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  • In the Ayes of the Beholder

    09/10/2012 8:55:53 PM PDT · by tselatysr · 8 replies
    Tea Party Tribune ^ | 2012-09-10 13:17:04 | mrcurmudgeon
    By Mr. Curmudgeon:Many reading this column are no doubt familiar with the shocking, embarrassing, and very public fight that occurred on the floor of the Charlotte Convention Center when President Obama called for a hasty re-inclusion of God and Jerusalem into the Democratic Party platform. When convention chair, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, put the president's motion before the delegates for a voice vote, those shouting "No!" carried the day. Villaraigosa disingenuously ruled that, in his "opinion," the "ayes" won and the president's motion was carried.Critics charged that overriding the delegate's wishes was a cynical attempt by Democratic Party elites...
  • Who Will Be the NEXT Democrat to Bail on Charlotte Convention?

    06/26/2012 10:18:29 AM PDT · by PJ-Comix · 27 replies
    Self | June 26, 2012 | PJ-Comix
    With the news now that MO Senator Claire McCaskill will probably be skipping the Democrat convention in Charlotte, she is joining other politicos also doing the same including the West Virginia Democrats. This could be the trickle of no-shows that turns into a flood. Okay, so who do you think will be the NEXT Democrat to bail on Charlotte? My prediction is that Florida Senator Bill Nelson will be the next to announce that he will be too "busy" to show up in Charlotte. What are your predictions?