Sen. Bill Nelson Makes False Statement To DNC Committee

It should not come as a shock to anyone that politicians make statements that are usually without exaggeration, full facts or sometimes having any truth attached. But today takes the cake for false statements. This morning, in an effort to get the Florida delegation counted and seated at the convention, Sen. Bill Nelson sat in front of the DNC By Laws Committee and made a false statement. During his passionate speech Sen. Nelson invoked a few Floridians by name and example of their campaign efforts in Florida.

BILL NELSON: Now, I want to give you some examples. Megan Foster, a mother of five from Tampa, frustrated by the incompetence and failures of the Bush administration, organized her own campaign. She rallied friends and family to get out the vote for her candidate. Her energy and enthusiasm was infectious and helped inspire many others to become politically involved and help get out people to vote all over the state; and then Megan was elected a delegate.

But wait…Megan Foster happens to have a diary on DailyKos and Megan does not agree with what Nelson told the By Law Committee. In fact Ms. Foster didn’t even participate in Florida as Nelson stated. I’m sure we can expect Nelson interpreters will tell us “what the Senator meant”

From Megan Fosters diary:
Sen. Nelson just used my name on C-Span
by thefos; Sat May 31, 2008 at 08:45:21 AM PDT

Senator Nelson just used my name to argue a position that I do not support. Anyone who knows me or has read my diaries, knows that as a Florida grassroots organizer, I understood that Florida broke the rules. I played by the rules. I organized Tampa Bay area Obama supporters to help elect Senator Obama as our next president by fundraising, online networking and rapid response as well as phonebanking to and canvassing in other states. In fact the week before the January 29th primary, I was otherwise occupied getting out the vote in South Carolina. I also traveled to North Carolina and phonebanked to Texas, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, etc.

I ran for pledged Obama delegate in Florida CD 9 to make sure that IF Florida’s delegation is seated, Senator Obama would be represented by a loyal supporter in my district.

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Posted by nytexan May 31st, 2008 | Category: Bill Nelson, DNC, Democrat, Florida, Florida Democratic Party, delegates | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL