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Boss Obama
Who would have thought that a dedicated Obama-doubter like me would post a diatribe that's almost nothing but a quote from Markos Moulitsas, but here it is:
"The Obama campaign is still very much a top-bottom operation. They've made it very easy for people to hop on the bandwagon, but those in the back of that wagon still get no say in where the campaign is going."
Bob Ostertag posted this quote in an article on Common Dreams, without a link, and it was surprisingly hard to track down, but as of right now the New York Times article in which it appears is posted on my.barackobama.com, where the largest group of posters is trying to pressure Obama to do the right thing about the FISA bill, as Mr. Ostertag also explains in his excellent article.
Comments (4)
The destination of this bandwagon has always been known: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
If those on the back of the bandwagon wanted a say in where the wagon is going, they should have been doing the driving or climbed aboard a different bus.
Obama ain't your chauffeur.
July 3, 2008 6:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
haha!
July 3, 2008 7:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
The last I heard it was about 16,000. Given he had over a million donors...
July 3, 2008 8:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
A cursory look at the first few pages show many duplicate signers. I even found one that joined up to four times. I also found one that said "unknown". That petition drive is farcical, with no screening being done on who could sign on.
July 3, 2008 9:06 PM | Reply | Permalink
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