Continuing on the recent theme of Democrats and abortion, here's a
recent note from Lois Kerschen, a Democrats for Life Board Member -
The Democratic National Committee is still denying Democrats for Life of
America, Inc. a link on the DNC website despite recent media attention
questioning this stance.
Last Thursday, June 26, 2003, four members of the DFLA Board of
Directors (Carol Crossed of NY, Pres., Lois Kerschen of TX, Lou Koenig
of OH, and Janet Robert of MN) and DFLA Executive Director Kristen
Valade Day, met with Traci Siegal, Political Director of the DNC. They
were greeted by a letter from Terry McAuliffe, DNC chair, that said the
DNC could not link to the DFLA website because DFLA had a stated
intention to work for change in the Democratic Party Platform.
Less than a week earlier, McAuliffe had told Janet Robert that he
didnâ^À^Ùt object to the link, but thought that legal counsel had
advised against it. Robert then talked with the DNC legal advisor who
denied saying any such thing and told her the decision would be made by
Siegal. Instead, at the June 26 meeting, Siegal said that the final
decision was McAuliffeâ^À^Ùs, as expressed in the letter.
Question: Of the over 280 links on the DNC website, are we to believe
that none of these organizations have ever or will ever work to make
changes to the Democratic Party Platform? Why does a Platform
Committee even exist if there is such a gag order?
Obviously, the excuse given by the DNC for not linking to DFLA is even
more ridiculous than the run-around and buck-passing that DFLA has
witnessed.
Question: Why is the DNC so opposed to linking to a group of grassroots
Democrats? Is ostracism of pro-life members of the party continuing
despite a platform statement of tolerance and understanding of the
pro-life position?
It appears to DFLA that the DNC is not so much interested in winning
elections as it is in collecting money from NARAL. Otherwise, the party
would be supportive of pro-life Democratic candidates in pro-life
districts and not terrified of giving voice to those who are pro-life.
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We do not need a censorship of the press. We have a censorship by the
press. - G.K. Chesterton, "Orthodoxy"
Mischa Gelman wrote:
> Question: Why is the DNC so opposed to linking to a group of grassroots
> Democrats? Is ostracism of pro-life members of the party continuing
> despite a platform statement of tolerance and understanding of the
> pro-life position?
What is interesting is they have a link to Catholics For A Free Choice an
oxymoron at best.
Mischa Gelman <mgelman@no-spam> wrote in message news:<3F00D0A6.67272963@no-spam>...
> Continuing on the recent theme of Democrats and abortion, here's a
> recent note from Lois Kerschen, a Democrats for Life Board Member -
>
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the democratic party today is trying so hard to distance themselves
from the right by pandering to the radical left.
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 21:48:01 -0400
Senator Palpatine wrote:
> the democratic party today is trying so hard to distance themselves from the right by pandering
> to the radical left.
How is a movement dedicated to the persecution and oppression of the defenseless part of the
radical left?
Also, if you actually paid attention to what even the moderate left thinks, their opinion is that
the Democrats are just as bad as the Republicans due to their pandering to corporate whimsy. Just
look at basically anybody on the left in the US nowadays - Ralph Nader, Michael Moore, Jim
Hightower, etc. The Democrats (except for a rarity like Kucinich or the late Wellstone) certainly
aren't pandering to this group - they're ignoring them by moving further rightward.
Heck, the last "Democratic" presidential candidate (Snore) was further to the right than Nixon on
most issues.
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Freddie Patek, asked how it feels to be the smallest player in major league baseball: "A heck of a
lot better than being the smallest player in the minors"