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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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  • Sunday, February 18, 2007 08:22 AM

    Boo fucking hoo

    Marcotte makes her meager living tossing bombs and hiding behind the First Amendment when she's called to account. Hooray for her. I support her right to post whatever drivel she can type. That also allows me the freedom to call "Bullshit!" on this lame excuse for an article in which she feels perfectly comfortable playing the female victim while insulting male bloggers and anyone who dares take issue with her immaturity.

    It would be laughable if she actually was that dumb; instead her faux ignorance is simply pathetic and insulting to anyone with an education. (That leaves out most right-wingers, I'm sorry about that.)

    Look, Edwards' campaign made a real miscalculation by hiring these 2, and an even bigger mistake in the way they've handled it since. Biden and Edwards have stumbled badly immediately out of the gate. Neither are Presidential material.

    Let's move on to the few candidates who will prove themselves worthy--not by being mistake-free, but by handling the inevitable mistakes in a mature fashion while demonstrating true leadership.

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