Merriam-Webster:

Truthiness (noun)

1 : "truth that comes from the gut, not books" (Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," October 2005)

2 : "the quality of preferring concepts or facts one wishes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true" (American Dialect Society, January 2006)

For a brief period, when many Americans had tired of the utter mendacity of the Bush administration and its media lapdogs, Stephen Colbert's coinage — "truthiness" — gained national currency.

Nowadays, invoking that term is an uncool as singing "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Or saying "nowadays."

BarbinMD at the Obama 527 Formerly Known As Daily Kos:

Jane Harman Shilled For Bush To Avoid Investigation

Ari Gibbs:

CNN'S ED HENRY: Just so I understand, you're saying the people in the CIA who followed through on what they were told was legal, they should not be prosecuted? But why not the Bush administration lawyers who, in the eyes of a lot of your supporters on the left, twisted the law, why are they not being held accountable?

GIBBS: The president is focused on looking forward. That's why.

And that's different from shilling for Bush, how, exactly? I'm sending this one out to BarbinMD:  Read more…

Single-Payer Talking Points & Why Mandate Plans Won’t Work

California Nurses Responds to Daschle Appointment

OMG, the Orange Frat House endorses HR 676.

Teh Stupid! It b-u-r-n-s!! Via BTD:

[LORD KOS]There will be a time to push [H]im, but as far as I’m concerned, I’m going to wait to see what [Obama's nominations mean] on a policy basis, not on personalities.

And BTD responds:

I disagree with that. The time to push is all the time.

Double fucking super-bonus "All You Can Eat Vegas Special" pony bingo!

Went over to Cheetopia to see if Stirling had posted anything, but no. Found this gem #1 on the rec list with 600+ comments:

Michigan was the one HUGE vulnerability in the Kerry State firewall that Obama has working for him, due primarily to the fact there was no primary there.

Michiganders, refresh my memory on this:

Lying liars. What we've discovered this primary is that any number can play!

Crawlin from the lekkage.... Crawlin from the lekkage...   Read more…

Guess we know which bunch of WATBs thinks their candidate lost.

[Welcome, Shakespeare's Sister readers. See Paul Lukasiak for an explanation of why this is happening. "Flailing"? "Spittle"? Project much?]

[Welcome, Kossacks. The post that you probably need to be reading is here. ]

Or not.

Kid Oakland, he of the "casual poetry" of Obama-fame (see example) is shocked, shocked that purging all the [not Obama] supporters from The Obama 527 Formerly Known As Daily Kos could have real life consequences:

There was a moment that gave me pause. I was having a friendly conversation with three SoCal kossacks in the hallway on Saturday when two Los Angeles-based delegates approached. These women, both experienced delegates and friendly Clinton supporters, were happy to chat about what we had in common: blog reading, support for Debra Bowen, curiosity about the Migden/Leno battle and the 2010 governor's race. One of the women, wearing a Hillary button, went out of her way to compliment our group of younger delegates (wearing Obama buttons aside from me...a press pass guy) for attending the convention. I asked her if she read DailyKos and she replied curtly:

"I'm on strike from that blog."

That surprised me.

That would be because you're not talking to half the party--and you're only reading the rec list at Kos. (It's also likely that she only spoke to you because you weren't wearing an Obama badge. Because otherwise why invite the abuse. Eh?)

I've met thousands of kossacks whether at Las Vegas or Chicago or events here in California, and I've never once had a negative experience asking if someone reads DailyKos. ... 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.

Oh, it was the strike that shut down the "conversation"? What is this, the management perspective? I don't think so. Maybe I got the title of the post wrong, 'cause I left out the "not" before "getting it." I guess traffic must be down, after all, though, for this post even to have been written.

Actually, one of the diaries is really interesting, and you can see why it got recommended; it illustrates the "casual poetry" of the Obama campaign so well. It's the one around the middle, titled "Hardball, What does Hillary want?"

Just give me a moment to slip into my scrubs and pull on my surgical gloves....

There! Follow me below the fold. (I added yellow highlighter to the best part.)

You know, I do have one question after glancing at the Obama 527 Formerly Known As Daily Kos, which is:

Wow:

Florida and Michigan played a valued role in this battle, proving they would risk their representation in order to demand a say in our nominee. It was a gamble that didn't pay off, obviously, and there's great irony in the fact that a later primary would've made them that much more influential this cycle.

But the original sentiment still applies -- they risked huge in order to demand a say, and that sentiment will guide big changes in our nominating calendar in the future.

So regardless the fact that Michigan's and Florida's contests will end up being non-determinative to the nomination, their sacrifices will ultimately help create a system that gives more Americans a voice in the process.

Gee, thanks, Lord Kos!

I can think of only one word that describes the combination of insider condescension, wonkiness, and "Get over it" putting-the-boot-in-ness:

Lord Kos digs in. Here's why Clinton supporters aren't welcome on his site:

Except Lord Kos forgot to read his own FAQ:

And I take remarks like this personally:

Kos to Hillary supporters: don't let the door hit you on the way out:

"[KOS] It's a big Internet, so I hope they find what they're looking for."

Me too.

Like RiverDaughter says:

I think it would only be fair.

[Labelling Obama's unity schtick as "kumbaya" absolutely drives his fan base nuts. Enjoy!]

Sweet Jeebus, I wrote that over at Big Orange and got troll-rated because some zealot isn't getting enough irony in his diet.

The Falafel Blues

Everybody gather 'round, this ain't no time for play
Get the women and children, I got somethin' to say
Get grammy & grandpa, time to turn off the box
Set the lights down low and change all the locks

There's a danger that's coming, heck, it's already here
Everybody tremble, we got somethin' to fear
Ain't that hard to figure, there are lots of clues
Hide the loofah, I got the falafel blues

Ah, Bill O'Reilly. Daily Kos wants to lynch all those Uppity Negroes as well, yes?

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