Gloria Allred goes to CDP delegate breakfast wearing a gag in Clinton protest
By Jeff Mitchell, PolitickerCA.com EditorDENVER -- Feminist attorney Gloria Allred was denied an opportunity to address the California Democratic Party at its morning breakfast meeting Tuesday, prompting the celebrity lawyer to wrap a red bandana across her face as a gag.
Following the meeting she suggested that the Democratic National Committee was not giving her candidate, Sen. Hillary Clinton, fair due during the convention. She called for the DNC to provide a full roll-call vote for the New York senator during tonight's first ballot process.
A least one sympathetic California delegate attended the meeting wearing a gas mask in protest.
CDP Chairman Art Torres acknowledged the longtime Democratic activist but was firm in her not being given time before the delegation.
"Gloria wanted to speak, but ... she's not," Torres said. "Let's give her a round of applause anyway."
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Good grief! Not everyone can speak!
Why would anyone assume that just because they want to speak to a group, they would be invited to do so?
Not everyone who wants to speak to Rotary (or to the Republicans) is invited to do so.
Gloria Allred is not the only pro-Hillary delegate who was available to speak -- and many were chosen. Last night Michelle Obama explicitly acknowledged Hillary Clinton's contribution and the 8 million cracks in the ceiling. As many more speakers will do.
Come on Gloria. Enough already.
That is so sweet of Gloria
That is so sweet of Gloria to do that. Way to go!!! I have sent a letter to my Attorney General Secretary of State asking for a review of our process in allowing the Democratic party to run primary elections within our state. States spend millions of dollars on primary elections to be silenced at the convention. I don't think so. Many other Americans have sent letters to their state officials as well.
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