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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

TD Columnist Takes On Democrat Blog

When I found out that the fellas behind the popular weblog Raising Kaine were paid employees (or agents) of the Democratic Party of Virginia, I quit reading it. I get the Party's press releases emailed to me; why bother?

Well, apparently Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist extraordinaire Bart Hinkle is a regular reader. And has some thoughts:
The Raising Kaine Brain-Teaser Challenge
Bart Hinkle

In an
earlier post, we had a little fun noting that Raising Kaine (a) blasts Republicans for not following public opinion on SCHIP, but also (b) blasted Republicans for “pandering” to public opinion on gay marriage.

As November 6 approaches, it’s getting harder and harder to figure out just what, according to RK, Republicans are supposed to do.

Today’s brain-teaser: Figure out just when, according to Raising Kaine, politicians are supposed to pander and demagogue—and when they are supposed to do the opposite. (link)
Read the whole thing. Mr. Hinkle cites a number of examples where the kids at Raising Kaine criticize Republicans for shamelessly pandering ... and for shamelessly not pandering. Ricocheting off the walls like adolescents who really don't have a clue.

The shock.

Good stuff. You go, Bart.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yo, Jerry....

Lowell and Josh don't receive a paycheck from the DPVA. They do get press credentials for events, but no actual payment.

Jerry Fuhrman said...

Actually, you may be right. Today.

However, not long ago ...

"Abraham (Josh) Chernila and Lowell Feld of Raising Kaine. This summer, they began working for Allen's rival in the Virginia Senate race, Democrat James Webb. They are the grassroots coordinator and netroots coordinator. The latest FEC report shows disbursements of about $7,700 to Chernila and nearly $3,600 to Feld."

http://beltwayblogroll.nationaljournal.com/archives/2006/10/how_much_is_tha.php

That's when I stopped reading their politically funded website.