DEMS BLAST WHITE HOUSE ENEMIES LIST STRATEGY... Oct 24, 2009
White House attacks worry moderate Democrats - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com. A White House effort to undermine conservative critics is generating a backlash on Capitol Hill -- and not just from Republicans. (The Drudge Report)
Kathryn Lopez: In a time of choosing, make choices wisely Oct 24, 2009
She is supported by the way-left Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas. She is supported by Big Labor and Big Education, as some of us are prone to call the lefty union politicos. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
NY poll suggests Hoffman supporters wouldn't back rival Oct 24, 2009
The Research 2000 poll for the liberal website Daily Kos echoes a poll from last week that showed Owens leading Scozzafava 33-29 ... The Daily Kos poll reasserts that Owens has taken over as the leader in the race ... BY kevin on 10/23/2009 at 11:45The Daily KOS was the most credible polling data you could come up with. (TheHill.com)
Obama says science key to U.S. economy and competitiveness Oct 24, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009. By Michael O'Brien - 10/23/09 01:12 PM ET. (TheHill.com)
Palin Adds to GOP Candidate’s Woes in New York Special Election Oct 24, 2009
In the most recent poll from the liberal blog Daily Kos in conjunction with Research 2000, she trailed Owens by 5 points and led Hoffman by just 7. The margin of error was 4 points. (Roll Call)
Liberals Open Fire on Harry Reid Oct 23, 2009
"I'll take a Chuck Schumer-run Senate with 57 Democrats (bye bye Reid, Lieberman, and Lincoln) than a Harry Reid-run one with 75 Democrats," Markos Moulitsas Zniga last week on the liberal blog network Daily Kos. Bob Fulkerson, the state director for the nonprofit Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, disagrees with that reasoning. (CBS News -- Politics)
McConnell: Gov't should have some say in exec pay Oct 22, 2009
McConnell: Gov't should have some say in executive pay - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room. Thursday, October 22, 2009. (TheHill.com)
Sen. Rockefeller warms to public option compromise Oct 22, 2009
Rockefeller warms to public option compromise - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room. Thursday, October 22, 2009. (TheHill.com)
Biting the Hand Oct 20, 2009
"I am going to fight for a strong public option," he Daily Kos readers on Oct. 9. "I am by no means ready to back down." No need to spell out who he'd be backing down from. (Slate)
An ACORN-Friendly, Big Labor-Backing, Tax-and-Spend Radical in GOP Clothing Oct 17, 2009
Meanwhile, "moderate Republican" Scozzafava has earned the enthusiastic endorsement of far-left blog entrepreneur and political strategist Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, who runs the Daily Kos website. He enthused that Scozzafava has "been willing to raise taxes when budgets require it, and is to the left of most Democrats on social issues.". (Human Events Online)
Limbaugh doesnt get it: Idiots damage NFL product Oct 15, 2009
Maybe you can catch on with the Huffington Post or the Daily Kos. Scott. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Nobel Prize for Obama Backfires Oct 11, 2009
From the liberal Huffington Post and Daily Kos to the Washington Post and the Times of London, opinion makers have denounced the decision as a joke, spotlighting the fact that to date Obama has only hot air to show for his efforts at world peace. "Rarely has an award had such an obvious political and partisan intent, the Times of London said. It was clearly seen by the Norwegian Nobel Committee as a way of expressing European gratitude for an end to the Bush administration. The prize risks... (Newsmax)
Obama's New Stimulus Oct 10, 2009
Outraged wrote on Oct 8, 2009 9:15 AM:" Well Bunny it seems my drivel seems to hit a nerve!!!!Take a valium and relax!!!!!Go to the Daily Kos or Huffington post and get more talking points!!!!!!!It seems you can't stand anyone critical of your choice for president no matter how abysmal he is!!!!!! ". Bunny2 wrote on Oct 8, 2009 8:28 AM:" "To Spanish-American:""I don't know where 'Exclamations hangs out, but having looked back on his posts, I didn't see any ridicule in them,let alone any... (New Iberia, LA)
Obama's Nobel: Another Slap at George W. Bush Oct 10, 2009
And he might want to add that a return to the Republican approach could win Daily Kos a Nobel Prize. MORE. (Time.com)
Why Is NRCC Backing Liberals? Oct 5, 2009
After our conversation, the hyperliberal blog, Daily Kos endorsed Scozzafava. is Political Editor of HUMAN EVENTS.. (Human Events Online)
Another Draft of Lindsey Graham Oct 3, 2009
Have you ever noticed, when we go out to the Huff post, or Media Matters, or Daily Kos, we get really good information. And when all those millions of common neocons meet around Glenn s crackerbarrel, ALL they get is mind controlled. (The American Conservative)
Going Rogue, Now Unavailable on Kindle Oct 2, 2009
The Daily Kos crowd won't go rogue in big numbers, and the National Review gang has no interest in finding its true compass. As a result, the books offer an increasingly rare opportunity for publishers to help out struggling bricks-and-mortar booksellers. (Slate)
Democrat compares health care to the Holocaust... Oct 1, 2009
PDF, can you please back up the following ridiculous claim with facts, and not from Huffpo or Daily Kos. "And it is a fact that about 4500 Americans die every year as a result of our current health care system.". (The Drudge Report)
Obama's Hand Wringing Oct 1, 2009
LovingGOPmeltdown wrote on Sep 29, 2009 9:51 PM:" Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. The time for outrage was when Obama's predecessor declared two silmultaneous wars then completely ignored the pleas for additional protection for soldiers by commanders on the ground.I suppose it didn't bother you that while our soldiers were dying by the hundreds in Iraq and Afghanistan due to massively inept planning and lack of protection, Bush was living the life of a retiree at "the ranch". To... (New Iberia, LA)
Harkin says he has the votes to pass public option bill in the Senate Sep 30, 2009
Wednesday, September 30, 2009. By Michael O'Brien - 09/29/09 11:04 AM ET. (TheHill.com)
What is Daily Kos? Sep 30, 2009
Founded in 2002 by Markos Moulitsas Zniga, Daily Kos is both a community blog and a political news site, and has become a primary online venue for progressive activists ... And politicians, aware that Daily Kos has become a primary meeting-ground for progressives deeply engaged in political activism, have taken notice ... In fact, the list of those politicians who have posted political pieces on Daily Kos is a veritable Democratic who's-who, and includes President Barack Obama. (Suite101.com)
Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony to Speak at Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Sep 22, 2009
com; Eva Gittelsen, Daily Kos and Claudia Feagan, former president, Physician for a National Health Program. This panel will take place from 2:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center in Room 209-A.. (PR Newswire)
Obama Is Blitzing American TV Sep 18, 2009
Daily Kos dubbed it The Baucus Debacle. Sen. (Human Events Online)
Numbers Game: How Many REALLY Attended the Sep. 12 Rally Sep 16, 2009
Depending where you are in the political spectrum, and how far up in the ACORN, SEIU, and Washington Post hierarchy, the number was either two million if you were Michelle Malkin (beautiful and brainy as she is) and wishful thinking conservatives, or a couple of thousand if you were from Daily KOS or the White House press office. Authoritative sources quoted were ABC, CNN, some guy standing on Pennsylvania Avenue, CBS, the UK Daily Mail, the Park Police, DC Police, the Washington Homeland... (Human Events Online)
Palin, DeMint should take lessons from this guy Sep 16, 2009
If they opened their eyes and read something besides the NYT s, the Daily KOS or the Huffington Post they would see this is true. George Soros, one of Obama s main supporters, is corrupt up to his eyeballs (read into the Brazilian Offshore Drilling Deal) and he wields a huge amount of influence in this presidency. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Poll shows Lincoln in better shape Sep 15, 2009
The Daily Kos Resarch 2000 shows Lincoln leading recently declared candidate state Sen. Gilbert Baker (R) 44-37 and businessman Curtis Coleman (R) 45-37. (TheHill.com)
- Voice: Obama won: Respect that (25) Sep 14, 2009
92231 wrote on Sep 13, 2009 11:57 AM:" Ahhhh - a real conservative has STOOD UP! As taken from Daily Kos: A former Bush and McCain political aide Mark McKinnon, who says:Make Joe Wilson pay.And by pay, I mean beat his sorry *** at the polls and send him to the private sector. That is the only way to change the political discourse in America today. Because as long as louts like Joe Wilson can spout off and call the president a liar and get rewarded with re-election, then louts will continue to... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
* Teens take over the Internet Sep 13, 2009
com) American Stephen Yellin began blogging as a 13-year-old under the alias Mr Liberal but now, aged 21 and at Drew University in New Jersey, he writes as much under his own name both for his own blog and the online political magazine, the Daily Kos ... Getting a regular slot on the Daily Kos which helped make him a phenomenon Stateside ... But when I started writing columns at the Daily Kos, some bloggers found it hard to believe I was only 15. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Held large graphic anti-abortion signs... Sep 12, 2009
Reading your messages is like watching MSNBC or reading daily kos. How did so many people get so brainwashed by hatred of America and Americans who love their country and want to protect the most innocentin society our babies. (The Drudge Report)
Before Joe Wilson, there was Preston Brooks Sep 11, 2009
As far as hate rhetoric goes, if you want to see hate rhetoric, look at the posts on Media Matters or Daily Kos. The word liar is mild in comparison. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
What Van Jones Tells Us About President Obama Sep 9, 2009
And yet just three weeks ago, Valerie Jarrett, Obama's special adviser, told a crowd of leftists at the Daily Kos conference that "We were so delighted to be able to recruit him into the White House.". So, why did Obama pick Jones in the first place. (Townhall.com)
RedState Morning Briefing Sep 9, 2009
Because of Glenn Beck s success in forcing out Van Jones, Keith Olbermann has run crying to Daily Kos. He has decided he wants all the dirt he can get on not just Glenn Beck, but also Roger Ailes and Stu, Glenn s producer. (Human Events Online)
Source: Dodd rejects health panel chair Sep 9, 2009
Sept. 8: Playbook: Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos, explains why its unfair that the health care reform priorities of the left might be put on hold to favor Blue Dog Democrats and the GOP.. INTERACTIVE. (MSNBC -- Politics)
HURRY, WE HAVE THE VOTES Sep 9, 2009
Jesse, you might visit the daily kos or maybe huffington; after all, debate is for adults. Posted by: Maria | Sep 9, 2009 4:14:13 AM. (The Drudge Report)
Olbermann Wants Dirt on Glenn Beck, Roger Ailes Sep 8, 2009
In a post made to his Daily Kos blog, Olbermann says he wants readers to help him dig up dirt on Beck, as well as Fox News chairman Roger Ailes. Olbermann promised his fans: Tuesday we will expand this to the television audience and have a dedicated email address to accept leads, tips, contacts, on Beck, his radio producer Burguiere, and the chief of his TV enablers, Ailes (even though Ailes' power was desperately undercut when he failed to pull off his phony "truce" push). (Newsmax)
The GOP's Fake Doctor Council Sep 4, 2009
This agrees with the of another M.D. on the Daily Kos, who said he was told "it would require absolutely no time commitment.". The NRCC's Physicians' Council is dishonest in two ways. (Slate)
A question for Sierra Vista conservatives Sep 3, 2009
Interesting wrote on Sep 2, 2009 9:07 AM:" Mag:I am not quoting either the Daily Kos, or Huffington Report. My information comes from "The American Political Dictionary," one of the resources I used when I taught Political Science at the secondary and college levels. Conservatives say Obama is a socialist, then say he is a fascist. Which is it? They are at opposite ends of the political spectrum. In practice, fascism is a marriage between government and big business where big business benefits,... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Va. Republican Under Fire for Past Views Sep 2, 2009
The story quickly spread on liberal blogs, including Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo and the Huffington Post. By late afternoon, more than 70 blogs had picked up the thread. (CBS News)
Never-Ending Katrina Bias Sep 2, 2009
Today, it's not considered the least bit impolite or inaccurate for hard-left blogs like the Daily Kos to proclaim New Orleans the scene of a mass murder: "We let the Republicans kill a major U.S. city. We let them laugh about it and walk away.". But here's the amazing part: Four years after the hurricane, the networks are still trashing the federal government for failing people who still live in federal trailers. (Townhall.com)
Tortuous September Ahead for Obama Sep 1, 2009
inplied intent"???? See. Thats what was wrong about Cheney. Thats whats wrong with the entire republican party. You guys and this Constitution thing and its "implied" intent is dangerous as Cheney proved. BTW Democrats believe in the Constitution and love this country as much as the next guy. So stop with the condescending attitude. ------------- You dropped in kinda late and then misread my post. I was DEFENDING the constitution AS IT IS WRITTEN, not as it is expanded through inuendo. Sorry if... (CBS News)
Major Fraud Allegations in Afghan Vote Aug 31, 2009
Your history is according to the daily kos. The only oil war for us was the 1st Gulf War. (CBS News)
Rifqa's Apostasy Aug 28, 2009
On Monday the Daily Kos, the largest left-wing blog on the Internet, went after anti-Muslim blogs and pundits. Robert Spencer, best selling author of nine books (his latest is , ) and renowned scholar on Islam, exposed Kos s intellectually dishonest argument. (Human Events Online)
Giffords' town hall: RSVP or not, youre invited Aug 26, 2009
is just spouting more garbage from The Daily Kos ... but then anything from Daily Kos is unreliable ... scurrilous: 1 a : using or given to coarse language b : vulgar and evil Daily Kos: Vulgar and Evil. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Dems plan 500+ health reform rallies before Labor Day... Aug 26, 2009
The SEIU and the Labor lap dogs will join hands with the Move On and Daily Kos crew in a "spontaneous" outburst that is supposed to drown out the town meetings that have already had their impact. The media won`t find any goon squads to intimidate seniors who will be conspicuously absent from the charade. (The Drudge Report)
A short history of journalism’s future Aug 25, 2009
Not the triumphalist, self-aggrandizing political bloggers: a total [bleep] story - ; The wingnutisphere is in a tizzy - Daily Kos. It was a couple of newshounds from the National Enquirer, the same people who reported the heck out of the O.J. Simpson story back in the day. (Boston Globe)
WHY BAM'S TROOPS ARE AWOL Aug 24, 2009
" He surely anticipated the problems now facing President Obama and Democratic congressional leaders, optimists all. Not that Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are the only optimists who have been flummoxed by the obviously spontaneous outpouring of opposition to Democratic health care bills. Among those optimists are almost all of the Washington press corps and a large proportion of the 53 percent of voters who cast their ballots for Barack Obama last November. Foremost among their number are... (New York Post -- Opinions)
California GOP Pins Hopes on Ex-CEOs... Aug 24, 2009
An August Daily Kos poll gave the 53-year-old Ms. Whitman 24% support among California Republicans ahead of the June 8 primary, topping support for her two main challengers, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and former U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell. (The Drudge Report)
Print journalism not the only one in trouble Aug 21, 2009
Published: Thursday, August 20, 2009 12:13 PM CDT A Daily Kos poll conducted earlier this month shows that a minimum of 18- to 29-year-olds pay attention to cable news. The national survey was conducted over three days with 2,400 respondents. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
The Right Side of the Internet Aug 21, 2009
Founded by the Daily Kos, the influential liberal blog, Netroots has developed into a major political event for Leftist bloggers ... Who runs, and who funds, the "Daily Kos". (Townhall.com)
The Netroots Put Winning Ahead of Convictions Aug 20, 2009
Foremost among their number are the netroots -- the young enthusiasts who flock to the Daily Kos blog and are ready to take direction from MoveOn. org. (Townhall.com)
Wheels Coming Off the Obama Agenda Aug 19, 2009
"I wonder if the White House truly understands the depth of anger they'll face from the progressive side if they fail to pass health care reform with a strong public option," screamed Markos Moulitsas, founder of the radical Daily Kos Web site that has become the bible of the left's ground forces. "We haven't busted our [expletive] the last four years to pass bank bailouts and give insurance companies everything they ever wanted. If we wanted that, we'd be Republicans," Kos wrote Monday. (Townhall.com)
Fiorina Sets Up Committee to Explore Challenging Boxer Aug 19, 2009
Boxer led Fiorina 52 percent to 31 percent in a hypothetical matchup, according to a Research 2000 poll of 600 likely voters conducted Aug. 9-12 for the Daily Kos. Boxer led DeVore by an almost identical 53 percent to 29 percent. (Roll Call)
What would Warhol blog? Aug 19, 2009
Probably too long to spend reading a diary entry on Daily Kos. When Warhol was musing on the fleeting nature of fame, Markos Moulitsas wasn't even born yet. (Juneau Empire)
DLA Piper, Armey part ways, but are all smiles Aug 19, 2009
Wing nuts to the left: Now let us move on to the Boycott Whole Foods campaign, currently being waged on the Web pages of Berkeley's Daily Kos and elsewhere. Seems Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey has the temerity to dissent from the health care reform legislation-in-progress which, he argues in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, "will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our health-care system.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Liberal bloggers watch Obama closely Aug 15, 2009
The Daily Kos Markos Moulitsas talks about how the liberal bloggers are expected to challenge President Barack Obama on his message of change ... "lurker" on the Daily Kos Web site, meaning she comments and reads daily, but doesn't blog ... "They're the ones that attacked us," Sean Wong, a Los Angeles-based blogger who writes under the name Bruin Kid on the Daily Kos Web site, says of Afghanistan. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Liberal bloggers descend on city Aug 13, 2009
When the fourth annual Netroots Nation conference opens today at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, there will be plenty of familiar names from the liberal blogosphere, from President Bill Clinton to Howard Dean to Ron Reagan Jr. to "Kos," a.k.a. Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, founder of Daily Kos, the largest community blog in the country ... TexDem, Kitsap River, Mindoca, for starters -- all fellow "Kossacks" who blog on Daily Kos but use it as much more than just a platform to vent about... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
GOP has lost values, fails to represent people Aug 13, 2009
MAG wrote on Aug 4, 2009 7:33 AM:" Wow, I do not even know where to start on this rambling set of nonsense. First, I am a conservative not a republican, so these comments are going to be from that state of mind. Jeanne, getting your news source from MSNBC is hardly unbiased, you might as well be getting it from the Daily Kos or the Huffington Post. Your diatribe on religion is not balanced either, if you believe the Grand Canyon was carved by the Colorado, then where s the Missippi, Amazon or... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Can Joe Sestak Buck the Odds — and His Party's Leaders — Against Arlen Specter? Aug 12, 2009
"Sestak is a proven fighter," says Markos Moulitsas, founder of the influential progressive website Daily Kos, in an e-mail. "The fact that he is bucking the party establishment to fight a righteous fight makes him even more admiration-worthy.". (Time.com)
Political Grapevine Aug 11, 2009
On the liberal blog Daily Kos, one commentator wrote: "I shake my head that such a beautiful place would be represented by such an ugly individual as Bachmann." But Michael Brodkorb of the Minnesota Republican Party said of Democratic efforts: "I think she probably frustrates them because she's able to win every time.". FOX News Channel's Lanna Britt contributed to this report. (Fox News)
Netroots Nation brings annual meeting here Aug 9, 2009
Now in its fourth year (for the first two, it was dubbed YearlyKos, after the pre-eminent liberal activist blog Daily Kos), Netroots Nation chose Pittsburgh because "we wanted to be able to green the convention easily," said spokeswoman Mary Rickles, noting that the David L. Lawrence Convention Center is the first and largest LEED-certified center in the country ... "This year isn't about elections, this is about legislation, and it's a much more complicated world now," said Adam Bonin, a... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Health care myths Aug 9, 2009
purple wrote on Aug 7, 2009 7:35 PM:" The Daily KOS, now there is a reputable source for you.What, no link to Democrat Underground or the Huffington report, media matters, etc.? ". rinnie wrote on Aug 7, 2009 6:34 PM:" Cripes Hakon:There you go again...you sound like ronnie raygun with his smart little quip. You think I am not credible yet you think your word is almighty truth.As I said earlier...get over yourself.I believe you told me earlier, in previous sessions.. that my reading... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Oversight for Stimulus Cash Proves Flimsy Aug 8, 2009
I look forward to your condemnation of Daily Kos, Huffington Post, Code Pink, the withering silence of ABC, CBS, and NBC not to mention most major newspapers on their actions. by Marc1986 August 7, 2009 2:32 PM EDT. (CBS News -- US)
Loony Liberal Watch Aug 8, 2009
As I get increasingly self-conscious about being so drawn to the Commentary blog, I ve been balancing it off by mozying over to Daily Kos. It s bad. (The American Conservative)
The conspiracy theory about President Obama that refuses to die Aug 8, 2009
The website Daily Kos said Kenya, while independent in December 1963, did not declare itself a republic until a year later. The hospital named on the birth certificate has no record of the birth, according to research by Daily Kos. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
GOP goes South, all right Aug 7, 2009
In a poll commissioned by the liberal blog, Daily Kos, participants were asked: "Do you believe that Barack Obama was born in the United States of America or not?". Hefty majorities in the Northeast, Midwest and West believe Obama was born in the U.S. But in the land of cotton, where old times are not by God forgotten, only 47 percent believe Obama was born in America. (Albany Times Union)
