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Maddow vs Malkin on the Bridge Collapse and the "Kossification" of America

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Malkin:

Tragedy brings out the best in people and the worst in people. The first instinct of many heroes at the collapse site was to save others first rather than save themselves, the first instinct of many armchair observers on the left was to "point their finger rather than lift a finger"


Yeah, because we wouldn't want to consider how any of this might have happened or how we can prevent in it the future would we? Right.

Continued:
The Radical Left-Wing DailyKos Fumed:

We spend billions on Iraq while things fall apart at home



Y'know I put that quote into the site search and iI couldn't find it. Malkin's graphic claims this was a "Kos Statement" that was made on August 1st, so I checked the front page diaries for that day.

Nada.

I looked at posts made specifically by Kos Himself - Nothing.

But I didn't give up, cuz I'm not a quitter or anything - I tried searching for comments and bingo - I found it. from the Liveblog on the accident.

We spend billions in Iraq (190+ / 0-)

While we fall apart at home.

"You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your f*cking khakis." - Tyler Durden

by RandySF on Wed Aug 01, 2007 at 04:36:57 PM PDT


Guess what Mr. RandySF? You are now infamous for apparently daring to make a partisan (yet true) statement on a partisan website.

The shear nerve - what were you thinking? That taxes and spending on things people need might have something to do with what happens when they don't get those things?

It's not like Senators from Minnesota and New York haven't said the same damn thing.

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