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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
By Amanda Marcotte

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  • Friday, February 16, 2007 02:54 PM

    please!

    Knowing how these people work, modeling the dirty tricks campaigns of the Nixon era ...

    So publicizing someone's own words is "dirty tricks" a la Tricky Dick!?

    You know nothing of history, nor of appropriate analogies. Try again, please.

    —Il Est Inutile

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