re: #459 tradewind

Why do you think that the national republican party endorses, for an example, Glenn Beck?
I don’t see it. He doesn’t speak for them… why should he be rebuked by them, even though in many cases, he is.
Do you see the national democrats renouncing, say, Code Pink? Keith Olbermann? Michael Moore?? Again… why should they? Presumably, they don’t feel represented by these extremes. (Not to mention, with people like Pelosi and Kucinich in the party, they have their hands full).

Because they have not renounced the craziness of the newly resurgent radical right. As for the left, it has always been a coalition of nuts, and the liberals know this. Does Code Pink go too far sometimes? Rarely. They are what they are and don’t exceed their stated mandate. Michael Moore is a film maker and represents himself. He is a convenient boogey-man. Oh, and about 80% of his facts are spot-on. The other 20%, well, he’s a fanatic. But he doesn’t have millions following him a nightly basis pumping up the volume with easily refutable lies like Beck. As for Olbermann, well, he knows sports and has a brutal sense of dark humor. I don’t have cable so I can’t comment on specifics.

As for Pelosi and Kucinich, I will say this:

They are elected by small populations to the House and they have vocal power beyond their mandates due to seniority.

Can you say Ron Paul?