Comments on: A Concern Troll’s Publicity Stunt

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:12:32 +0000

FYI, I always win my arguments when I “shot the loudest with personal attacks.” This being an example.

By: Erik Swanson

Erik Swanson — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:39:08 +0000

Hey, um, isn't this a bit harsh? I think Mudcat's just a little confused. I read this today, and it seems Mr. Saunders is saying many things bloggers say a lot. You could certainly argue that bloggers won Webb's campaign by keeping the heat on for economic populism. If Mudcat wrote the same exact post, but derided mainstream Dems INSTEAD of bloggers, who would disagree with him? I think he's just confused. He thinks he's our enemy, but he's our friend. Right? Or am I the one who's wrong?

By: Whistler Blue

Whistler Blue — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:37:44 +0000

You are spot-on with this. Seems to me that Mudcat is describing Howard Dean’s strategy to a ‘t,’ but last I recall, Dems like him were hounding Dean out of the Presidental race, and trying to block his election to DNC chair, by calling him a metropolitan elite and denouncing his foolish use of them fancy city things like the internet.

BTW, the NASCAR baseball cap is a nice touch for the picture, Mudcat. We’ll know which Dems hire him at the next debate, when he’ll have his clients wear “I’m with stupid” T-shirts.

By: Alex (D-No)

Alex (D-No) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:47:07 +0000

It really is a clever shtick for a political consultant.

After all, there are millions of dollars floating around and many lingering misunderstandings among the less-tech savvy candidates (field-wide) about what those crazy elites in the blogosphere do… and don’t look now, here comes the inevitable contrarian case he will make for ignoring them.

The blustery foray and contrarian approach alone should earn him a few looks over from campaign managers, despite the wrong-headedness of it. The premise that his approach is based upon (must cater to rural southern populism and anti-intellectualism) is likely to be neither innovative or effective this cycle… but it is kickass for Mudcat’s brand. His brand recognition in this cycle is shooting up for this particular niche, and he is hawking his consultant wares.

I write this from one of those coastal blue states, Michigan, and I am one of those elitist blog consumers who has to fight off the paparazzi every time I’m lucky enough to go to my glamorous day job where I put up drywall with my hands. It’s my own slice of personal elitism that Mudcat’s little trope pisses off to no end.

An interesting debate would be whether he’s a phony who’s strayed too far from his much ballyhooed roots (you will never forget I’m from a farm or whatever, how dare you ask me if I was born in a barn) to know just wtf he is talking about when waxing stupid about politics and the mythical real Americans.