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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 10:22 AM

    poor, poor, pitiful you

    ``This time they were only attacking a lowly rookie staffer on a Democratic campaign."

    Hum, a lowly rookie staffer—is that neofeminist speak for ``a trembling flower of a girl?”

    ``I held out the hope that with my scalp tacked to his wall, Donohue would leave McEwan alone."

    That’s not quite as impressive as throwing oneself on a grenade but I guess we all do what we are capable of.

    The bottom line—your essay is nothing more than incessant whining and claims of victimhood. It doesn’t sound to me like you were actually qualified to run a blog for a political campaign.

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