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Colorado Political Gaffes: 2009's Most Ridiculous Political Errors (VOTE)

Posted 12.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Best Political Gaffes, Craig Silverman, Dan Caplis, Markos Moulitsas, Slidepoll, Michael Bennet, 2009 Political Gaffes, Scott McInnis, Dave Schultheis, Najibullah Zazi, Colorado Political Gaffes, Bill Ritter, Louise Lake, Tom Tancredo, Denver News

We know politicians still have a month left to stumble, but we couldn't help ourselves. 2009 has seen novice office-holders frantically trying to loo...

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Veteran Moulitsas Versus Tom Tancredo as Moral Tale

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, David Shuster, Politics, Veterans Administration, Progressives, Markos Moulitsas, La Raza, Crashing the Gate, Va, Health Care Reform, Immigration, Media, The Ed Show, Tom Tancredo, Daily Kos, Media News

You merely need to let Tancredo talk to defeat him in a debate. Why would you deride him for not serving his country because of depression, a debilitating illness that affects 8 to 12 percent of the population?

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How We Unplug

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Jeremy Stoppelman, Foursquare, Dennis Crowley, Craig Newmark, Twitter, Markos Moulitsas, Biz Stone, Craigslist, Henry Jenkins, Yelp, Peter-Rojas, Chris Hughes, David-Weinberger, Facebook, Daily Kos, Jav on Tech, Technology News

Sometimes, we just need to unplug. No firing off text messages. No updating Facebook profiles. No browsing Craigslist or Yelp or whatever-hot-new-site is trending on Twitter.

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For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers

J. Bradley Jansen | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: David Boaz, War on Terror, Rasmussen Poll, Antiwar Movement, Grassroots, Markos Moulitsas, Ron Paul, George W. Bush, David Kirby, Thomas Jefferson, Libertarian, Campaign for Liberty, Republican Convention, 2008 Election, CNN Poll, Arianna Huffington, Afghanistan War, Daily Kos, Iraq War, Nicholas Sanchez, Joe Scarborough, Tax Day Tea Parties, For Liberty, David Brooks, Alternative Media, Grover Norquist, Tea Party, Republican Party, Swing Voters, Republicans, 2010 Elections, 2012 Election, Politics News

The documentary For Liberty beautifully shows us what Markos Mousitlas called the only true people-powered campaign in 2008: Ron Paul's campaign.

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Fox and MSNBC Reporters at Values Voters: Rude, Disruptive, Lazy

Chip Berlet | Posted 11.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Values Voter Summit, Fox News, Christian Right, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Values Voters, Markos Moulitsas, Media News

While liberals and leftists keep laughing at them, the Christian Right will be busy trying to craft a last laugh -- and their track record is nothing to sneer at.

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Romanoff Makes It Official: He's Running For Senate

Posted 11.14.2009 | Denver

Read More: Michael Bennet, Ken Salazar, Andrew Romanoff, Rachel Maddow, David Sirota, Markos Moulitsas, Slideshow, Denver News

Watch Romanoff's remarks, courtesy of denverdirect.tv at Wednesday's Denver campaign event in Washington Park: Update: Andrew Romanoff has pic...

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Markos Moulitsas Warns Obama On Health Reform: 'Public Option Is Our Waterloo' (VIDEO)

Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Markos Moulitsas, Health Care Reform, Ed Show, Markos Moulitsas Ed Show Video, Health Care, Markos Moulitsas Health Care Reform, Politics News

"Daily Kos" founder Markos Moulitsas warned President Obama that the netroots were growing tired of the administration's foundering efforts to deliver...

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Markos Moulitsas Warns Harry Reid: Franken Win Takes Away Your 60-Vote Excuses (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Daily Kos, Video, Kos, Markos Moulitsas Video, Kos Al Franken, Markos Moulitsas, Al Franken, Markos Moulitsas Al Frank Video, Ed Show, Bill Press, Ed Show Video, Politics News

Markos Moulitsas, founder of the Daily Kos, and Bill Press, a syndicated radio host, were guests on "The Ed Show" tonight to discuss the political imp...

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Fox Nation: The Seedy Underbelly of Rupert Murdoch's Evil Empire?

Karl Frisch | Posted 07.03.2009 | Media

In the two months that followed the website's launch, The Fox Nation has displayed an uncanny ability to mislead readers, twist the truth, spread wild conspiracy theories, and misrepresent the reporting of legitimate journalists.

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The Netroots Go Deep

Gerald Sindell | Posted 05.20.2009 | Media

Read More: New Media Summit, Media Matters, Karl Frisch, Netroots Nation, Markos Moulitsas, Nancy Pelosi, Media News

I'm kinda sorta interested in keeping government and corporate power in check, but isn't there a huge other area of our world that needs reporting on?

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Once Again, Real Journalism From Comedy Central (VIDEO)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 05.02.2009 | Media

Leave it to Comedy Central -- this time Stephen Colbert -- to do the traditional media's job in exposing the fanatical charlatans like Glenn Beck.

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Olbermann, Markos Discuss The "Vast Left Wing Conspiracy" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Journalists, Keith Olbermann, Markos Moulitsas, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Politics News

Markos Moulitsas told MSNBC's Keith Olbermann on Tuesday that there is no "left wing conspiracy" consorting on the internet. Politico reported earli...

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Historic Day for Marriage Equality

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Civil Rights, Economy, Markos Moulitsas, Markos, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, California, Politics News

All across the country, communities are reaching the conclusion that separate is not equal, and that we should not harm our friends by denying them equal treatment under the law.

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DailyKos Embraces The Palin 'Fake Pregnancy' Rumor But Rejects The Edwards Story

Lee Stranahan | Posted 10.01.2008 | Media

Read More: Conspiracy Theories, Markos Moulitsas, Sarah Palin, Rumors, Sarah Palin Vice President, Pregnancy, Bristol Palin, Daily Kos, Fake News, Trig Palin, Sarah Palin Pregnancy, Sarah Palin Fake Pregnancy, Daily Kos Palin, Palin Fake Pregnancy, Daily Kos Palin Pregnancy, Daily Kos Bristol Palin, Media News

Progressive standard bearers such as DailyKos have been showing signs lately of stifling dissenting opinions and promoting crazy rumors usually associated with the right.

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Debuting Activism at the Democratic Convention

Laura Carlsen | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Democratic Convention Denver, Activism, Dnc, Markos Moulitsas, Big Tent, Politics News

Conflict trumps unity as a headliner and much of the media feels a need to create tempests in teapots to feed the news cycle. But as usual, the story at eye level is more interesting.

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Kos And Alinsky And Election 2008

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.20.2008 | Home

Read More: Netroots Nation, Al Giordano, Books, Markos Moulitsas, Markos Moulitsas ZúNiga, Hillar Clinton, Saul Alinsky, Barack Obama, Daily Kos, Home News

Kos may be the digital-era Saul Alinsky, as one reviewer put it, taking local activism online. Obama has updated Alinksy as well, synthesizing a national and local approach.

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The Kos And The System: "Blogfather" Markos Moulitsas On Digital-Era Activism And His New Book

Christian Avard | Posted 09.20.2008 | Home

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"The right understands that working for change is very methodical. It's their ability to subsume the movement into a common whole that's made them very powerful. You don't get that on the left."

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Markos, John, & Elizabeth: How Daily Kos Keeps Swallowing The Kool-Aid

Lee Stranahan | Posted 09.12.2008 | Media

Read More: John Edwards Affair With Rielle Hunter, Liberal Blogosphere, Markous Moulitsas Newsweek, Elizabeth Edwards, Markos Moulitsas, John Edwards, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Rielle Hunter, Media, Media Bias, Daily Kos, Media News

I think I know why I'm still banned. Markos got this story totally wrong and his wrongness set the tone over at Daily Kos for everyone who attacked me and who continue to attack me to this day.

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Obama's FISA Cave In: A Reverse "Souljah" Moment

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 06.30.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Markos Moulitsas, Glenn Greenwald, Fisa, Digby, Talking Points Memo, Barack Obama, Daily Kos, Blue Dog Democrats, Home News

When other candidates tack left or right between the party primary and election day, it's a form of Kabuki; we all know what they really stand for because they've left legislative paper trails that show us.

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Obama's Win: How it Will Change the Leadership and Future of the Democratic Party

Rob Kall | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dailykos, Ed Rendell, Firedoglake, Markos Moulitsas, Ned Lamont, Joe Trippi, Obama, Dlc, Dnc, Democratic Party, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Patrick Murphy, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News

The end Clintonian control of the Democratic Party will be a time with many opportunities for people and organizations to jump into the openings in the power hierarchy that is forming.

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Democrats For Mitt!? DailyKos Pushes Dems To Back Romney In Michigan

Daily Kos | Markos Moulitsas | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mitt Romney Michigan, Michigan Primary, Democratic Primary, Markos Moulitsas, George Wallace, Mitt Romney, Michigan, 2008 Election, Daily Kos, Politics News

In 1972, Republican voters in Michigan decided to make a little mischief, crossing over to vote in the open Democratic primary and voting for segregat...

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Dueling Banjoes: Karl N' Kos Debut in Newsweek

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Newsweek, Karl Rove, Karl Rove Newseek, Reality-Based Community, Markos Moulitsas, 2008 Election, Kos Newsweek, Markos Moulitsas Newsweek, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Democrats, Daily Kos, Squeal Like a Pig, Fun in Washington, Fun in Appalachia, Burt Reynolds, Deliverance, Media News

What's interesting about these two columns, juxtaposed, is how emblematic they are of their sides.

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Karl Rove and Markos Moulitsas' Newsweek Columns Debut

HuffingtonPost.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

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Former Bush White House Senior Advisor Karl Rove, and Daily Kos Publisher Markos Moulitsas debuted their new Newsweek columns on Saturday. The man ni...

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I See Your Markos Moulitsas, And I Raise You a...KARL ROVE?

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Jon Meacham, Karl Rove, Newsweek, Markos Moulitsas, Fair and Balanced, Daily Kos, Media News

Sometimes, news releases really don't need any comment: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, November 15, 2007 KARL ROVE TO BECOME NEWSWEEK CONTRIBUTOR ...

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