White House Disavows Report That It Disdains Gay Critics, Bloggers As “Internet Left Fringe”

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http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/political-media/white-house-disavows-claim-that-gay-critics-bloggers-are-part-of-internet-left-fringe/
Greg Sargent's blog

The White House is strongly denying a report making the rounds that it views gay critics and bloggers as part of an “Internet left fringe,” with a senior adviser asserting to me that this sentiment “does not reflect White House thinking at all.”

Yesterday, CNBC correspondent John Harwood set off a min-firestorm on the left after he claimed that the White House views gay and blogospheric criticism of the administration’s foot-dragging on gay rights issues as part of the “Internet left fringe.” Harwood claimed that an anonymous adviser said that “those bloggers need to take off the pajamas, get dressed and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult.”

Asked for comment, White House senior communications adviser Dan Pfeiffer emailed:

“That sentiment does not reflect White House thinking at all, we’ve held easily a dozen calls with the progressive online community because we believe the online communities can often keep the focus on how policy will affect the American people rather than just the political back-and-forth.”

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1. "CNBC correspondent John Harwood set off a min-firestorm on the left "....

That was the intent.

Guess the corporate media believes we are pliable to react as they so wish....
keep us busy fighting amongs ourselves, while the put out their magic trick health care reports.

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2. I don't believe this story. Sounds like the old

'divide and conquer' strategy. Harwood was vile on Friday also, I heard him on MSNBC calling the Nobel prize a 'joke'.