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Audacity of Truth
Whiner-in-Chief:
"[W]hether the grumbling is about Republicans on Fox or bloggers in pajamas, there's a word for what the president and his aides are doing. That word is "whining." And nothing [...] does more damage to Obama's credibility or authority than the sense that a popular president is becoming the whiner-in-chief."
- John Nichols, Nation Magazine - 10/12/09
Kos to moonbat diarists: Stop – we keep getting caught!
Man, this is just priceless:
There has lately been an alarming rise in diaries and comments that seek to impugn (without evidence) the motives of those they disagree with on various issues.
Yes, there’s the impeachment stuff, but this nasty rhetoric is also rampant in the primary war diaries.
This points to a serious breakdown not just on civility, but in the ability of people to properly debate various issues. As such, it presents a serious threat to the integrity of this site.
I much prefer it when the community moderates itself, and for the most part it does a good job of this. The libertarian in me prefers it that way. But sometimes, self-moderation isn’t enough. I’ll act swiftly and mercilessly when I’m pushed into defending the effectiveness of this site. And at this moment, my patience is wearing thin.
Reasonable people, including progressives, can disagree on many of the big issues we face today — from which candidate to support in the primary, to whether impeachment is the best way to hold this administration accountable, to the merit of gun control or free trade agreements, to how to handle immigration, to whatever else faces our nation. As a site, we strive to provide a safe haven for debate on these matters without it getting — as has happened of late — so damn ugly.
This is my one and only warning on the matter. I’ll try to be an optimist and hope that this is the last time I’ll have to address it. I won’t let this site become as nasty as your typical usenet forum, and those who encourage that sort of environment should consider themselves duly warned.
Do these new rules mean Kos himself will relinquish ownership to someone else … I mean, considering this …
Prior today:
Tue AM Update: LGF has the details on what’s listed on the Daily Kos’ “recommended” list. Hint: The title of the DK post proclaims to ’support the troops’ but the body of it tells a different story.
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Guess he’s just trying to drop the cost of running the site down to under a grand because somebody is asking the FEC to regulate it like a political committee.
Seriously, impugning without evidence is what the KOssacks are all about.
I don’t care who ya are. THAT’S funny! Why not these reasonable guys with car keys, including those who have taken their first two progressive steps from the cave,…
“We keep getting caught!” is probably exactly the reason for Kos’s blog post, and I laughed and laughed when I read that. To be honest, I’m a little surprised it took him this long. Kos is not stupid and it’s about time he realized the damage the Kos diaries do to the Democratic party.
That being said, I bet it will last about ten days then the stupid stuff will start up all over again, and Kos will delete stuff left and left (can’t say right where Kos is concerned!) but not before it’s all been screen captured by LGF and others.
The problem is, those mindless conservatives keep on quoting him in context. And he’s had just about enough.
Progressive.. I hate that label. When did that replace liberal?
Ryan, it’s their plan to confuse the less savvy voters. By now, even the most casual citizen knows that a “liberal” espouses an assortment of crazy-quilt ideas – unfettered abortion, quotas for certified ‘victim’ groups, ever-increasing taxes and regulation, contempt for the military, intolerance of any religion except radical islam, deteriorating schools, political correctness gone amuck, and involvement by government bureaucrats in ever aspect of your life.
So they adopt a new label, and hope that nobody notices that today’s progressive is yesterday’s liberal. Same product in a new package.
I’ve gone more to using ‘leftist’, which more accurately describes them anyway.
Maybe we can stamp “New and Improved” on their foreheads. – Lorica