the encounter with Klein. Hilarious and sad at the same time. For years I have wondered if it was just me. Klein, Todd, Gregory and a few others have always come off as elitists more interested in their own fame, their own bank accounts and seem to need their egos stroked 24/7. They seem to have a "gotcha" mentality starting back in the Clinton era with Klein.

I came of age during Watergate. I was hooked to the reporting, then the televised trials. I was a young adult and felt this was really democracy, i.e. making sure no one, not the president, not his aides, not anyone in government was above the law.

It was heartbreaking in the 1980s when I watched as reporters worshipped at the altar of Reagan and while small groups of patriots were outraged at the horrendous goings on around our world, in Nicaragua, in Chile, the press was basically silent. I knew then we were headed down the wrong road. I did not know how much worse it could get. Now I am living it as the likes of Klein and friends are treated as serious pundits while people like you, Matt Taibbi, Bill Moyers, Amy Goodman are attacked, ignored and painted as extremists.

I am frightened for us all and frightened that we may never get our democracy back. The oligarchy we live in rewards the Kleins of the world because he does their bidding.

I just finished writing on another blog exactly what you have said. Well, not exactly. You are definitely more eloquent and have provided links, and details.

I spent a decent part of the primaries debating with some Obama supporters who insisted that Hillary was so polarizing, we would continue with the same old hate she and Bill somehow created amongst the right, while Obama would magically transform and unify America.

I wish they had been right about the latter. But this hate did not start with the Clintons though it reached somewhat of a crescendo during that administration. I remember Limbaugh all through the 80s promoting the hate for the left, for liberals for their so called anti American attitudes. Having come of age in the sixties, the Dick Cheney's, the W's, the Limbaugh types were the guys screaming at the dirty f**king hippies, calling us America haters. I remember one time one of those creepy types hitting on a friend and I and when we weren't interested calling us lesbian freaks and some other names. Those types, the white anglo saxon males who felt entitled, were angry. They still are. They resent working people, women, minorities, anyone who is s threat to their dominance.

It's sad that so many young Obama folks did not read their history. Obama is a good guy but like some of his followers I believe he has underestimated the depth of hate and loathing that these people have for anyone or anything not like themselves.