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Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News: BREAKING FROM NBC: White House official calls gays part of "Internet left fringe"
pandagon.net - we are the public option: The White House just called LGBTs part of pajama-clad ‘Internet fringe’ for asking for civil rights
Suburban Guerrilla: Reporting Live from the Lunatic Left Fringe
BREAKING FROM NBC: White House official calls gays part of "Internet left fringe"
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... pajamas, get dressed, and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult. So the gay community, and its concerns about President Obama's inaction, and backtracking, on DADT and DOMA, are now, according to President Obama's White House, part of a larger "fringe" that acts like small children who play in their pajamas and need to grow up. (And a note to our readers: The White House just included all of you in that loony "left fringe.") ~snip~ Read more: http://www.americablog.com/2009/10/breaking-from-nbc-wh... & video on page if you actually need ...
The White House just called LGBTs part of pajama-clad ‘Internet fringe’ for asking for civil rights
pandagon.net - we are the public option —
... In an NBC report less than 24 hours after the President declared his unwavering support for the LGBT community, the White House has decided to sh*t on citizen journalists on the left who are simply advocating for our civil rights. This is a real shot across the bow. Via Americablog: ...
Reporting Live from the Lunatic Left Fringe
Suburban Guerrilla —
In my pajamas…
You know, Rahm Emanuel really ought to watch his mouth or people will start taking a much closer look at his recent past and he won’t be such a pretty ballerina.
So who said I had pajamas on?
Corrente —
... NBC's Harwood quotes "a White House official" -- "[T]hose bloggers need to take off the pajamas, get dressed, and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult." ...
WHITE HOUSE: Gay rights marchers? Where? “He knows this march is happening, and he can’t even …
Instapundit —
WHITE HOUSE: Gay rights marchers? Where? “He knows this march is happening, and he can’t even acknowledge it?” Hey, that’s the same way he treated the 9/12 Tea Party protesters . . . .
UPDATE: White House official calls gays part of “Internet left fringe.”
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News Feed: Hither and Thither, 10/11/2009
Gates of Vienna —
Let’s see…stories to make you paranoid (if you live in the US, some to raise your disgust quotient), a few howlers (i.e., Americans are too primitive for socialism), and the assorted daily sorrows of a world bent on going to hell in a handbasket. I ended up omitting a few. For example, Obama is back to whining , this time at the Left. Well, the bloom wore off that Nobel Prize real quick. So much for the statesman. Sorry I don’t have the link, but I read somewhere that Bill Clinton is, shall we say, annoyed at being passed over for The Prize. I think Escapade Monica will ...
“White House Official Calls Gays Part of ‘Internet Left Fringe,” Or Maybe Not
The Volokh Conspiracy —
... White House views certain groups on the left that press for gay issues as part of the ‘Internet left fringe.’
D) An MSM reporter who appeared on a TV show made the claim that the White House views its “opposition” on the left as part of the the ‘Internet left fringe,” although it wasn’t clear from the context whether the reference to its “opposition” specifically mean gay-rights groups.
My best sense is that in this case, the answer for what happened is “D.”
NBC: White House Views Gay Demonstrators As “Internet Left Fringe”
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... as really part of the "internet left fringe" Lester. And for a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn't take this opposition, one adviser told me today those bloggers need to take off their pajamas, get dressed and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult. [via Chris Bowers] Pam's: The White House called LGBTs part of pajama-clad 'Internet left fringe' for asking for civil rights / Aravosis: BREAKING FROM NBC: White House official calls gays part of "Internet left fringe" ...
Just what does "We will not back down" mean?
doubleplusundead —
... ) The White House responds by telling a reporter that the demonstrators aren't being taken seriously. So we move from "I Won" to "governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult". ( h/t ) I could see Obama doing away with DADT - it's largely a failed policy as soldiers have continued to be asked indirectly (i.e. do you have a girlfriend back home?) and thus forced to lie, and I'm sure Obama would take whatever chance he had to take a potshot at the military. But Teh Won has already taken a stance on DOMA - I'm guessing we're going to see a whole lot more of "I ...
The (Unexpected) Integrity of Gay Left Bloggers
GayPatriot —
... Quoting CNBC’s Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood, left-of-center blogger John Aravosis concludes that the White House has dismissed the protesters as a left-wing “fringe”: ...
Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake —
This has always been worrisome.
Who the hell cares what this guy thinks?
And what’s left of the GOP’s heads explode.
In other news, dogs hate cats.
Really smart.
NFL players: not Dittoheads.
Internet Liberal Bloggers Meet Obama’s Massive Bus
Pirate's Cove —
... So, yesterday, the gay and lesbian community had an equal rights march. In all seriousness, good for them. All Americans deserve equal rights. But, no one deserves more rights than any other group. But, what did the Obama administration supposedly say about gay bloggers? ...
Internet Liberal Bloggers Meet Obama’s Massive Bus
Stop The ACLU —
... Posted on October 12, 2009 So, yesterday, the gay and lesbian community had an equal rights march. In all seriousness, good for them. All Americans deserve equal rights. But, no one deserves more rights than any other group. But, what did the Obama administration supposedly say about gay bloggers ? NBC just did a piece about today’s gay rights march in Washington. For the political context of the gay community’s ire, NBC went to Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood. Harwood was asked if the White House was worried about “the left as a whole,” and concerns they have ...
White House Official Considers Gays Part Of Internet Left Fringe
The Political Carnival —
... and John both have something to say about this. The whole blogger/pajama/Cheetos axis of blogging is really over btw- I don't own pajamas and I'm not real fond of Cheetos- Chex Mix is much better. ...
CNBC’s Harwood: WH adviser says bloggers need to ‘take off the pajamas, get dressed,’ and stop criticizing us.
Think Progress —
... yesterday — as a “serious problem” because officials feel “that if they take care of the big issues — health care, energy, the economy — he’s [Obama] going to be just fine with this group.” As evidence, Harwood cited an anonymous “adviser” who bashed bloggers and dismissed critics as ...
Obama White House Breaks With Itself
Jules Crittenden —
... Dismisses disgruntled gays as the “ Internet left fringe .” It’s a weird kind of ”what you say is what you are” moment for an admin born of the Internet’s left fringe. But it’s also the Obama admin entering a sort of double-reverse Clinton-Nixon phase. Think “noisy minority.” Think “small left-wing conspiracy.” Topics: ...
Like E.F. Hutton Said... You Earned It.
Confederate Yankee —
Like E.F. Hutton Said... You Earned It. Progressive bloggers pushing for the adoption of the LGBT agenda President Obama said he would implement on their behalf have now been given the cold shoulder by the White House. Once they complained that Obama failed to live up to his campaign promises, they were summarily dismissed by the Administration as part of " the internet left fringe " that needs to " ...
W.H. aide blasts bloggers: 'Take off their pajamas'
News —
... "I wonder how the Human Rights Campaign is going to explain how the White House just knifed our community less than 24 hours after he went to their dinner and claimed he was our friend," wrote AMERICAblog's John Aravosis. ...
The White House Likes Bloggers, Just Not the Ones in Pajamas
techPresident —
... took the moment to expand from marriage equality to all political opposition to Obama heard on the Internet. "For a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn't take this opposition," reported Harwood to Lester Holt in a segment about yesterday's National Equality March, "one advisor told me today 'those bloggers need to take off the pajamas, get dressed, and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult.'" Insta-controversy, your table is ready. ...
Obama: Pajamas Are So Gay
Riehl World View —
... I pointed this out in a weekend post two slots down, Obama is caught between his base and a, um, hard place. Ewwww!
The WH tells the reality-based community to get real. But, hey, just because it was the Right that saw this guy coming from a mile away, the Left is still home to the smart ones, yes? Yeah, we're just the rubes over here. One almost wants to take their side here given that they are bloggers.
Still, we've been telling them they represent the fringe Left for years. But the media was as intent on building them up, just as they did ...
Caught In Another Lie
Daily Pundit —
... AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: BREAKING FROM NBC: White House official calls gays part of “Internet left fringe” ...
"Take Off The Pajamas, Get Dressed"
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
An unnamed White House adviser had some choice words for liberal bloggers who've criticized the administration for failing to make progress on gay rights issues, CNBC's John Harwood said yesterday, and some are pretty upset about it. ...
"Internet left fringe" Prediction Thread
MyDD —
How many troops will Obama increase the US occupation of Afghanistan by? I might as well go with what the Republicans want and say 40,000. Bonus question: Not unrelated, if the 11/2/10 election were held today instead, would Harry Reid lose? Yes, without a doubt. As typical, the CW says that a competitive primary lessons the Republicans chances, when the opposite is more likely. But what do I know? I'm just a "left fringe" hobo living in Obamaworld. Tags: Bush, Obama (all tags)
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'Top Line’ -- President Obama’s Blogger Problem
The Note —
... Harwood’s reporting sparked widespread anger among liberal bloggers, and prompted the White House to do some damage control today. ...
Blogtalk: Gays, Bloggers and Pajamas
The Caucus —
... here in nearly a decade.” Mr. Harwood talked about the issue in an interview on Sunday: Barack Obama is doing well with 90 precent or more of Democrats so the White House views this opposition as really part of the Internet left fringe. For a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn’t take this opposition, one adviser told me those bloggers need to take off the pajamas, get dressed, and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult. Offense was taken right away, both by those in the gay rights movement, and among bloggers. ...
Obama and teh Gays
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... Aravosis, who runs a gay blog in addition to his regular blog (which sometimes focuses on non-gay issues) and ...
Anonymous WH quote angers bloggers; activists
Michael Calderone's Blog —
... while sounding off again after Harwood's report. He wrote: "I wonder how the Human Rights Campaign is going to explain how the White House just knifed our community less than 24 hours after he went to their dinner and claimed he was our friend." ...
Harwood: Anonymous WH adviser says bloggers need to ?take off the pjs, get dressed,? and stop criticizing us.
The Hollywood Liberal —
... yesterday — as a “serious problem” because officials feel “that if they take care of the big issues — health care, energy, the economy — he’s [Obama] going to be just fine with this group .” As evidence, Harwood cited an anonymous “adviser” who bashed bloggers and dismissed critics as ...
Liberal Politics May Be Messy, But It Beats the Alternative
Corrente —
... Frustration with Democratic leadership seemed to boil over in the last week or so. It began (as far as I can tell) with John Aravosis' withering criticism of the president over his speech last weekend at a Human Rights Campaign event. He wrote of "concerns about President Obama's inaction, and backtracking" on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the military's Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) policy towards gays. The criticism led to backlash ( ...
