http://bennettblog.disqus.com/Networking technology and policyenWed, 21 Feb 2007 05:37:32 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2007/02/the-other-scalp-falls/#comment-2134914<p>No, I don't, but surely you realize that insulting religion isn't a path to electoral victory in a country that routinely elects evangelical presidents (Bush 43, Carter, and Clinton.)</p>Richard BennettWed, 21 Feb 2007 05:37:32 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2007/02/the-other-scalp-falls/#comment-2134913<p>I hope you don't consider what I said a defense of Edwards.</p>MumonTue, 20 Feb 2007 23:33:09 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2007/02/the-other-scalp-falls/#comment-2134912<blockquote><br>As I’d said before, what is need on the part of the Dems is a “reverse Sister Souljah” moment: a moment where a Dem repudiates some nonsense from the right, like Donahue’s, and thereby makes it taboo to bring this crap onto CNN, etc.<br></blockquote><p></p><p>Denouncing a nobody from the other side<br>is frankly a really dumb idea. It increases their importance to the debate and reduces your own. If Edwards denounced Donahue by name, then the networks would be journalistically forced to go to Donahue for a response.</p><p>Let's face facts. The Edwards campaign messed up.</p>MnZTue, 20 Feb 2007 14:39:26 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2007/02/the-other-scalp-falls/#comment-2134911<p>Yeah, Donahue's a nutter, but he's not the one who's running for president, is he?</p>Richard BennettTue, 20 Feb 2007 13:16:12 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2007/02/the-other-scalp-falls/#comment-2134910<p>After being stranded by Frontier airlines over the weekend, I'm in no mood to devolve more risk onto the consumer.</p><p>Besides, as I've said before, if we're talking about freedom of religion, that must include freedom to ridicule all religions.</p><p>The wingnuts want to take that freedom to lambast and riposte out of the public square.</p><p>Edwards should have loudly denounced the Donahues and Malkins, but did not. As I'd said before, what is need on the part of the Dems is a "reverse Sister Souljah" moment: a moment where a Dem repudiates some nonsense from the right, like Donahue's, and thereby makes it taboo to bring this crap onto CNN, etc.</p><p>Donahue's resume includes loads of moments that would have made the original Sister Souljah look like Maya Angelou.</p>MumonMon, 19 Feb 2007 12:05:19 -0000http://bennett.com/blog/2007/02/the-other-scalp-falls/#comment-2134909<p>The Edwards for Vice President in '08 campaign is going nowhere fast.</p>Mike NelsonFri, 16 Feb 2007 18:15:44 -0000