So is Mark Halperin at TIME a repug? - Democratic Underground

angie_love

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Mon Feb-25-08 08:31 AM
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So is Mark Halperin at TIME a repug?

Just curious b/c he wrote an article on "Ways McCain can Beat Obama that Hillary cannot". And he wrote some pretty disturbing things such as "not being afraid to use race card" and "make use of his drug use" and "Emphasize Barack Hussein Obama’s unusual name and exotic background through a Manchurian Candidate prism.". I'm not going to link the article unless anyone wants to read it but it made my blood boil. I usually read "the page" to find out what all the candidates are up to that day but then I see that on top of the page. UGH.

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babylonsister

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Mon Feb-25-08 08:35 AM
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1. Yes, imo he is. That article confirms it. nt

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jezebel

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Mon Feb-25-08 08:39 AM
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2. He used to write for the first Bush. He has been pro HRC this cycle, therefore he is very anti-Obama

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foo_bar

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Mon Feb-25-08 08:47 AM
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3. Mark Helprin (the novelist) wrote for Bush-1, not Mark Halperin

Understandable error though, even Wiki has a disambiguation page:

For the author and conservative commentator, see Mark Helprin.

Mark E. Halperin (born January 11, 1965), is a political analyst for Time magazine, Time.com and ABC News.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Halperin

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Obamaniac

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Mon Feb-25-08 09:15 AM
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5. He's been pro-Clinton since the 90s

He's a mouthpiece for the DLC. His head has been on the verge of exploding ever since Obama outmaneuvered Clinton in these primaries.

He's been doing Clinton's dirty work ever since. He's very anti-Obama. He even went so far as to call Obama a "pussy." How about that for objectivity?

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Teaser

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Mon Feb-25-08 09:14 AM
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4. No, just an asshole, but

the distinction is a fine one.

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robbedvoter

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Mon Feb-25-08 09:16 AM
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6. Wow! Another beloved icon of the BO supporters bites the dust...along with Kristol, Nooner

your word is shrinking me thinks...Soon enough even the MSGOP surrogates will cease to be a bastion of freedom of speech...:shrug:

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RaleighNCDUer

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Mon Feb-25-08 10:34 AM
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9. You call a DLC spokesperson a "beloved icon of the BO supporters"?

You truly are delusional.

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kstewart33

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Mon Feb-25-08 09:17 AM
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7. He used to edit The Note, an abc.com daily summary of politics.

A very Repub-leaning blog, and quite snarky at times.

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Blue_Roses

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Mon Feb-25-08 09:36 AM
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8. pretty much says it all:

"In October of 2006, Halperin, along with John F. Harris, released their book, The Way to Win: Clinton, Bush, Rove, and How to Take the White House in 2008."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Halperin

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