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[Malikshah]

I won't go into my "rant" again--actually it was a wannabe rant--

The article you posted was discussed yesterday--and yes it does talk about issues you wanted to emphasize--

I take it as well-intended, and all--

After a while, you must understand, however, that some of us get tired of being reminded of the fact. We get a bit miffed at being lumped together as complete political neophytes. Some of us don't need pedantic approaches--your's was not as pedantic as what we "give" ourselves on the blog.

The various threads on blog for america are filled with this sort of advice from one Dean supporter to another--we encourage, cajole, castigate, and lecture each other on all the various points of the campaign, the movement and the candidate. If anything we're 1000% harder on each other than any of the "Dean-bashers" on the Democratic Underground. It's a fascinating example of the democratic process, I must say. On a side note--it was unfortunate that the Note (via ABCNews) decided to take just a snippet from the blog-- To do that is like putting your foot in a river--you never can do it again and have it be in the same river. (there's a saying somewhere in there that I can't remember)-- The point is-- the blog for dean is very much a stream of consciousness for those involved. I don't know what the other candidate's blogs are like--I've not visited them (that's a major bone of contention btw--those who admit to doing so on Dean blog are taken to task by others)

BTW--to end this ramble-- The WP article was viewed quite positively on the blog yesterday-- it was seen as relatively clear--and whereas some might view our "newbie" status as a potential downside--many of those participating in the campaign view it as an asset-- we know Dean's human and a politician--he'll do things we don't like--but the majority of us realize that life is like that. He's enough "not politics as usual" for me to stomach a bit of politicking on occasion. Furthermore--some of us are addicted to the twists the campaign takes -- always something new-- Like the Texas Rangers being flown to the Midwest, or the 10-day 5 million (?!!) campaign...

Keep it up Will-- as always, it's a pleasure