I have a call in to the DCCC, trying to get an explanation for why I would have been treated this way.  This is serious to me, it is uncalled for, and I will tell you why I say that.

In 2003 we were greatly disillusioned by our party, we knew things were wrong, we just had not figured out what yet.  

When we became active in the Dean campaign, and I became more active on line….I began to be more aware of how the party had been taken over by the groups such as the DLC/PPI.  Things began to fall into place in our minds.

I have noticed that we as women are going to be used as scapegoats this time so that the party can attract more of the ones on the right, more Republicans. Not just abortion rights, but birth control as well. Maybe other privacy rights I am not aware of as yet.  I have no objection to welcoming others….I just don’t want it done at my expense.  

 
I started out being nice, though it was the 3rd call from this Telefund group in two days.  I was nice at first, and I have people to attest to that who were here with me.  I tried to explain that we were already donating to the DNC regularly and generously, and to the DFA as well.  

I informed her we were active on the ground in our area with the DEC and with DFA.  We stand in malls to get petitions signed, we stand with peace groups. We attend meetings and take part in activities of all kinds.  

I finally got out the words, carefully I thought, that I was afraid the DCCC and the DSCC were too willing to run candidates to just win, even though they did not support the rights of women.

I got what I call the full treatment, just like what is going on at another site.  She was absolutely furious with me, how dare I not want to win.  How dare I expect to win when all these “issues” were getting in the way.  She said no group was willing to give an inch, and I said how about standing up for all of them.  

OMG, that set her off.  I was lectured and she raised her voice, and I raised mine.  She did not seem to think what we did mattered unless we donated to the DCCC and Campaign for the 21st Century, or the DSCC.  She kept using the word progressive as though I were the antithesis to it.  

I felt bad for her, but I felt worse for me.  The ladies who were cleaning today were ready to go, but signaled they would stay if I needed them…as I was crying by then.  I motioned them to go.  

I doubt I will hear back from the DCCC.  The worst part is being told that donating to the DNC and DFA do not count as much as giving to the DCCC and DSCC.  

I told her what Schumer did about Casey, how he called Rendell and they talked.  Schumer knew Casey was anti-choice, anti-birth control, but he said we could no longer worry about that. He said the party could not afford to ask candidates to sign off on issues.  There is a post at MyDD about this with audio.  She told me I was being too (something)…I missed it, said repeat, and I was very upset. She could not believe I was upset over that.  

She did not let me tell her in detail all we did for the party, she simply kept raising her voice so that I could not finish.  I raised my voice as well, after she said she did not want to hear what I had to say, she had to call others who cared about the party. I told her she called my home, and that she should let me finish.  She hung up.  

I am sort of sick inside, sort of shaking.  Is this what is coming down the road?  This anger…where did it come from?  Why is it not enough right now that we give to the DNC and DFA?   Why is it not enough that we are active locally?

I hope it is ok to post this.  In an ideal world, everyone could donate to all those groups.  This is not an ideal world at all. We chose two groups to which to donate for now.  I think we are good Democrats in every way, and this event has shaken me to my toes.