On July 30th, kos wrote a piece entitled, "On Bernie and me and your crazy conspiracy theories”, wherein he proceeded to collectively take the ever-growing number of Sanders Supporters to the toolshed for their antics on dailykos and elsewhere (likening them to 2008 pumas, no less) while detailing his general take on the 2016 race to date.
I have to confess that I was, at first a little off-put by kos’ entry. I mean, there has been plenty of dicey behavior by both the pro-Bernie and pro-Hillary factions. And while kos did SAY he wasn’t supporting one candidate over the other, in fairness…when you issue statements proclaiming that one of the candidates hasn’t got a chance, for good, ill or indifferent you do at least create a perception of support. So, yes I was a little miffed at first, but then I realized the most important part of his piece wasn’t any of the cherry-picked data, or the justifications that are inconsistent with his 2007-08 logic and worldview; no, it was the part I kept and keep coming back to. At the end the of his entry, our pal kos offered the following challenge:
“So worry less about me, and worry more about what you can do to build Bernie's support base. That's what Crashing the Gates was all about. And then maybe, just maybe, you can end up proving me wrong, and wouldn't that be the sweetest revenge of all?”
See how we responded, beneath the squiggle that makes me giggle.
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