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August 08, 2006
The left's big problem
Lanny Davis (yes, that Lanny Davis), who's been working with CT Senator Joe Lieberman in his primary fight against millionaire socialist Ned "cash money" Lamont, has abandoned the old liberal lies that the "left was inherently more tolerant and less hateful than the right" and that "liberals couldn't possibly be so intolerant and hateful [as the "far right"], because our ideology was famous for ACLU-type commitments to free speech, dissent and, especially, tolerance for those who differed with us." He cites examples from the campaign trail and from the lunatics over at Daily Kos and Huff'n Post. Heading into what should be a compelling primary night in CT, which itself may preview a splintering among Democrats, Davis' article is worth the read.
There's something to be said for the fact that Larry Davis is a Bill Clinton lap-dog, and that the Clintons very much need Lieberman to survive. I'm not willing to confer instant crediblity upon Davis; the "Gunga Din of water carriers" in the Starr/Lewinsky Clinton scandals doesn't deserve this simply for having come to terms with "liberal McCarthyism." In fact, it seems to me Davis could be acting as Hillary Clinton's surrogate -- taking shots at the looney left that Hill herself cannot make but that Hill needs to somehow interject into the dialogue in order to portray herself as a "moderate." Nonetheless, Davis' acknowledgement that an "Angry Left" indeed exists is a turning point.
Posted by bill at August 8, 2006 10:50 AM
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