FDL was just on MSNBC with Governor Spitzer. He said that Kagan's

[grantcart]

statements as Solicitor General should not be considered personal statements but the statements of an attorney representing her clients and therefore not necessarily very revealing

FDL was asked why she was against the appointment and she responded three times that she didn't know what Kagan's opinion was because it was virtually non existent and on the basis of that she was against her nomination.

She was unable to find a single substantive issue that she disagreed with Kagan on but had 'suspicions'.

Of course a lack of a record is what President's want now that the Senate has become so confrontational on SC picks.

Opposition against Kagan is basically rooted in the principle that Obama has worked with Kagan for a year and knows her personally, they don't want Kagan because they don't trust the President's judgement.

[WeDidIt]

1. I can sum up Hamsher's problem with Kagan in one name.

Obama.

[NJmaverick]

2. You beat me to it. If Jane had been completely honest she would have said

she doesn't have a good reason, only that she opposes everything the President does. The real troubling issue is why MSNBC gave an intellectual light weight like Jane air time

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

12. How in the bloody hell did Jane Hamsher get any credibility in the first place?

That's what I'd like to know!

[AtomicKitten]

3. I often wonder why Hamsher is booked as a representative of the left.

Firedoglake jumped the shark long ago and is run by PUMA in chief Hamsher. She represents a tiny microcosm of perpetual malcontents that are vehemently opposed to this president no matter what he does.

[RoyGBiv]

4. Why?

The media likes her as a representative of the left because she is so hysterically anti-Obama. It makes good drama.

[CTLawGuy]

5. and drama =

money!

[RoyGBiv]

6. Ding! Ding! Ding!

Winner!

:)

[AtomicKitten]

7. "It makes good drama."

Isn't that the truth of it all?

Arrggghhh!!!! :puke:

[Cha]

9. Anti-Obama drama is the only thing

the corporatemediawhores crave and it's guaranteed with fdliars and gNOps.

[stevenleser]

15. Yeah, to be so desperate to get on TV that you will attack those on your side of the aisle and

with beliefs similar to yours as payment for that appearance is pathetic.

How else can you describe what we are seeing? I wouldnt be able to live with myself. If and when I go on, I'm fighting for our side or I am not going, and those who would book me know that in advance.

[FrenchieCat]

8. Because that's what the media does. Anyone on the Left disagreeing with Obama

is booked toute suite....no waiting!

[AtomicKitten]

11. ain't that the truth -- oy!

[Arkana]

10. Hamsher doesn't like Kagan because she hates Obama.

There's not much more to it than that. FDL is a haven for everything anti-Obama--I wouldn't be a bit surprised if they started pimping those PUMA websites.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

13. After Hamsher went to bat for Erik Erikson, I'm kind of...wary....

[Cha]

14. greenham hate Obama and love

anyone or anything that's against the President. Must help fill their paltry coffers.

[AtomicKitten]

16. FDL lied about Obama withholding the BP video for 3 weeks.

A piece from FDL was posted here and the usual suspects waved their pitchforks and screeched.

The only problem is that Mike Papantonio of Ring of Fire on Ed Schultz show said that Obama FORCED BP to release the video.

I won't bother to post this in GD-P because the Kabuki Theater on these issues perpetrated by FDL is getting tiresome.

This FYI for anybody that is interested.

[FrenchieCat]

17. Thanks.

I'm starting to believe that the Left are going to bring Obama down if it is the last thing they do....

and then when they are really fucked dealing with someone that won't do shit for them ever,
they'll blame that on Obama too!

Guess for them since they are unhappy anyways.......they figure they might as well be super unhappy,
without regard of all of the folks that will be hurt in the process.


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[WeDidIt]

18. It's as bad as the teabaggers going after Bennet in Utah

And I don't for a minute believe most who claim to be on the left blaming Obama for everything ever held a progressive position in their lives.

[Arkana]

19. Jane Hamsher makes some odd friends in her knee-jerk opposition to everything Obama,

that's for sure.