Debating the Root Kos of the Democrats Problems
What’s up with Kerry’s filibuster call, and Hillary joining in his defeat? The Massachusetts Senate duo has even taken up blogging with the Kosmonauts? What is going on?
Bill at INDCJournal has the right idea, You’re killing the Democratic Party:
I have one complaint for Kos, Atrios, et al: hurry it up a bit, will you? We’d like to get on with building a viable two-party system from the ashes.
Todd Zywicki, writing at Volokh Conspiracy hits home with this obversation,
given the apparent inability of liberal talk radio (e.g., Air America) to get traction, I wonder if this has anything to do with the way that liberal and conservative blogs have evolved into having different structures. Think of it this way–if John Kerry were a conservative, he would have probably phoned-in a filibuster to Rush Limbaugh rather than blogging on Daily Kos. This leads me to wonder whether one explanation for the apparent difference between conservative and liberal blogs is that in some sense conservative blogs and talk radio work in tandem with each other, whereas liberal blogs essentially have to perform simultaneously both of the functions served by two distinct outlets by conservative media (talk radio and blogs). My impression is that liberal blogs tend to be in some sense larger and more centralized (such as Daily Kos), whereas conservative blogs tend to be more plentiful, smaller, and more decentralized in structure.
Even a relaible Bush hater like Joan Venocci of the Boston Globe is unimpressed,
Calling for a filibuster is a late, blatant bow to the left…Kerry’s enthusiasm for a filibuster is harder to fathom, except as more of the same from a perpetually tone-deaf politician. Why volunteer to look like a creature of the left if you are plotting a second presidential campaign? The perception helped undercut Kerry’s first presidential campaign.
HT: Instapundit
Armando over at Kos is blaming the vast right wing conspiracy for the Democrats problems,
Whatever happens in the next few days, as always the Media will do whatever they can to make Democrats look bad. Here’s my advice to Democrats who stand for the Constitution, DO NOT LISTEN TO THEM. Don’t let them explain you. You explain why you oppose Samuel Alito’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
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January 30th, 2006 at 10:44 am
Armando from the Kos does make a valid point.Everybody knows how the elite/mainstrem media goes out of their way to make Democrats look bad. I am with Armando on this one. I await with great anticipation and hope that one day the elite media will treat Democrats and their agenda with more respect. I too am growing weary of how blatantly pro-Bush/GOP CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, CNN, NPR, and MSNBC are. Power to the people Armando. You go girl!!!!!!!!!
Gregg J
January 30th, 2006 at 11:21 am
“I await with great anticipation and hope that one day the elite media will treat Democrats and their agenda with more respect.”
Maybe THIS is a huge difference between the liberal and conservative mindsets…I don’t wait for anyone. The mainstream media IS biased (though against Republicans and toward Hollywood-supported airhead policies that will hurt the country overall), but you know what? MOVE ON. Isn’t that a famous liberal website? Unlike the left in this country, the right is moving past the powers that be and doing it ourselves. Don’t like the media? Create a new one! We don’t wait for a handout from the godless New York Times (oh, goodness, we’re really SOMEbody, they mentioned us once!). We just write our own stuff and the audience already exists, being so exhausted of the liberal tendencies of the mainstream media. Fox News is the number 1 news program for a REASON–most people in this country are conservative, and they are sick to death of hearing Cindy Sheehan’s praises sung to high heaven. That’s also why this show is so incredibly popular–it has substance, character, and it handles issues in a pro-active way.
I, personally, won’t wait for anyone to come and rescue my country or the media portrayal of my party. I’ll do it myself, with my family, friends, and countrymen and countrywomen at my side.
January 30th, 2006 at 11:46 pm
My sources in DC tell me that John Kerry was planning to read his pre-nup during the fillibuster. That could have taken us into the next century. Hey John, why the long face? Some guys have all the luck, and some guys are John Kerry.