This is going to be the first diary I've written on this site that I've expected to get troll rated and flamed for. But here it is anyway, because I (in my almighty opinion) believe it needs to be said.
Why is the Cindy Sheehan diary on the recommended diary list right now?
Now hold the phone. First let me remind all of you of something. When the repugs say I don't support the troops because I don't support this war, I say kiss my ass, "Support the Troops, Bring Them Home!". They say I'm guilty of treason, and that I provide aid and comfort to the enemy for speaking out against Bushy's little military escapades. "We have to fight them there so we don't fight them here" blah blah blah...horse shit...
So now I'm going to "speak out", not against the love fest of Cindy Sheehan, because I believe she is a great American and deserves nothing but respect. She lost her son who signed up to defend his country. He was placed in an unjust war by a horrible leader, and she holds a place in my heart for being strong enough to fight against people who are much stronger than she.
But I'm going to speak out against why her diary is now on the recommended diary list. Just because of who she is, does that guarantee her a spot on the recommended diary list? If she posted what she had for breakfast would you recommend her diary?
Today her diary is about her book being freeped on Amazon.com. How many times have diary's been posted about a poll that someone wants freeped, only to have a user post a comment in the diary to the effect of "This should have been posted in the open thread".
I guess this is just another "site is broken" diary, and if you disagree with me, maybe you should petition kos to make her a front pager so other people's diaries aren't being lost off the recommended list.
This is a site where "The Nobody" has a voice. And I'm not blaming her for taking a spot on the list. Maybe she wanted it there, maybe she didn't. She didn't ask for recommends. I'm blaming all of you that hit the "Recommend this Diary" button. I'm not even sure what diary you people kicked off the list, but unless it was a Freep This Poll, it shouldn't have been kicked off for this one.