Joe Conason slams Dem naysayers!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

To listen to certain Democrats these days is to learn that the presidential election is all but over, apparently because John Kerry slipped behind George W. Bush in a few national polls last week. These sad doomsayers whine constantly that Kerry "isn't tough enough," when what they are really talking about are their own mental weaknesses. Much of the anger and determination displayed by liberals over the past year seems suddenly to have deflated into fear and resignation.

At such moments, a once-important Democratic functionary inevitably pipes up to get his or her name in the newspaper by attacking the party's candidate or campaign. Even if this person happens to be a thoroughly discredited figure like Tony Coelho, a washout as Al Gore's campaign manager, his remarks get ink because "it's a story" when Democrats criticize each other. What would really be a story is a Republican behaving with the same lack of discipline endemic among Democrats just now.

The liberal tendency to assume the fetal position upon hearing any bad news not only creates a damaging psychological environment for those who indulge it, but also repels undecided and independent voters who are seeking strong, confident leadership. Nobody wants to join a team that obsesses more about losing than winning.

And there is no reason to give up, regardless of any flaws in the Kerry-Edwards campaign or the Bush-Cheney convention "bounce." That bounce has fallen flat, returning the presidential race to a virtual dead heat, according to several new polls.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2004/09/17/polls/index.html

[drdigi420]

1. We shouldn't wimp out when fighting the WIMP

[shoopnyc123]

2. I can't join, (even for free)...

could you send me the whole article? I know you can post only three grafs here...

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Done...

[shoopnyc123]

6. Thanks!

I'll check now...

[emulatorloo]

8. click on "free day pass" and watch the damn commercial like the rest of us

:-)

then you will be able to read the whole thing and email it around if you like.

[bahrbearian]

3. I know sometimes I wimp out on Kerry because he is ABB

But Some'kin Joe is always right.

[fairfaxvadem]

5. He is spot on.

I just can't even watch these "Democratic Consultants" any more. All they do is bitch. Cuomo, Coelho, Jackson, it goes on and on and on.

Hey, get on board or STFU.

There are a lot of us out there that would have a whole different story to tell if we had access to the media like these guys. Give me 5 minutes on a cable news program, please.

[LittleClarkie]

7. I love Joe Conason

I want to have his babies.

He's almost always the voice of sweet reason.

[Gregorian]

9. I'm not negative about Kerry. It's that Bush is a cheat, and a thief.

Yes, I'm one of those people. I'm sorely depressed about the whole thing. Well, I was that way in 2000. But this isn't a normal situation. One candidate has the media, and the other doesn't. That alone should give us the fright.
I'll refrain from being negative.

[NYCGirl]

10. Joe Conason rocks! You can listen to him on Al Franken's show every Friday

NT