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To: bentway who wrote (671819)	9/5/2012 9:39:37 PM
From: Wayners	Respond to of 1577900

Yea, Out with the bad, in the with the good.

To: bentway who wrote (671819)	9/5/2012 10:04:44 PM
From: TopCat	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1577900

That wasn't about a platform...it was about democracy. Once again the leaders of the Democratic party prove they don't believe in democracy.

To: bentway who wrote (671819)	9/5/2012 10:53:08 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577900

Bentway, Nobody gives a damn about the platforms. LOL, sour grapes after the whole controversy over the Republican platform on abortion: articles.latimes.com huffingtonpost.com Really Chris, you need to do a better job disguising your obvious disgust over the "God" and "Jerusalem" thing ... Tenchusatsu

To: bentway who wrote (671819)	9/5/2012 11:15:36 PM
From: joseffy	Respond to of 1577900

Division over platform at DNC By REID J. EPSTEIN \| 9/5/12 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two platform planks sparked division at the Democratic National Convention here Wednesday. Things got so bad that President Barack Obama was forced to personally intervene, ordering language mentioning God and naming Jerusalem as the rightful capital of Israel be added. Obama had seen the language prior to the convention, a campaign source said, but did not seek to change it until after Republicans jumped on the omissions of God and Jerusalem late Wednesday. And even then, it had to be forced through a convention hall full of delegates who nearly shouted down the change. Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the convention’s chairman, kicked off Wednesday’s proceedings by trying to clean up a mess Democrats made by omitting from their official party platform mentions of God and of Jerusalem as the preferred capital of Israel. Villaraigosa called for a voice vote on an amendment offered by former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who chaired the platform drafting committee. Facing boos and “nay”s, he tried again, before announcing that in his judgment, a two-thirds majority had approved the measure. He was booed again as he walked off the stage. A senior White House said Wednesday that the platform dispute was an unfortunate stumble during this week’s convention. Republicans mocked each subsequent mention of God from the podium as antithetical to the Democratic Party’s platform. GOP rival Mitt Romney released a statement blasting Democrats for leaving Jerusalem out of the platform. Read more: politico.com ( Also on POLITICO: DNC chair denies "discord" over vote) ( Also on POLITICO: Atheists bummed by Dems' God flip)