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October 13, 2015, 03:24 pm
By Jesse Byrnes
Democrats are battling one another offstage ahead of the party’s first 2016 debate, with a prominent lawmaker engaged in a fierce war of words with the party chairman.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), a vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), is all but calling DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz a liar as the two publicly battle over whether Gabbard was disinvited from Tuesday night’s debate.
“It's not surprising to me that she is saying things that aren't true,” she said of her House colleague during an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports."
Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) fired back in her own round of interviews. Asked on the same MSNBC program whether she told Gabbard not to come to the debate, she replied, “that is simply not the case.”
“What we said, as my staff communicated to her staff, is that she needed to focus on the issues and make a commitment to do that, and in fact, she said yesterday in a news interview that if she came, she would be a distraction and so she chose not to come,” Wasserman Schultz said.
In a separate interview on CNN, Wasserman Schultz said Gabbard was focused on “process and on herself” instead of on the party’s “great candidates.”
The public spat threatens to be embarrassing distraction for Democrats, and it could spill over into Tuesday night’s debate.
One of the candidates on the stage, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, has repeatedly denounced the debate schedule as “rigged” and accused the DNC of tilting the process in favor of front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the lead challenger to Clinton in the polls, has been less strident in his criticism, but said Democrats are “dead wrong” to limit the number of debates.
“I think this country benefits, all people benefit, democracy benefits, when we have debates, and I want to see more of them,” Sanders said in August. “I think that debates are a good thing."
Wasserman Schultz appeared to slam the door on changing the debate schedule in early September, telling reporters: “We’re not changing the process. We’re having six debates.”
“Every day someone is going to say something about my intentions, but I have a party to run,” she said. “... I’ll make decisions that will make some people happy and some people unhappy. I can’t worry about that.”
But Gabbard — an up-and-coming Democrat who has vocally criticized President Obama’s strategy against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) — has kept up the drumbeat of criticism.
For weeks, the Hawaii Democrat has called for an expansion of the debate schedule and for dropping a policy that bars the candidates from participating in unsanctioned events.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, another DNC chairman, authored a joint Facebook post with Gabbard last month calling the debate schedule a “mistake.”
On Tuesday, during an interview on CNN, Gabbard said she wasn't consulted about the debate criteria despite her position with the DNC.
Wasserman Schultz “claimed a month ago that she had spoken with, communicated and consulted with officers of the DNC about her decision to limit debates to six” and about the exclusion clause, Gabbard said.
“That never occurred. I can tell you, speaking for myself, that I didn't find out her decision until after the fact. There was no consultation and no communication,” Gabbard said.
Wasserman Schultz rejected that assertion on CNN, saying, “there were many people, including officers," who were consulted. She accused Gabbard of "quibbling about process.”
“We are a big tent party and welcome those opinions. But this debate and every debate going forward is about the issues,” she said.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/256776-dem-infight...
Great and true tweets on Dem Debate.LOL
"@princeolivier13: Why do we have to be tortured by watching these clowns! Have the election tomorrow! #trump2016 #DemDebate"
"@maxxgadog: @LindaSuhler @realDonaldTrump if you got rid of commercials you would have nothing worth watching"
GOP presidential candidate former Gov. Mike Huckabee is criticizing the GOP leadership in the Senate for negotiating a debt ceiling increase that would include cuts to Social Security and Medicare with the Obama Administration.
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a former Commander at Navy SEAL Team Six before his election to Congress last year, confirms he is openly considering a run for the Speakership of the U.S. House of Representatives.
"It will be the Rand Paul campaign's version of 'The Truman Show' or 'EdTV.'"
Not sure where I heard of this, but Obama agreed to back Joe Biden's entry into the race provided Obama chooses the VP candidate. And the most likely candidate is Obama's close friend, the previous governor of Mass.
If that's the case, how can Biden lose?
Reporters in the press room at the Democratic Party presidential debate held in Las Vegas Tuesday night exploded in cheers after Sen. Bernie Sanders emphatically called for the media to stop reporting on the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
Two reporters in the press room, Hunter Walker of Yahoo News and Dave Rubin of Ora TV posted to Twitter the reaction of their fellow reporters.
The entire press room just exploded when Bernie said that about Hillary's emails. #DemDebate
Audible clapping and laughter in the press filing room after Bernie Sanders' "enough of the emails moment."
Reporters in the press room at the Democratic Party presidential debate held in Las Vegas Tuesday night exploded in cheers after Sen. Bernie Sanders emphatically called for the media to stop reporting on the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
Two reporters in the press room, Hunter Walker of Yahoo News and Dave Rubin of Ora TV posted to Twitter the reaction of their fellow reporters.
“The entire press room just exploded when Bernie said that about Hillary’s emails. #DemDebate”
“Audible clapping and laughter in the press filing room after Bernie Sanders’ “enough of the emails moment.””
“Let me say something that may not be great politics, but I think the secretary is right, and that is the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damned emails!
“The middle class Anderson, and let me say something about the media as well. I go around the country talk to a whole lot of people, middle class in this country is collapsing. We have twenty-seven million people living in poverty. We have massive wealth and income inequality. Our trade policies have cost us millions of decent jobs. The American people want to know whether we’re going to have a democracy or an oligarchy as a result of Citizens United.
“Enough of the emails! Let’s talk about the real issues facing America!”
Hillary Clinton warmly shook hands with Sanders after his ringing defense of her email scandal.
That handshake… pic.twitter.com/rhbwO78Sih
Reporters in the press room at the Democratic Party presidential debate held in Las Vegas Tuesday night exploded in cheers after Sen. Bernie Sanders emphatically called for the media to stop reporting on the Hillary Clinton email controversy.
Two reporters in the press room, Hunter Walker of Yahoo News and Dave Rubin of Ora TV posted to Twitter the reaction of their fellow reporters.
“The entire press room just exploded when Bernie said that about Hillary’s emails. #DemDebate”
“Audible clapping and laughter in the press filing room after Bernie Sanders’ “enough of the emails moment.””
“Let me say something that may not be great politics, but I think the secretary is right, and that is the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damned emails!
“The middle class Anderson, and let me say something about the media as well. I go around the country talk to a whole lot of people, middle class in this country is collapsing. We have twenty-seven million people living in poverty. We have massive wealth and income inequality. Our trade policies have cost us millions of decent jobs. The American people want to know whether we’re going to have a democracy or an oligarchy as a result of Citizens United.
“Enough of the emails! Let’s talk about the real issues facing America!”
Hillary Clinton warmly shook hands with Sanders after his ringing defense of her email scandal.
Walker also reported earlier that the press laughed at Jim Webb when he had a brain freeze naming all his children.
“Audible laughter in the press filing room as Jim Webb struggled to name his children and their occupations.”
Walker noted he was located adjacent to the main press room.
“I should note I’m on radio row as I was a late addition to the debate. It’s kind of an eclectic crew adjacent to the main filing room.”
Rubin posted a photo he took in the press room while Sanders later answered a question about marijuana.
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/10/cnn-debate-press-room-explo...
The COMMUNIST are all working together! OF COURSE! WHAT we are SICK of BERNIE is nothing happening to the criminal she should be behind bars!
Bernie is a small mind, in fact all on stage seemed a little delusional.
It was a Socialist sideshow.
Circus-Circus
It should be clear after tonight’s debate that the only solution for today’s Democrat Party is to tax and spend more of your money.
But it finally ended.
And Donald Trump got in the last word.
"@TimCooperTweets: How amazing is it that the #1 trending topic is @realDonaldTrump talking about the #DemDebate-more than the debate itself
"@keksec_org: The only winner of the #DemDebate is @realDonaldTrump." This is not a great debate - a little sad!
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/10/and-donald-trump-gets-the-l...
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