Reply #42: Let's dialogue on this issue.....first you listen to this mp3. [View All]

I am beginning to be of the mind that this war WILL be the defining issue of our party's future. I believe that those who continued to support it and vote for it, will have to be accountable. I think our party knew it was about empire, and they supported it for that reason. They need to level with us.

I am linking to this diary because there is a complete mp3 of Rosenberg's Unfiltered interview on AAR on November 12.

http://whyareweback.blogspot.com/2004/11/simon-rosenberg-will-destroy.html

I don't especially agree with the diarist, but I do think that when I got through listening to the interview...which starts about an hour and 15 minutes in....my head was reeling with how out of touch he was with the Iraq issue and the American people. He is running for chair of the DEMOCRATIC party, yet he constantly speaks of the other party and what they believe. It is unreal to me.

At about 1:30 in he talks about the Republicans standing for the majority of the people, and how we must change.

He describes the Democrats as being totally unified...stronger than ever...even though our leadership in DC is weakened. I am sorry but that is just being clueless.

Then he goes into total criticism of Kerry's stances on the war, which even Howard Dean did not do during the primaries nor does he now. Kerry is the nominee, and I am concerned at how critical Rosenberg was. Dean is more cautious in criticizing Kerry than he is.

He never addresses the reason for the war clearly at all, just says he would have voted for it....something about a bad guy. Agrees it is a mess now, though.

Again, let me make it clear than in the case of DNC chair, I am pulling, NOT for Dean...but for fair and for the people. I want Dean to remain with DFA, but that is not my choice.

When you finish the audio, let's talk.