The total lack of support for Grayson by the Democratic Party while the Republicans were moving heaven and earth to defeat him, is a very sore point in Florida. The Party [Obama] backed a lot of Blue Dogs, but put nothing out for progressives in 2010. Grayson was constantly dealing with complaints from the Party leadership for pushing too hard, while the rank-and-file cheered him on.
O’Rourke wanted to be the new Hunter Thompson, but didn’t understand that Thompson was unique. He started making big bucks and forgot what made him successful. I wasn’t kidding when I said he was a certified, tie-dyed DFH.
Jams, this is typical of the right-wing media. They will do anything, including breaking the law [see News Corp] to attack their perceived ‘enemies’.
]]>I have to worry about anyone who would confuse a beatnik with a hippie. The counterculture changed more than a bit between the two eras, not that O’Rourke would notice. He is “a man [who] hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.” Lie, lie lie…
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