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W.H. aide blasts bloggers: 'Take off their pajamas'
The Hill ^
Posted on 10/12/2009 9:00:21 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
W.H. aide blasts bloggers: 'Take off their pajamas' By Eric Zimmermann - 10/12/09 10:50 AM ET
Liberal bloggers are up in arms over a reported jab from a White House adviser.
The uproar began this weekend when NBC's John Harwood, after reporting on a gay rights march in Washington, relayed a dismissive quote from an anonymous administration official.
"And for a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn't take this opposition one adviser told me today those bloggers need to take off their pajamas, get dressed and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult," Harwood said.
Though the quote seemed to refer to the "internet left" in general, many bloggers are taking the quote as an affront to the gay activists, who are already angry with the president for not pushing hard enough for LGBT issues.
Speaking to the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday, Obama pledged to repeal the ban on gays in the military and push to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, two issues where gay activists think the administration has dragged its feet.
"I wonder how the Human Rights Campaign is going to explain how the White House just knifed our community less than 24 hours after he went to their dinner and claimed he was our friend," wrote AMERICAblog's John Aravosis.
For more response from liberal bloggers, see Pam's House Blend and Firedoglake. Political Animal's Steve Benen is upset but more willing to give the White House the benefit of the doubt.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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bizarre.........
To: Sub-Driver
Well at least they didn’t complain that they had their panties in a bunch. ;-)
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:02:18 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
(".. we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.")
To: Sub-Driver
bizarre......... Considering the parties involved, bizarre is normal.
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:02:32 AM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s........you weren't really there)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:05:03 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(Hope....Change...Bullsh*t)
To: Sub-Driver
cat fight!!!!
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:05:11 AM PDT
by
vox_freedom
(America is being tested as never before in its history. May God help us.)
To: Sub-Driver
What a bunch of
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:06:36 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Go rogue baby, go rogue!)
To: Sub-Driver
How DARE anyone have a differing opinion!
/sarc
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:08:19 AM PDT
by
GraceG
To: Sub-Driver
...
and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult," Harwood said.Oh, but I thought electing obama was going to do away with any division in the country and bring us altogether as we all sang, "We are the World".
That IS what he promised, wasn't it?
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:09:45 AM PDT
by
top 2 toe red
(Not supporting a corrupt, Marxist, Socialist President makes me a racist?!? Then a racist I am!!!)
To: Sub-Driver
The better to screw you with, my friends. The better to screw you with.
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:10:11 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Sub-Driver
and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult So they admit to "closely divided" instead of "we have a mandate". Telling.
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:10:15 AM PDT
by
youturn
(Conference, Christine!)
To: Sub-Driver
I mean, really, guys, you’ve got enough on your plate dealing with us, and now you’re going to pick fights with your friends? Are you freaking insane?
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:11:27 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Sub-Driver; Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; ...
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:11:34 AM PDT
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: top 2 toe red
“This is hard work!” — G. W. Bush
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:11:37 AM PDT
by
Clioman
To: Sub-Driver
Circular Firing Squad!! Can’t get it enough of it. Yeah!
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:12:08 AM PDT
by
Calusa
(The pump won't prime 'cause the vandals took the handle. Quoth Bob Dylan.)
To: Sub-Driver
It's especially "complicated and difficult" when you have no standards, no "right and wrong", no accountability, no rule of law and no accurate history from which to learn.
What's mind boggling and intensely frustrating to liberals is that it's relatively easy to govern when you do have those things.
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:12:47 AM PDT
by
TChris
(There is no freedom without the possibility of failure.)
To: Sub-Driver
We are Barack of Borg,
You will be assimilated,
Resistance is futile.
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:14:32 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Sub-Driver
They try to take off my PJ, they will have to get past the foot of my bed that is protected by this pup.
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:14:48 AM PDT
by
mware
(F-R-E-E, that spells free. Free Republic.com baby.)
To: Nachum
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:15:59 AM PDT
by
444Flyer
("Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers."--Mignon McLaughlin)
To: Sub-Driver
I will take my jammies of but can I leave the pancake on my head
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:16:09 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom ;))
To: mware
Good looking pup you gotz there
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posted on
10/12/2009 9:17:22 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom ;))
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