Comments on: The Democratic Incumbency Protection Racket http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:28:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Lance Mannion http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-153515 Lance Mannion Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:14:10 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-153515 <p><strong>Appeasing the Quisling from Connecticut</strong></p> <p>Maha Barbara: IMO the commenter quoted above exemplifies the “let’s-keep-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot” faction of progressivism. Consider: We are up against a big, well-funded, and well-organized extremist right-wing faction that has taken over…</p> Appeasing the Quisling from Connecticut

Maha Barbara: IMO the commenter quoted above exemplifies the “let’s-keep-shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot” faction of progressivism. Consider: We are up against a big, well-funded, and well-organized extremist right-wing faction that has taken over…

]]> By: JoeMustGo CT http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-152330 JoeMustGo CT Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:52:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-152330 <p>Pleased to find this post. As I blogged recently here in Connecticut, I say let’s go to <a href="http://www.dscc.org">www.dscc.org</a> and their blog <a href="http://www.fromtheroots.org">www.fromtheroots.org</a> and request they add Ned Lamont to their Connecticut page. Dodd? Dodd does not run for another two years (or 4). The page makes Lieberman look like the nominee, which he is not! </p> <p>Flood the <strike>D</strike>ISCC with messages… GIVE NED LAMONT THE VISIBILITY AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HE IS FAIRLY DUE! </p> <p>Most importantly, and I wrote this on their solicitation and returned it to their true address, not the reply envelope address: NONE OF MY MONEY FOR THE DSCC WHILE DEM INCUMBENTS ARE PREFERENCED OVER CHALLENGERS!</p> Pleased to find this post. As I blogged recently here in Connecticut, I say let’s go to http://www.dscc.org and their blog http://www.fromtheroots.org and request they add Ned Lamont to their Connecticut page. Dodd? Dodd does not run for another two years (or 4). The page makes Lieberman look like the nominee, which he is not!

Flood the DISCC with messages… GIVE NED LAMONT THE VISIBILITY AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITY HE IS FAIRLY DUE!

Most importantly, and I wrote this on their solicitation and returned it to their true address, not the reply envelope address: NONE OF MY MONEY FOR THE DSCC WHILE DEM INCUMBENTS ARE PREFERENCED OVER CHALLENGERS!

]]> By: Mary S http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-144282 Mary S Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:46:32 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-144282 <p>Re Chuck and Lieberman (and Boxer)<br /> Oh God!The Dems are doing the same thing as the Rethugs.If you do not like the laws just arbitrarily change them.You have to be from<br /> Brooklyn to understand why Schumer and Boxer support Holy Joe. The war is about OIL-acronym- (oil,Israel and land bases) Georgie is for the war and oil.Holy Joe is for Israel. Therefore Holy Joe supports Georgie and B’klyns<br /> Barbara and Chuckie support Holy Joe.Valid syllogism? Joe did not do much for us in Fla. in 2000 , did he?</p> <p>.</p> Re Chuck and Lieberman (and Boxer)
Oh God!The Dems are doing the same thing as the Rethugs.If you do not like the laws just arbitrarily change them.You have to be from
Brooklyn to understand why Schumer and Boxer support Holy Joe. The war is about OIL-acronym- (oil,Israel and land bases) Georgie is for the war and oil.Holy Joe is for Israel. Therefore Holy Joe supports Georgie and B’klyns
Barbara and Chuckie support Holy Joe.Valid syllogism? Joe did not do much for us in Fla. in 2000 , did he?

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]]> By: 4&20 blackbirds » Blog Archive » Links… http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143762 4&20 blackbirds » Blog Archive » Links… Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:26:09 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143762 <p>[…] Lieberman plummets in the polls. Then he threatens to run as an independent if he loses the primary. Then Chuck Schumer says the DSCC might support him anyway. Then Digby drills Schumer and Lieberman. Then Jane at Firedoglake drills the pair and finds humor in Schumer taking credit for Tester’s win: “I myself am rather happy that the Mavericks are doing well against the Heat , but I’m also aware that I had about as much to do with that as Schumer had to do with Tester’s victory.” […]</p> […] Lieberman plummets in the polls. Then he threatens to run as an independent if he loses the primary. Then Chuck Schumer says the DSCC might support him anyway. Then Digby drills Schumer and Lieberman. Then Jane at Firedoglake drills the pair and finds humor in Schumer taking credit for Tester’s win: “I myself am rather happy that the Mavericks are doing well against the Heat , but I’m also aware that I had about as much to do with that as Schumer had to do with Tester’s victory.” […]

]]> By: Petro http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143739 Petro Thu, 15 Jun 2006 18:16:20 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143739 <p><i>…Mavericks are doing well against the Heat…</i></p> <p>Good metaphor for what’s going on with the DSCC…</p> …Mavericks are doing well against the Heat…

Good metaphor for what’s going on with the DSCC…

]]> By: The Lieberman Problem at The Politburo Diktat http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143468 The Lieberman Problem at The Politburo Diktat Thu, 15 Jun 2006 16:21:30 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143468 <p>[…] Liardogfake: The Democratic Incumbency Protection Racket So Chuck Schumer, head of the Democratic Incumbent Senatorial Campaign Committee sees no problem in supporting a Holy Joe “Cut-and-Run 2006″ independent candidacy over dedicated Democrat Ned Lamont. […]</p> […] Liardogfake: The Democratic Incumbency Protection Racket So Chuck Schumer, head of the Democratic Incumbent Senatorial Campaign Committee sees no problem in supporting a Holy Joe “Cut-and-Run 2006″ independent candidacy over dedicated Democrat Ned Lamont. […]

]]> By: Praedor Atrebates http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143356 Praedor Atrebates Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:03:08 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143356 <p>I quit giving money to the Dem party apparatus immediately after the Alito Cave-in. I also quit giving money to NARAL, Emily’s List, and Planned Parenthood - each of the national offices <i>continued</i> to support Dems and Rethugs (Chafee and Snowe) after they voted FOR Alito. Since then, the Dems have just piled more shit on the pile. Money well saved.</p> <p>I ONLY give money to ActBlue, MoveOn, and the like, and give money to <i>individual</i> candidates. I suggest you all do the same. I also suggest those of you who believe that you should reward bad behavior by giving money (to the DSCC, DCCC, etc) demand a refund if Joe gets support as an Indie. Hell, they shouldn’t be giving him ANY support until the primary sorts things out, and then ONLY give support to the rightfully elected State Representative. THAT is the job of the DSCC, etc. It is NOT to choose candidates FOR Dems to vote for, but is only to support the candidates that state Dems voted for in a primary. End of story.</p> I quit giving money to the Dem party apparatus immediately after the Alito Cave-in. I also quit giving money to NARAL, Emily’s List, and Planned Parenthood – each of the national offices continued to support Dems and Rethugs (Chafee and Snowe) after they voted FOR Alito. Since then, the Dems have just piled more shit on the pile. Money well saved.

I ONLY give money to ActBlue, MoveOn, and the like, and give money to individual candidates. I suggest you all do the same. I also suggest those of you who believe that you should reward bad behavior by giving money (to the DSCC, DCCC, etc) demand a refund if Joe gets support as an Indie. Hell, they shouldn’t be giving him ANY support until the primary sorts things out, and then ONLY give support to the rightfully elected State Representative. THAT is the job of the DSCC, etc. It is NOT to choose candidates FOR Dems to vote for, but is only to support the candidates that state Dems voted for in a primary. End of story.

]]> By: Frank http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143238 Frank Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:16:27 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143238 <p>Schummer and Reid screwed up in Ohio…Now they are screwing up in Connecticut..The dems are dumb to have these yahoos in leadership positions in the party.</p> Schummer and Reid screwed up in Ohio…Now they are screwing up in Connecticut..The dems are dumb to have these yahoos in leadership positions in the party.

]]> By: cynic http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143060 cynic Thu, 15 Jun 2006 05:15:49 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-143060 <p>Well, I give some money, not a lot, but this year, partly because I was so mad at DiFi and Barbara, I thought about the whole thing and split my political money between Firedog Lake and Coleen Rowley, who is in Minnesota, and not even in my district, but I think that woman has a set of brass balls….er….well, you know what I mean.</p> Well, I give some money, not a lot, but this year, partly because I was so mad at DiFi and Barbara, I thought about the whole thing and split my political money between Firedog Lake and Coleen Rowley, who is in Minnesota, and not even in my district, but I think that woman has a set of brass balls….er….well, you know what I mean.

]]> By: egregious http://firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-142977 egregious Thu, 15 Jun 2006 04:15:32 +0000 http://www.firedoglake.com/2006/06/14/the-democratic-incumbency-protection-racket/#comment-142977 <p>lhp you might have what the author of seabiscuit had. A friend of mine here had it, needed antibiotics over a looong period of time but finally conquered it. Keep us posted.</p> lhp you might have what the author of seabiscuit had. A friend of mine here had it, needed antibiotics over a looong period of time but finally conquered it. Keep us posted.

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