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Unity my ass. On to Denver!

By V on May 31, 2008 at 10:56 PM in Current Affairs, Democracy, Democratic National Convention, Democrats

First. Popular vote total including FL and MI = Clinton +162,553

Next. Watching the Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) today, I was strongly reminded of two things. First, when I lived in a condo in San Diego I attended Homeowner’s Association Meetings where, I swear to God, the same bunch of rule-happy, petty tyrants were in charge. Second, this brought back ugly memories of court arguments in 2000 where fancy BS was being used to disenfranchise voters.

Thank God for Harold Ickes, Tina Flournoy, and the others who stood with them today when they tried to stop democracy from being hijacked. Here is Mr. Ickes expressing his outrage at the impending vote to strip 4 of Hillary’s delegates in Michigan and hand them to Barack — even though he wasn’t on the ballot:

I am angry, and I am in complete agreement with the protestors who were shouting in the back of that meeting room — “Den-ver, Den-ver Den-ver!” It turns out that I’m not the only one. Here is my friend speaking his mind about it:

I will vote for Hillary. I will never vote for Obama. Never. Unity my ass.