Friday, May 19, 2006
NED IN THE WATER
Reviews are in on that sensational Daily Kos/Ned Lamont ad:
* Running Scared: “Is KOS trying to sink Ned Lamont’s chances in Conn.?”
* Jim Geraghty: “It seems to me to be a form of a Public Service Announcement, warning that if you run against a hawkish Democrat, Markos Moulitsas and his Daily Kos band will break into your house and surround you with a creepy, not-quite-right enthusiasm.”
* Blue Crab Boulevard: “This is beyond lame. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay beyond.”
* Baseball Crank: “The effect is much the same as if in 1998 a Republican candidate had put Matt Drudge in a TV commercial.”
* Academic Elephant: “If you are familiar with the political blog-o-sphere and know who Markos Moulitsas is, this will make you sick with laughter.”
* Mr. Atoz: “If this is the direction the Democrats are taking this fall then we know two things: Kos’ endorsement is the kiss of death, and the Republican stranglehold on Congress will last for a thousand years.”
* Jeff Goldstein: “By ad’s end, you’re holding your breath, hoping against hope you’re not about to see Moulitsas thrust his tongue down a slightly confused Connecticut Senate hopeful Ned Lamont’s throat.”
* Justin Gardner: “Pretty damn cheesy.”
* The Democratic Daily: “Conservative bloggers are having lots of fun with this. I can’t say I blame them this time.”
* Those Bastards: “There’s a reason why most of us blog and don’t try to get on television—we don’t belong there.”