DEMS SEE RED IN IMPACT OF GREEN PARTY.Byline: RICK ORLOV DNC DNC Democratic National Committee DNC Democratic National Convention DNC Do Not Call DNC Delaware North Companies DNC Domain Name Commissioner DNC Direct Numerical Control DNC Do Not Change DNC Does Not Compute DNC Digital Nautical Chart Notebook After a week of speeches and meetings, it was only on Thursday that the dreaded N word was uttered at the Democratic National Convention. N as in Ralph Nader  This page is currently protected from editing until (UTC) or until disputes have been resolved. .
Mention of the Green Party candidate for president, who is in the 8 percent range in some polls, has been studiously stu·di·ous adj. 1. a. Given to diligent study: a quiet, studious child. b. Conducive to study. 2. avoided by Democrats during the past week and came up only as they now begin looking at Nader's potential impact on nominee Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore in the November election. Sen. Barbara Boxer Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. A member of the Democratic Party, Boxer was first elected to the U.S. , D-Calif., was the first to bring it up at the California delegate breakfast. ``We know Al Gore and Ralph Nader share many of the same views,'' Boxer said. ``Every vote for Ralph Nader is a vote for (GOP nominee) G.W. Bush. We have to let people know that - to look them in the eye and tell them this honestly.'' Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Los Angeles, said it goes beyond that as she discussed the turnout at the Shadow Convention. ``I went to the Shadow Convention and those people are our people,'' Waters said. ``I told them we are not going to give them up to Ralph Nader.'' Waters was at the center of a storm this week when she questioned whether she could support vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman because of his past positions on affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. and school vouchers. But, she insisted, all that is now behind her. ``My new best friend and partner is Sen. Joseph Lieberman,'' she said. ``We have talked and we agree on the issues that affect the base of the party.'' Mariachi bands and California politics are synonymous, although some feel there should be a law banning them from playing before 4 in the afternoon. But Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., would be exempted from that rule. Kennedy gave a rousing rendition of ``Guadalajara'' when he entered the Californa breakfast in a startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. off-key crackling voice. When he was finished, to a rousing ovation, he gestured to state Democratic Party Chairman Art Torres and told the crowd, ``I've been trying to teach Torres the words to that for 20 years. He still doesn't get it.'' The Thursday breakfast for the delegation was the best of the week in drawing the likes of Kennedy, Boxer and Waters. It also heard from Housing Secretary Andrew Cuomo and San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. Whether you agree with his politics or not, Brown has a way of turning a crowd on. Speaking after Kennedy, Brown was miffed miff n. 1. A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff. 2. A petty quarrel or argument; a tiff. tr.v. miffed, miff·ing, miffs To cause to become offended or annoyed. at not getting the same mariachi welcome. ``Art, where's my damned music?'' Brown thundered as the band quickly began playing. Brown also had some advice for Gore on his speech and how he runs his campaign. ``Let Al Gore be Al Gore,'' Brown said. |
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