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Posted: Jan 22, 2017 12:01 AM

King Solomon once wrote in Proverbs 19:13 the most annoying sound on the planet was a nagging wife, but obviously, hed never heard what leftists sound like after they lose elections.

Trump Derangement Syndrome will be around for years to come folks, so it might be wise to invest in a good set of earbuds to drown out the whining. Oh, and maybe consider carrying a fire extinguisher in case another anti-Trumper decides to light himself on fire like the guy in front of Trump Tower who said he did it as an act of protest.

Congressional Democrats showed who they really are by boycotting Trumps inauguration while fellow Democrat anarchists chucked bricks, shattered glass, ignited fires and destroyed personal property. Funny thing is, more than 90 percent of D.C. went for Clinton, so the destruction spree only served to injure their own.

The following day anti-Trump womens marches also turned a little nasty. They began with what sounded like a menopausal outburst by Madonna who welcomed protesters to the revolution of love and then shot off a series of F-Bombs on live TV. Madonna also admitted, Yes, Im angry. Yes, Im outraged. Yes, I have thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House, but I know it wont change anything.

Lovely.

Actress Ashley Judd partnered in the vulgarities which arent fit to print here, but one thing is for sure: Madonnas and Judds clown show inspired lots of people to join the Democratic Party, said no normal person, ever.

I will admit, because of Trumps colorful past, he brought some of this on himself, but thats no excuse for this level of stupidity. Their candidate, Hillary Clinton, defended a man charged with raping a 12-year-old-girl. Clinton forced the exclusion of damning evidence which allowed the man to serve only one year for raping and injuring Kathy Shelton who was made infertile as a result. Ms. Shelton told The Daily Mail, I dont think [shes] for women or girls. I think shes lying. I think she said anything she can to get in the campaign and win. Clinton also publicly smeared multiple women while defending her own man.

Commentators on MSNBC bragged about the crowd size of the womens marches but, as a fellow female, I couldnt help noticing the size of some of the marchers. There is a big difference between crowd numbers and crowd size.

From the TV clips I watched, theres not a lot of cutting back on salt intake and Big Gulps in New York City. Sure, TV cameras always add a few pounds, but not that many. Some of the footage of the women on bridges was concerning. I recall Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) lamenting in 2010 the whole island of Guam might tip over due to overpopulation. Someone might want to check the structural integrity of the bridges used during the marches.

I will compliment them for marching. At this point, any cardio will help, but they should also lay off the chocolate bars like I do when my size 2s get tight. In fact, they should consider marching every day rather than just when Democrats lose elections. MSNBC said protesters clogged the subways and bus systems. They couldve burned a few extra calories hoofing it to the protest areas. Much of the time the women were immobile, which looked more like a cow auction at the Fort Worth Stockyards than a protest march. MSNBC said the goal of the marches and speeches was to inspire women to get off the couch and run for office. Just getting off the couch would be a good start. Grazing slowly on smaller portions also helps.

During the marches, MSNBC commentators suggested the outlandish displays were a hint of things to come as the Democratic Party pushes farther left. Obviously, they are clueless these antics are a YUGE! reason why voters handed Trump the presidency.

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Democrats' Post-Election Temper-Tantrums Continue - Townhall

RACINE COUNTY The soul-searching for Democrats about why they are out of power at all levels of government is well underway.

Messaging, outreach, party leadership, candidates all are under the microscope as President Donald Trumps tenure begins. But at least outwardly, Racine-area Democrats and activists exuded a feeling of hope about the road ahead, saying opposition to Trump is mobilizing.

People are ready to resist and oppose in ways that I havent seen in the 11 years Ive been in office, said state Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine.

Trump became the first Republican to win Wisconsin since 1984, and his coattails helped pave the way for Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnsons re-election and expanded majorities in the state Assembly and Senate.

Democrats are assessing the results of the election and trying to understand why the Trump wave happened, said state Rep. Peter Barca, D-Kenosha.

He said Democrats need better outreach in various areas of the state the party fared especially poorly in rural areas and a more coherent message.

We have to be much more focused on those meat-and-potato issues that affect peoples ability to support their family, said Barca, the Assembly minority leader who represents part of Racine County.

Especially on trade, which Trump made a signature issue, party members did not hear the call from residents upset with unfair deals they felt hurt their communities, Mason added.

Democrats are also quick to note that while losses in November were significant, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton still received 2.8 million more votes than Trump. If Clinton did just slightly better in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania states Trump won by less than 1 percent the conversations would be entirely different.

Still, Democrats lost heavily not just nationally, but on the state and local levels, which hurts the partys ability to groom candidates for higher office.

Two Racine-area women, Alicia Jarrett and Jen Adamski-Torres, are part of a program called Emerge Wisconsin, which recruits and trains Democratic women to run for political office.

Adamski-Torres already had the bug to get involved she ran unsuccessfully for Racine City Council last year and said Trumps election only solidified that desire.

It certainly reiterated that we need to get more women involved, myself included, she said.

Added Jarrett: This is a very good wake-up call for the Democratic Party. I still believe that we are the party of the average working person, but I believe that we need to get back to that grassroots organizing and letting people know that we are there for them.

Some key events in the coming months could help shape Democrats future.

The first is the February election for Democratic National Committee chairman, which has attracted several candidates. Whoever wins will play a big role in charting the partys course.

In Wisconsin, state Democratic Party Chairwoman Martha Laning faces a challenger in Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy. That post will be decided at the partys June convention.

Dems also found hope when a federal judge in November blocked the Wisconsin GOPs redistricting maps. The state has appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court and it remains to be seen how and if new maps will be created, but Democrats argue the maps have given Republicans an unfair advantage.

Its going to be tough, but there are things to be optimistic about and things that have been taking place that are in our favor, Caledonia activist Randy Bryce said.

On the legislative front, one of the first battles will be over the Affordable Care Act. Republicans have promised a quick repeal of the law and a replacement health care system, but details are uncertain.

Liberals are also watching whether Trump follows through on some of his most inflammatory statements during the campaign, specifically on mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and a ban on Muslims.

Right now were not focused on winning votes. Its making sure people are taken care of, and I think thats going to translate in a huge way, Bryce said. People are going to see what Trump and the Republican Party are really about, and that in addition to the outreach were doing now, I see everything completely swinging the other way.

Mason predicted the GOP will overreach with its power and said Republicans will have no one to blame but themselves if things go poorly.

And with the polarizing Trump in command, Mason said opposition is stronger than at any point since the height of the Iraq War.

Thats what patriots do if you love the country, he said. You engage and you resist and you do everything you can to protest and protect the things you care about and fight for the things you believe in. Thats a big part of what being an American is all about. So Im actually quite encouraged with the response from our side to the Trump presidency.

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Local Democratic Chairs Declare Support for Phil Murphy for Governor and Jerry Green for re-election as Chairman of the Union County Democratic Committee

Democratic municipal chairs throughout Union County have declared their intention to support both Phil Murphy for Governor and the re-election of Assemblyman Jerry Green for Chairman of the Union County Democratic Committee.

When I was first elected county chairman, I made it a point to work closely with our municipal chairs to ensure Democrats at every level of the ballot had the resources they needed to compete, declared Green. Im honored by their continued support for myself and Phil.

What has made Jerry a successful chairman is his belief that every Democrat, regardless of where they live in Union County, has a voice and brings real value to our party, said Phil Murphy. I am as humbled to have the support of Union Countys grassroots Democratic leaders as I am proud to support Jerry Green for re-election as chairman. Union Countys Democrats will keep moving forward under his continued leadership.

Since being elected county chairman in June 2013, Chairman Green and Union County Democrats have successfully defended all nine Freeholder seats, all three county-wide constitutional offices, all incumbent Democratic legislators, and made significant local gains in communities such as Kenilworth, Summit, Cranford, Springfield, Garwood, and Roselle Park. Weve come a long way, but theres still more to get done, stated Green. With this support, Im eager to seek re-election in June and keep moving our Party forward.

In endorsing Murphy, the local leaders cited his innovative ideas for fixing the states economy and growing the middle class by investing in communities, education, and critical infrastructure.

The Democratic Primary for Governor is on Tuesday, June 6th. The election for Democratic countychairman will be on Tuesday, June 13th.

Supporting Jerry Green for Democratic County Chairman and Phil Murphy for Governor:

Clark Nancy Sheridan Cranford Bette Jane Kowalski Fanwood Colleen Mahr (1st Vice-Chair) Garwood Hugh Sinclair Hillside Anthony Salters Kenilworth Peter Corvelli Linden Nicholas Scutari

Mountainside Rick Schkolnick New Providence Steve Velloric Plainfield Adrian Mapp Rahway Samson Steinman

Roselle Reginald Atkins Roselle Park Dan Petrosky Scotch Plains Joanne Glover

Springfield David Barnett Summit Susan Hairston Union Joe Cryan Westfield Janice Siegel Winfield Margaret McManus

Union County Democrats Endorse Joe Cryan for State Senate

Union County Democratic Chairman Jerry Green, Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian Bollwage, the 20th Legislative District Assembly members Annette Quijano and Jamel Holley, and the Democratic Municipal Chairmen from the 20th Legislative district today issued their joint support of Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan for State Senator in the 20th District. Their support follows press reports that long-time State Senator Raymond Lesniak has filed the paperwork required to run for governor.

Union County Democratic Committee Chairman Jerry Green issued the following statement:

Ray Lesniak has been a strong, effective legislator since the day he first assumed office in 1978. His work as the New Jersey Chair for the Clinton/Gore and Gore/Lieberman campaigns and his tireless efforts to pass the Marriage Equality Act and for the abolition of the death penalty in New Jersey are just a sample of what he has accomplished in his almost forty years in the legislature. He will be missed in the Senate.

It is critically important that the 20th Legislative District have a representative in the State Senate with a similar dedication to public service and strong public policy. I believe Sheriff Cryan would be the ideal candidate. He has a long history fighting for people in the 20th District and, as a former colleague of mine in the General Assembly, I have seen first-hand the dedication, expertise and tenacity Joe brings down to Trenton each day on behalf of those he represents. I am supporting Sheriff Cryans candidacy as the Democratic nominee, because I believe he is the right choice to join Senator Nick Scutari in representing Union County in the State Senate.

Message from Chairman Jerry Green

As the Union County Democratic Chairman, I am proud and excited to represent you, the democrats of Union County. Without the help from our many volunteers and supporters, our Democratic team would not be the success it is today. Please explore the many resources our website has to offer including, but not limited to finding local events, your elected officials on the Federal, State, County, and Municipal levels, volunteer information and more. Also I want to encourage you to contact us with any questions or thoughts you may have. I thank everyone for how much support you showed our party during our 2016 General Election.

Sincerely,

Jerry Green

Union County Democratic Chairman

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Stephanie Cho believes its time.

Time for the face of Gwinnett Countys government to fully reflect those of its people, she says. Time for its most powerful body to have its first non-white member.

This moment of urgency comes in the wake of the recent behavior by County Commissioner Tommy Hunter, who last weekend called civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewisa racist pig in a post on Facebook.

We want to see more people that are underrepresented, woman, people of color, immigrants, be in these positions, said Cho, the executive director of the Atlanta branch of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a non-partisan advocacy group. Because that is the face of Gwinnett now.

Groups like Chos, the NAACP and the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials already work to promote better representation of their respective communities. But many now say Hunters words and the furor theyve whipped up have served as a wake-up call.

Youre going to see us contesting very, very strongly this year in the municipal elections, something that hasnt been done before, said Gabe Okoye, who took over this month as chairman of the Gwinnett County Democratic Party . And that will be in readiness for 2018.

Hunter was just re-elected in November. But in 2018, two other commission seats will be up for grabs.

Hunter became the center of controversy on Monday after The Atlanta Journal-Constitutionpublished screenshots of several posts on his personal Facebook page. The racist pig post was written Saturday afternoon amid a well-publicized feudbetween Lewis and president-elect Donald Trump.

white voters were no longer the majority in county. Hillary Clintons Gwinnett win in Novembers presidential election was the first for a Democrat since Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Gwinnetts Board of Commissioners, meanwhile, remains strictly Republican and white. Voting rights advocates say thats partially by design.

Last year, the Georgia NAACP, the Georgia Association for Latino Elected Officials and several individualsfiled a federal lawsuit against Gwinnett County, arguing that the way the countys commission and school board districts are drawn thwarts minorities from electing the candidates of their choice and therefore limits their collective voice in the community.

The county filed a motion to dismiss that suit last month, and the plaintiffs filed their response this week. Theyve asked for oral arguments to be heard in the case.

In November, Hunter won re-election over black Democratic challenger Jasper Watkins by a two-point margin. Board Chairman Charlotte Nash took just 52 percent of the vote against challenger Jim Shealey, another black Democrat.

Lynette Howards deeply diverse District 2, which includes Peachtree Corners, Norcross and Lilburn, is due for an election in 2018. So is John Heards District 4, which includes a large chunk of Lawrenceville and runs northeast to Buford and beyond.

Okoye said the Democratic Party already has some well qualified people angling for those positions, and that Hunters comments and the delayed reactions from his fellow commissioners will play roles in both fundraising and future campaigns.

First on his plate, though, are local city council elections, which Okoye said his party has never specifically targeted. Duluth, Lilburn and Norcross, among others, have multiple city council seats up for election this fall.

For me, you have to start from the ground up, you know? Okoye said.

Kerwin Swint, the chair of Kennesaw State Universitys department of political science, called Hunters ill-fated comments bulletin board material. He said they could give Gwinnetts Democrats some early motivation.

But a real, tangible change in the countys politics, or in voters attitudes?

I dont think one ill-timed, ill-thought-of comment is going to be a game changer or anything like that, Swint said. Its more symbolic than anything.

The symbolism is exactly what groups like the NAACP are seizing upon.

Marlyn Tillman, president of the organizations Gwinnett chapter, said her organization had already started having conversations about getting people more engaged in local politics. Hunters comments, she said, are energizing those efforts.

We are going to use it as a point of connection for people, Tillman said. To be able to say, OK now, you see this, right? This is a result of the bigger picture.

That bigger picture not only includes changing demographics but a history of distrust.

Gwinnett Commissioner Lynette Howard said this week she didnt know what the political fallout from her colleagues Facebook posts would be. But she admitted it probably put a dent in the reputation of a board thats still trying to regain credibility from corruption scandals that were first exposed by The AJC in 2009 andremained in the headlines until 2014.

She said she hopes Hunters actions will inspire people to really see what it means to elect somebody to Gwinnetts highest governing body, that voters will re-focus on electing quality people.

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Democrats, diversity groups look to capitalize on 'racist pig' post - Atlanta Journal Constitution

AVENTURA, Fla. Senators, protesters and admirers weathered a cold, rainy day in the nations capital for the inauguration of President Donald Trump. One thousand miles or so to the south, roughly 120 Democratic donors and dozens of other party insiders retreated to a golf resort to regroup. It was a balmy funeral. Self-styled leaders of the resistance sipped cocktails around a heated outdoor pool, debated voter outreach strategies under the chandeliers of a piano bar and listened to hour after hour of presentations about What Went Wrong and how to right it.

The event was organized by David Brock, a longtime Hillary Clinton operative whose various organizations collectively burned through $75 million in the 2016 election cycle only to watch their political patron fall to a reality TV demagogue. In the opening address of the conference at Turnberry Isle Resort, Brock defended both his own work and the direction of the Democratic Party. Trumps election, he insisted, was a black swan event born of James Comey and traitors inside the FBI. Democrats should not over-learn the lessons behind their loss. Clinton, after all, won the popular vote by 3 million, despite Russian interference a grand achievement in the face of the vile sexism of voters who would not accept one of the most qualified, dedicated, committed, forward-thinking and honorable people to ever seek the presidency of the United States. Brock didnt mention her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs.

Brocks only regret, if it can be called that, was the Clinton campaigns refusal to follow his advice about Trumps business record. Republican nominee Mitt Romney was known as a successful businessman before Barack Obama savaged him in 2012 over Cayman Islands investment schemes. A sustained campaign blasting Don the Con, Brock said, could have prevented the 2016 Rust Belt wipeout by focusing on Trumps reliance on cheap foreign labor and his aggressive avoidance of federal tax bills.

Did Hillarys own campaign rob her of the only anti-Trump argument that would have opened up the all-important economic issue to her advantage? Brock asked. Thats the inescapable conclusion.

Its true that Clintonia botched its economic message. But Brocks broad diagnosis of the Democratic Partys ailment was so obviously wrong that many of the party elites he invited to speak at his Florida retreat rejected their hosts premise. Multiple speakers talked to reporters about a decade-long slide in state and local party viability, which resulted in the loss of over 900 state legislature seats in the Obama era.

I can tell you, said one insider, the conversations going on in those rooms are a long way from Davids talk.

Reporters were not allowed into most of the donor presentations, but many of the speakers spoke frankly to the press afterward about their assessment of the partys predicament.

Everyone in that room agrees that absent the Comey letter and absent WikiLeaks, [Clinton] wins, said Jon Cowan, president of the Third Way think tank. Its a close race. But you cant start from that if youre going to rebuild the Democratic Party . Democrats are in their worst electoral position since the Civil War.

The challenges that face working people and Im not talking code for white working people but all people trying to survive in a 21st century economy [result from being] let down by an approach towards globalization and towards financialization and so forth that cant be squared, said Mike Podhorzer, political director at the AFL-CIO, the nations largest federation of labor unions. That has to be acknowledged.

Bernie Sanders won the primary in West Virginia, said Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. Bernie Sanders ran on a zero fossil fuels platform in a state that really, really wants its coal jobs back. So theres a bigger thing at play than just the policy fights that are healthy within a party. And its a values proposition, and its the way were connecting with people from a values perspective.

The Brock dissenters at the Florida confab have their own differences. Cowan recently raised $20 million for a project to reinvigorate the party by many critics suggest essentially crushing the Sanders and Elizabeth Warren wing that has effectively assailed Trumps Cabinet nominees after Clintons loss a strategy Brock himself ostensibly disavowed in an (admittedly odd) public letter to Sanders.

But some of Brocks allies arent ready to make nice. Populism is inherently anti-government, Cowan told Politico. That works if youre a right-wing conservative, like Donald Trump. That doesnt work if youre the party of government.

Others rejected the idea that Democrats need to choose between so-called identity politics and economic messaging, arguing that the party needed to work harder to reach working-class voters of all colors. The Democratic coalition lives in the economy, all right? former Bill Clinton campaign manager James Carville said. The idea that somehow its only white working-class people that live in an economy and, you know, blacks, Hispanics, unmarried women, gay people theyre like everybody else. Thats an insane argument to have!

While Brocks stable of thinkfluencers battled over different visions of a Democratic Party re-think, Brock himself was asking for money to reboot the existing infrastructure. The Democrats got outflanked digitally by the hard right this round, he said. Ramping up funds for the ShareBlue.com space would probably do the trick.

[ShareBlue] was one of the few places online where Hillary supporters really felt safe, Brock told reporters. They developed a narrative that they stuck to for the entire campaign that Hillary was not a victim, but she was an underdog in a society plagued by sexism and media bias. And that might not have worked for the campaign, but it certainly lit up their audience, and people ate it up.

Other digital media outlets had failed to communicate just how great Hillary Clinton was in 2016, Brock said. The Huffington Post isnt what it was.

The reinvigorated ShareBlue project will be heralded by David Sirota, a deeply respected investigative journalist whose work has forced the resignations of officials in New Jersey and Connecticut. Sirota has cultivated a reputation as a nonpartisan corruption watchdog.

Brock told reporters that moneyed Democrats generally shared his vision.

I think that donors dont feel that were in as bad shape collectively as a party and a movement than what you might read about in the media, Brock told reporters.

At cocktail receptions and off-party whisper-sessions, Brocks guests appeared comfortable. But few seemed enthusiastic about the partys political prospects. And they may have grown accustomed to overpaying.

Its a very nice tourist course, a golf-enthusiast resort guest told HuffPost. But its not worth $300 a round.

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