But everyone else considers you an idiot and a troll.

My compliments to Rachel Maddow and MSNBC. I hope her show goes well. (A bit of advice: Slam the Chickenhawk-in-Chief and the neocon scum whenever you can.)

Piss on The New Republic. (Say, when the hell are their chickenhawks going to enlist?)

The MCM has been selling the line that Denver is preparing for a 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention replay. The problem with this idea is that in 1968 it was Americans who protested against the government who were attacked by the police in what later was referred to as a "police riot". Mayor Daly and his thugs were hyper-vigilant against supposed violent protestors, except that the anti-war movement at that time was not comprised of violent types, they were pacifists, moralists, rebels, intellectuals, political activists, and working class Americans who believed that the Vietnam War for most and all wars for some were not it the best interest of the U.S. and that American lives were wasted needlessly. Only an insignificant number of extremists were anti-military or anti-American. After the injustice of the police riot more middle-class Americans agreed with the peace demonstrators. When members of the middle-class joined the cause for peace, it irritated the leaders in our nation, because it showed the world that they did not have complete control over citizens of a free country, as it should be.

What we are witnessing in business, politics, intelligence, and the propaganda media are nearly the same leaders still trying to prove that they are bad asses, so that when they tell us "ours is not to reason why; ours is but to do or die, we jump to it. The argument for complete control is so tempting that the leaders forget that the level of control they desire is a weakness. It is the spirit of a free people that makes them willing to make the ultimate sacrifice, not because some jerks want to believe that they should be the only ones in command.

The book that they so often quote does not say, Greater strength hath no man than he who is willing to take the life of another. The book states, "Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for another," and it is supposedly an one stop service elevator to a fantasy place where life is acceptable most of the time. It is not a coincidence that the major religions offer a grand prize for martyrdom. All of them need people who are brainwashed enough to die for whatever hair-brained mess their leaders get them into.

What we are about to witness in Denver is a concocted series of protests created by those aligned with the so-called conservative movement in order to discredit the Democratic Convention and to turn the news coverage away from the communal joy of nominating the next president of the U.S. It is the pleasure of our company they seek to destroy and bury with BS. The MCM wants to tell a story of no bump from the convention. It is obvious what they are after. Liberals would be wise not to feed into this frame, because it will put more attention on what will be happening outside of the convention than the importance of what will transpire within. I went to the entire '96 convention in Chicago and it was one of the best times I have had. Progressives should not let those who would game the convention for their own purposes take away one of the best political events, in which they can participate, that reveals the strength of a diverse, independent, and principled group that will not cave to those who are filled with hate. Let them wallow in their own sty when their convention comes.

It's like watching a lobotomy being performed on an entire society one cut at a time, with those whose purpose (at least in theory) is to help safeguard against such a thing serving as all too willing assistants.

And it looks like Glenn attracted a lot of the post-ops today.

Those making the comments like the one from TNR, etc. quoted in Glenn's article about the upcoming Maddow show, can't have listened to her much or at all. If ever there was a person NOT locked into an ideology, it is Rachel. She speaks her OWN mind and it's a superior one.

Great column by Greenwald.

"Maturity", you were NEVER a Democrat.

Comcast to the rescue. The folks at TNR need not worry. Here in Massachusetts Comcast has stepped up to the plate in the interest of protecting its cable subscribers from such disturbing liberal fare as Keith and Rachel, by removing MSNBC from the 2 least expensive tiers of cable packages, thus protecting our, shall we say, less advantaged viewers from the upset bound to follow from exposure to liberal fare at bedtime. All is not lost though, Fox remains to provide the seamless balance needed for an undisturbed mind as the time approaches to turn out the lights. Good night, Comcast.

I also found Ms Maddow bright, insightful, and pleasant to watch and listen to early on. However, my problem with her surfaced with her uncharacteristic silence as her fellow “journalists” pummeled, demeaned, and degraded Hillary Clinton in a manner that only a deep seated mental impairment could explain. There is no longer a debate as to whether their visceral, profound hatred for the female candidate was “over the top,” but Ms Maddow’s decision to join in and “make her bones” by piling on as good as those adolescent jerks did, puts a different light on the term, “smart,” that so many crown her with.

She’s “smart,” like Barack Obama’s “smart.” But like so many are finding out about Senator Obama, “smart” is not the same as “good.” Unfortunately, decency, wisdom, and courage in the face of blatant misogyny are not “smart” career moves at MSNBC, nor are they prerequisites in awarding a Rhodes scholarship.

Really sad; the metastasized corruption of our media is complete. R.I.P.