The Legacy Of The Daily Kos

Townhall.com ^ | August 3, 2007 | John Hawkins

[Sgt_Schultze]

No. Just as BOR accused Dodd of not visiting Kos, it is apparent he himself does not visit FreeRepublic or Kos. His own “Mary Mapes-like” interns do similar legwork for him.

[KC_Conspirator]

You are kidding me! 4 minutes! I despise Kos and every single piece of hate America filth that posts there.

[snowrip]

Daily Kos supports American commnism... period.

[shbox]

>>>>>Sen. Dodd said, on O’Reilly last night, that the dailykos gets 500 thousand visitors a day, is this a factual number?<<<<<<<<

I hope so. In fact I wish every person in the country would read it. Then people would begin to realize just how delusional these people are. Then the “teach you a lesson” voters would realize exactly what they voted for.

[ejonesie22]

Just picture the average KOS kid, as well as the average Starbuck’s employee (samething) with free internet access at their “work” place (as if they work).

Then the numbers make sense...

[Right Cal Gal]

Someone needs to remind Dodd just what “Screw Them” Zuniga did for Nick “Lament’s” Senate race ....

...on second thought, let’s not tell Dodd, and let MarKKKos take the reins of Dodd’s Senate reelection campaign.

[johnny7]

Because many of the writers at the Daily Kos are extremists who promote a virulent hatred of the military, conspiracy theories, and in some cases, even violence and Fascist tactics against the people who disagree with them.

These must be the people Finestein and Lott were talking about. Oh wait... THAT WAS TALK-RADIO!

[GreenAccord]

You know, not so long ago, the internet was predominantly used by those of a conservative bent. That is to say, being on the ‘net required not only some sort of PC or similar device and a dial up or, for the elite-est of the elite, a broadband (T1 anyone?) connection. Heck, we had a dial up at my place of work with 5 of us sharing the connection back in the mid-90’s. But this meant you had to own or have access to a PC and a connection.

Somewhere along the line, internet connectivity among the unwashed masses (this means you, unskilled, under-educated folks) and academia (which I suppose was among the earliest internet denizens) rose to a point where the left wing became an unavoidable presence.

Along came whack-job sites catering to these new users, the left, and, voila, you get sites like the DailyKos, which, I read as “the daily chaos” out loud when I see it.

I miss the gold, old days.

[Incorrigible]

Yes but the chocolate fountain at the Yearly Kos convention is oh so decadent and delicious!

Unknown Jerome will be your Maitre d’. Please be sure to press some big bills into his palm if you expect a positive writeup on DailyKos after the event.

[Red_Devil 232]

Thanks ... got it now!!!

[Prov3456]

Thanks for posting this article.

I'm not so sure BOR's publicity of both websites is a "bad" thing for us. If the average inattentive American looks at the KOS website and compares it to ours, I believe most citizens will be appalled at KOS. I just don't think most Americans are as angry, vile, and hate-filled as the Kossacks are. When people read that site and compare it to FR, I think they will gravitate this direction - and learn about many different issues/subjects from a standpoint not reported in the MSM.

Whether they agree with us is yet to be determined. Getting opposing opinions is the beginning of thinking-for-oneself. Ultimately, that is a GOOD thing.

[Califreak]

I checked it out just to get a look at the other side. Too much profanity to wade through to really see any kind of intelligent debate on the issues. I never see that kind of filthiness over here, and I’m a junkie. I spend a lot of time here!

[Califreak]

I checked it out just to get a look at the other side. Too much profanity to wade through to really see any kind of intelligent debate on the issues. I never see that kind of filthiness over here, and I’m a junkie. I spend a lot of time here!

[Ditter]

Does anyone know what the Kos in Daily Kos means? And is it pronounced kos with and ‘ah’ sound or kos with an ‘o’ sound? I heard it pronounced both ways on O’Reilly.

[shbox]

I don’t think he does either.

He mentioned on the first show the DKos is “far FAR worse...just vile”.

And BOR was the first to mention that it is “just despicable” that the Dem candidates associate themselves with these freaks.

[adorno]

* Perhaps most importantly – and, yes, this likely explains why the above questions will never be asked -- if the Daily Kos has become the most influential liberal blog in the world, when the sort of garbage you've seen above is an important part of the blog, what does it say about the state of mainstream liberalism?

Most importantly, it says to me that the democrats are willing to do and say anything and support any group that they think can help them get into power or retain power. It doesn't matter how nutty or dangerous that group is. What matter to the democrats is the amount of influence, no matter how negative, that those blogs or groups have.

And, again, the end justifies the means, which puts this country in real danger of being ruled by the most radical of ideologies.

We can't just sit by and allow that kind of extremism to overtake and destroy the greatest country that ever existed. The democrats, especially the presidential candidates need to be held accountable for supporting any such group. But then again, the democratic party leaders are like-minded when it comes to those far-left blogs or groups. The democrats are not following those blogs or groups, they are leading and encouraging those groups. That's what Bill O'Reilly fails to understand and most of the rest of America. If we don't understand today's democratic party, then we might as well say "RIP America".

[shbox]

I think its kose as in MarKOS. The founder.

At one time I thought it pronounced K-os as in “chaos”

[LonePalm]

They may get that many page requests every day, or more, but I am sure that they do not get that many individual, unique, visitors.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[PeskyOne]

does Bill O’Reilly know hlaf of what this author points out?

I seriously doubt that he does. He's too busy making money! I would imagine he has someone else doing his research while he makes deals creating all his products for sale. These products - cups, shirts, caps etc. - all serve to inflate his super ego. Don't forget he has written several books and promoted them on his show, and they have become best sellers...I've even bought some. All this, plus his radio show; when does the man have time to do his own research and learn facts? That's why he's so wrong about FR...he simply doesn't know what he's talking about. That's why he thinks we should have a paid monitor...everything's money with him. He needs to answer why he thinks paying a monitor will make him more diligent. It sure hasn't made politicians diligent, has it? Many of them are diligent in only looking out for themselves and leaving office more financially secure than when they were elected.IMHO

[backhoe]

Does anyone know what the Kos in Daily Kos means?

Yes- Ditter, it comes from Markos Moulitsas' name.

Not that that helps, any... I call it Daily Kaos, and avoid it like, well, BartCop or other kook sites...