18 Million Voices, a Puma for All Seasons & the DNC Cabal

18 million strong and new movements and counter movements springing up everywhere - democracy seems to be bursting at the seams these days. Which takes me to the latest activist group formed - The New Agenda - their mission is to promote women's interest from a non partisan perspective. And the ClintonDems are continuing our fight for what we believe in - one person one vote, fair and free elections - the ClintonDems have been fighting the unfair and undemocratic caucus system since Iowa! They are helping distribute a documentary to bring to light the subverting of our democracy. Here is a clip - check it out and pass it on!

And from their ACTION Alert:

"We are finally getting to the end of this brutal primary season. So many of us have gone from being simply "Democrats" to being political activists. Average american voters all over the country have been working hard to make sure that our voices are heard by a party that has lost it's way. A new documentary about fraud has been created that is extremely important to the future of our party. We are calling on you to to distribute this video to everyone in your address book, to delegates, and to any members of the media you have access to. It is time for reform. It is time for party members to take a hard look in the mirror and ask themselves what being a Democrat means to them.

WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED!"

And a beautifully written post by sm77 over at The Confluence - sm77 writes about The 'Big Tent' of Puma. With the latest insult (see below) it is easy to say 'we are all Pumas now - willing to follow the inspiration of our ultimate muse --Hillary--but independent minded enough to know things are larger than her (e.g. democracy, the Democratic Party, voter's rights) and that we must stay firmly planted on the right side of these issues. From The Confluence:

"Today the mood’s been philosophical on the Confluence, and I wanted to write in response to some comments I’ve read in the NoObamasphere about PUMAs and our organized chaos (which is really proof we are a true grassroots movement.) In fact, we are the true remnants of Big Tent Democrats who formed the Big Tent of PUMAs."

"We are “Democrats in Exile” (as Mother Riverdaughter states above at the green tab post). We coalesced long before the RBC meeting on May 31st, 2008. Like a nebulae cloud giving birth to a brilliant star, or like the Big Bang itself, PUMA formed. From collapsing matter and energy that condensed to nothing and BANG! There it is. We didn’t know it when it happened, but after a couple of days, PUMA grew to massive proportions."

With respect to Obama's VP pick of Biden - Hillary Clinton 18 million votes Joe Biden 9,500 votes. That really says it all. Not that I was necessarily in favor of it, I wasn't and had many mixed feelings - more negatives than positives, but I do believe that if Obama had chosen Hillary it would have unified the party enough to win the election. The press hasn't been too kind so far this morning, "shows lack of confidence" says Ron Fournier from the AP, and fervent Obama supporters don't seem (how should we say) overly pleased either - even the completely reasonable TalkLeft bloggers aren't happy, "what a disappointing choice" laments Jeralyn at TalkLeft - "Can anyone tell me what Biden brings to the ticket? Democrats already have Delaware's THREE electoral votes. Can we now assume that Obama has chucked the 'change' mantra?" adds SueBonnetSue, and you know there are a whole lot of serious Hillary supporters out there who now even have more reason to be upset with the Obama DNC cabal. So this decision could even be a bigger "bone headed" mistake than that real estate deal - stay tuned!

Updated: Even a blogger at the McCain camp joins in with "Why 3:00 am?"

"Less than two weeks ago, Obama campaign manager David Plouffe emailed supporters to assure them that they would be the first to know who Obama choose for his VP:

People keep asking me if we're really going to announce Barack's VP directly to our supporters.

The answer is yes.

In the event, the press got wind of the announcement long before the text messages started going out. All three networks had confirmed his choice of Senator Biden before midnight. And then at 3 a.m., the text messages started going out.

By all accounts, Hillary Clinton was not vetted for the second spot, nor was she consulted by the Obama campaign on who should be taken--not even as a courtesy. If she had been the pick, the 3 a.m. text message might have had some real resonance--a signal that the two had put a tough campaign behind them in order to work together on the serious issues the next administration will have to deal with.

But what's with holding the text message until 3 a.m. for Joe Biden? The only explanation that makes any sense is that Team Obama just couldn't resist one last dig at Hillary."

Godspeed and a big thank you to all those going to Denver as the Japanese would say "eeenaaa!" - that's great ! I'm so envious !