Reply #14: This Site Seems More Geared Toward The Deanie Mentality

[DrFunkenstein]

It is unnecessarily antagonistic and dismissive of the other candidates, making Norman seem unreasonable and a little stuck up. Although he tries to weakly dismiss the Skull & Bones theory, it is clear that he buys into similarly knuckleheaded conspiracies.

His love of simplistic and polarizing language makes him seem more along the lines of Dean and Kucinich's more embarassing devotees (which are more than adequately represented here at DU). Maybe this Z Mag/Chomsky-lovin' may play well in certain corners of the Left, but honestly it leaves me cold.

Dean is trying to put these types of supporters in the closet, now that he has enough credibility as a player. I think the last thing we need to do is to scrape some of them up.

We need to build a coalition of both the undecided and supporters of the other candidates. Kerry cannot win without them. Telling people not to bother with those other loser candidates seems smug and divisive.

Notice how long it takes Norman to get to Kerry's strengths. I would personally take out all the crap smearing the other candidates and lampooning Bush, and get straight to what makes Kerry such an excellent choice. There is a ton of stuff to highlight - certainly enough to fill a website. Kerry's record is incredible! Let people know it!