following up on kagro x's excellence in excelsior, i want "democratic party strategists" who go on Fox or MSNBC, or give quotes to John Dickerson or other journalists to be aware--we are watching you. we will find you. we will call you out. you will pay for using republican talking points to undermine fellow democrats. you will pay for giving quotes that support republican memes. lists are being compiled. quotes are being vetted. we are going to hunt you down like dumb pack animals.
it's called "message discipline." as glenn greenwald pointed out so ably, it's not even enough anymore for people to do what edwards did to defend his bloggers. it's time that every dem who is running, and every staffer, get the message--you circle the wagons against the republicans, and you give NOTHING, i mean NOTHING, to the enemy.
that means no quotes that subtly undermine your democratic opponent while reinforcing republican ideas. and the rot begins from the top, per joe biden (surprise suprise) and his defense of john mccain's flip flop on escalation.
Here are some quotes or memes that are unacceptable and will lead to trouble for those who proclaim them:
- 1. "we're going to have figure out how to overcome mccain's ability to tell it like it is"
- 2. "[dem primary contender x] is in real trouble on this--he's hurting [bullshit right wing fake special interest group] and they won't vote for him."
- 3. "i need to be anonymous on this, but i heard that [dem primary contender x] did..."
- 4. "look, whether or not we like it, the voters are going to kill us unless we [pick up right wing meme, or centrist DLC meme"
- 5. "of course we want to reach out to people who [hold positions utterly contrary to Democratic party positions]...
- 6. "big business has nothing to fear from us... [or any other quote that takes a republican talking point, accepts it as valid, and then tries to say that things are going to be different.]"
i'm sure there are lots more. so dem strategists, watch what you say.
and if you go on TV, bring it like Cliff Schecter. if you are a dem strategist like Kristin Powers on Fox, we are going to hunt you down and make sure anyone who hires you is miserable. seriously, none of this Catholic League shit, i'm talking full on left blogosphere attack dogs. someone has to keep this party in line, and keep them focused on what matters--not what the right wingnutosphere thinks, not what David fucking Broder thinks, but what the rank and file, roots rock reggae punks on the street feel. we bleed and die democratic blue, and every time one of these so called professional dems undercut us, it is time we make them bleed a different color.
i'm working on putting together a formal list with some friends in the biz here in town who watch a LOT of cable TV. when it is done, we will release the hounds. If the edwards campaign thinks it heard anything when it decided to fire the bloggers, wait until some benedict arnold undercutters get hired by a campaign.