Marcos has a rant and give his most irritating awards to some supporters of 08ers

[illinoisprogressive]

this is fun. markos is alittle tired of some of the supporters for some candidates and finally has a rant.

Kos is lashing out at his readers. This can only make me smile:

Not that it's any surprise, but every time I write about a contested Democratic primary, there will always be a number of people who aren't happy that I don't worship at the altar of their favorite candidate. Anything but blind worship is considered disrespect. And while there are some that I do disrespect (Biden and Kucinich come to mind), I generally like and respect the rest of the field...

In 2004, the "most annoying supporters" prize went, I'm sad to say, to the Dean crowd. In 2006, the Hackett brigades were insufferable. Remember? Only Hackett was "electable" because Brown was "too liberal" and blah blah blah blah? Senator Sherrod Brown showed just how irrational (in addition to insufferable) that crowd was. The runner-up prize went to the Christine Cegelis supporters, who, despite all their kvetching, couldn't help their candidate win in a ridiculously low turnout primary. It's as if they were so busy crying about the injustices suffered by their candidate that they forgot to turn out and vote.

In 2008, the prize for "most annoying" is a close race between the "Talk about Gore running even though he's said he's not running!" crowd and the "Why is everyone always dumping on John Edwards?" crew.

Really, all the whining does neither you, nor your favorite guy any favors. It does the opposite -- it turns people off from your guy. I painfully saw this happen with Howard Dean. Once you become a self-styled ambassador for your guy, your behavior rubs off (for better or for worse) on the person you are promoting.

For the best laughs check out the comment section.

One must not forget who made one what he is today. It seems that on his way to the mainstream, Markos has realized what the rest of us have known for a while... His readers are annoying.

[Connie_Corleone]

1. Gotta link?

[illinoisprogressive]

2. I copied it but, can get you a link. okay?

[illinoisprogressive]

3. Here is the link. I got it from another site and it linked to the full

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/18/13451/3998

[burythehatchet]

4. I find Markos' bolg absolutely horrible

[RestoreGore]

5. Nice ego he has there n/t

[illinoisprogressive]

6. I think he has a point. We are all guilty to a degree and it's a good

article to remind people to pull back and not get so emotional. Especially when we have so long to go.
And I do know I have gotten turned off by some of the more emotional. I did not pay attention much to the Liebermann senate race due to the constant drumming. If it was pulled back some I would have and then wouldn't have been caught unaware when he began being McCain's lapdog and a traitor.
I am one who backs away if I feel I'm being forced or having it in my face.

[madfloridian]

7. Many are noticing whose supporters did not get slapped down.

Many found it interesting that since there are few posts there about Dean anymore that he chose to blast us. Very seldom is there much about Dean. Seldom any frontpage stuff, not very many diaries.

He picked Gore who is not running....went after his supporters. A little odd.

He took us back to the painful days of Cegelis and what Rahm did to her there in IL. He had to bring up the Hackett stuff.

Obvious in their absence from the slapping are some of the most frequent boosters of their candidate there lately.

Odd stuff. He did it for a reason, but we haven't figured it out yet.

Which reminds me, does anyone know which bloggers are working for which candidates for 08 yet? Or is it too soon? I know of one who was working for Warner before he dropped out. But there has been very little talk. Just curious.

Why Dean? Why Gore? Why slap down Edwards' supporters? Why do it?