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Ellen Tauscher: DLC-ona non Grata

by BooMan
Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 01:38:40 PM EST

(Editor's note: Hyphen inserted in title for those unfamiliar with the Latin term 'persona non grata' and for those who speak Portugese or who are unfamiliar with the DLC.)

How do you know when a Democrat is really not on your side? There are many ways, and the voting record is not always the best indicator. But I don't know that I have ever seen a better indicator than the following:

In 1996, [Rep. Ellen] Tauscher [D-CA-10] ran for Congress as a pro-business, pro-environment, pro-military centrist against Bill Baker, a conservative Republican she portrayed as too far right for his suburban swing district. Pelosi supported her, and she won. But when Pelosi ran for whip, Tauscher supported moderate Hoyer, a close friend. And later in 2001, Tauscher accused Pelosi and her allies in the California Senate of redrawing her congressional district as payback. The new district was much more Democratic, which made it a safer seat for the party, but not necessarily for Tauscher -- unless she followed Pelosi's lead.

Let's go over this slowly. Ellen Tauscher's 10th district was redrawn in 2001 to make it much more Democratic, and Tauscher interpreted this as punishment for supporting Steny Hoyer over Nancy Pelosi for minority whip.

I don't know how much clearer it could be that Ellen Tauscher does not have our best interests at heart. That's why the netroots is mobilizing to defeat her.

Ellen Tauscher Weekly
Dump Ellen Tauscher
Working For Us PAC

Ellen Tauscher: DLC-ona non Grata | 16 comments (16 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Ellen Tauscher: DLCona non Grata (none / 0)

Oh yeah.
She is going DOWN like a bowling pin.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 01:58:10 PM EST

Re: Ellen Tauscher: DLCona non Grata (none / 0)

Not if the Washington Post has any say in the matter. She is right there on their Mt. Rushmore with Lieberman, McCain, and Harold Ford Jr.

by BooMan on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 02:36:45 PM EST
[ Parent ]

DLCona? (none / 1)

Are you calling her a cunt?

If I can't rant, I don't want to be part of your revolution

by Maryscott OConnor (myleftwing@gmail.com) on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 05:22:14 PM EST
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Re: DLCona? (none / 0)

Uhh...no.

by BooMan on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 05:25:33 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Sorry about the assumption... (none / 1)

Cona = cunt in Portuguese

If I can't rant, I don't want to be part of your revolution

by Maryscott OConnor (myleftwing@gmail.com) on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 05:43:28 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Sorry about the assumption... (none / 0)

I'm not fluent in that language.

by BooMan on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 06:39:28 PM EST
[ Parent ]

where did it come from then? (none / 0)

what's the origin?

- pyrrho

by pyrrho on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 06:54:39 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: where did it come from then? (none / 0)

the word 'persona'.

by BooMan on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 06:56:33 PM EST
[ Parent ]

thanks booman (none / 0)

- pyrrho

by pyrrho on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 07:32:28 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Mount Rushmore? (none / 0)

I think you mean "Mount Turdmore".
And so far as what the Post wants, these are the same ding-a-lings that sent broder out on monday to tell us Bush is making a comeback.

John Mccain Called his wife WHAT??

by brendan on Wed Feb 21st, 2007 at 05:07:46 PM EST

hmmm (none / 0)

so I don't know the phrase "persona non grata"... perhaps I UNDERSTAND "non grata" is ALSO a phrase on its own.

You were given a chance to correct by our gentle and non-accusatory question, you are not one of those that has to give a passive aggressive dig with simple corrections, are you?

- pyrrho

by pyrrho on Thu Feb 22nd, 2007 at 03:17:38 PM EST

Re: hmmm (none / 0)

DLCona? Are you calling her a cunt?

That's non-accusatory?

Anyone can have a misimpression and ask a question.

Let me ask you if you think this is a reasonable response to your confusion and my reaction to it (which was direct and succinct and required no 'correction' on my part).

You're exactly right. He comes up with an extraordinarily lame attempt at a pun that inadvertently produces a Portuguese vulgarity, and the people who point that out are the clueless ones. I don't know whether to more impressed by the size of his ego, the shallowness of his mind, or the thinness of his skin. A little self-deprecation in this instance would go a long way towards disspelling the notion that he's a vain little man of mediocre intelligence, but if he were capable of discerning that, he wouldn't be a vain little man of mediocre intelligence.

or, how about this one?

You'd think that since it's been pointed out to him what Cona means in Portuguese that he'd find a little grace and take it down. Which should have been msoc's next question. Nope. Stubborness counts for more on the mean streets of Philly I guess. Tough guy.

That's my paparazzi fan club busy at work. When they're not accusing me of racism, they're piggybacking on your questions to insult me.

by BooMan on Thu Feb 22nd, 2007 at 03:28:33 PM EST
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Hey, Boo... (none / 0)

I don't want to get caught up in any of these misunderstandings, BUT...

DUDE. I Know what "persona non grata" means!!!

You callin' me DUMB or somethin'?

I read it with a hard "c" because I saw it in Portuguese. Thass all.

: )

If I can't rant, I don't want to be part of your revolution

by Maryscott OConnor (myleftwing@gmail.com) on Thu Feb 22nd, 2007 at 09:21:32 PM EST
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Re: Hey, Boo... (none / 0)

I'd take it offline.

by BooMan on Thu Feb 22nd, 2007 at 09:29:38 PM EST
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ah (none / 0)

well, I assumed you were responding to MSOC and/or I.

The reasons you give for my confusion just don't pertain.

I'm well aware there are people that are not particularly forgiving of any mistake of yours... but if I say something and you respond to them it'll be hard for me to know the difference.

- pyrrho

by pyrrho on Fri Feb 23rd, 2007 at 08:15:34 PM EST
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Re: ah (none / 0)

i'd have to make a mistake for any of this to be remotely interesting. I can't account for morons.

by BooMan on Fri Feb 23rd, 2007 at 08:53:40 PM EST
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