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A Little Too Eager
I point any visitors to this post by Josh Marshall on the mothership. In particular, take a look at this statement: "But in this case, as Editor & Publisher of TPM and TPMmuckraker,
I'm considering endorsing Dann's decision to stay in office at least
for a few weeks so that we have enough time to dig into this story and
wrench as much schadenfreude from it as possible."
Schadenfreude is taking pleasure in someone else's bad luck--and
apparently Josh Marshall feels a little of it, or enough to joke about
it.
But Dann is a fellow Dem.
I'm not calling for the kind of corrupt blindness that Republicans
routinely practice, but I find it offensive for someone ostensibly a
Democrat to take pleasure in the very public fall of a fellow Democrat
from office. Dann likely should go, But it's nothing but a black eye
for Democrats. Why does Josh feel happiness at this train-wreck when he
didn't seem to for Spitzer's fall?
As I've said time and time again, Josh Marshall needs to remember that
he is a Democrat/Lefty first and foremost. That's why the site did so
well. Look it's clear he's not that serious. But it still feels like a
betrayal and remains my greatest criticism of TPM.
Comments (2)
"Schadenfreude" - isn't that one of those latte sipping Gucci wearing elitist words?
May 5, 2008 7:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
You'll find I use lots of elitist words.
May 5, 2008 10:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
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