Broward Demo Boss Cynthia Busch Feels The Bern: Wants To Be Bernie Sanders Delegate
BY BUDDY NEVINS
The acting chief of the Broward Democratic Party Cynthia Busch seems decidedly out of step with Broward Democrats.
Broward Democrats voted 72.5 percent for Hillary Clinton in the March primary. Bernie Sanders got 26.48 percent.
Busch is running this week to be a Sanders delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer.
There is nothing wrong with Sanders. He has tapped into genuine concerns about the increasing inequality in our country. Busch has the right to back who she wants.
That said, it is interesting her viewpoint is so different from the overwhelming majority of Broward Democratic voters who went to the polls in the primary.
A link which explains the process for picking delegates in Florida, plus the locations where any Democrats can vote May 5 and May 7 is here.
May 1st, 2016 at 3:23 pm
He only gets headlined here as Bernie sander.
May 1st, 2016 at 6:00 pm
PLEASE EXPLAIN THE LOGIC of a County Leader going against the OVERWHELMING candidate for President!
May 1st, 2016 at 6:44 pm
Oh Buddy, what you don’t know could fill a blog…
The party chair gets chosen by the Democratic Executive Committee, and the DEC members are far more split between the Bernie and Hillary supporters than the County as a whole. So what if she goes to the National convention as a pledged delegate for Bernie. Better she go than some of the other activists on that list.
Cynthia is smart, hard working, and the Broward Democratic Party is in the best shape it’s been in 20 years.
I guess she just doesn’t show old Buddy enough love.
May 1st, 2016 at 6:50 pm
Yes, she does have a right to support whoever she chooses, but Sanders is a wishy washy Independent who is using the Democratic party to push his unrealistic agenda. Our party leader should either support the D or go back to her own private life and support whoever she wants behind closed doors.
May 1st, 2016 at 9:45 pm
Meanwhile, over on the Republican side…
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-broward-republican-monica-lewinsky-20160428-story.html
Broward Republican leader says when Trump debates Clinton ‘she’s going to go down like Monica Lewinsky
Bob Sutton, chairman of the Broward County Republican Party, used a startling metaphor to explain his view that Donald Trump would perform better than Hillary Clinton in a presidential debate.
“I think when Donald Trump debates Hillary Clinton she’s going to go down like Monica Lewinsky,” he said in a quote attributed to him by The Washington Post.
Thursday evening, Sutton apologized to anyone he “may have offended,” and Democrats weighed in with demands for his resignation for what the national party termed Sutton’s “vile, sexist remarks.”…
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sfl-dan-wont-shut-up-bob-sutton-hillary-monica-20160429-story-story.html
Opinion: Broward GOP leader slut shames Monica to hurt Hillary and all women
Is Bob Sutton sexist? The South Florida Republican Party leader told the Washington Post, “I think when Donald Trump debates Hillary Clinton she’s going to go down like Monica Lewinsky.” Did he use his position in the Republican party to make a sexist remark that hurts all women, all Republicans, and the entire nation?
May 2nd, 2016 at 7:27 am
Hahaha’s comment is political correctness run amok!!!
Bob Sutton said the TRUTH and gets pilloried for it.
“I think” (His opinion)
“When Donald Trump debates Hillary Clinton.” (the truth. it will happen the two will debate. )
“She’s going to go down like Monica Lewinsky.” (She will be defeated in the debate. His opinion. Lewinsky did ‘go down’ on Bill Clinton. Fact.
Lewinsky’s affair with Clinton will be an issue in the campaign. Already is and Democrats are screaming about it. That’s why they claim this is offensive. They don’t want to talk about our Woman Abuser and Chief Bill Clinton.
May 2nd, 2016 at 7:36 am
Sutton should apologize to….Monica Lewinski for comparing her to someone as evil as Hillary ….
May 2nd, 2016 at 9:42 am
1. Hilary Clinton NOT twice elected President Bill Clinton is the Democratic candidate this year
2. Talk about the Lewinsky Scandal has no place in this year’s campaign because Hilary. Clinton conducted herself with commendable dignity when it happened n afterwards.
3. Mr Sutton has apologized for his comments.
May 2nd, 2016 at 10:33 am
@3 Not my Buddy seems unaware Cynthia Bush was NOT elected leader but Mitch Ceaser was ELECTED LEADER. When he took a leave of absence I understood as Vice Chairman she STEPPED IN TEMPORARILY WITHOUT BEING ELECTED LEADER.
Why cant Cynthia the Lobbyist Bush’s minions get their facts straight? More geniuses from the USELESS EXCEPT TO GET THEM DO NOTHING JOBS AT TAXPAYERS EXPENSE Young Democrats?
May 2nd, 2016 at 10:35 am
Acting Chair Cynthia Busch is a total joke! She has stated that the last Broward DEC Fund Raiser brought in $125,000.00 that occurred months ago. Yet she has STILL NOT announced what the net profit of the event is. I am sure the expenses of that event was the highest ever. So why is she so afraid and ashamed to state this cost amount. WHY? Most leaders are proud to announce as soon as possible of the amount of PROFITS of any event. But not her! So Cynthia, what is the net PROFIT amount?
May 2nd, 2016 at 11:46 am
@Losers Support Losers
Bravo! Take a stand against that dirty thing known as socialism!
Give back you Social Security. Repay your public education!
Don’t fall for Sander’s evil.
May 2nd, 2016 at 4:09 pm
@2 Bernie Sanders won 73 of the 214 total Florida delegates. Cynthia Busch supports Bernie Sanders and would like to be a delegate at the 2016 Democratic Convention. Why would you imagine that Busch would attempt to become a delegate for anyone other than Bernie Sanders?!?
May 3rd, 2016 at 12:13 am
I wonder if the Leader of the Democratic Party will say that when Hillary Clinton debates Donald Trump he’s going to be stripped down like Melania.
Bill Clinton is not the first nor the last President to have an affair while in office. He’s just the first to have a woman to come forward and spill the sperm. I meant show the sperm in front of everyone. It happened. The Republicans can make it an issue all they want. Bill is not running for POTUS.
Back to Cynthia…She is sharp. Although I am not a Bernie Sanders supporter, I trust she will do what is best for Broward County.
May 3rd, 2016 at 9:27 am
Lets remember that Mitch appointed her, so I have trouble trusting her! So don’t worry all you $hillary lemmings. She will most likely turn for your evil leader!
May 3rd, 2016 at 10:15 am
@13 comments really are revolting n I hope Mr Nevins grandchildren dont read this tread on the blog or anyone else’s.
May 4th, 2016 at 1:02 pm
#14 Mitch did NOT appoint her. She was the Vice Chair. Mitch stepped aside and Cynthia moved up.
And she has screwed up the Broward DEC since Day 1!
May 4th, 2016 at 1:03 pm
Cynthia Busch is going to LOSE on Saturday to be a Bernie delegate in Philly.
Seven Bernie females are running for just one spot.
Cynthia will continue to be a TOTAL LOSER!!!!
She might as well quit and become a GOP !!!!!!!
May 4th, 2016 at 1:07 pm
#13 Busch will be home all this summer. While another Bernie female delegate will be in Philly!
I hope Cynthia does not fire another Black gay guy from the Broward DEC!
Travis Perron has turned into a complete failure.
May 5th, 2016 at 12:55 pm
Cynthia Busch has every right to run as a delegate for Bernie Sanders. Nothing wrong with LOSERS hanging out with LOSERS!
But these are facts that the voters of California need to learn about Bernie Sanders before their primary:
The Donald will destroy Bernie in November 2016.
The majority of voters in this country do not know these FACTS about Bernie:
Bernie had his honeymoon is Russia.
Bernie has a LEGAL BAST * ARD son named Levi Sanders.
Bernie is a Jew.
Bernie has been divorced.
Bernie is now married to a Catholic.
Bernie has a long history of defeating REAL and REGISTERED Democrats in November final elections.
Bernie voted 5 (five) times against the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act. (1)
Bernie has stated that Israel murdered well over 10,000 Palestinian civilians in their last war. When NO organization in the WHOLE world has stated that. (2)
Bernie failed to campaign in the WHOLE South. Is Bernie afraid to campaign with Blacks?
Bernie has no Blacks on his staff in Vermont.
Bernie stated that another Democrat should have run against Black POTUS Obama in the 2012 primaries. (3)
No US POTUS has ever offered Bernie a job in his Cabinet or on his staff.
To this day Bernie is still not registered as a Democrat in Vermont.
No wonder Bernie leads The Donald by so much. No one knows the truth about Sanders.
Once all these facts are known by all American voters, The Donald will squish Bernie like a little bug.
(1) The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Pub.L. 103–159, 107 Stat. 1536, enacted November 30, 1993), often referred to as the Brady Act and commonly called theBrady Bill,[1][2] is an Act of the United States Congress that mandated federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States, and imposed a five-day waiting period on purchases. Sanders’ record indicates he voted against the Brady Bill five times while he was in the House of Representatives, as Clinton claimed. AZ Fact Check counted both votes against the bill’s passage and votes against advancing it to the next stage of debate as “no” votes on the legislation.
(2) Bernie Sanders Accused Of Blood Libel After Claiming Israel Killed 10,000 Palestinian Civilians In Last Gaza War
He got it all wrong…
Yochanan Visser April 7, 2016
Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has lost the support of the Israeli public even before the Presidential election. That’s something that even President Obama -who is the most unpopular U.S. president ever in Israel – didn’t succeed to achieve.
Sanders interview with New York Daily News caused a storm in the Jewish State after the Democratic candidate claimed Israel had randomly killed 10,000 innocent Palestinian Arabs and had bombed hospitals during the last Gaza War in 2014. A gross inflation of the casualty statistics enough to make even Hamas’s own propaganda chiefs blush.
Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren said Sanders’ remarks constituted a blood libel and demanded an apology: “Mr. Sanders doesn’t mention the many thousands of Hamas rockets fired at us. He doesn’t mention the fact that Hamas hides behind civilians. He doesn’t mention the fact that we pulled out of Gaza in order to give the Palestinians a chance to experiment with statehood, and they turned it into an experiment with terror. He doesn’t mention any of that. That, to me, is libelous,”
(3) “When President Obama was running for re-election, I was glad to step up and work very hard for him, while Senator Sanders was trying to find someone to primary him,” Democratic opponent Martin O’Malley said during a Democratic forum on Friday. In his ABC interview, Sanders noted that he discussed criticism of Obama on his radio show, and that in the run-up to 2012 he said people had the right to challenge the president if they wanted to.
May 5th, 2016 at 4:23 pm
@19 personal attacks about peoples religions marriages spouses siblings children ethnic background have no place in races for political office. A race for President should be about qualifications n their ideas and what they propose for policies not personal comments that detract on discussions of serious policy questions
May 6th, 2016 at 10:22 am
@20, you may be right. But what I listed are ALL FACTS! And welcome to 2016. Welcome to the fact that The Donald is the GOP nominee. Just look have he PUBLICLY treated everyone one of his 17 GOP presidential opponents like swine and dirt!
When McCain ran in the GOP South Carolina primary in 2000, the Bush people spread false rumors that McCain fathered a black kid. The fact is that John McCain ADOPTED a dark skin child from Bangladesh. The Bush people knew that fact. But they used falsehoods to trash McCain!
“Rove Denies Role in 2000 Rumor About McCain’s Adopted Daughter
Published March 08, 2010
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Republican political guru Karl Rove denied on Monday that he had anything to do with the scurrilous rumor during the 2000 presidential campaign that John McCain had fathered a black child.
The rumor, one of the dirtiest campaign trail disputes in modern politics, spread in the walkup to the Republican presidential primary between McCain and George W. Bush in South Carolina. At the time, a push poll — a kind of poll that attempts to sway the opinion of potential voters — suggested that McCain had fathered an illegitimate child with a black woman. It appeared to exploit the fact that McCain and his wife, Cindy, had adopted a dark-skinned daughter from Bangladesh.
Rove, in an interview with NBC’s “Today” show, said on Monday that charges that he was behind the poll were totally false.
“Nothing to do with it. This is the kind of thing the media love, these kind of allegations,” Rove said. “But for people in practical politics, I’ve got to tell you, I was seized with fear when this rumor began to circulate through South Carolina.”
He said the rumor actually started with a “professor at Bob Jones University.”
McCain, who came into South Carolina in 2000 with a pivotal win under his belt from the New Hampshire primary, lost that contest to Bush and was unable to recover.
Rove said McCain should have turned the rumor campaign to his advantage, but he blew his chance by sulking.
“I thought John McCain would seize it for what it was, which was an enormous opportunity to give an insight into who he and his wife are, because Cindy McCain adopted a child from an orphanage in Bangladesh. The story of this is an incredible tale of love and compassion,” Rove said.
“But rather than doing that, John McCain said, ‘I’m a victim,’ and was angry and complained about it and pointed the finger at Bush when he had no evidence whatsoever.”
The rumor campaign was considered to be devastating to the McCain family. McCain was later quoted saying, “I believe that there is a special place in hell for people like those,” referring to those who spread stories about his adopted daughter.
Rove, who is promoting his new book, “Courage and Consequence,” generally disputed the caricature of himself as the dark lord of negative campaigning.
“That’s the way politics is,” said Rove, who is a Fox News contributor. “Bush had a theory. He’d say, ‘Better you than me.’ And that’s right. That came with the territory.”
CARL ROVE LIED!!!!
May 8th, 2016 at 6:55 pm
Lies told in. REPUBLICAN PRIMARY YEARS AGO DO NOT EXCUSE YOUR OWN CONDUCT NOW.
May 11th, 2016 at 12:07 am
To #22.
Once again what I wrote in #19 are facts. All those facts are 100% correct.
And here is a new one. During the Vietnam War your Bernie Sanders used all LEGAL ways to get out of the draft. Which was OK with me. But then Bernie Sanders applied to be a Conscientious Objector. Again a FACT! To be a Conscientious Objector, you cannot be against JUST the Vietnam War. But you have to be against ALL WARS.
Let me repeat that for you: “To be a Conscientious Objector, you cannot be against JUST the Vietnam War. But you have to be against ALL WARS.”
That is how Muhammad Ali won his US Supreme Court case against being drafted. That Court ruled that they agreed with Muhammad Ali when he stated he was a Conscientious Objector because he was AGAINST ALL WARS!
“June 28 1971
Supreme Court reverses conviction of Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision
Clay v. United States, 403 U.S. 698 (1971), was boxer Muhammad Ali’s appeal of his conviction for refusing to report for induction into the United States military forces during the Vietnam War.
His local draft board had rejected his application for conscientious objector classification. In a unanimous 8-0 ruling, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit court’s affirmation of the conviction. The Supreme Court of the United States found that Ali’s conscientious objector status was valid, notwithstanding the government’s argument that it was based upon politics and racial considerations.”
Bernie Sanders Applied for ‘Conscientious Objector’ Status During Vietnam, Campaign Confirms
• BY MARYALICE PARKS Aug 31, 2015,
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Bernie Sanders applied for conscientious objector status during the Vietnam War, his campaign confirmed to ABC News.
“As a college student in the 1960s he was a pacifist,” Michael Briggs, campaign spokesman added in an email.
Last week, the Des Moines Register ran a column from a Vietnam veteran, titled, “How can Sanders be commander in chief?”
“My question as a Vietnam veteran is: How on earth could a person claiming to be a conscientious objector become the commander in chief of the most powerful military in the world?” questioned the column author Steve Wikert. According to a profile from the Vermont Senator’s hometown newspaper, the Burlington Free Press, his conscientious objector status application was true.
As a congressman and later senator, Sanders has rarely voted to authorize the use of force.
In 1991, he stood in opposition to the first Gulf War, voting against military involvement in the country even after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait. “I think we could’ve gotten Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait in a way that did not require a war,” he told ABC’s Martha Raddatz Sunday on “This Week,” arguing that with the world in agreement, other options were available, including sanctions.
After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Sanders did vote in favor of a military response in Afghanistan. But Sanders said the use of force, in his opinion, is not only permissible in response to an attack.
Sanders’s campaign website does not include any foreign policy or national security information under its “On the Issues” tab.”
#22 I so do look forward to your comments to this addition fact about your Bernie!
May 11th, 2016 at 9:34 am
And Bill Clinton avoid the draft?
But the fact is the Vietnam is passed HISTORY IS HILLARY’S career working in the BARRY GOLDWATER CAMPAIGN when I was a Young Democrats County chair writing anti-nuclear war.
May 11th, 2016 at 8:46 pm
Cynthia Busch LOST AS A BERNIE DELEGATE TO GO TO PHILLY!
This proves a majority of the Broward DEC members hates her guts!
Cynthia, it is NOT nice to fire a Black Gay Guy!
May 11th, 2016 at 8:48 pm
#24
Your POTUS Bill Clinton LEGALLY avoided the draft. Nothing wrong with that! IT WAS LEGAL!
Also your GOP Mitt Romney’s DAD paid over $100,000.00 to send Mitt to France; so his son Mitt would not be drafted!
May 11th, 2016 at 11:39 pm
@24 Florida is a toss up now between Mrs Clinton n Mr Trump according to most polls.Do you really think your antics are helping Mrs Clinton?