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• Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:47 AM

  burlydee

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  Could you point me to some of that?

  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.

  I didn't comment at all on how many people dislike whenever Obama is criticized except to say it's a "small though substantial and vocal minority."

  You keep trying to imply that I've equated those who reject specific criticisms I've made of Obama with "blind Obama supporters." I haven't. That's something you've made up and then attributed to me.

  I know that whenever I criticize Obama, I hear from many people -- in comments, by email and elsewhere -- that Obama shouldn't be criticized because to do so is to tear him down, help the Republicans, create a circular firing squad on the Left, etc. etc. It happens every time. Anyone who writes and criticizes Obama has the same reaction. There are people making that argument in today's thread and in the ones from the last two days.

  I don't think anyone who defends Obama is guilty of this. I don't think anyone who supports Obama does so blindly. That's why I said it's a small minority. But it does exist. And I hear from them any time I criticize Obama for anything. And it's far more than 5 or 6 people.

  Having said all that, even if there were zero people who fall into this category, the point of my post is about the values of criticizing and pressuring Obama. That would all be true even if not a single person qualified as a "blind Bbama supporter."

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