Oliver Willis, as well as a few commenters are trying to “out” Jeff Jarvis and Michael Totten as secret Bush operatives. I’m personally offended to have been left out, and am worried that when GWB is re-elected, my promised 2nd term ambassadorship to Grand Fenwick may not actually come through.<\/p>\n
Actually, I am fairly pissed about this.<\/p>\n
First, Jarvis criticizes<\/a> MoveOn.org and their anti-Bush ad campaign (the one where they silently pulled the Bush=Hitler ad). And then, in the comments, he gets piled on for being ‘inadequately liberal’. <\/p>\n And that’s a pisser.<\/p>\n First, and foremost, it once again wraps up the smug ‘I know better than you’ that the Democratic Party has become associated with – and which lots of people, including me, find amazingly offensive.From commenter anne.elk (her handle):<\/p>\n At other times, when Jeff bravely stood by Jewish kids in France by stating how he would wear a kippah if it would only help them in their struggles against French anti-semitism, I tried to help Jeff understand how anti-semitism does exist in our own country, and encouraged him to wear a kippah to help our children. Again, to my dismay, Jeff did not respond to this invitation.<\/p>\n I know that within Jeff is a liberal heart, and a considerate man, and I only ask again for Jeff to make use of his pulpit to explore his own ideas and theories.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I try and help my seven year old<\/b> understand how to do division. I try and help him understand adverbs. When I am talking to my older sons<\/b>, we discuss things<\/b> and I express my opinions<\/b> and make arguments<\/b> with the intent of convincing them, because I believe they are individual actors with moral and intellectual standing comparable to my own. That may be a subtle difference to some, but to me it is as clear as a summer’s day.<\/p>\n