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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 08:05 PM
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Has anyone THOUGHT?
Maybe "Sid" like some of us is "honestly torn" between Candidates and he's

so loyal to the DLC...he just can't "cut loose?"

What about all of us who lost family member and friends because of our support of the Clintons for YEARS against Ken Starr and Mellon-Scaife's WITCH HUNTS? Reverend Falwell (of the Religious Right) putting out Video's to his FLOCK ...saying Hillary "Murdered Vince Foster and her OP's Dumped his body in a DC Park?" And, that's not the worst of it....

But, now we go against Sid who was one of the few voices against Bush II just like we trash Paul Krugman and others over "candidate differences."

It's time for us Dems to think about who "nurtured" the Grassroots/Intenet....and then move on...but don't dishonor those who see "fallen to us" just because they support the person they had to "fight for all these years" and are wondering who this "new Obama thingy is."

I'm voting for Obama in NC Primary...just so you know I'm not for Hillary...but I'm not wanting to "trash the folks who brung ya' to the dance," either. :-(
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JeffR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 08:07 PM
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1. Sid's a damned smart guy. He's proved that over many years.
But if he is indeed responsible for what he's alleged to have done, then he allowed his loyalty to override his formidable intelligence. It's really that simple.

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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 08:18 PM
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2. I'm GONNA TRASH THEM because Clintons knew it was all a dog and pony show
Edited on Fri May-02-08 08:19 PM by blm
provided for both bases and to keep the newsmedia distracted while the REAL coverups of all the outstanding matters in IranContra, Iraqgate, BCCI and CIA drugrunning went unnoticed, undebated, and undiscussed all throughout the 90s.

Think about WHO was Rose Law Firm's biggest client and why BushInc would need to get into Rose and scrub every file for Poppy Bush and Jackson Stephens and their numerous BCCI dealings.

Whitewater.... my ass.
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 08:20 PM
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3. There are literally hundreds of journalists, pundits, and bloggers
whom I will never ever trust again after this election is over.

It's that simple. It's not a divide. It's now a chasm that I will never get over.
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bigbrother05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-02-08 08:30 PM
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4. Did Sidney Blumenthal cross the line? - Joe Conason in Salon
Edited on Fri May-02-08 08:31 PM by bigbrother05
Just thought this brought some balance:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/05/02/blumenthal/

--- Some bloggers accuse Blumenthal, a Hillary advisor, of spreading right-wing lies about Obama. But I get his e-mail blasts and the charge isn't fair. ---

--- Aside from the fact that I considered Blumenthal's e-mails to be private communications from a friend, I never thought it newsworthy that he sent out material supporting his view of Obama as an untested candidate with vulnerabilities in his background. He didn't have to agree with what the right-wing media was saying in order to think those potential problems were worthy of attention. Whether that is a legitimate argument -- and how far to go in making it -- can be debated. It is certainly an argument that the Obama campaign and its supporters have used to warn against the polarizing Clintons on many occasions. ---



Not defending Sid if he was indeed trying to "push poll" the media, but have enjoyed his work for years and give some credence to Joe's viewpoint in defending his friend.
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