Who is Debbie Wasserman Schultz? To those of you who do not know because you are busy watching reruns of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,” Miss Schultz is the chairwoman of the Democrat National Committee. That makes her one of the most important people in American politics.
A few months ago, when she was being interviewed by motor mouth Chris Matthews on Hardball, the questions included “What is the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist? I used to think there was a big difference? What do you think it is between a Democrat like Hillary Clinton and a socialist like Bernie Sanders?”
Miss Schultz answered the question by not answering the question.
“The more important question is what’s the difference between being a Democrat and being a Republican,” she responded.
Matthews pushed back.
“You’re the chairman of the Democratic Party,” he said, again asking the question
And again, her response was more gobbledygook and doubletalk.
I’m not sure if she purposely avoided the correct response — perhaps because today there is no difference — or if she really didn’t know the answer. Either way, as a chief leader of the party, it is very likely that this important question would pop up again.
An experienced, intelligent leader would have introduced a proper response via the party’s talking points so that when it does, her colleagues would be prepared.
Well she didn’t and they were not. Last week, Chris Matthews was interviewing Hillary Clinton. He asked the presumptive Democrat candidate the same question several times, and each time, Mrs. Clinton did not answer it either. She responded with answers to questions that Matthews didn’t ask.
I would like to think that this very intelligent woman did that on purpose, but as I read and reread the transcript several times, it became apparent that Hillary was also not prepared for this question. Debbie, you didn’t do your job.
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I love the taste of dried prunes. I just wish they did not do what they do-do.
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And speaking of being unprepared, what in the world made Hillary Clinton tell the world that women who are sexually assaulted should be believed? Didn’t she realize that by saying that, the names of the women who were assaulted by her husband will be resurrected and become household words again? How many of you recall these names from the past? Gennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Juanita Broderick. How can these stories help her campaign?
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A Philadelphia police officer was shot while he was on patrol in his squad car. Before the law enforcement officials began their investigation, the mayor of the City of Brotherly Love called a press conference to tell the world that “In no way shape or form does anyone in this room believe that Islam or the teaching of Islam has anything to do with what you’ve seen on the screen.”
Really, Mr. Mayor. Perhaps you should keep your mouth shut and your ears open before you voice your thoughts and make a fool of yourself. It didn’t take much to learn that the shooter is quoted as saying “I follow Allah, and I pledge allegiance to the Islamic State.”
Upon further investigation his own mother admitted that her son became a devout follower of Islam. We are still waiting for mayor Jim Kenney to apologize for his stupidity.
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Those of us who watch MSNBC — and whether you believe it or not, I am one — learned this week that 49 percent of Americans are more angry with current events now than they were at this time a year ago. I am StamG
