<p>Amanda Marcotte’s gone. Looks like the Edwards campaign couldn’t stand the heat. Isn’t loyalty grand?</p>
<p>Oh, Vox, you cynic. I’m sure she left completely on her own.</p>
<p>She doesn’t strike me as one who would go quietly into the night. Read her writings. </p>
<p>I’m sure we’ll never know until the big book deal comes through.</p>
<p>No, she won’t go quietly into the night, and there may well be a book deal out there for “Amanda.” In MY opinion, the Edwards campaign should have vetted her more thoroughly in the first place before hiring her, and then let her go quickly and quietly when they discovered her writings. Problem is, there’s no way for a campaign in a situation like this to come out a winner; whatever decision is made is not a good one. Fire her, and you’re a weak-kneed weasel who bows at the first hint of public displeasure. Keep her on, and you’re a loathesome creep who doesn’t care if he has a bigot on staff. Personally, I prefer the weak-kneed weasel option.</p>
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<p>Hey, Dorothy–Perhaps I should get a job writing political speeches. Or, at the very least, nasty campaign material/ads. I think there are a bunch of us here who have missed our true calling!</p>
<p>“Even Catholic lefties like Russert and Matthews are not amused”</p>
<p>Lefties? Have you ever met a lefty? These guys are corporate socialist shils.</p>
<p>Though it should be said that not all lefties are given to wearing the formerly de rigueur *camouflage and epaulets<a href=“the%20heart-throbs!”>/i</a>; sadly for some, this is now only a distant dream in the heart of stout lefty-utopians, mini-socialists and Cuban-stooges.</p>
<p>Hindoo…as they say, don’t quit your day job–unless your day job lie in the sewer below political speech writer.</p>
<p>I must say, Dorothy, I’ve never worn camouflage or an epaulet in my life, unless one considers a conspicuous floral decoration I once pinned to my left shoulder, an epaulet. … Day job? I don’t have no dirty day job! I’m a freelance writer, which means I have no job at all.</p>
<p>Never wore camouflage or epaulets in my life, but I’m glad to hear that you think that all that camouflage and epaulets that American military folks used to wear marked them as Trotskyites.</p>
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<p>I think you mean General Pace.</p>
<p>Speaking of shills, Amanda ended up resigning because of “right wing shills.” Poor thing!</p>
<p>Yup. Now she can move to Cumberland and spit on Iraq War veterans without getting into any trouble.</p>
<p>For those who care about such things it looks like Melissa McEwan is gone too.</p>
<p>Edwards acted a lot faster than I thought that he would. Apparently he’s more serious than I thought.</p>
<p>Some of this is very confusing but does this mean that when push comes to shove Edwards is nothing more than the old “patriarchy”?</p>
<p>Who knows, Vox? I don’t know whether to be pleased or disgusted with Edwards. I’ve always kind of liked him (sorry interesteddad), but this whole situation just felt weird to me. … It’s interesting how quick we are to crucify our candidates when something like this happens. And I guarantee you, every presidential candidate–Democrat and Republican alike–will have some stinky issue like this come up before all is said and done.</p>
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<p>Hey, if he floats your boat, go for it. I’m in no position to throw stones at folk for the candidates they support. Remember, I voted for George Bush, last time around. So, I’m too busy hanging my head in contrite shame to worry about somebody supporting John Edwards!</p>
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<p>Edwards didn’t act at all!</p>
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<p>I get a kick out of these two “feminists”: whining and whimpering as victims of the “right wing” to the bitter end.</p>
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DottyPark, are you a fan of the Three Cuban Stooges? Me too! I love it when Fidel-Moe pokes Che-Larry in the eyes. But really is anything funnier than Hugo-Curly performing the Marxist Shuffle? Awowowowowo!
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<p>I know you were asking Dotty, but if you were asking me I’d say “why soitanly!” </p>
<p>I’m a victim of circumstances.</p>