January 15, 2005
As if we didn't have enough reason to hate this guy
Markos Moulitsas Zuniga was already one of the most noxious and nauseating figures on the Internet, but now it goes up a notch. Turns out that not only was he on the payroll of Howard Dean's campaign - which he half-heartedly disclaimed at the time - but according to Slate he was actually taking money from undisclosed parties in exchange for endorsements. Amateur grass-roots movement my eye.
Look, if he wants to get paid, that's his right. I'm not trying to say that he can't use a good gig to make some bread. More power to him. But don't get all righteous about conservative bloggers being bought-off when you're so deep in the DNC's pockets that you can't even tell us about it.
I was wondering when you'd find this. I read it last night and knew you'd get a fine kick out of it. Although I would prefer the phrase "so deep in the DNC's pockets that you can taste last week's dryer lint." But any term will suffice: he's a cad.
Posted by: mesh at January 16, 2005 12:28 AMBy the way, have you heard all of "Dignity and Shame" yet? The Pulse got a label copy this week, and I've been groovin' on it ever since.
Posted by: mesh at January 16, 2005 12:29 AMNo, we non-press types don't have access yet, and Crooked Fingers isn't popular enough to have major P2P presence. If there's any way you could get a copy to me, I'd be eternally grateful.
Posted by: ryan at January 17, 2005 6:59 AMAnd if you'd forward a copy to me somehow, I'd be grateful PAST eternity. Crooked Fingers...ahhh.
Posted by: amanda at January 17, 2005 8:37 PMHmm... I can burn you a copy and mail it. That's the best I can do, unless you can figure out a digital altenative. (It's on my office computer, an iMac.)
Posted by: mesh at January 18, 2005 9:50 AM