I used to read Taibbi’s columns in the NY Press online and then kick myself for reading them. They struck me as a compendium of every simplistic and self-righteous leftist bromide and ad hominem attack on anyone who didn’t share Mr. Taibbi’s political perspective, and, for good measure, plenty of swearwords, which apparently are Mr. T.’s idea of adding intellectual heft to his (supposed) arguments. I don’t know why RS decided it would be a good idea to add this so-called scribe to its roster, but Mr. T. has some chutzpah throwing around terms like “hack.” Talk about the pot calling the kettle. I am no stolid defender of Joe L. (in fact, I have called for him to withdraw from the race several times in this space alone since his primary loss, and, in a preprimary post on this blog comparing the unpalatable choice between One-Note Ned and Sanctimonious Joe to the unedifying primary fight between incumbent Pres. Carter and his challenger Sen. Ted Kennedy in early 1980, I very reluctantly endorsed Lamont), but, frankly, anything negative Mr. T. has to say about Lieberman will only make me sympathetic to Joe. Sincerely, mackb

Mr. Taibbi, you get it right yet again. Thank you for writing such penetrating, no-holds-barred attacks on the conservatives holding back real, progressive reform in BOTH parties. Dissolve the DLC!

I have to wonder if all left-wing politicians are just crazy. The thought of taking away counseling for any young student, whether they are homosexual or not is just insane. It humors me that you were at least able to catch some sideways glances from these people. Joe Lieberman needs to hang up his hat and call it quits. Has ANYONE noticed how much better our economy and nation as a whole was during the Clinton era?? I enjoyed this article very much and admire your creative writing skills.

So let me see how this counts as a “victory for liberals”… Lamont wins due to money from out of state lefties driven by moveon.org loonies and other fringe groups… Lieberman looks almost certain (”more than 50-50″ according to Hillary) to retain his seat… but it will cost Democrats a seat in the Senate because he will come in as an Independent. Democrats are weaker. Republicans look (and are) stronger on defense and homeland security. Karl Rove must have a big smile on his face these days.

And what about Hillary and John Edwards. Will your pen blacken them equally? Or are you a secret Clintonite?

quote from Ashley

“Has ANYONE noticed how much better our economy and nation as a whole was during the Clinton era??”

I noticed the stock market totally tanked in the spring of 2000 (hint: Bush not yet elected).

As far as the nation during the Clinton cigar era, you spelled hole wrong.

I believe that most of the mainstream media and the “inside-the-beltway” types don’t understand that there is a lot of anger and frustration out here in the real world. We are spending $250 million per DAY in Iraq but the NIH has cut research funding in this country by 50% in the past few years. Ann Coulter becomes a millionaire by writing books that equate Darwinism with Fascism and that call anyone to the left of Joe McCarthy treasonous. The British foil a terror plot using good police work and warrants (just as John Kerry said we should) and Bush claims this vindicates his approach of pre-emptive war. We are one vote short of the Supreme Court declaring the Geneva Convention null and void, and Republican operatives run the companies that make the machines that count our votes. The minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 9 years, we are running $300 billion plus budget deficits every year, our trade deficit is larger than it has ever been, our kids rank near the bottom in math and reading skills in the developed world, There is an open ocean where the North Pole use to be, we give tax breaks to people to buy Hummers, Halliburton was on the verge of bankruptcy until their CEO became the vice president and now they are swimming in tax-payer money, no one in Congress or the Administration is looking into war profiteering in Iraq, and the best outcome possible in Iraq at this time is that we pay to set up a Iranian-style Theocracy that will undoubtedly declare that they hate our guts within a year of our leaving. With all of this and much more going on in this country we get Joe Lieberman telling us that disagreeing with the president is bad and we do so “at our own peril”. I am an upper middle class professional with a 401K who supports my local police and pays his taxes on time – I should be a Republican and probably would have been in the 60’s and 70’s. Now I want to rip my hair out, grab Lieberman by his lapels, shake the crap out of him, and scream ‘OPEN YOUR EYES YOU NITWIT!!!’

You start the second paragraph of your piece saying “I was joking with another reporter…” which is funny, considering you’re actually just a douche. That you are even capable of typing is a remarkable feat…I know of no other female hygiene product capable of such versatility.

Reporting actually involves bringing facts to the people, something you obviously are not capable of. When pundits bash irresponsible and ignorant bloggers, they are speaking of you.

Amen, JimG.

I would also like to shake that treacherous old hag and let him know what a clueless dinosaur he is. And for all of you “Mr. T.” haters who doubt the author’s journalistic abilities, I advise you to read his piece on life with the soldiers in Iraq, titled “Fort Apache, Irag” from issue 1004/1005…

Congratulations, Mr. Taibbi. You’ve now fallen victim to the slanderous cascade which is reserved for those who dare to illuminate the current status quo. Your credibility is intact. Keep up the good work.

While reading T’s complaints about Lieberman and the Democruds, I noticed that one would only need to change a few words, like, say, Democrats to Republicans and change names from, say, Lieberman to any Republicrud Senator, and we actual conservatives would shout AMEN. Funny how those of us on both sides who hate our compromising “representatives” have the identical problems.

Mr.Taibbi seems to think that the US must be a two-party state. If you lose a primary, you must go away. And why this is linked through LewRockwell.com is a mystery.

Excuse me but if everyone on this board realized that what we have in this country is a spiritual problem with political outworkings, your uselesss ramblings would be much more coherent.

Matt, do the Stones know that Lieberman is using their music without authorization for commercial purposes? And don’t give me that “fair use” bullshit, politics is a money-making, commercial venture and if I were the anti-Iraq-war Stones, I would charge a lot of money for the use of that song by that warmonger.

I read (and relished) Mr. Taibbi’s columns in the New York Press, and I relish his writing now for ROLLING STONE. Funny how some who perceive his criticisms of the whore Lieberman as being de facto evidence that he must support Lamont–or some other particular candidate(s)–or that he opposes the idea of “independent” candidates, when all he has written has been criticism of Lieberman’s self-serving bullshit. Even having read Mr. Taibbi’s stuff for a while, I wouldn’t presume to guess his opinion of Lamont (or any other candidates), except to assume it more likely that his innate disdain for ALL the players in this rigged game outweighs any partisan views he may hold personally.

We need more reporter/commentators like Mr. Taibbi, whose scorn for the sham our political system has become is refreshing, in that most other reporters for the major media organs write as if the system retains credibility and legitimacy, which, to any with eyes to see, it lost long ago.

(Does this mean I won’t vote? No, but I only hope for incremental and relative improvements, and do not invest myself in assuming that once (fill in the blank) attains office, all our problems will be solved, and all will be righted. Anyone who runs for and wins office today is, to greater or lesser degrees of corruption, a creature of the corporate masters who paid their electoral tabs.)

Matt is a fabulous writer and I’m glad I’ve found him, now I can get some sensible writing on the insanity that is our political system. Keep on truckin Matt. Ciao, Don ex-Marine

Heads up to all those who call Matt a leftist: He ran a Republican campaign headquarters in Florida. Successfully.

If that confuses you, its because you have been led to believe that a complex political opinion, and by complex I mean not child-like, is not only impossible but anti-American.

MT is the best writer on politics today, especially because he’s essentially doomed himself.

Lieberman Lost. Get Over It…..

Now the Repubes can make Lieberman their Connecticut version of Ralph Nader…..

The polls are reflecting the “Democrats” who have voted Republican for the past 30 or 40 years…..

And RS is beginning to sound like any of the idiot Repube political talk shows governed by the Republican Party…..

Liberals don’t seem to get a forum anywhere-too much competition for the Repubes…..

Connecticut is mostly a state of centrist independents so Lieberman has finally found his real home. He’ll win in my opinion but whether or not he returns back to the Democratic Party remains to be seen. There are several hacks on both party sides that this is just the tipping point in my opinion. Now if more people outside of Connecticut voters had balls, I’d have more faith.

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