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  •  That's right: NATIONAL committee (4.00 / 4)

    There needs to be a better DNC presence on the media, and IMO a push for a national primary in presidential elections.

    I'm going to see Dr. Dean next week at a fundraiser that I got invited to be friends far wealthier than I. Just supposing I got the chance to ask a question, what should it be?

    McCain is a Chode.

    by dnamj on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 12:22:24 PM PDT

    •  I would ask (4.00 / 5)

      When are you going to clean house over there at the DNC and get some trully masterful communicators to start getting the message out and take advantage of the numerous opportunities we have been missing in the the past five years?

      by inclusiveheart on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 12:49:39 PM PDT

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      •  Narrowing it down (4.00 / 3)

        Can you think of any golden opportunities that are are currently missing or are about to?

        Like: At what point will the DNC start calling for an exit strategy.

        When will accountability for military contractors become an issue?

        Will the DNC ever begin talking about Poverty again?

        I personally am on the "national presidential primary all on one day" bandwagon myself.

        McCain is a Chode.

        by dnamj on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 01:09:36 PM PDT

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    •  Ask him what the DNC is doing about (4.00 / 14)

      election fraud? As far as I'm concerned, if we don't fix that, we don't have a prayer.

      by joodleboodle on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 01:11:58 PM PDT

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    •  Please tell him (4.00 / 2)

      to get our guys on TV more.  That is the most important part!!! It is rediculous how everyone (politicians, anchors, pundits) just sit there and lie and lie and NO ONE calls them out on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      It's not easy being a Floridian

      by lawstudent922 on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 01:33:37 PM PDT

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    •  Ask Dean if he knows who Georgia10 is, (4.00 / 7)

      what she had to say, if he's hired yet, and if not, why not?

      "We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again." General Nathanael Greene, Continental Army, April, 1781.

      by faithnomore on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 01:51:06 PM PDT

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      •  I second that question! (none / 0)

        You go girl!

        by inclusiveheart on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 02:17:10 PM PDT

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        •  Hired? Hah! (none / 1)

          I went into DNC headquarters the other day and the place was as empty (and as depressing) as a bombed out Kmart in Grozny. Just walking around I could see why we lost the last campaign. The place needs a complete makeover. What staff existed seemed bored out of their minds. Take them to task!

          The Book of Revelation is not a foreign policy manual.

          by Dont Just Stand There on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 06:19:46 PM PDT

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          •  That bothers me (4.00 / 2)

            ...empty (and depressing) as a bombed out Kmart in Grozny.

            That is so sad.

            The DNC headquarters should be HUMMING with activity these days. I love to imagine the place staffed with 100% Kossacks--and then maybe something would actually start to happen!

            by MojoBombay on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 10:09:44 PM PDT

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            •  We Should Stage a Sit-In (none / 0)

              There.

              Where is this place, anyway? Oh, It's probably inside the beltway. That's a little hard to get to from Sunnyvale.

              Speaking of protests, we ought to stage a protest outside the TV offices in every city. That would be one way to get the message across. Instead of 100,000 people on The Mall we could have 100 people at 1000 TV and radio stations, newspaper buildings. Every reporter would have to cross a picket line to get to work. We could have a Truth In Media Oxymoron Protest day or something.

              Think, liberally.

              by Liberal Thinking on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:07:25 PM PDT

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              •  Or Maybe a "Work" In (none / 0)

                Instead of a "sit in" which sounds a little like what they are doing over there - maybe we should go over there and work just to get the energy level up.

                Let's start "Take a Constituent to Work" day at the DNC!

                Oh I don't want to beat them up - I just want them to act a little more inspired and be a little more inspiring.

                by inclusiveheart on Wed Apr 06, 2005 at 12:31:05 PM PDT

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    •  Well, the job description (none / 0)

      as far as I know reqired that Dean not be a spokesperson or set party policy.
      I love Dean but part of the reason I didn't want him here is his Truman-like straight talk and charisma will not be fully realized as chair.
      In fact this very day I was trying to think of a way to organize getting Dean to run in '08. It makes no sense to me that our most powerful Democrat who unlike most frames the debate, is out of the running to allow Clinton to run. As with Kerry, Clinton will go down.

      by psalongo on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 03:27:20 PM PDT

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      •  the job description is wrong (none / 0)

        There are reasons Dean was elected.  It was people wanted to see him be Dean.  If the whole point was someone who could master minimum competency than Mcaullife should have stayed.  The most powerful CEO's are not hired because they are wanted to fit within a tightly defined job description.  

        by dc 20005 on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 05:04:56 PM PDT

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      •  job description? (4.00 / 2)

        Well, the job description as far as I know reqired that Dean not be a spokesperson or set party policy.

        I have no idea how the DNC is organized or run, but is there really anything stopping Dean from tossing this job description you invoke out the window?  

        I mean, part of the problem with the party (evidently) is an abject failure to inspire even its own supporters.  One reason for this is clearly a moribund deference to patently ineffectual ways of doing business.

        Job descriptions get us people like Kerry.  We need prophets who will set the joint on fire, not hacks who fall in line.  

        ...But Achilles, weeping, sat down at a distance far from his companions, beside the whitening waves, his eyes fixed upon the boundless sea.

        by weeping for brunnhilde on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 05:14:56 PM PDT

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      •  I shared your worries, (none / 0)

        besides I would give my left hypothetical nut to see him run again. However, he is building the base on the one hand, while increasing the number of Deaniacs on the other. Why? Because it is his charisma and ass kicking truth telling that hooks folks in the first place.

        If we win big in '06 under Howard's leadership, don't you think his now widely expanded base will clamor for him? And if the people really demand it, he will have to cave - as he is all about empowering us. I seem to remember that he wasn't that into being chair in the first place until he heard that his base really wanted it via conference calls.

        by PLS on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 05:53:53 PM PDT

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      •  That's why Dean is there (none / 0)

        What you are complaining about is exactly why I wanted Dean in his current spot.  The DNC needs a shakeup, and he's just the man for the job.  I'm willing to give him some time to get a firm grasp of how the DNC currently operates, and then decide what changes to make.  That's what any good manager would do.. I suppose he could go in with both barrels blazing, but he'd likely do more harm than good.

        And on your other topic, I think Hillary is far more formidable than you do.  She's a terrific campaigner, and she's smarter than any of the guys the repugs can send up in 2008.  And most important, she's already been through 50 kinds of hell, so she isn't afraid of them, and is more than willing to fight.

        "The job of the newspaper is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." Finley Peter Dunne

        by Jack109 on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 06:36:05 PM PDT

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        •  But I Won't Vote for Hillary (4.00 / 3)

          until she decides to be a liberal. Which is, I suspect, never.

          I'm afraid I associate Hillary with Bill, which I associate with drifting to the right in order to win the Presidency. To me that's a losing strategy for the Democratic Party and how we got into the pickle that represents the green walls around us.

          OTOH, if she'd voted to decertify the Ohio vote or did something now that showed that she understood where the Democratic Party should be then I might reconsider. It would have to be a fairly radical change and one that showed a true change of heart. Otherwise, she's just another centrist to me.

          Think, liberally.

          by Liberal Thinking on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 11:14:46 PM PDT

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    •  Say... (none / 0)

      When you were elected, us on the left, who have been the most loyal base and supported the Democratic Party and YOUR campaign financially and with alot of time, expected now we would have a party that truly would battle Bush. Rather, we have seen little if any media change, and it seems "the same ol' DNC". Why is this? We need a change now.! Tell him that

      by weathercoins on Tue Apr 05, 2005 at 04:51:44 PM PDT

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    •  Print out this thread (none / 0)

      put it in an envelope, and give it to him.

      Tarheel born, tarheel bred! And when I die, I'll be tarheel dead.

      by NCYellowDog on Wed Apr 06, 2005 at 06:34:18 AM PDT

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