The chair of the North Carolina Party of Greed today denounced Markos, calling for Tarheel Democrats to repudiate the hate-mongering rhetoric of the liberal blogger.
In a press release, the state party calls liberal blogger Markos Moulitsas Zúniga the "founder of an extremist website" known for his "angry, incendiary comments" and "hate-filled rants." Moulitsas, creator of The Daily Kos, will be on a conference call with the N.C. Democratic Party.
The Web site has more than 125,000 registered members, and includes blogs by U.S. Rep. Brad Miller and Democratic Congressional candidate Marshall Adame from North Carolina.
State Republican Chairwoman Linda Daves said that state Democrats should rebuke Moulitsas. "The angry, hate-mongering rhetoric of liberal blogger, Markos Moulitsas, should get him pushed to the fringes of the political debate," she said. "Instead, fellow liberals laud him as a 'kingmaker.'"
Daves' misunderstanding of blogging is rivaled only by her misunderstanding of public relations. Fortunately, the state Dems responded artfully.
State Democrats said they were flabbergasted.
"Are these the same people who promoted Karl Rove coming to the Hendersonville Republicans earlier this year?" said Democratic Party spokeswoman Kerra Bolton. "You've got to be kidding me."