You know about a year ago or so Maureen Dowd was talking to Ed Shultz on MSNBC. I know it has to have been that long ago, because it was about that time I decided I could barely stand to watch even that channel anymore. Anyway MoDo is talking to Ed and she made an interesting point. President Obama has absolutely no one in the media who will speak in his support 100% or even 75% of the time and support his position and initiatives like he’s not half a devil. She discussed how just about every on TV Democratic pundit just thinks they know better. Ed’s reaction was to sit there and look stupid.
Now when MoDo said that, I did think, well the MSM sucks anyway and no one actually expects them to build a non corporation based world, at least there is the internet and etc.
Now I barely read the front page anyway. My boy Laurence Lewis, the incomparable Meteor Blades, and maybe David Waldman when I’m into the congress, However, I did spend some time over there today and what has occurring at least in my opinion is an embarrassment.
From people taking polls of netroots (read 90% white people) and saying they are the base and this President has lost them to people even going into the Presidents family life to find fault and anchors for their feet to the fire holding.
So, I’m wondering if we can ask something of the great Kos. Can we get at least one front page writer who will fulfill the role that MoDo has described. Just one person who will not attack the President, who will speak of his initiatives as if they want to press for them to work as opposed to looking for failure and pushing memes of weakness and disappointment.
I’m not telling anyone to shut up. I just want some balance.
8:52 PM PT: Well now we're coming up on 9:00 pm on the west coast and this diary is still spinning. Thanks to all that participated and if you had a question or comment made to me that I didn't answer, I just gotta say sorry now this diary is getting to unwieldy for me to even really navigate in it.
Oh and if there was ever any evidence needed that this is a serious issue around here 70% of over 760 votes in the poll do not agree that the Daily Kos the management and environment is a place that supports the Democratic President. This is an impression that must be changed.