It is beginning to look as though Keith Ellison will be elected by the DNC to be its Chairman. This guy has publically and openly stated his hatred for whites and has expressed support for Farrakhan and particularly the anti-semitic views of the Nation of Islam. Is that seriously the person the left would chose to lead its comeback from the utter decimation of 2016? This is the guy you want to be the face of the Democratic Party? Amazing. Yeah go full Marxist and militant and see how that works out. I thought you folks were dumb when you elected Debbie Wasserman Schultz but now she seems rather tame by comparison to Keith Ellison.
I am so thankful for this. Please, please, make him the head of the DNC. What's bad for Democrats is good for the country. But it might be tough... https://www.google.com/webhp?source...&ie=UTF-8#q=keith+ellison+anti+semitic+past&*
The left reminds me of a drunk deciding that the solution to his drinking problem is to start drinking earlier in the day rather than waiting until evening to start drinking. They are hell bent on self destruction, which would be fine if they weren't going to take so many down with them.
The Dems have lost a lot of ground over the last few years. So.... They respond by doubling down on the nasty, hate, and racial animus? Is that how they plan to make friends and influence people?
FEBRUARY 23, 2017 Top DNC Chair Candidate: You Bet Impeaching Trump is Already On the Table Guy Benson 2/23/2017 2:45:00 PM - Guy Benson Given his extensive track record of extremism, is it any wonder that this man would again position himself on the cutting edge of left-wing nuttery -- especially given the prevailing mood of his party's irate base? The 'resist!' crowd is dominant and ascendant within Democratic politics these days, and Keith Ellison is happily serving up piping hot takes to the hungry grassroots. From last night's wild DNC chairmanship debate: CNN: Congressman Ellison, three of your colleagues in the House, Maxine Waters, Jamie Raskin, and Joaquin Castro, have people publicly raised the specter of impeaching President Trump. Do you stand with them or with House Leader Nancy Pelosi who believes impeachment talk is premature? ELLISON: I think that Donald Trump has already done a number of things which legitimately raise the question of impeachment. I mean on day one — (APPLAUSE) — on day one, he was in violation of the emollients clause. This is a part of the Constitution that says as President, you can’t get payments from a foreign power. The day people checked into his hotel and started paying him, who were foreign dignitaries, he was in violation of that law. There’s already a lawsuit filed against him. And right now, it’s about only Donald Trump. It is about the integrity of the presidency. Bear in mind that Ellison isn't some fringe wacko within the context of this contest. He's got the backing of major party figures from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to Harry Reid, to Elizabeth Warren, to Bernie Sanders -- whose Twitter feed remains a raging cartoon of Socialist ranting. His primary opponent is former Obama Labor Secretary Tom Perez, another dyed-in-the-wool lefty, and the race is reportedly very close: Perez, who was encouraged by Obama administration officials to run for the post, has emerged as the apparent front-runner, with independent Democratic strategists tracking him at about 205 votes. But it's not yet clear whether Perez or Ellison — or one of six other long-shot candidates — is positioned to capture the required majority of the 447-member national party committee. The strategists spoke on condition of anonymity because many DNC members they track do not want the vote count discussed publicly. Ellison, backed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his supporters, has the support of about 153 members, the strategists said. Ellison spokesman Brett Morrow blasted the count as "totally inaccurate" and said his camp remains "incredibly confident." As for the "I-word," Ed Morrissey writes at HotAir that (absent some major revelation of solidly impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors), this is a dead-end fever dream: "Democrats lost their fourth straight House election, so they control no committees, have no influence on floor votes, and have no hope of getting the process started at all, let alone winning an impeachment vote. All this does is escalate expectations on the Left while leaving voters in the middle with the distinct — and accurate — perception that Democrats have lost their minds." ABC News' Rick Klein suggests that the return of impeachment talk -- which was rarely uttered by Republicans during President Obama's term, yet was cited by lefties as evidence of the GOP's radicalism and racism -- could end up being a political boon to Trump and his party: Ellison is not the first to go there; the first such calls started even before the inauguration. Cue the outrage on the right, along with the pressure from the left to go at least as far as the next possible party chair is going. But as an organizing principle, demanding impeachment hardly counts as real direction for the Democratic Party. It’s a sideshow for the opposition party – and a gift for Republicans who can still use fresh reasons to get behind a polarizing president. I'll leave you with this incredible flashback to House Democrats' fake impeachment hearings in the basement of the Capitol during the second Bush administration. It took them years to reach that level of derangement back then. Now a top contender for their party's chairmanship is endorsing a serious impeachment pursuit one month into Trump's presidency. Of course, Ellison is a wild-eyed impeachment enthusiast, and not a credible person. Perfect for the current flavor of the Democratic Party, in other words. Between his serious, extensive baggage and radical impulses, the RNC should be running a shadow campaign to boost Ellison. https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybe...ir-candidates-hey-lets-impeach-trump-n2289671
Don't understand how all these democrats would rather have Pence as President.I know there are some stupid Democrats who think if Trump is impeached Hillary will replace him but Ellison knows better. Democrats should be thankful if we had to lose to a republican it was Trump.Kasich would have been better but every other Republican from the 2016 field and Pence is far worse than Trump imo.
I'm amazed at the extent of the freakout on the left. That woman who was on Tucker Carlson a couple of nights ago left me a bit shocked. She was literally foaming at the mouth and would not stop spewing until Tucker cut her off abruptly. It left me thinking about the big picture. The left seems imperceptive of its own folly. They don't see what they look like and they don't hear what they sound like, collectively. They aren't interested in governance, just raw political power though they are currently steering a course away from that and towards leftist extremism. Simply put, Keith Ellison is going to drive many democrats into the republican camp. CNN has had several panelists say that flat out.
I'm not particularly interested in either Democrat or Republican politics other than as an observer from the outside who wonders from time to time WTF, and hopes neither party is able to wreck the country in an irrecoverable way before it is time for me to cash in my chips. Nevertheless, I do think that Bernie will have more influence on the new party head than any other individual. He did after all, in the minds of many Democrats, come out of the election as unofficial head of the party; does anyone doubt that it's Bernie's young minions that will be needed if the Democrats are going to regain control. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/23/draft-bernie-sanders-movement-invites-keith-elliso/?