California Democratic Party Leader Leads ‘F*ck Donald
Trump’ Chant at Convention
by Adelle Nazarian 21 May 2017
Outgoing California Democratic Party chairman John Burton left his post of eight years
on Saturday by waving his middle fingers in the air and rallying
his party’s annual convention to chant “F*ck Donald Trump!”
Cameras also captured House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi laughing as Burton flipped off the president.
Former Obama administration Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis was also spotted
relishing in the event.
At one point during the convention, Burton reportedly
told a universal healthcare protester to “Put your f*ing sign down man, we’re
all for it. Jesus Christ.” According
to the San Jose Mercury News, he previously told
a larger group of protesters, “There’s some people who have been fighting for
that issue before you guys were born. You ought to get on with it.”
Also on Saturday, longtime Democratic leader Eric Bauman
was elected as chairman of the California Democratic Party Saturday, by just
over 60 votes. But his rival, Kimberly Ellis, refused to concede, and has
reportedly stated that she is in touch with attorneys over the matter.
“This race is not done,” Ellis told hundreds of her
supporters, who were calling for a recount at the California Democratic
Convention, according
to the Los Angeles Times. She reportedly added,
“We will see you all in the morning.”
Bauman, on the other hand, issued a victory message to his
supporters:
There is no denying that there is a problem when so many
of our hardworking activists feel that they are not welcome within our Party
and that they have been slighted and shut out of the process. We cannot win the
vital elections in 2018 and beyond without the energy, commitment and
participation of every part of our Democratic family.
Bauman has headed the Los Angeles County Democratic since
2000 and has served as the Golden State’s Democratic party vice chairman
since 2009. His victory in the race placed a spotlight on the nationwide battle
between the party’s establishment and more progressive wing. According to the Times,
“Bauman was a favorite of the party establishment, while Ellis drew the
backing of liberals who supported Sen. Bernie Sanders in last year’s presidential primary.”
He recently endorsed Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) to chair the Democratic National
Committee. Former Secretary of labor Tom Perez won
the chairmanship, but appointed Ellison as his deputy chair.
Saturday’s convention also saw some drama when a
convention staff employee interrupted Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA),
as she spoke at the African American Caucus meeting, to ask her to
shorten her speech.
As soon as the man approached Waters’s podium, one of the
women sitting on stage to her left shouted, “Hey, hey, hey, hey.” Another woman
in the audience could be heard saying, “leave her alone.” Soon after that, one
of the men seated on stage stood up and starting pushing the man away from
the congresswoman’s podium.
Waters continued, “That’s alright. That’s okay. They try
to shut me up all the time.” Some audience members stood up, and the room broke
into applause.
Waters, who has been calling for President Donald Trump’s
impeachment, was talking about Trump’s decision to fire former FBI Director
James Comey and his meetings with
the Russian ambassador and foreign minister.
In the back of the room, the man who had asked Waters to
wrap up her speech was surrounded by what appeared to be several members of
Waters team. Some chanted to Waters, “Keep going! Keep going!”
At one point during her talk, the microphone was cut off,
but Waters kept talking.
African American Caucus Chair Darren Parker said, “Our
caucus pays for this room… And it has been tradition if we were going to run
over that we pay additional fees.” He added, “I have never, ever seen anyone
from staff walk up to a speaker, interrupt the speaker and then cut off the
sound.” He said, “Damn it, we will not tolerate this!” and thumped his fist on
the table before the audience broke into applause.
According
to the Sacramento Bee, the three-day convention
also had a raucous start Friday, as liberal activists booed and heckled DNC
Chair Tom Perez after they marched from the state Capitol to the convention
center to promote a universal health care program.
San Jose Mercury News
Susan Goldberg
was an executive editor for the San Jose
Mercury News, and the president of the American
Society of News Editors.
Note: Stephen Engelberg
was a director at the American Society
of News Editors, and is a managing editor for ProPublica.
Gara LaMarche was
a director at ProPublica, a VP &
director of U.S. programs for the Open
Society Foundations, and an associate director for the Human Rights Watch.
Rosa Brooks was a
special counsel to the president for the Open
Society Foundations, and columnist for the Los Angeles Times.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, Demos,
the Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, the Economic Policy
Institute, the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank), and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George
Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a benefactor at the Human Rights Watch, the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and Nancy Pelosi was invited to his 2013 wedding reception.
Foundation
to Promote Open Society was a funder for ProPublica, the Human Rights
Watch, Demos, the New America Foundation, and the Economic Policy Institute.
Jay
T. Harris was a senior fellow at Demos,
and a publisher for the San Jose Mercury
News.
Susan Goldberg
was an executive editor for the San Jose
Mercury News, and the president of the American
Society of News Editors.
Melanie A. Sill
was a director at the American Society
of News Editors, and an editor & SVP for the Sacramento Bee.
John
Decker was a photographer for
the Sacramento Bee, and is a friend
of Joe Mathews.
Joe
Mathews is a friend of John Decker,
and a senior fellow at the New America
Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is
a director at the New America Foundation,
George Soros’s son, and a global
board member for the Open Society
Foundations.
Open
Society Foundations was a funder for the Human Rights Watch, the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, Demos, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Economic Policy Institute.
John J.
Studzinski is a director at the Human
Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank), and was a co-head of investment
banking for the HSBC Holdings plc.
HSBC Holdings
plc was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
James B. Comey
was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc,
and a director for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (think tank).
Glover Park
Group was a lobby firm for the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America.
Howard Wolfson was
a partner at the Planned Parenthood
Federation of America, and is married to Terri McCullough.
Terri McCullough
is married to Howard Wolfson, and Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff.
Nancy
Pelosi’s chief of staff is Terri
McCullough, the minority leader for the U.S. House of Representatives, was the chairman for the California Democratic Party, invited to
George Soros’s 2013 wedding
reception, and Cecile Richards was
her deputy chief of staff.
Cecile Richards
was Nancy Pelosi’s deputy chief of
staff, the founder & president for America
Votes, is the president of the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America, the president of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
Planned
Parenthood Action Fund is a national partner with America Votes.
United
Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a national partner with America Votes.
Joseph T. Hansen
was the president of the United Food and
Commercial Workers International Union, a director at the Economic Policy Institute, and is a founding
chairman for Change to Win.
Anna Burger was a
chair for Change to Win, a secretary-treasurer for the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and a director at the
Economic Policy Institute.
Service
Employees International Union is a national partner with America Votes.
Keith Ellison is a
director at the Economic Policy
Institute, and a co-chair for the Congressional
Progressive Caucus.
Bernard Sanders
is a member of the Congressional
Progressive Caucus, and a U.S.
Senate senator.
Maxine Waters is a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and a
member of the U.S. House of
Representatives.
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