openleft.com - 12/8/2008
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While 'the left' is often framed by people as disparate in their politics as George Bush, New York Times journalists Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti as a disembodied group of irresponsible children, in fact I approve of Obama's administration so far. I don't agree with his political methods, ...
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"Surprised" Hildebrand Responds To Critics: "I Don't Regret Any Of It"
TPM Election Central —
Former Obama adviser Steve Hildebrand, who touched off an explosion with his HuffPo piece arguing that "the left" should hold its fire and let Obama do his thing, says he doesn't regret a word of the piece, though he did make a key concession to critics.
"I don't regret any of it," Hildebrand told me when I asked him a few minutes ago by phone whether he regretted the tone of his piece, which many found condescending and finger-wagging.
"My intent was exactly what I wrote," Hildebrand said, adding that the criticism had "surprised" him.
Hildebrand also confirmed that the Obama team had had no hand in ...
12/9: Scandalous!
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... not torture people or invade random countries, strengthen labor protections, reduce income inequality, improve education, provide health care for people, and reduce poverty, while those DAMNED DIRTY HIPPIES just won't shut up about their magic ponies, it's fine by me. For years we've had Democrats railing against those crazy hippies as an excuse to not do all of those things. If Obama's people are going to rail against the hippies and use it as an excuse to do them, fine with me. If." Open Left 's Matt Stoller agrees: "Steve Hildebrand's ...
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