Kos has never explained the strange timeline that his 2006 interview with the Commonwealth Group produced. He said he interviewed with the CIA in 2001. He said it was a six month process. He said that when he was about to sign on for clandestine spy operations, he instead decided to join the Dean campaign. But that was in 2003. Links and evidence after the fold.
http://www.commonwealthclub.org/...
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There have been plenty of folks who have railed against The Daily Kos for years. Many knew in their gut that free speech here has been an illusion. A wonderful activist named David Weintraub found the definitive proof that unfair moderating practices have been encouraged and implemented by top members of the administration. The following link may be housed by an insignificant website named Free Speech Zone, but don't be confused by that factoid. They had nothing to do with locating this proof.
The UGOG Files
Hmmm. This link is no longer displayed at FSZ. If the link doesn't work, then that will not be a problem, as it will simply be reproduced elsewhere when time permits.
Dave was arguably the finest blogger at DKos until an insidious individual named MajorFlaw{Ugog} decided that he needed to be run off.
I don't expect Kos to explain the illogical nature of his comments to the Commonwealth Group, of how a six month process lasted well past the start of this domain up to his decision to work with Howard Dean.
I don't expect Kos or any of the administrators to explain why UGOGs such as Trashablanca, MBNYC, DadaNation, TaylorMattD, and TECampbell are still allowed to post. I don't expect him to explain why he never made one comment on any of Dave's diaries until his last one, only to call him some kind of drama queen/king.
I expect this diary to be deleted.
I do not expect DKos to ever recover from the growing awareness that this website has been nothing other than a cash cow having none to do with democratic ideals.