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Erci Boehlert is writing the third book (5.00 / 8) (#23)
by Big Tent Democrat on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 01:06:21 PM EST
He'll get blackballed when it comes out.

Mark my words.

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No doubt (5.00 / 5) (#27)
by rooge04 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 01:07:23 PM EST
that he'll get blackballed. The same way that Krugman is now a Clinton shill. Never thought I'd see that particular day.

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That is stunning. (5.00 / 4) (#88)
by lucky leftie on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 03:46:47 PM EST
Krugman has been a staunch defender of democratic values for the past seven years.  I have a quote of his tacked up in my kitchen, to remind me that "liberal" is not a dirty word-  

I believe in a relatively equal society, supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty.  I believe in democracy, civil liberties, and the rule of law.  That makes me a liberal, and I'm proud of it.

Can anyone doubt that this is a decent person, committed to the ideals of our party?  

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I'll buy a copy (5.00 / 3) (#29)
by andgarden on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 01:08:56 PM EST


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And that's (5.00 / 2) (#51)
by cal1942 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 02:09:37 PM EST
the tragedy of what's been going on.  We may very well end up with a completely fragmented left of center.

Boehlert's words (paraphrase) ' we can't say you can't treat Democrats this way except for this one'

Were dead on the mark.  What's happening at sites like Dailykos and TPM is, in addition to other things, another version of what we've seen when a Democrat in Congress gets attacked in the press and other Democrats are either silent or decide to pile on.

On top of everything else it's plain (as I see it anyway) that KOS fancies himself a kingmaker and he'll do anything to take some credit for getting Obama nominated.

The really big joke in all of this is that their chosen one is by all indications the most conservative of the two.

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Not surprising to me (4.00 / 2) (#57)
by shoephone on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 02:13:25 PM EST
After all, Markos is a former Republican and Josh was a big Lieberman supporter who also supported the Iraq War. I really don't think they care about liberal vs.conservative. I think they care about the power of being the Big Boys of the Blogs.

"Crashing the Gates" my a**.

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What are they so pissed about? (none / 0) (#80)
by lucky leftie on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 03:28:41 PM EST
 The vitriol directed at Senator Clinton, particularly on kos, seems so out of proportion to anything that she has said or done.  One gets that sense that these people detest her and are delighted to have a pretext for denigrating her.  What's that about?  Is it her ties to the DLC and it's presumed dissing of the left-wing blogosphere?  No doubt the DLC HAS been dismissive of liberals at times but good God, there are other things at stake here besides a few slightly bruised egos!  

Since many of the Hillary supporters left the site en mass in protest, dailykos is an echo chamber, with everyone in complete agreement-Obama is above reproach, Hillary is a lying traitor, and Obama supporters are more intelligent/principled/virtuous than anyone still supporting HRC.  Very depressing.  

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The weird part (5.00 / 2) (#90)
by Daryl24 on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 03:59:53 PM EST
for me is that she embodies the fighting dem they have been asking for. Funny when they call Pelosi and Reid weak but turn around and tell Senator Clinton to stop fighting and drop out of the race.

You alluded to the DLC. That's the only thing that I can figure eventhough she has shown herself to be very supportive of the netroot causes.

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Yep, Hillary is fighting like a she-devil. (none / 0) (#93)
by lucky leftie on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 04:15:19 PM EST
And I like it.  I'm sick to death of democrats taking the high road and losing.  Our candidate will need to be a street brawler.  Unless, of course, kos and Co. can convince John McCain to drop out of the race. ;)

And I agree, I've often heard kos mock "timid" democrats in DC.  

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It can't be the DLC thing. Kos is a big fan of (none / 0) (#85)
by tigercourse on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 03:38:40 PM EST
DLCers like Richardson and Sebelius.

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Didn't know they were DLCers... (none / 0) (#91)
by lucky leftie on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 04:01:18 PM EST
...but you're right, kos likes them.  In fact, I believe both of them are on his short list of potential veeps.  So it's not the DLC that he objects to; I'm stumped.  

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if he does (5.00 / 1) (#63)
by Turkana on Sun Mar 30, 2008 at 02:24:09 PM EST
we should raise funds and bulk buy, and distribute at all blogger conventions.

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