"DU is soooooo '04."

[LiviaOlivia]

So says Tom Watson.

He posted this last night not at his own blog but at another site. See link below.

#Tom W. Says:
November 29th, 2006 at 5:34 pm

I dunno - DU is soooooo ‘04. FDL felt, for a brief shining moment, like ‘06. Then they pointed the gun at their own head.

http://www.feministe.us/blog/archives/2006/11/28/sound-familiar/#comment-76849

I've never heard of this guy until a boring dust up between him and FireDogLake concerning an article about Dino Ellen Tauscher.

Mr. Watson leave DU out of your play to make a name for yourself and I find your comment about DU offensive.

[Lex]

1. Wannabees and Pretenders . . .

Snipers and Whiners

The world, she is full of them.

[angry_chuck]

2. saying untruths to generate controversy

is soooooo over. Ask Rush, he doesn't even want to carry the water anymore...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=1742&mesg_id=1742

The lie is like the New Orleans' levy system. It sounds good until you test it out, and all hell breaks loose.

[sweetheart]

3. anonymous no more

The google trend (offline at the moment), shows a spike in 2004, interestingly.

http://google.com/trends?q=democratic+underground&ctab=1&geo=all&date=all

Methinks, as DU became more and more a 'known' voice of the 'same old progressive caucus',
some folks think they can disregard it like they always have.... but progressive politics
is not going away.

[bryant69]

4. Nice

DU and Firedoglake, at any rate, are not comparable. I do think Firedoglake clearly believes it's own press, and I don't have as much respect for them as I once did, but you can't compare a community of thousands to a blog, even one with multiple posters.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Major Hogwash]

5. Who's Ned Flanders?

I may be wrong, but that doesn't sound too complimentary.

[LiviaOlivia]

6. From The Simpsons

Ned Flanders is the Simpsons' sometimes-sickeningly cheerful next-door neighbor.

[Redneck Socialist]

7. Tom Watson, he's like sooooo 1973

Who the fuck is Tom Watson? :shrug: