Posted on 04/30/2008 7:51:48 PM PDT by mdittmar
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A small but very fired up group of Floridians rallied in the street outside the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters here today, demanding that their primary votes be counted and threatening to literally block the doors of the Democratic Convention if they aren't.
"We will shut down the convention!" exclaimed Rep. Corrine Brown. "If we are not seated, then nobody is going to be seated!"
Brown, a superdelegate pledged to Clinton, addressed a crowd of about 150 who had been bused up to D.C. from Florida this week under the auspices of LULAC, an Hispanic advocacy group. Though Brown and another super who spoke -- Rep. Hilda Solis -- are in the Clinton camp, organizers went out of their way to remove any hint that they favored one or the other Democrat in the race. Many in the crowd wore T-shirts with the name of each Democratic candidate, from Kucinich to Dodd to Richardson to Obama, printed across the back in the shape of a rainbow. There was but one Hillary '08 shirt or button to be seen.
"We're not supposed to talk about that," confided Harriet Meltzer, 83, a member in good standing of the Del Ray Democratic Club, though she allowed that she was, in fact, a Clinton supporter.
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Sounds like they are calling for riots! :p
Recreate Sixty-Eight!!!
I want to see the photo. I’m sure we haven’t seen this many Pat Buchanan voters in one place since 2000.
gosh, priceless. Looks like Al Gore’s food-for-gas global warming fight has spilled over to Florida.
we need fans to flame the fire.
ping all florida freepers - join the protest now and act like pissed off democrats. I’m calling for operation inflamer - stage, participate in, and fire-up protests in FL and MI !!!!!!!!!!!! Gets the dems to eat themselves alive!!
It’s a great idea, you know it.
I worked with a guy who's mom (an elderly Jewish Democrat woman)lived in Palm Beach county. He laughed about the fact that she DID vote for Buchanan in 2000 because she is pro-life.
Is there any other kind?
1868 or 1968? LOL
Save that "outrage" until June when we'll all have a better idea on how this will all play out. Prolonging the democrat fight is the primary objective, but handing the presidency to Hillary shouldn't be. Proceed with care, and give'em hell when it's time to do so!
All those 150 angry Floridians who voted for Pat Buchanan are named “Chad.”
Chad is short for “We’ve been had” again by the Democratic Party.
“Sounds like they are calling for riots!”
The press will blame it on Rush.
Doing the protesting working Americans won't (can't) do.
Boy this is fun.
LMAO love it!
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