Donna Brazile: "Gore right to criticize Penelas"

[madfloridian]

http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/10/State/Ex_adviser__Gore_righ.shtml

SNIP.."TAMPA - Many prominent Democrats came to the defense of Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas this week after the U.S. Senate candidate was criticized by Al Gore for failing to be supportive enough during the 2000 presidential election.

But Gore's former campaign manager sided with the former vice president Wednesday.

"Gore was absolutely right," Donna Brazile said. "I don't know why it took him so long to say it, but I'm sure after years of thinking about the people who stood with him in trying to help America vote and those who stood against him, it was time that Al Gore called the roll."

SNIP..."The typically blunt Brazile made no apologies for weighing in on the Miami-Dade mayor: "I didn't come down here to get involved in the Democratic primary. I wish him well. I hope he doesn't have a Penelas in his life the way Al Gore did in his."

All this happened when Penelas was thinking of becoming a Republican, as so many of our Democrats here have. In our county alone, we have almost no Democrats in office....they all became Republican when it benefitted them.

[tom_paine]

1. Wow! You don't often see Donna Brazile take a fighting stand like that!

I like it.

Of course, I secretly wonder if Uncle Karl asked/told her to say that.

God, I hate the many Soviet Dilemnas which we are weighed down with in Imperial Amerika.

[madfloridian]

4. I think Donna respects Rove like Dean respects Gingrich and Reed.

Which is respect for their organizing their grassroots. Dean is patterning his group after their tactics, and he only respects them for their organizing skills.

[tom_paine]

5. You're probably right, but it's the not knowing and disinformation

and general corruption of current Imperial Amerika that makes one ask the question.

You ARE probably right though, make no mistake.

[k in IA]

2. She has been feistier since she has been on her book tour.

She had an awesome slam on the RR Admin during the book expo last weekend.

[madfloridian]

7. She really has been more outspoken.

Pretty powerful on AAR the other night.

[Cheswick2.0]

3. I am no huge fan of Donna's however she is right in this case

Why shouldn't Gore call the role? Penelas played a game, thought of becoming a repug, acted like one because of a deal he made with them and now he is getting called on it.

[madfloridian]

6. She was on The Daily Show, and she was passionate.

I don't recall her being this way.