[lbo-talk] the problem with Webb

Alex Hogan alexmhogan at hotmail.com
Fri Jun 13 08:21:04 PDT 2008


The big problem I have with Webb-haters on the left( and the quoted WS article ) is that they ape the idiotic narrative of what is "left" and "right" parroted by Fox news where white wine, lattes and living near the ocean makes you "left" while collecting guns, drinking Bud or working on a farm makes you right-wing. Yeah, Webb has said some very nice things about the confederacy and the Scots-Irish.

But he's also writes articles like this that are very far to the left of DP orthodoxy:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110009246

The MSM media did the same thing with Montana Sen. John Tester who despite running an anti-war populist insurgant campaign was potrayed as a centrist because he's a farm boy with a flattop

Progressive political leaders with some standing have histrocially been contradictory in ways that can make us uncomfortable. If the left wants to slam the door on Webb you might as well slam the door on most of the country. _________________________________________________________________ Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_062008



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