It was only a matter of time.
One of the threads from the invitation-only liberal-only debating society known as JournoList has gotten out, and its contents are highly revealing. Including a slew of high-profile liberal bloggers (including several that have been pointed out to me as supposedly reasonable and moderate), the thread contains a lively debate over exactly how disgusting and racist all conservatives are. Along the way, this lefty group-think club showcases the vulgarity and hate that seems to lie at the very core of the left side of the blogosphere.
More amusing, perhaps, is the posturing and self-promotion that seems to provoke the only issues of actual contention on the leftists-only mailing list. Who publishes the best and most important posts seems to be the only thing they find worth discussing after having dispensed with the ritual of cussing out conservatives.
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I far prefer TNR and Marty Peretz to these folks.