Brennan. What's the deal? Did DU cause him to withdraw?

[uppityperson]

I heard that he withdrew from being considered head of CIA because of criticism written on the blogosphere. DU. Was this you?

[Name removed]

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[uppityperson]

2. Whatever was wrote and deleted, wtf?

I haven't been in GD-P last couple days, so may have missed him. I thought it very interesting that he would use that as the reason to withdraw. Powerful here?

[ErinBerin84]

3. .

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/03/report-obama-team-pushed_n_148248.html

[uppityperson]

5. That has the bit I heard. Thanks for the article.

NPR story said both have been claimed, he was pushed out, he said no. Ah, so does that story. And this is the bit I meant:

"Brennan's withdrawal, offered in a Nov. 25 letter to Obama, came after liberal bloggers mounted an opposition campaign against his possible appointment."

[ErinBerin84]

6. yeah, I agree with the poster below that it was prob a combination of things.

(oh yeah, and sorry I didn't write a snippet of the article in my post...I was writing the post about the Obama campaign manager writing a book at the same time. I didn't mean to be curt or anything by just putting the link, heh).

[Uzybone]

4. definately not DU

stories Ive read say it was the liberal blogosphere, other liberal critics, psychologists against torture and Obamas team who forced him to withdraw. I think it was a combination of all.

[No Elephants]

7. A blog is different from a poster on a message board. But anyone who withdraws bc of

bloggers probably does not have what it takes to be in a high position anyway. I suspect this was not the reason.

[camera obscura]

8. More likely cuz of Sullivan and HuffPo linking to Greenwald's complaints

[WI_DEM]

9. Oh yes, it must be DU

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