college debt, and are more open minded on social issues and racial equality. Both parties need to address more concerns than what they currently are.
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The country, in general, expressed little interest in moving further to the left. Moving further left will alienate more voters imo.
 
OpportunityCost said:
The country, in general, expressed little interest in moving further to the left. Moving further left will alienate more voters imo.
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You're not listening to all the voters. The country is divided and Trump is unfavorable.
 
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