Donna Brazille Just Declared The Race Over On CNN

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I want to be fair because I don't have the transcript but she cited all eight candidates by name and said they seriously need to ask themselves if they can go the distance with Howard Dean......

I was going to make an editorial comment but I won't....


Happy Holidays,

Brian

[Patriot_Spear]

1. I wouldn't go that far...

But this is clearly a 'fourth quarter and 4th down' situation for the other candidates.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. I Handicapped The Race In Another Thread.....

Dean 1 to 2

Gep 3 to 1

Clark 5 to 1

Edwards 10 to 1

Kerry 12 to 1

Lieberman 15 to 1


The odds on the others are so high to be prohibitively off the board.....

[bryant69]

2. Well you know what they say

It's not over till Donna Brazille sings.

Oh wait a second, nobody says that. I just made it up. So maybe there's still hope for the other candidates.

Bryant
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[HFishbine]

29. Har!

That funny!

[hlthe2b]

38. Brazille has said herself that she is good friends with Rove...

and calls/lunches with him often. So NOW WHY WOULD WE LISTEN TO ANYTING SHE SAYS?????????????!


(perhaps some think she might be picking up on repug strategy by doing so... SOrry, but I can't imagine a scenario where Donna would outsmart Rove... Just not gonna happen)

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. I haven't seen her on the air for a long time

and she chooses TODAY to come out and say that. Un-fucking-believable. I thought she was a Democrat? I thought we had Primary elections for a reason. I'm so glad that she has chosen for "we the people." :grr:

[Cooley Hurd]

6. She's on CNN every morning...

...usually debating people like Cliff May and Jonah Goldberg. But she's DLC so she hasn't been to complimentary towards Dean.

[tinanator]

20. DNC?

do you mean DLC?

[Cooley Hurd]

30. Whoops! Yep, that's what I meant...

I'm stoned on Vicadin...

[in_cog_ni_to]

44. That explains why I haven't seen her.

I watch CNN only when I have to.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. I Want To Be Fair... That's How I Heard It....

That was the tenor of her remarks....

Remember on the SATS when you had to read a passage and decipher the author's intent.....

That was her intent....

[mandyky]

16. Donna is on CNN weekly if not

more often. Inside Politics faces her of with Bey Buchanan at least weekly.

[Nazgul35]

31. where did you get the idea that the primaries...

were a democratic process?!

If it were, the elections wouldn't be over every time after only 1/3rd of the primaries are held....

If it were, the largest states would have more of a say in the selection....Cali, NY and Texas get screwed every time...

If it were, the money campaign would not weed out viable candidates who never get a chance to show us what they got....

If it were, groups like the CDC, NEA and labor unions wouldn't be able to endorse and sway the public's opinion....

This sounds alot like sour grapes and nothing like concern for the democratic process....because the things I listed have a bigger impact on how democratic the process is than Al Gore....

Me thinks you doth protest too much....

[Donna Zen]

48. She's Karl's friend

Talks to Rove daily.

Doing just what the White House ordered.

[tinanator]

4. if that isnt the worlds biggest red flag

When was the last time anyone thought Brazile was on our side?

[Stuckinthebush]

8. She was Gore's campaign manager

She has very good Dem credentials.

[tinanator]

18. no she doesnt

You might want to review her actual history. She's top choice whore, with plenty of right wing friends. She had little interest in Gores victory.

[Sallyrat]

39. AND GORE WON

AFTER BEING OUTSPENT, LIED ABOUT, AND ALL THAT, HE STILL WON THE VOTE!!!!!!

[BJ]

7. It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings!

However, Dean, with Gore's endorsement, certainly is in the catbird seat at this time. And if he picks up Senator Tom Harkin's endorsement, as has been rumored, it's all over in Iowa, for Harkin is the Democratic Party in Iowa.

I'm sticking with Kucinich though as I want to get some of his positions in the state party platform.

[KittyWampus]

9. I Can Think Of One DU'er Who Slammed Brazille

basically declaring her a Rove plant... and same DU'er is an avid Dean supporter....

Wonder whether this will have any effect on either some people's opinion of Donna or Dean....

[eissa]

40. Her statement means nothing

And she IS a Rove plant. Not only that, she's on the board of the rw "Foundation for the Defense of Democracies" which sounds great, but is really a neo-con group dedicated to neo-con imperialism, consisting of such neo-cons as Charles Krauthammer, Eric Cantor, Richard Perle, Newt Gingrich and others. Eeeewwwwww! I have to go take a shower now!

And I pray to God Almighty that she doesn't even set foot inside Dean's campaign office.

[Guaranteed]

10. Clark CLEARLY still has a good chance.

Especially once the other candidates start dropping out.

AND, the more afraid Dems get, the more they'll support Clark. Clark definitely has some plays left in him- it AIN'T over.

[w13rd0]

21. "the more afraid Dems get"?...

...um, why do you want to scare Dems?

[bearfartinthewoods]

26. isn't that supposed to be 'the floggings will continue until

your attitude improves"?

[Bombtrack]

11. F her

one vote hasn't been cast, and he doesn't consistently lead any of the post Iowa and New Hampshire primaries in the polls

[DeepModem Mom]

13. Please, I'm not asking for flames, just asking a question....

Donna Brazile was the one person consistently quoted in all of the press reports after yesterday's Gore endorsement. Why her sudden visibility? Do you think she's signed on to organize for the Dean campaign?

[NashVegas]

27. I Sure Hope Not

and am saying that as someone who leans Dean.

[roguevalley]

28. I don't know but I saw and heard her and it put me through the roof.

The last time someone told us who was going to be the
winner, we got bush. She said the others should get out.
Thank you, Donna Brazille, mastermind of the Al Gore
debacle for making choice impossible on OUR side of the
aisle too.

I cannot believe how *&%$#@ this makes me. So, no one
is allowed a choice now because one person makes it for
us. Consider this. FIVE people made the last choice. Now
we're down to one person.

All the others are supposed to hang it up because Al
Gore gave his endorsement. Thank you, Al and Donna. I
had almost forgotten the misery of the last time
someone chose for me. Thanks for taking the burden off
my back.

[SEAburb]

45. the primary process is being hijacked by Dean and Gore

and it's bullshit.

[Don Claybrook]

14. I enjoyed watching Karl Rove's tool

She seemed to be going through the mechanics of saying positive things about Dean and Gore, but looking very uncomfortable with the whole thing. It was almost as if she could see her extinction flashing before her eyes and she was taking the opening steps required for self-preservation. I expect she'll have all the wrinkles smoothed out by this evening so she can recast herself as a populist.

It's good to see Howard Dean following through on his promise to scatter the cockroaches who have done their best to turn the Democratic Party into the Republican Party. It gives me great hope.

[DeepModem Mom]

15. So maybe she would like to sign on with Dean? nt

[Corgigal]

19. NO thanks

She did just wonders for Gore's election bid.

[Don Claybrook]

22. Maybe she'd like to sign on

And maybe David Duke or the "God Hates Fags" preacher or Chemical Freaking Ali would like to sign on with Dean. That, however, doesn't mean he'll accept them in his campaign.

[ecstatic]

23. Many on this board seem to be under the influence of Rove as well

Since when does Rove and Co. determine who is and who isn't an electable Democrat?

[mmonk]

17. People don't like to be told

their opinions and votes won't count. That's my assessment.

[ecstatic]

24. Will all Democrats who endorse Dean be slammed like Gore and Brazille? nt

[Blue-Jay]

25. Yeah, but what does Bobo Brazil think?

[DancingBear]

32. He'd probably Cocoa Butt her right in the noggin.

:)

[GoldenOldie]

33. Donna Brazille's declaration ???

I could never understand why Gore selected Donna Brazille to be his campaign manager. She had about as much enthusiasm for the Gore campaign as the pet rock my grandkids gave me for my garden. Anything she states about any of the democrat candidates should carry little weight as she is extremely unpassionate regarding the candidates or the Democrat Party.

[dreissig]

46. Why Gore Chose Donna

In choosing Donna Brazille as his campaign manager, Al Gore showed his lack of political talent. A president has to have good people around him; it's a necessary skill.

Gore was not personally interesting. Another campaign manager would have avoided having the election decided on personalities.

[leetrisck]

34. And Donna Brazille ran Al Gore's campaign

so why would we put any stock in what she says. I like Dean - don't care if Gore endorsed him or not, I like Clark, Kerry, Kucinich, etc.

[_NorCal_D_]

35. LOL

Of course! The supposed 'liberal' media blatantly declares Dean the winner before a single vote is cast. :eyes:

[janx]

36. I didn't hear her say that. Did she say that? Are you sure?

?

[Blue_Roses]

37. Donna Brazille is loyal ONLY to Donna Brazille

She is an opportunistic "crowd follower" and likes to be where she thinks the "action" will be. A year ago she was dissing Al Gore as one who she basically felt couldn't make a comeback to beat Bush. Her head has a spindle on it, 'cause it twists and turns like a weather vane.

She has NO credibility and as someone who worked a horrible campaign when Gore ran, she just needs to shut-up. She and Karl Rove are buddies and I don't trust her.

[beyurslf]

42. Everyone keeps saying DB is "friends" with Karl Rove.

Any proof? Links? Cites? Or slander because she didn't endorse your candidate?

[janx]

50. Slander. People are fickle.

There was some (probably RW) rumor that she had lunch with Rove once.

From there, the rumor spread...

[beyurslf]

43. Everyone keeps saying DB is "friends" with Karl Rove.

Any proof? Links? Cites? Or slander because she didn't endorse your candidate?

[DeepModem Mom]

51. This NYT story is a source for the Brazile/Rove friendship --

Again, please, not asking for flaming -- I just remember the article:


Two years ago, Donna Brazile, then Al Gore's campaign manager, was engaged in daily combat with Karl Rove, then George W. Bush's top campaign strategist.

Today, they chirpily exchange e-mail, chat on the phone and write letters, indulging in their shared zeal for the inner workings of politics.

"I like her a lot," said Mr. Rove, now ensconced in the West Wing as President Bush's chief political adviser.

Ms. Brazile, a committed Democrat who was the first black woman to manage a presidential campaign, has built similar relationships with other Republicans, like Grover Norquist, an influential conservative strategist. And her coziness with them comes as she is deeply frustrated with her own party for what she calls years of taking African-Americans for granted and for failing to organize for elections in a coherent way.

NYT, 2/21/03
http://members.cox.net/fweil/NYT030221.htm

[Terwilliger]

41. Here's a serious question: why is this DLC chiquita backing Dean now?

I seem to remember Brazile having negative things to say about Gore during the year too.

[Gringo]

47. Donna Brazile is a sold-out whore

I'm all for Dean, but I want him to win the primaries fair and square. Calling it for Dean at this point is premature and a disservice to the other fine candidates.

[KansDem]

49. I wouldn't worry about this. The Media has a track record...

of declaring races over prematurely. And being wrong.

[HuckleB]

52. Well, if she did, she's quite wrong.

The race is just beginning.

[BiggJawn]

53. Karl told her so during "pillow talk" last night.

C'mon, she has ADMITTED that she considers Grima Wormtongue to be a "good friend" who she talked to quite often during the last campaign.
WHY give ANYTHING she says any creedence?

Donna is a "New kind of Democrat", too.