The Hill: Tomorrow the Democratic National Committee (DNC) will have to choose the direction of the Democratic Party, as well as its likely composition. It will be among the most important choices the DNC has ever had to make.
There has been powerful push from the hard-left of the Democratic Party, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), to elect Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) chairman. If he is elected, I will quit the party after 60 years of loyal association and voting. I will become an independent, continuing to vote for the best candidates, most of whom, I assume, will still be Democrats. But I will not contribute to the DNC or support it as an institution.
My loyalty to my country and my principles and my heritage exceeds any loyalty to my party. I will urge other like-minded people — centrist liberals — to follow my lead and quit the Democratic Party if Ellison is elected chairman. We will not be leaving the Democratic Party we have long supported. The Democratic Party will be leaving us!
Let me explain the reasons for this difficult decision.
Divided and Conquered.
Huh!
I wonder why?
Dershowitz is no fool, and must realize that the so-called “Demoncrats” have been little more than Bolsheviks for some decades. Ellison is the culmination of their Anti-American/National Socialist/Totalitarian/Bolshevik outlook, and Mr. Dershowitz would do well to re-establish a truly “Democratic” political party separate and distinct from the current abomination. But preening and posturing seems to be the order of the day – if Hollyweird is an indication.
izlamo delenda est …
Comments like that could get disillusioned democrats beheaded and/or raped by Elison’s brotherhood. New direction of the demo party is moving towards the savages of fake peace and goat sex.
It doesn’t really matter to us, either is a lousy choice. But Ellison’s optics will be really entertaining.
It came to me most unambiguously, yesterday, while listening to Wayne LaPierre’s (sp?) speech at CPAC. It was an excellent speech in case any of you missed it. The reason conservatives are often indifferent or dispassionate about capitol “P”, Party, is because we innately understand that the individual — not merely the physical nation in which we live — is sovereign. It took a second for me to grok that plain truth and its myriad implications. But having done so, it explains so much the mystery of why conservatives are so bad at mounting messy, noisy exhibitions. Even when we do gather together to oppose injustice, we maintain our natural decorum because we do not hide behind either physical anonymity (Guy Fawks masks, bandanas) nor do we hide behind the anonymity of central planning (Geo. Soros’ and union-paid casting calls). And, most importantly, we don’t hide behind an alternate reality, so essential to the Left’s life blood. Although it may not be easy to articulate, a conservative understands at the core of his being that he doesn’t need the safety of numbers or a political party to validate his righteous and just sovereignty any more than the U.S. needs the U.N. for the same reason. A thing which is imparted by nature and nature’s God needs no further explanation, does it?
Left Coast Dan, it’s free entertainment and Hillary loses again if they pick Ellison. I never get tired of her losing.
Thirdtwin – I wouldn’t be too sure of that with all those weird robes and tunics she like to wear!
Pay her enough money and she’ll learn to say derka, derka!
My question is why is he a dem in the 1st place?
Revised – If she thinks she she can milk it for money and votes, she’ll learn to say derka, derka!
Obama gave the goofiest fringes of the Democrat Party a lot of power within the party and now the goofiest decisions are being made.
And who cares about Dershowitz? He’s a Democrat. You vote for Democrats you’re a Democrat. Go away and shut up.
“Centrist Liberals”… that could be Oxymoron of the Year.
2/25/2016. Write it down. The day the democrats excommunicated Jewish voters and spiraled into eternal obscurity. I wish I had a bottle of champagne on hand.
Shit. 2017. Forgot to roll my odometer.
I’m reminded of Cobert urging President Trump to run.
“Do it, do it!”
Dershowitz has idly sat by watching the democrat party become the far left fringe, the party of division, the party of riots, the party of lawless anarchy and the party of lies.
Dershowitz after watching the democrat party for two decades go full progressive/socialist says his leaving the party is a difficult decision.
Dershowitz was very slow realizing the democrat party left him and became the party of destruction to foster their progressive/socialist agenda.
His decision to leave the party should have occurred two decades ago. It should have been an easy decision for one who supports the constitution, rule of law, decency and love of country.
Where did this come form now? Did some SJW shit on the hood of this liberal jew’s MB ?
Abigail — totally agree with your comments concerning the conservative individual — the emphasis is on ‘individual’… no pretenses, no masks. What you see is what you get.
The Tea Party gatherings were described as ‘astro-turf’ people – i.e. fake grass roots. Nothing was further than the truth. When Hillary blamed a ‘vast right-wing conspiracy’ – she was totally off the mark…. conservatives don’t work in hidden conclaves…. i.e. again What you see is what you get. That is how Trump speaks and operates and we recognize it.
If Dershowitz was as smart as he thinks he is, he would have left the Democrat party during the Obama years. Ellison is nothing more than a continuation of Obama policies.
Bernie once again demonstrates to the entire world whut a dirty, Rat Bastard he truly is!
If that’s what it finally takes, then why should anyone care?
I’m still wondering why Ellis doesn’t change his name to Mo-something and blow himself up?
So Ellison is the deal breaker for Douchewitz ?? Up to that point hes good with the Rats ?? Fuck off dummy. You deserve him. Scumbag, I hope you are speaking face to face soon with Alan Colmes
Alan Colmes and his pet left eyebrow…
@ Abigail and Loretta-
I recently finished re-reading two biographies of Franklin, and am now rereading a collection of Thos. Jefferson’s letters.
It is interesting to note the vision and foresight of these Founders.
They anticipated issues such as party division, the nature of unity within the Republic, assimilation of immigrants, balance of power, rights vs. responsibilities, and two large issues: education, and freedom of speech and the press.
Current events show these issues remain points of contention.
In spite of distractions of revolution and sectional strife, as well as disputes as to what sort of gov’t would be the best model for the young Republic, they were able to forge a Constitution superior to any ever seen before. This has been the foundation of our United States. Jefferson was uniquely placed to compare the results of the French Revolution, and the rise and fall of the Corsican corporal.
The Founders were great men, hardly to be compared with today’s lowest-common-denominator placeholders.
Dershowitz hasn’t any sense of moral compass else he would have seen the shift to the extreme left beginning with LBJ and would have left during the Clinton era. I suspect this is more publicity seeking and creating an “alibi” for when the people finally open their eyes to what the Democrat Party has become. Cato’s earlier comment probably says it the best.
Live stream of The Hill coverage of Dem convention. Look at the device they’re using to record their votes for party chair. Looks to complicated for that group of mouth breathers.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/321158-dnc-decides-its-next-chairman-live-coverage
To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln, “A party divided against itself cannot stand”. Fingers and toes crossed that they elect Ellison.
Donna Brazile just announced that they’re going to use paper ballots!!!!
Perez came in one vote short of a simple majority. Going to Extra innings. You can watch on C-SPAN if you’re into masochism.
I wonder how many of these donors the Democrats will lose with Imam Ellison at the helm?
https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/summ.php?disp=D
“Antisemitism” – looks an awful lot like code for Moslem doesn’t it? Sounds a lot like one of those right-wing dog whistles. If that’s the case, this then constitutes hate speech, no? Buh-bye Dersh. Food for the leftist cannibals. Bon appetit.
Dorkowitz is safe. Perez elected.
Camel, Nose, Tent:
http://www.aim.org/guest-column/invisible-man-goes-to-washington/
“He is a former outspoken supporter of Louis Farrakhan’s notorious Nation of Islam. . .
“Using the name Keith E. Hakim. . . Ellison claimed that splitting America into two nations, with five Southern states set aside for blacks, would be preferable to ‘liberal social programs.’
“In 1995, Ellison helped organize Minnesota participation in the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. At a fundraiser…he shared the stage with Khalid Abdul Muhammad, Farrakhan‘s ‘flamethrower‘…
“In Minneapolis, at the event where Ellison shared the stage with him, Khalid [Abdul Muhammad] delivered ‘racist ranting,’ according to a Star Tribune article. ‘If words were swords,’ said the article, ‘the chests of Jews, gays and whites would be pierced.’
Dorkowitz is safe. Perez elected.
Oh well. The Dems just averted penury. Better luck next time.