Left-Wing Crazies Take Their Turn (???) by John Avlon

[babylonsister]

Remember that name (Avlon); has it been determined the numbers yesterday 'fell far short of beck's march'??
Also, alternately titled 'Liberal Wingnuts March on DC' No doubt just trying to sell another of the endless books out there.
I'm sorry to admit I've posted some of this guy's articles. That stops now.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-10-02/one-nation-working-together-rally-day-of-wingnuts/?cid=hp:mainpromo1


Left-Wing Crazies Take Their Turn
by John Avlon


The One Nation rally Saturday fell far short of Glenn Beck’s march, in terms of numbers and enthusiasm, but John Avlon, author of Wingnuts: How the Lunatic Fringe is Hijacking America, reports that it mirrored it in one key way: plenty of wingnuts.

“We as one nation must stand together, must fight the forces of evil, the conservatives in this country across the board,” bellowed Ed Schultz, emcee of the One Nation Working Together rally on the Washington Mall Saturday. "The conservative voices of America, they are holding you down. They don't believe in your freedom.... They talk about the Constitution, but they don't want to live by it. They don’t believe in your freedom…. They talk about the founding fathers, but they want discrimination.”

The stated intention of the One Nation rally was to promote an “antidote” rather than just a left-wing “alternative to the Tea Party,” according to NAACP President Benjamin Jealous. The reality fell far short of that unifying goal.

Instead, the rally offered a snapshot of the fragile coalition that is the contemporary far left—a dizzying array of activist organizations and identity politics, with financial muscle provided by the labor unions who bused their members in.

Speakers like Schultz, Jesse Jackson, and Van Jones are stars in this crowd. But for all the chanting about how “the people, united, will never be divided,” this turnout was small, and suffering from an enthusiasm gap compared to the conservative populists who crowded the mall a month ago for Glenn Beck’s "Restoring Honor" Rally. Yes, the music was better and the crowd more diverse, but this rally provided plenty of evidence the Wingnuts on the loony left are alive and well. :eyes:

more....

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-10-02/one-nation-working-together-rally-day-of-wingnuts/?cid=hp:mainpromo1

[MadHound]

1. Funny who is considered a wingnut these days.

I used to be considered a pretty mainstream Democrat almost forty years ago. Sure, definitely on the left hand side of the spectrum, but still in the mainstream and certainly not a wingnut.

Now, after thirty years of ever rightward movement, those who were once considered mainstream Dems are now derisively referred to as wingnuts. Sad, truly a sad and telling statement.

[OHdem10]

2. Avalon is a Libertarian. Need I say more. It is

beginning to look like-- AT CNN if you say anything
negative about Republicans you must in the same breath
say something negative about Democrats. Otherwise
you will not go on the air. This is how it appears.

"both sides do it" is reflex anymore.

Is Avalon speaking truth or doing what he has to do to
be on the air at CNN.????? Just asking?