The Coming of the Demobamic Party

May 8, 2008 6:25 PM

Meet the Democratic Party of Barack Obama: It is training organizers and registering voters in 50 states. It has an online community pushing towards 10 million people. It will be able to bring in millions of dollars for its chosen congressional candidates with a single e-mail blast. It knows how to get its message out over YouTube but it refuses to talk to progressive blogs. It has purportedly told major donors to stop giving to outside progressive political groups. It will shift the focus of the Democratic Party from bubbas to cultural creatives, from the DLC to technocratic wonks, and from identity silos to goo goos. Progressive Democratics should trust, but verify.
posted by alms (18 comments total)

Wait.... who?
posted by spilon at 6:29 PM on May 8

It looks like an interesting blog, but I don't really see how the links you provide relate to the text you give.
posted by yhbc at 6:31 PM on May 8

It has purportedly told major donors to stop giving to outside progressive political groups.

"Outside" of what? And purported by whom?
posted by DU at 6:33 PM on May 8

Looking at them isn't enough. You have to read them. If you did that, you'd see that the fpp text is taken directly the linked articles.
posted by alms at 6:34 PM on May 8

So, despite how you've chosen a grand total of three pages from the same blog, this is still a blog link, and it's ... not that great.
posted by blacklite at 6:35 PM on May 8

This is not a good front page post.
posted by Pope Guilty at 6:39 PM on May 8

This is my first post, and I've had Metafilter as my home page since 2000. I just became a member. Anyway, you all are a tough crowd, I'll never go anywhere else, just letting you know. As for Obama. I my best Vinny Barbarino voice: I love this guy!! peace.
posted by Flex1970 at 6:43 PM on May 8 [1 favorite]

Actually, Flex1970, it appears that it's your fourth post.
posted by ericb at 6:45 PM on May 8

The [Obama] campaign also circulated negative press reports about Women's Voices Women's Vote, implying voter suppression.

Um, hate to break it to the author of the linked piece, but "Women's Voices Women's Vote," an ostensibly Democrat-supporting group, did indeed use disgustingly misleading and deliberate vote suppression robocalls and mailings in 11 states, including mine, during the primary. They got slammed by multiple state attorneys general, including mine, who's still investigating to decide whether or not to press charges.

The Institute for Southern Studies has been looking very carefully at the group, and was the first to break the story of the larger pattern of illegal and misleading mailings and calls across multiple states.

So using the Obama campaign use of "negative press reports" of that group's activities as some kind of evidence of an evil conspiracy to freeze out grassroots participation is so bone-headed it defies description.
posted by mediareport at 6:45 PM on May 8 [1 favorite]

Looking at them isn't enough. You have to read them. If you did that, you'd see that the fpp text is taken directly the linked articles.

Folks usually use quotation marks (or italics) to indicate that they are referencing attributed text.
posted by ericb at 6:47 PM on May 8

So, who posted this? alms or Flex1970?
posted by yhbc at 6:47 PM on May 8

Sheeiiit. wrong 'first post' haha. Never get a second chance to make first impression. Geezz.
posted by Flex1970 at 6:47 PM on May 8

Come on, Flex, you KNOW that MetaFilter has become an Obama-free zone! This is where political addicts go for supervised withdrawal! Lotsa O-man fanboys and fangrls here, but this is where we go for a CHANGE of atmosphere.
posted by wendell at 6:48 PM on May 8

Last post
posted by DU at 6:50 PM on May 8

Obama!

In the Twittered words of MeFi's Own clango: "Looks like he wouldn't feel the need to compensate for anything by starting wars"
posted by wendell at 6:53 PM on May 8

Metaman? Is that you?
posted by yhbc at 6:54 PM on May 8

Bad FPP, deceptive poster. But worst of all, this is assuming that Obama is the nominee, which is not at all clear. Hillary may have lost in votes and delegates, but until we know to whom the army is loyal, she still has a chance to effect a coup.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 6:58 PM on May 8 [2 favorites]

I would like to say that this is an ok political post, and that the people who are popping in to just trash the place should go fuck off into some other thread. Thank you.
posted by mediareport at 6:59 PM on May 8