I'm glad you've decided to stick with the trend set in your last post and steer clear of snark. Having that said, this looks like another cheap ploy by the Clinton campaign to cry foul about the rules after the game has begun. I'm sure you remember that they had no objections when the recommendation system was put into place, but this was likely because they thought that it would be to their advantage. The Clinton campaign has been in the pocket of Big Blog since day one, but it seems they've been hoisted by their own petard!

We also call those "releases."

Late update: In a news conference, Clinton also suggested that reader recommendations are not binding...

TPM staff members are not required to display posts on the sidebar just because they receive the most recommendations. This is a very carefully constructed process that goes back weeks, and we're going to follow the process.

You guys are great. Good sports one and all.
Thanks for the giggle.

BTW, i just read on the Smearican Speck-tator Smudge Retort, that Clinton's own IT "technical adviser" said that Obama's IT surrogates continued flagrantly biased use of Linux code is another display of hypocrisy. Quoting "The American people should not be distracted with information, period."

When asked for further clarification the longtime "Technical Adviser" said, "3AM, 9/11, Rev. Wright, he used to smoke, I didn't know he was black until the Canadians told me, Day One, Rezko...you're getting sleepy...one...two...three"

OK. I didn't read past the first few comments. Who has time for this flippancy? Who can spare the time from his/her objective efforts at parsing every freaking word that anyone running for office says on a given day?

I mean, who is so unbusy that he/she can devote the time needed to respond to these tongue-in-cheek posts? In other words, who is so unoccupied mentally or physically that he/she can spare the cherished hours or minutes (or seconds) it might take to:

a. Peruse these posts, take the required time to fully evaluate them, and to

b. Respond in a way that will:

1. Cause all readers to genuflect in awe at its brilliance

2. Encourage further bull-shit responses.

Are you kidding me? When is this whining going to end? Is her campaign run by 5 year olds? My dog doesn't whine as much as the Clinton campaign and her supporters.