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Seems the DNC has problems what is in and not in their party platform at he convention in Charlotte.
Democrats change platform to add God, Jerusalem
By JOSH LEDERMAN and JULIE PACE | Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Needled by Mitt Romney and other Republicans, Democrats hurriedly rewrote their convention platform Wednesday to add a mention of God and declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel after President Barack Obama intervened to order the changes.
The embarrassing reversal was compounded by chaos and uncertainty on the convention floor. Three times Los Angeles Mayor
, the convention chairman, called for a voice vote on the changes and each time the yes and no votes seemed to balance each other out. On the third attempt, Villaraigosa ruled the amendments were approved — triggering boos from many in the audience.
The episode exposed tensions on Israel within the party, put Democrats on the defensive and created a public relations spectacle as Obama arrived in the convention city to claim his party’s nomination for a second term.
“There was no discussion. We didn’t even see it coming. We were blindsided by it,” said Noor Ul-Hasan, a Muslim delegate from Salt Lake City, who questioned whether the convention had enough of a quorum to even amend the platform.
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We have to ask who is running the DNC? It will be interesting to see if commercials will run how the dems aren’t for God in this fall election cycle. Watch how the dems can’t even get an up or down voice vote at the following You tube. Three votes and it sounds like the vote was no!
September 6, 2012
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