Typical

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Following an O'Malley appearance on TV, Washington Post reporter, John Wagner writes:

O’Malley, who is lagging behind Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in early-state polling, was given several opportunities later in the interview to criticize Clinton. O’Malley said voters are seeking something other than “leaders of the past” but declined to criticize Clinton directly.



Whole article with some great O'Malley quotes here. I particularly like this one:

O’Malley, ... said that race appears to be a large part of the motive in the slayings this week of a prominent minister and eight parishioners at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

But O’Malley, a former Baltimore mayor, acknowledged he isn’t entirely sure how to address the country’s racial problems.

“I don’t know exactly how we address this,” he said. “Look, we as Americans we all share a very painful racial legacy, and we need to acknowledge it, and we need to take actions to heal it, but I don’t think anybody’s figured out the magic solution to that.”

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1. So annoying.

And the media is using the Hillary comments in all of the headlines. So frustrating. Instead of talking about what he said, it's all O'Malley doesn't fear retribution from Clintons, etc. Such bullshit.

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2. They only want to talk to candidates that are willing to attack other candidates.

Total nonsense. Our press is embarrassing.

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3. Yeah, our press is embarrassing.

But, at least Morning Joe will interview O'Malley. The rest of the MSNBC line-up acts like he doesn't exist. He's got the most progressive accomplishments of the candidates running and Maddow, etc. can't be bothered to even interview him.

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4. 'was given several opportunities later in the interview to criticize Clinton'

I am so damn sick of this.

I am sick about it on of a few levels. 1) it makes it look like any Dem nominee should not be able to criticize Clinton. (are we supposed to be hands off on out critiszm of her? There are a lot of party members who want to have a choice. She deserves t be questioned.

2) Dem nominees should have a right to illustrate why they differentiate from her.

3) O'Malley is not Sanders or Clinton. I like that.

[Aerows]

5. O'Malley is not Sanders or Clinton. I like that.

I like that about him.

He stands in his own shoes and doesn't knock down the others, but he stands tall.