Exactly what creds does this Matt Bai on WJ have to be an expert on the progressive movement?

[Skidmore]

And why the focus on Soros as this big boogey man on the left and no acknowlegement of Scaife and the Waltons on the right?

[anniebelle]

1. I am just steaming over this WJ segment.

These 'CONservatives' need to understand what Liberal and Progressive means to the average American. Reagan got away with making liberal a nasty, nasty word and we've got to figure a way to stamp that out. :mad:

[Skidmore]

3. Me, too. I've never heard of this man before and

he's passing himself off as being as expert on progressive/liberal thought.

[cali]

6. He's been writing about the Dem party and progressives

since at least 2003, and he's often published in the Sunday magazine in the NYT. I've been aware of him and read him for years.

[Skidmore]

7. Thanks. Don't get the NYT out here.

It just gets my dander up when I start hearing people tell me what we think. Kind of have a visceral reaction to it and it makes me deeply suspicious.

[cali]

8. No problem.

And the live blog at kos is pretty interesting.

[cali]

2. If you're interested

kos had Bai live blogging yesterday:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/9/15/125418/103

[rodeodance]

4. There sure are a lot of ignorant people out there in America. Just plain ignorant!!

[Skidmore]

5. Is that a general comment, a comment on this man, or

are you trying to tell me something?

[baldguy]

9. When the "liberal Democrat" called to say

How could any Dem support Clinton after Whitewater, as a journalist & "expert" on the Democratic party he should have said that Whitewater was all bullshit.

He didn't, he said the callers comment was "interesting" and it was common a sediment among Democrats.

No expert he.