Top Party Official Accuses Democratic National Chairwoman of Lying and Questions Her Leadership

[leftcoastmountains]

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R.T. Rybak, the former mayor of Minneapolis and a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Thursday accused the party’s leader, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, of making “flat-out not true” statements about another top party officer, questioned her political skills and said he had “serious questions” about her suitability for the job.

The broadside from Mr. Rybak, which came in an interview late Thursday afternoon, followed weeks of internal party dissension over the number and timing of the presidential debates it has scheduled, capped by an acrimonious public dispute over whether Ms. Wasserman Schultz had punitively barred a Democratic vice chairwoman, Tulsi Gabbard, from the first debate, held on Tuesday in Las Vegas.

Mr. Rybak’s comments were notable because he is not known as a public complainer. But by the evening’s end, most of the other party officers issued statements strongly supporting Ms. Wasserman Schultz and calling for an end to the public rancor.

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/15/top-party-official-accuses-democratic-national-chairwoman-of-lying-questions-her-leadership/

[HooptieWagon]

1. Vote Sanders into the Whitehouse, and problem solved.

DWS will be booted out the door, and replaced with a democratic (small d) chairperson. I don't know anything about Rep Gabbard, is she suitable?

[druidity33]

6. No, she's not.

She has some weird "I don't trust any Muslims" thing going on. I guess she's the first Samoan to serve in Congress though...

[HooptieWagon]

7. That's too bad.

Well, I'm sure Sanders would nominate an unbiased party chairperson.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Ryback is the former Mayor of Minneapolis.

I always thought he was a pretty decent, rational guy, and certainly not given to drama or making shit up. I have every reason to believe he is speaking the truth about this.

[Ed Suspicious]

3. It is the beginning of an unravelling for DWS.

[HooptieWagon]

8. She's taking her act nationally.

She's been pulling this shit in Florida for years. Glad to see the spotlight put on it.

[elleng]

4. Very interesting and I question wisdom of the timing

even tho Rybak was with Tulsi Gabbard weeks ago. I have to assume the candidates will be able to keep their acts together.

[appalachiablue]

5. Much praise to Mr. Rybak for taking this necessary action.

[Scuba]

9. Hey, hey, ho, ho. A DINO named Debbie has got to go.

[Enthusiast]

10. +1 a whole bunch!

[Puglover]

11. Good for RT!

I cannot say enough good things about him. A nice man, an excellent leader and Mayor and no bull shitter.

WS needs to go. Period.

[TBF]

12. She's not very bright -

she is really going out on a limb for Hillary. Now we'll see if Hillary publicly backs her or lets her take the fall. Any bets?