Letters to the Editor
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Obama Supporters - Question Authority
Salon became relevant during the hey day of the Clinton impeachment trials from Bills dalliance with Monica Lewinsky. While the MSM was having field days with the sex scandal, Salon was one of the few e-magazines to repudiate the GOP hypocrisy, as when they outed Henry Hyde and other GOP philanderers who were the prime movers and shakers in getting Clinton out of office. Character was always an issue that the GOP hung their hats on. People like Sydney Blumenthal and Joe Conason dug into the history of the Clintons in Arkansas and provided a counter narrative to how the GOP was continuing Clinton fatigue to overtake the media.
Salon was built on the foundation of that counter narrative, and so the faithfuls like Joe Conason and Joan Walsh find it unimaginable to be even slightly disloyal to their makers.
Loyalty is a very fascist concept, because it prevents us from speaking out and question authority. It prevents us from coming out of our haze of denial about the Clinton lies and hypocrisies. This is not what democracy is all about. Democracy must question all authority and make them accountable for the trust we bestow on them. Free speech and a free press are the cornerstones of all Democracies. It is unfortunate that Salon is speaking more as a mouthpiece for the Clintons than acting as a free press.
High marks must go to people like Robert Reich, Bill Richardson, Marian and Peter Edelman, and most other former Clinton loyalists who have come out against the Clinton tactics and have endorsed Obama. Maybe Salon could shake off the chains of loyalty and do the right thing.