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_Wayne_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:45 PM Original message |
Who is the voice of modern liberalism? Moyers? Olbermann? |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
1. I would say both.... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
2. Why not Kucinich? nt |
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_Wayne_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Indeed, I think he is. But he does not write columns |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Right. n/t |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:00 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. But he gives speeches and has lots of press releases |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. nevermind |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. David Sirota |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:06 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. too radical which I realize is tough not to be currently |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. self-delete |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. we need more radicals. nt |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. you mean radicals in a good way, of course |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:48 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. of course |
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_Wayne_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. Good stuff. Thanks. |
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Lisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. some interesting samples from a range of writers, at Huffington Post |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. Dissecting the appeal and wit of Stewart and Cobert should be on the list |
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yella_dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Thom Hartman? |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. Thom is a great writer, |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. IIRC Thom is a democratic socialist, brilliant,intelligent, articulate, cogent speaker. |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Arianna Huffington |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. Bill Moyers (nt) |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
15. The problem with Olbermann |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Why is that a "problem"? |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:40 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Yeah, I'd actually give him extra points for that. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 08:54 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. ding ding ding, extra BONUS points for Keith.... |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. The problem I was referring to is because he works for the msm |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:39 PM Response to Reply #15 |
51. I think he gets a good amount of leeway on the basis that he's MSNBC's "liberal show" |
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Phoebe Loosinhouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. Paul Krugman - please! |
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Wetzelbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I was going to mention Paul if nobody go to him soon |
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DemDogs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
39. Krugman or Ehrenreich - n/t |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
40. And Frank Rich and Bob Herbert. |
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ulysses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
24. can't go wrong with Moyers. n/t |
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TomClash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. Including socialists and other leftists, my choices would be: |
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nealmhughes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
26. Jane Smiley, but she has a varied presence. Of course Moyers and the other Texan, |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
27. Just had a similar talk over dinner not 20 minutes ago |
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laugle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
30. Bill Moyers and his documentary on PBS, showing tonight, |
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illinoisprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. I don't think there is one voice. |
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bedpanartist (915 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
32. Jello Biafra |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
33. Paul Krugman and Al Gore (speeches not columns) and Bill Moyers. |
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The Sushi Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. Kucinich is!! |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. Pick up some Robert Reich. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Also a good choice |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. Ronald Dworkin...Professor of Law and Philosophy @ NYU |
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democrat2thecore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Aug-11-07 11:31 PM Response to Original message |
38. Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel & Dimed and Bait & Switch |
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JohnLocke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
41. Robert Reich |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 06:48 AM Response to Original message |
42. Moyers is the voice of Moyers; Olbermann is the voice of Olbermann. |
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gr8dane_daddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 06:53 AM Response to Original message |
43. Keith's Special Comments... |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:43 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Definitely! |
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John Kerry VonErich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
44. Helen Thomas |
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MissMarple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
45. Many voices. To me liberalism is more like a chorus of views centering on a few basics. |
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Totally Committed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
47. Moyers, Olbermann, Kucinich, Stewart, Gore, RFK, Jr. .... |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
49. Greg Palast |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
50. Molly Ivins -- the consummate liberal columnist |
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_Wayne_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-12-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. I loved Molly's columns; she was indeed a great liberal voice |
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