Ben Smith has the scoop on the pleas from Hillary Clinton supporters who want a roll call at the Convention, and the threats and rage coming back from the DNC bigwigs. The latters’ message: get on board, darn it. And we know where you live. Really. My favorite email to an aggrieved Hillary supporter is from Donna Brazille (gosh, she seems so nice on TV):
Stop the hate. Not sure if you know, but we are keeping copies of all these emails in the archives. Yes, you are not going to get away with pretending to be for Hillary. She is a leader of the Dem party.
And in case you thought the Democrats were the party of tolerance there is this one from a California delegate:
Good for you, when the fascists come in the middle of the night to take you to a concentration camp, remember how you voted. Take me off your whiner list . . .then tell them to stop calling me telling me that they are going to vote for mccain. i am would rather vote for a rabid dog than any Fascist republican like mccain. read the declaration of independence.
Well, let’s count the ironies and mega-gaffes. First, imagine a Republican official talking this way to someone in his party. The New York Times would have the headline: “GOP Civil War!” But not so much as a peep, no stories in the major newspapers or networks I can recall, about this issue in particular (the roll call) or, more generally, the stewing Hillary supporters.
Second, everyone thought Hillary was the mean one. Let’s be clear: Obama and his minions didn’t play beanbag to get where they are in Illinois politics and beyond, and they aren’t about to tolerate any flak. So let’s get over the Kumbaya version of Obama’s inclusiveness and transparency. They will stiff the press, club the opposition and take names and addresses. New politics? Yeah, right.
And finally, are these people insane? Who sends emails like that in this day and age? They think the recipients, who already hate them, aren’t going to send them around? It’s one thing to be a bully, quite another to be an obvious and dim one.
As for those Hillary Clinton supporters, they should know: you can always vote for Hillary as a write-in. And no one will keep your name on file.
