Prevailing wisdom seems to be that Obama doesn’t need to garner the favor of his progressive base. Those of us on the left, it’s thought, will vote for the President regardless, as we know there aren’t viable alternatives that are any better. All he needs to worry about, according to those who study such things, […]
Tag Archives: John Kerry
Will Obama lose his base?
Posted in Economics, Observations, Politics, Predictions Also tagged Bill Bradley, broken campaign promises, Bush tax cuts, campaign funding, Carl Levin, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Glen S, Guantánamo, Howard Dean, Jesse Jackson, Michael Dukakis, middle class, Obama, OFA, Organizing for America, pissing off the base, political contributions, public option, Sam Graham-Felsen, social security, the growing gap between rich and poor, triangulation 48 Comments
The party of imagined bravery and craven victimhood
Eugene Robinson asks a great question in today’s Washington Post… “When did the loudmouths of the American right become such a bunch of fraidy-cats and professional victims?” Here’s a clip: …The thing is, though, that the manufactured brouhaha over the Park51 project is part of a larger pattern in which the far right embraces victimhood […]
Posted in Observations, Other, Politics Also tagged asshole Republicans, bandaids, fear mongering, fraidy-cats, ground zero mosque, illegal immigration, Louie Gohmert, mama grizzlies, Park51, pathetic Republicans, professional victims, purple heart, Shirley Sherrod, terror babies, victimhood 15 Comments
High-end journalism is dying and we need to save it
Former Baltimore newspaperman, David Simon, perhaps best known for his work on Homicide and The Wire, spoke before John Kerry’s Senate sub-committee on the future of journalism yesterday. As you might expect, he was brilliant. Sure, he discounted the contributions of blogs, many of whom really are producing valuable, original content, but, for the most […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged David Simon, Democracy Now, homicide, newspapers, Senate, the future of journalism, The Wire 16 Comments