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• Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:10 AM

  I get what you said Casual Observer

  I quoted you. But I think if people are going to make the claim that there is this vast network of Obama supporters who are unwilling to criticize him than point me to that site. I go to Salon and I see criticism, TPM criticism, DailyKos criticism, Crooks and Liars criticism, NY Times criticism - that is pretty much every blog I read. Now, I'm not saying the criticism is unfair. I just think its a cheap tactic to constantly make note of "blind Obama supporters" when really Glenn is talking about 5 or 6 people who post in his blog, who may or may not be blind Obama supporters, but who usually just disagree with Glenn's point or his framing of the issue. Its the labeling I have a problem with. Just as Glenn doesn't like to be marginalized as some leftist with fantasies about civil liberty abuses, I don't believe he should marginalize criticism with such broad and dismissive labeling. And frankly, I think there are some things worthy of criticism in Glenn's columns.

  For the record I think people were right to criticize Obama on FISA, on Gates at Defense, on his economic policy he just laid out. I just hate this tactic of complaining about people criticizing your work. It reeks of Joan Walsh style whining. Either address their concerns or ignore them. But to imply that there are vasts number of people trying to stop others from criticizing Obama - not on the websites I read, the news that I watch, or the papers I read. On any issue there are going be people who support one side or another, I mean Bush still has a 29% approval rating... address there concerns or don't. I feel like Glenn prefers to preach to the choir in his blog anyway.

  —burlydee Read burlydee's other letters
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