you can comment about that at http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72615.html
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wait... littlegreenfootballs is a "progressive" blog? When the hell > did that happen? I mean, I haven't been reading that site in a couple > years, but they used to be considered one of the classic right wing > blogs, along with Red State, and used as a counter example to Daily > Kos on the left. Wasn't LGF behind the creation of Pajamas Media? > > Is Politico off its rocker or did something massively change? > > Judah > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72615.html >> Left blogs rip Handel for attacks on PP >> By: Tim Mak >> February 8, 2012 01:46 PM EST >> >> Liberal bloggers are savaging former Susan G. Komen for the Cure >> executive Karen Handel not only for her role in the past weeks >> controversy over funding for Planned Parenthood, but for the way she >> handled her resignation. >> >> Handel resigned Tuesday with issued a strongly-worded letter before >> appearing on cable television to defend herself and trash Planned >> Parenthood for vicious attacks and coercion. >> >> Progressive blog LittleGreenFootballs described her exit and >> resignation letter as angry, while BlueMassGroup characterized her >> as a far-right GOP extremist. >> >> Her resignation letter, liberals said, would not calm the fires that >> threatened the cancer organizations image over the past week. >> >> The resignation letter is an indignant defense of the decision to >> defund, and her associated martyrdom I dont believe anyone thinks >> this will mollify those who see the Planned Parenthood situation as >> one where Susan G. Komen showed their true colors, wrote David Dayden >> at FireDogLake. >> >> Handel resigns, and in doing so, calls the CEO a liar on the way out >> the door You see, when you tell the truth about them, they call it a >> vicious attack. Theyre simply used to doing what they want and to >> hell with everyone else, so when someone pushes back, it shocks them, >> added John Cole at Balloon Juice. >> >> Many in the blogosphere also questioned Handels motives for quitting, >> arguing that she did so in order to make herself a martyr for the >> pro-life cause, and to cash in on her newfound reputation. >> >> Expect a big Facebook post from Sarah Palin, who endorsed Handel in >> 2010 and who never passes up a good culture war, wrote Chris Bodenner >> at the Daily Beast. No surprise that Handel refused a severance >> package, which would have kept her from talking about the controversy >> in public. >> >> In particular, a writer at The Nation had back-handed praise for >> Handel, saying that her exit strategy was reflective of evil >> brilliance. >> >> Handels very public resignation letter shows a political acumen and >> sophisticated grasp of cultural narrative, wrote Ilyse Hogue. Weve >> not heard the last of Karen Handel. And when she surfaces to tell her >> story, people should remember: shes not the victim, shes a >> sophisticated political operator who may have g >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:346521 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
