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Friday, February 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign

During my brief tenure as blogmaster for a Democratic presidential contender, I experienced the right-wing smear machine firsthand

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  • Friday, February 16, 2007 06:29 AM

    I can't believe the hatred towards Marcotte

    Especially the, "oh it's all cause your a woman, boo hoo" comments. First of all, she made a passing comment about the sexism, which you reinforce by saying that.

    Second, this article is so well written and is not all about herself, she really gets to a good point when she talks about the younger, internet, common crowd that is truly democratic. She says nothing about free speech, which for some reason everyone is arguing about. She is talking about democracy and equality in the world of elitism. It's beautiful if you read it for what it is, instead of thinking oh this is some victimized feminist girl. Read the ideals! Not her body.

    I think the article is great, keep it up Amanda.

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