
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">The idea that the three "serious candidates" to lead [sic] the DNC are “two corporate lobbyists” and a person "whose primary mission is make self-described liberals and leftists comfortable supporting imperial wars” is an indication of the terminal lack of political seriousness in the Democratic party - so painfully on display in the recent election. Écrasez l’infâme.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ellison’s delicts have been clear all along, as David Swanson points out: <<a href="http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/17/the-skeletons-in-keith-ellisons-display-case/" class="">http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/11/17/the-skeletons-in-keith-ellisons-display-case/</a>>.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—CGE</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 20, 2016, at 3:13 PM, Robert Naiman <<a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" class="">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">I like Glen Ford as an individual human being. He's had me on his radio show. He's a very nice, affable guy.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">But as an authority on the topic at hand - and this piece is from three years ago - Glen Ford is not credible. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Anyone who thinks that there's not a dime's worth of difference between Ellison and McCain on war and peace is not a serious person. It's a free country. People can say whatever they want. You can be a Truther, a Birther, an anti-vaxxer. But, given that people have other things to do with their lives, people who are serious shouldn't waste time with such things. And, of course, people who support the Green Party are not meaningful authority on the affairs of progressive Democrats. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here are the three serious candidates. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://theintercept.com/2016/11/15/race-for-next-dnc-chair-is-between-americas-first-muslim-congressman-and-two-corporate-lobbyists/" class="">https://theintercept.com/2016/11/15/race-for-next-dnc-chair-is-between-americas-first-muslim-congressman-and-two-corporate-lobbyists/</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class="">Robert Naiman<br class="">Policy Director<br class="">Just Foreign Policy<br class=""><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/" target="_blank" class="">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br class=""><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank" class="">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br class=""><div class=""><span style="text-align:left" class="">(202) 448-2898 x1</span><br class=""></div></div></div></div>

<br class=""><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 2:58 PM, C. G. Estabrook <span dir="ltr" class=""><<a href="mailto:carl@newsfromneptune.com" target="_blank" class="">carl@newsfromneptune.com</a>></span> wrote:<br class=""><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="">“Ellison is part of the pro-war Left, whose primary mission is make self-described liberals and leftists comfortable supporting imperial wars.”<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="http://www.blackagendareport.com/content/rep-keith-ellison-personification-phony-pro-war-%E2%80%9Cprogressive%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" class="">http://www.blackagendareport.<wbr class="">com/content/rep-keith-ellison-<wbr class="">personification-phony-pro-war-<wbr class="">%E2%80%9Cprogressive%E2%80%9D</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">—CGE</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="h5"><div class="">On Nov 20, 2016, at 2:43 PM, Robert Naiman via Peace <<a href="mailto:peace@lists.chambana.net" target="_blank" class="">peace@lists.chambana.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-7150399306290937187Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">There is a central committee meeting on November 30. We'll be asking them to pass a resolution in support of Keith Ellison's candidacy to lead the DNC.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Here's our petition at MoveOn:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">@ChampaignCoDems: Back @KeithEllison for #DNCChair<br class=""></div><div class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__petitions.moveon.org_sign_champaigncodems-2Dback-3Fr-5Fby-3D1135580&d=DQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=tfHzwZBcTLEveiewRiq0OdhFmfRmlvZjpIBS0AUJ2v0&m=ldAG6OBO8q4pxnelPFN8Fic5NhIlw3sy-8VE3aACTWY&s=weoxkRkaz0gRR-g7_Ka1nZIn_Ne3N3R6AqR8LNqENAo&e=" target="_blank" class="">http://petitions.moveon.org/<wbr class="">sign/champaigncodems-back?r_<wbr class="">by=1135580</a><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">===</div><br clear="all" class=""><div class=""><div class="m_-7150399306290937187gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class="">Robert Naiman<br class="">Policy Director<br class="">Just Foreign Policy<br class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.justforeignpolicy.org&d=DQMFaQ&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=tfHzwZBcTLEveiewRiq0OdhFmfRmlvZjpIBS0AUJ2v0&m=ldAG6OBO8q4pxnelPFN8Fic5NhIlw3sy-8VE3aACTWY&s=hsuwGbaPcZQKKiXAikyH78K0FAuEqheMZSITRt7NhX4&e=" target="_blank" class="">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br class=""><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org" target="_blank" class="">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br class=""><div class=""><span style="text-align:left" class=""><a href="tel:%28202%29%20448-2898%20x1" value="+12024482898" target="_blank" class="">(202) 448-2898 x1</a></span><br class=""></div></div></div></div>

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