My goodness, the level of lunacy from the fringe Hillary Clinton supporters (not the vast majority of normal Hillary supporters) just gets funnier by the day. I was on MyDD earlier today and read a diary where literally the blogger in question basically kissed Alegre's ass and proclaimed his outrage at over how terrible Dailykos has become. Others joined in and proceeded to high five themselves over the "message" they were sending. I think a diary was appropriate to talk about what that "message" is.
This is my first diary in a long time and it will be my only diary on the subject. I'd rather not write about it at all, but since I'm on record here calling Alegre a liar and a hypocrite (as truthful a statement as saying the grass is green), I figured I should this once.
Alegre, Campskunk, SusanHu and the other fringe Hillary supporters have quite an interesting definition of what is unfair, what is callous and what is wrong with this site. Alegre complains of vicious attacks and insults towards Hillary that "outraged" her. What attacks were those Alegre? She has never said. I once asked her myself to name one criticism of Clinton that Kos has posted that is wrong. Alegre refused to answer (another typical reaction from her).
These people are outraged at the meanness? Talk about open, blatant hypocrisy! SusanHu has called us immature, sexist elitists! Alegre has called me, and countless others, rich immature children. When I responded that I work for $2.65 an hour serving food with no health insurance, Alegre, as she does every time she's confronted with the truth, simply refused to respond. Campskunk's outrage borders on Bush hypocrisy. Campskunk, on this site, actually went after the parents of an Obama supporter. The Obama supporter (a friend of mine who used my account since I was careless enough to leave it up) had criticized Clinton for her pathetic attacks on Obama's readiness to lead. Campskunk responds by calling this man's parents alcoholic drug addicts, and said that "they should get out of re-hab." And Campskunk is angry at the tone of this site? I wish he were Republican, that's where he belongs!
Ladies and gentleman, the facts are what they are. Alegre is a hero-worshipper of Hillary Clinton. If Hillary were to shoot Chelsea, Alegre would write a diary on why Chelsea deserved it. And yet, Alegre's diaries were recommended frequently, I often saw her diaries on the rec list with a couple hundred recommendations and several hundred comments. How on Earth is Dailykos a biased site if that is the case?
Not one time that I've seen has Markos banned a Hillary supporter for being a Hillary supporter. He didn't block Alegre's diaries (though there were more lies in those diaries than there are grains of sand on a beach), he didn't censure, troll or in any way prohibit them from posting on this site. To the remaining Clinton supporters, who actually wish to debate and not whine like Alegre and her crowd, I ask you, do you see this the same way? Have you been treated badly by Dailykos? Has Markos told you not to post?
Alegre and her crowd are simply angry that more people on this site do not support Clinton over Obama. She's irate that Hillary is not getting her planned coronation. I don't understand her complaints at all. Dailykos is under no obligation to remain neutral. None, zip, not at all. Markos and the administrators have praised Clinton in the past, as well as derided Joe Biden, Mike Gravel, Bill Richardson and Dennis Kucinich. By no means was Hillary the only target. Even if she was, so what? The people who run this site are not allowed to have an opinion? It's a political blog for God's sake.
If Alegre had the brains that God gave to a centipede, she would understand this. Instead, she feels wronged, despite her diaries being recommended often, despite hundreds of supportive comments in her diaries from Hillary and Obama supporters, despite that she was not banned for posting disproven lies again and again. What on Earth is her complaint?
So over at MyDD, there they may be found, crowing, high fiving each other and blasting Dailykos as biased and a shell of its former self. It's ridiculous, and quite frankly embarassing, to have such people in the progressive ranks.
Another point I haven't mentioned...Alegre constantly demanded to know whether I and others would support Hillary as the nominee if she got the nomination. For me, the answer was yes, reluctantly, but I would. When I asked if she would support an Obama nomination....SURPRISE.....she didn't answer.
Alegre and the other Clinton whiners who are "boycotting" Dailykos, have nothing to stand on. Politics can be tough. No question. But what they are mad at is not unfairness and its certainly not the unpleasantness (since they've started a great deal of that themselves) it's that they are losing. Dailykos is under no obligation to support any candidate, nor is it under an obligation to remain neutral. I should also point out that when Alegre and her crowd though Hillary was a shoe in, they BLASTED such people who left the site b/c we didn't support Kucinich, or Gravel or someone more progressive in their eyes. Once again, the theme is hypocrisy. Alegre and her crowd have it in spades. I, for one, would much rather they join the McCain campaign. People like them only help destroy the progressive movement, not b/c of their candidates, but b/c of their demand that only they are right and their willingness to get personal, and then whine when we fight back.
So, for the last time. Alegre is a liar. She and SusanHu claimed that Obama isn't pro-choice. Their words! Folks, I don't care how much you love Hillary Clinton, THAT'S A LIE...there is no way to spin any amount of info into claiming that Obama is anti-choice...he's not. And that's just one of many. This site is a better place without such pathetic losers in its ranks.
if folks feel this is a mean-spirited diary, well it is. Deal with it. I only ask you to remember what I mentioned earlier about Campskunk and his comments toward a supporter's parents. Those comments were meant for me. They were offensive and out of all bounds for political discourse in this community. Comment all you want. Flame me if you will. The truth has been told. Alegre and her crowd of boycotting wimps are nothing more than pathetic losers who cripple the progressive movement.
I would vote for Hillary if she's the nominee. In the end, I'd get over my anger and work the neighborhoods to help. But when I, and others, asked if they would do the same for Obama, they refused to make that pledge. That should tell you all you need to know. Good riddance to that crowd. They don't belong in the progressive movement. Quitters need not apply.