Peggy Noonan, DU, and press attention in general.

[Kurovski]

With so many truly wacky, irresponsible opinions on the Web, why would a highly-placed figure like Peggy Noonan choose to cite Democratic Underground in her column?

After all, in the lead-up to war DU was right about the lack of a threat from Iraq, about the WMD lie, about the real reasons for the war, right about Bush's failures in protecting America against the 9/11 attacks. Is that unhinged? Why point out a site with such a good track record?

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Main-stream media has gotten it wrong too many times. Do they lie? Are they just lazy? Is it now considered wacky to get stuff right the first time?

DU had nothing to apologize for in its discussions leading up to Bush's Iraq war, While some in the mainstream media issued mea culpas for their inaccurate reporting. Apologies that were offered many thousands of deaths, immeasurable amounts of suffering, and billions of dollars too late.

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Noonan's tender musings miss the greatest part of the whole sad Schiavo story, a part that 80% of Americans did not at all fail to miss: Government has no business at all in making such a decision. When Congress and Mr Bush outrageously wended their way into such territory, they tread a small path toward fascism, and Americans know it, even if the elitist Ms. Noonan does not.

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Full text:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3361522

[gnofg]

1. Noonon

is trying to paint the democtaic party as a fringe party. She feels if some middle of the road curious people comes into DU and sees what she feels is the hardcore opinions the result is that the democratic party will be looked on as out of touch.

[The Backlash Cometh]

2. My gut feeling:

My gut feeling is that Peggy Noonan never read DU. I bet she was given that selected excerpt from a G.O.P. stooge.

[ailsagirl]

3. Geeez... Noonan's a real wingnut...

Does she froth at the mouth on a regular basis??
I don't think I've ever heard (Randi was quoting
it, as was Al) anything quite so hateful. And the
irony is, everything she was accusing US of applies
to THEM 1000%.

What a bunch of ghouls!!!