I'm not familiar with the site. I find that most ideological blogs to be very tiresome - much worse than here frequently in terms of political ranting and assertions without evidence.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Actually, it was a question. I went and looked at the LGF site and > didn't see anything. Looked at Wikipedia and they seem to indicate > some sort of change in perception but it isn't quite clear. Something > about being more issue advocacy rather than ideological site. So it > very well may have changed since I last checked it regularly. The > wording just surprised me. > > Judah > > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> 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:346531 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
