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Whatever else you can say about Obama's organization and supporters, they've been uniquely rational and welcoming of dissent.
The man doles out "magic water," and they tell you that straightforwardly, with no illusions:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-seitzman/speeches-do-matter_b_86745.html
If Obama's campaign actively fuels a thoroughly baseless firestorm that claims his primary opponent roots or plans for his assassination, it's gracious enough to circulate a firebreathing rant about it to the entire press pool, and bloggers who support him freely admit that the target of the smear was a repugnant "victim":
http://correntewire.com/are_you_fucked_in_the_head
http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=10442
When I suggested that the fixation on the historic implications of Obama's election might prove stultifying, the welcome wagon came out and evenhandedly accused me of having sex with insects:
http://correntewire.com/content/our-friends-blogosphere
So, pardon me for being a little skeptical of your claim that criticism of the new administration isn't accepted and, in fact, encouraged.
