November 7, 2006
The World Is Watching II Posted by John Steele Gordon at 06:35 PM EST Just a few comments on Joshua Zeitz’s DNC press release—oh, sorry, blog post. 1) Are the Republicans in control of the election machinery in every jurisdiction in the country, and therefore any “shenanigans” must necessarily be laid at their doorstep? Is it possible that somewhere, some Democrat might just possibly be playing a dirty trick? 2) www.talkingpointsmemo.com is a purely partisan Democratic website. That’s fine by me, but it is no more to be taken as a simple repository of the truth, which Joshua Zeitz presents it as, than is Rush Limbaugh’s radio program. Once again, this is a history blog, not an annex of MoveOn.org. 3) He writes, “How will Mr. Gordon creatively turn the situation on its head and argue that Democrats, not Republicans, are the real tricksters?” Again, we live on different planets. Mr. Zeitz thinks that Democrats can do no wrong and Republicans can do no right. I think both parties are populated by human beings. Mr. Zeitz is so partisan when it comes to politics that he seems unable to even conceive of the notion that anyone can disagree with his politics and be a decent human being. Perhaps after this election—and its aftermath, which, I fear, may be protracted, as both sides are lawyered up to a fare-thee-well—Mr. Zeitz can relax a little and be less bigoted (for that is the only word for it) about those who do not pray in his church.
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