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Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... in California and Florida."
The Obamas made similar statements in March, June and July.
-- The DNC also issued a statement:
"The Supreme Court of California today took a step forward in the long march toward protecting equal rights under the law for every American. This should not be a matter of politics or partisanship; it is a matter of protecting the rights and dignity of all American families."
In August, the Democratic Party Platform included this:
"We all have to do our part to lift up this ...
Me No Understand
Stones Cry Out —
Ok, Democrats. Explain this:
There’s more, so read the whole thing. Now consider this excerpt from the official Democrat party platform:
we oppose laws that require identification in order to vote or register to vote
That’s on page number 56 of the plaform document, at the linked site it is p. 58 of the total document because the first two pages are not numbered.
Makes no sense to me. Vote once, vote often, vote a zillion times. Let the foreign visitors ...
DNC’s Dean To Private Citizen Voters: ‘What’s In Your Wallet?’ - With Video
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... Dean’s admission that his party is using credit card data in elections is curious because a plank in the Democratic Party’s 2008 platform vows to regulate that very instrument through a “Credit Card Bill of Rights”: ...
No one’s talking about the Fairness Doctrine?
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... . They made it less explicit this year, but have this passage (page 23, emphasis mine): We will encourage diversity in the ownership of broadcast media, promote the development of new media outlets for expression of diverse viewpoints, and clarify the public interest obligations of broadcasters who occupy the nation’s spectrum. So what’s to worry about, right? Disregard the fact that Democratic leadership keeps talking about a reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, or that the party platform continues to threaten broadcasters with more oversight. Hey, if Markos ...
So how's that working out for ya?
Corrente —
Democratic Platform, 2008:
A great nation now demands that its leaders abandon the politics of partisan division and find creative solutions to promote the common good.
Really. Read more…
About the fascist Republican menace and the need to crush the Republican Party
Corrente —
Paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of the Democratic 2008 platform. read as follows:
A great nation now demands that its leaders abandon the politics of partisan division and find creative solutions to promote the common good. A people that prizes candor, accountability, and fairness insists that a government of the people must level with them and champion the interests of all American families. A land of historic resourcefulness has lost its patience with elected officials who have failed to lead.
It is time for a change. We can do better. ...
AFL-CIO Digs In Their Heels - Won't Support Health Care Bill Without Public Option
Crooks and Liars —
... Affordable, quality health care coverage for all Americans isn't just a Democratic talking point, it's an essential part of their official party platform. ...
A Public Option in the Democratic Platform?
Firedoglake —
... It was only a year ago, when Democrats approved the party's platform in Denver. In the space of 57 pages, the platform addressed all manner of issues before the country: energy, science, national security, education, etc. The platform laid out for the voters a clear statement of what the Democratic party stands for, and called on voters to make a choice between the GOP vision for the country and the Democratic vision for the country -- a choice ...
How many elections until they have consequences?
Political Animal —
... a "team player" when it comes to his party's legislative agenda, but voters already went to the polls. There was already an election. It just happened , 10 months ago. President Obama ran for the White House and his signature domestic policy initiative was health care reform. Voters approved -- he won the highest percentage of the popular vote of any candidate in 20 years, and the highest for a Democratic candidate in 44 years. Likewise, Democrats ran on a party platform that called for "affordable, quality health care coverage for all Americans." The platform called ...
