Create a Spot for Clyburn: House Dems Avert Leadership Struggle
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic officials say the party has averted a leadership struggle in advance of next week’s party elections.
Under the agreement, they say Rep. James Clyburn has agreed to drop his challenge to Rep. Steny Hoyer to become second in command. Instead, Clyburn will be elected to a new position one rung lower on the leadership ladder.
Word of the deal came in a vaguely worded statement from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in line to become leader of the minority Democrats when Republicans take power in January.
The statement made no mention of Hoyer. The plan was described by officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not cleared to discuss the matter publicly. Clyburn’s office did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic officials say the party has averted a leadership struggle in advance of next week’s party elections.
Under the agreement, they say Rep. James Clyburn has agreed to drop his challenge to Rep. Steny Hoyer to become second in command. Instead, Clyburn will be elected to a new position one rung lower on the leadership ladder.
Word of the deal came in a vaguely worded statement from Speaker Nancy Pelosi, in line to become leader of the minority Democrats when Republicans take power in January.
The statement made no mention of Hoyer. The plan was described by officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not cleared to discuss the matter publicly. Clyburn’s office did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
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Smart
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:13amWe do not want Pelosi in Congress. She must be removed from office.
Report Post »sawhite
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:10amThe more you think things will change, the more they remain the same. This story and the news on the republican struggle with the debt ceiling clearly demonstrate we have only begun the fight to take the country back. I think this may get very ugly before it actually gets better. We must be strong and focused. Whether its Fabian socialists, communists, liberal progressives or all of them together, there is a well organized, well funded agenda in play. Remember the letter circulated earlier this week asking Pelosi to step down? That sure went away in a hurry.
Report Post »kraphtsman
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:47amLet the idiot House Dems make up whatever MINORITY PARTY positions their pea-brains come up with… and Let Hoyer and Clyburn share/ake turns with the limo and security detail already “budgeted” for House “leadership” use. Just don’t spend one more dime of taxpayer money on these percs ! And if these lame-duck scumbags try “funding” any such percs for this undeserving individual, then (along with specifically cutting head-witch Pelosi’s travel and office budget !!!) the incoming MAJORITY PARTY needs to immediately defund ALL such percs for the MINTORITY PARTY. I’ve already sent letters demanding this to my Representative and each of the newly-elected freshman, and urge everyone reading this to do the same. Don’t let these self-improtant b*stards waste one more penny on their worthless hides than they already do !!
Report Post »usualsuspect
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:34amIf Clyburn wants atta boy perks position let the DNC pay his freight for his phony job, the man has squandered to much of Americas time and money already
Report Post »shorthanded12
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:08amJames Clyburn 6th District (DEMOCRAT) South Carolina
Report Post »Marian 18.6%, Williamsburg 13.5%, Clarenden 14.5%, Calhoun 11.6%
Bamberg 14.5%, Sumter 12.1%, Colleton 12.4%, Berkley 9.7%
revised UN-EMPLOYMENT numbers For September 2010, Revised Oct 2010
ANOTHER SELF SERVING POLITICIAN. WHILE WE WATCH ARE JOBS DISSAPPEAR FROM SC AND ACROSS THE NATION, CLYBURN IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT A SKY BOX SEAT IN DC.
shorthanded12
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:28amLets not forget THAT Barry payed back Clyburn for his 2008 campaign support, by giving Clyburns daughter a seat on the 5 board members at the FCC (MIGNON Clyburn). Now shes rubbing elbows with Barrys Diversity (FCC) Czar Mark Lloyd the one that LOVES HUGO CHAVEZ. Oh yea by the way I went thru FOI act and found out Mr Lloyd gets a annual $134,000.00 pay of tax payers money. Amazing how PROGRESSIVE (Democrats) planting there seeds thru out ALL Government levels in order to gain control of the masses.
Report Post »HoneyCrisp
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:06amPelosi gets thrown out, Hoyer moves into number one position, Clyburn moves into number two position. Figure out how to get Nancy to step down.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:05amRush was right…again. Democrats: ” We are the party of your people Clyburn…now go to the back of the bus.”
Report Post »clockwatcher
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 7:31amWelcome to the Democratic party, 90% of the Black‘s vote for the Dem’s and at every turn they throw the Black Man under the bus. The Republican party is the only place where Black men and women can excell.
Report Post »Ronko
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 7:05amClyburn’s a joke he needs to retire and yet if the Dems would have won Clyburn would have pushed for a public option for Health Care.
Report Post »Momma M
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 7:03amThis is exactly with the 111th Congress was such a miserable failure. These democrats disagree and distance themselves from Pelosi, but they’ll cower back – allowing her its highest ranked position, unchallenged. Back-room deals in the middle of the night – aren’t gonna save them now.
Gutless, spineless men and women who will not do what they believe to be best for our country – or even what is best for themselves – but will continue their lock-step behavior to the very end.
It’s that mentality that kicked butt in the midterms – and it’s that mentality that will cause their loss in the up coming general elections as well.
Follow your pied piper democrats … right over the cliff – - –
Oh well – they’ll blame someone else anyway.
Report Post »historypaper
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 7:00amAnother back-door deal to keep the black man happy. They don’t want him but they have to keep him at the table?
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:53amMan, if they didn’t they would have Jesse, Al and a cadre of Black Panthers encamped and marching around the Capitol Building for weeks. Everyone who attempted to enter the capitol building would have been threatened with billy sticks and verbally berated by the Panthers.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:34amOH, and by the way, don’t forget the SEIU, AFL-CIO and a band or union thugs and harassers chipping in also.
Report Post »Conserving Ink
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 6:52amThe worst part is he probably considers himself some kind of civil rights hero. I love these self-made civil rights heroes who drive into the ghettos in their Mercedes Benz from their white gated community and tell their supposed bothers and sisters that they can’t make it America because the Man wants to keep them down.
Just once I want someone to ask them “You don’t look held down to me, which whitey did you a favor?”
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EP46
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:00amYes Conserving Ink…when he attended SC State college he was a student activist. He arranged student sit-ins and student marches against local businesses and government agencies. He is a disgrace to America.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 6:40amJim Clyburn’s 6th District is South Carolina…Clyburn has been re-elected since 1992
Report Post »Average income per year: $28,967
Unemployment rate 13.4%
Average 40% of high school students graduate
Part of his District is called “The Corridor of Shame” because of widespread poverty
5 of the poorest 6 counties in SC are in Clyburn’s District
And on and on
This is the great democratic leader that nancy and obama praise
His leadership is shameful and the people of his District suffer, He will keep them that way so they will continue to send him to Washington to get richer and richer After 20 years, look at what he has done for the people of SC
red penny
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 6:26amSorry to say the Moron Clyburn is from my state.He represents a totally gerrymandered district where a sweet potato could get elected as long as it was black.By the way,I have a place for him–back on the farm plowing a mule.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:41amI’m from South Carolina also and all I can say is: AMEN!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »wash1776
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 5:22amThe Damocrats are such a pathetic party anymore. Like a bunch of school kids jockeying for position and a bigger piece of the pie. The more important your post, the more you can steal.
Report Post »shane2813
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 5:15amWhy dosen’t Clyburn just shut up and sit in the back of the bus? The masters have spoken. MARXIST=DEMOCRATS=TERRORIST All the same. Two can play this game. :)))
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 3:08amThis is redistribution among progressives.
Report Post »New-American-Saviors
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:33amIt’s all a MUTE Issue. There is No Democratic party. They’re all in disarray wondering whose skirt to hide under.
Report Post »Leigh
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:32amDoes this mean Clyburn will get the “perks” he wanted like a car and stuff? Higher salary? So have they created a new position that will cost us, the taxpayer, more money, or will Nancy pay for the extra out of her own pocket? None of my business I guess, but I was just wondering….
Report Post »glenng2
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:08amAnd the “DANCE” goes on!
Report Post »thegr8restoration
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:05amElected to a new position? Congradulation you are now in charge of ice cream sandwitches?
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 3:09amI was thinking more in charge of the Prozak.
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 1:55amThe political dance goes on I see, Nancy Nancy Nancy, what are you up too? I think Soro’s wants nancy in charge because she was so successful in getting his agenda in place. He wants her to seek and distroy now.
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 11:29amExactly. Repubs who are glad she is not being replaced, fail to understand the reason why. Obama, Pelosi and Reid have no intention of changing their agenda or listening to We the People. Obama flipped us the bird and went on his luxury vacation, away from the country he so despises. As soon as he gets back, the Evil Trinity will press on with their goal to run America into the ground.
Report Post »knotaclu
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 12:47pmrepublicans who are glad she is not being replaced are not failing to understand anything. #1 she is the best The D’s have. #2 her still in charge only makes the R’s look better. The last thing ya want in this position is someone that Americans can relate to. The more she shows her true colors, the better for my side……
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 1:30pmknotaclu,
You are reasoning under the premise that “showing her true colors” will not push us off the cliff. Two years is a long time. Look at what those three have already accomplished. The reason they kept her is because she is one of three people implementing the “destroy America” agenda.
Also, I would contend that Americans who relate to ANY other Dem at this point, support her as well. It is clear to patriot Americans that the Dim Party has been hijacked by radicals and that no matter who they put at the helm, it will not be a moderate.
Report Post »knotaclu
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:00pmkryptonite, totally understand. The thing I like about her being in leadership is that she is now in the MINORITY, and that is a major difference. She needs to be in the limelight, along with Hoyer, Clyburn and the other wackos that have taken over the party. Heath Shuler in the leadership role in my opinion would make the D’s look closer to main stream.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 4:21pmKnotaclu,
Report Post »I am not comfortable with the idea of “keeping the enemy closer” in this particular case. To Pelosi, a minority leader position is still better than having no decision-making power. You are right that Shuler would be great for Dims, but he doesn’t stand a chance. If Pelosi is elected minority leader, it will be proof that the radicals have NO NEED of popular support to continue down their current path of destruction. I hope you prove me wrong.
CYBERFOX
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 1:51amSenator Clyburn represents the black slum parts of SC where basically every year people have no choice but to re-elect him since no-one has the balls to run against him.
Report Post »EP46
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 5:20amYou are 100% correct. It is disgraceful to see the living conditions of people in a large part of his district. He has done the same as Jessie and Rev Al….making himself rich and keeping the people down and dependent This is one of the things I really hate about “career politicians”.
Report Post »starman70
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:38am@EP46
Just as I have posted before. The Democrats NEED an enslaved (by welfare, food stamps, rent subsidies, medicaid &etc.) electorate of relatively poor and uneducated people in order to keep being re-elected. None of these people have or own businesses, they have little if any work experience and they depend on the corrupt politicos to keep them fed, clothed and housed.
Just look at most of the large cities where Democrats have been in power for the past thirty years or more or rural areas where the same party has been in charge. Drugs, crime, prostitution and other things reign and are winked at by the pols, that is as long as they get re-elected. Unfortunately, the residents of these areas haven’t been educated enough to put these pariahs out of office.
Report Post »psst
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 11:13am@ EP 46 & Starman70
Report Post »Um, don’t you guys think they may not mind being kept dependent?
Amongst many on the plantations (BTW, many love living there) Dependency is looked on as the family estate/wealth to be passed down from generation to generation.
As the generations grows in numbers,the estates gets larger..
These estates taxes are paid for w/ votes.
Breed On.
DaytonConserve
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 1:50amWhen will Congressman Clyburn realize that his values are more closely in line with Conservatives in the Republican party than with the Progressives in the Democrat party? Time to wake up and make the move!
Report Post »rebel
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 3:30amare you serious? The dude is power hungry. Let him pay for his own driver and security if he thinks he’s that important.
Report Post »felina g
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:41amAnyone else notice Rush has been referring to the “shadow government” these last few days ? We can thank Glenn for opening the discussion.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 11:16amFelina,
Report Post »And O’Reilly said, “We the People.” One step forward…
knotaclu
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 12:13pmyou are talking about James Clyburn from SC right? What world you live in, my goodness….
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 6:46pmMr. Clyburn, this would be the perfect opportunity to jump ship and not be treated like a second class citizen. You can sit in the front of the bus in the GOP and have the respect of your constituents. Now would be the perfect time to stick it to them.
Report Post »DaytonConserve
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 1:41amDriving Miss Nancy….
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 1:57amtut tut tut was that nice? Funny yes, but nice????
http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 3:08amHas anyone checked to see of Hoyer is in his office? and not say in the crazy house? Wait I do digress, the Left, the Progressives and the White House hold the Crazy House for a few days yet.
Pelosi, just go away back to california, and go by greyhound bus. The vacation may do you some good to see just how everyone else actually lives.
Report Post »whamhost.info WORKS FROM HOME
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 4:56amI think the TEA party REPs have to become an effective check to the rest of them.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 7:04amYup. Rush was right, again… Same old story. The Libs reward incompetency.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 7:31amNow you be good little commies and do what you are told.
Report Post »JGP
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:42amThere it is in a nut shell. It’s why their there: Power. Getting in position to maximize their ability to take our hard earned money through taxes to line their ******* pockets. I’m really getting pissed. These newly elected congress people better start dimantling this house of whores or we need to kick their asses out too.
Report Post »TennesseeConservative
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 8:58amI lived in Clyburns district for 7 years. Everyone who has spoken to him says he is dumber then a box of rocks. So you have to make a spot for him. Thats why I came back home.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 9:42amOur government dollars at work, don’t really have any openings but they really have to pay back the loyalty so create a position with a fancy sounding title, 6-digit salary and percs and voila problem solved. This is probably the most transparent thing that this administration has done in the past two years.
Report Post »JohnEightOne2Ten
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 10:02amYa think he can handle Driving Ms. Nancy, after all, he is no Morgan Freeman, in fact he can‘t even tie Morgan Freeman’s boots.
Report Post »AUTHOR22
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 10:27amWho cares if it was nice? It the truth.
Report Post »AUTHOR22
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 10:29amNOw what’s going to be really funny, is when they have their election and Nancy is dumped like a bucket of BS.
Report Post »Oil_Robb
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 10:33amPelosi and Reid ….The Gift that keeps giving….These people are really dilusional and Im glad for it, Because it makes it easier to win super majorities in 2012.
Report Post »Dandylyon
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 11:03amNo STUCK the libs don’t reward incompetency,they just put morons in charge to make the real incompetent’s look good.You know like Biden is to Obama.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 11:16amThey need to reneme the Democratis Party to Hooters because they have so many BOOBS…
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 11:22amIs this what happens when everyone gets a trophy? Don’t want to hurt any feelings, be called a racist so you just create a new position. Just typical of equality for everyone. Why have a democratic leader in the first place, why not give all the democrats an equal billing and then no one will have to have psychotherapy for their feelings of inadequacies.
Report Post »Compete or Lose
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 12:41pm.
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So did the DEMS ask Clybourn to move further towards the back in the Dem bus??
valricoslash
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 2:07pmCaving to a minority member. Prhaps Nancy shouldstep aside then there would be n ocontroversy and “Whose got time to Read the Bill” Clyburn could become the number two man in the losing party.
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