At the moment, the top recommended diary at Daily Kos is The Clinton Moment. It's an excellent diary that offers a nice, balanced picture of the California Democratic Convention that took place in San Jose this recent Sunday.
However, kid oakland's diary also offers a grave misrepresentation of what Daily Kos stands for, which we've seen repeated increasingly as the primary has gone on, and that's what I've chosen to write this inaugural diary about.
kid oakland kicks off the section with which I disagree by repeating a quote that he heard at the Convention while speaking with a Clinton worker, then offering his analysis of it:
"I'm on strike from that blog."
That surprised me. ... Blog battles rarely translate into real life animosity. Obama's line about "Friends before and friends afterwards" is true.
That's what struck me with that comment. I think we've all got to take a step back and think about that for a second. This was a woman who was cordial and welcoming and yet she felt estranged from DailyKos. The strike shut down the conversation.
That needs to change. Now.
I'll tell you why I totally disagree after the jump.
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