JUST SAY NO to the dccc and emily's list!
yesterday's endorsement by emily's list of tammy duckworth in the il06 OPEN SEAT race wasn't exactly a shock -- but still sent a chilling message to any woman (or man) running for congress or thinking about it: the democratic party is the self-appointed arbiter of who will run, and will do anything it can to hijack races and derail candidates not of its choice.
this time the dccc used a woman (a vet, who doesn't live in the district) against a woman (who helped drive out henry hyde, the congressman pro-choice women love to hate), and has been openly supporting her over christine cegelis in a primary -- and now the cherry on top is endorsement from a party appendage that is part and parcel of the the scheme to elect democrats no matter what or who.
in 2004, christine cegelis got the most votes in hyde's district than any other democrat in 30 years. at the same time she helped organize the cd for her party -- the same party that tells candidates running as democrats to accept their roles as "agents of change" even if it means spending their own money when they don't get party support. the party has it's spending priorities, and a track record to prove it.
cegelis has spent a lot of time -- too much time, in my humble opinion -- trying to get the support of both the dccc and emily's list. but she was NOT their candidate, and therefore expendable now that the seat is within grasp of democrats. shame on them, and on anyone who falls for the party line claiming duckworth can win and cegelis can not. of course she can, which is why she has received her rightful share of endorsements from a cross-section of supporters!
it's time for us to JUST SAY NO to those powers-that-be that toy with candidates, especially women -- and to open our wallets for chris cegelis to get her through the 3/21 primary. please visit her website and give generously
let's be clear: when you give $$$ to christine cegelis, you know that it's going to elect a woman to an OPEN SEAT. when you give $$$ to emily's list, you cannot be sure how it's going to be used -- to elect women or to shore up the democratic party and help elect men, which are NOT the same. if this is a not a big problem for those of you fighting for equal representation, it certainly should be!
(more on this another time, now please get out those visa cards and go to cegelisforcongress.com -- thank you!)
posted by PAULAX5050 @ 1:13 PM
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I enjoy reading your blog; but, I have great difficulty when you do not start a sentence with a capital letter. I am 71 years old and I use to teach business writing at Miami-Dade Community College. I know it is easier and faster to type without capital letters; but, a large majority of the population over the age of 50 believe it is easier to read articles written in the old fashion way. I have two grandchildren ages 12 and 14 and I certainly am not going to tell them it will be easier on them in college if they choose not to use capital letters.
During the past few years, the media has been telling young black people they need to speak in an intelligent manner if they intend to make progress in America. I believe some of the old ways are proper and should be retained. Doris Denison dorisd1@adelphia.net
Paula X -
Your comments about what's going on in the 6th are right on. thank you.
I just logged on to Christine Cegelis' website and gave what I could. I also called the campaign HQ today as it's the primary and told them we were pulling for her. I'm dropping out of the Dem Party and have already left Emily's List. They know why.
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