WH throws everyone under bus?

(10 am. – promoted by ek hornbeck)

Just finished my blog reading and found this over at AMERICAblog News:

NBC just did a piece about today’s gay rights march in Washington. For the political context of the gay community’s ire, NBC went to Chief Washington Correspondent John Harwood. Harwood was asked if the White House was worried about “the left as a whole,” and concerns they have that the White House isn’t doing things that “the left” expected them to do. Harwood said the following:

   Barack Obama is doing well with 90% or more of Democrats so the White House views this opposition as really part of the Internet left fringe.

Harwood then went on to say:

   For a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn’t take this opposition, one adviser told me those bloggers need to take off the pajamas, get dressed, and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult.

So the gay community, and its concerns about President Obama’s inaction, and backtracking, on DADT and DOMA, are now, according to President Obama’s White House, part of a larger “fringe” that acts like small children who play in their pajamas and need to grow up. (And a note to our readers: The White House just included all of you in that loony “left fringe.“)

Now, I’m not one to cry wolf.  The actual quote came from NBC’s Chief White House Correspondent, John Harwood.  However, note that Harwood cites that he spoke with a WH advisor who slammed us “internet people”.

So, let’s start there…

Harwood then went on to say:

   For a sign of how seriously the White House does or doesn’t take this opposition, one adviser told me those bloggers need to take off the pajamas, get dressed, and realize that governing a closely divided country is complicated and difficult.

Right.  Cuz Guvnerning iz hard wurk.  Remember how many times we heard that from George Bush.  But, look at the rest of it, a “closely divided country”?  On what exactly????

60-70% of the nation (depending on poll) supports a public option being included in the health care reform bill.  That is trying to govern a closely divided country?

54% of the nation want our troops pulled out of Afghanistan while only 41% support the war according to an August CNN poll.  That is trying to govern a closely divided country?

When Obama took office in January, 81% of the country were in favor of repealing DADT according to CNN.  That is HARDLY a closely divided country!

In fact, the ONLY thing that seems to be “hard” for President Obama is doing what the public WANTS!  THAT seems to be too hard for him.

And, let’s see who the White House tossed under this bus; the “internet” fringe.  

You know, that 13 million-strong grassroots network that he built up and used to get elected in an electoral landslide.

You know, that network that raised $55 million dollars for the Obama campaign that helped him get elected in an electoral landslide.

Well, this is who PRESIDENT Obama’s White House just threw under the bus.

Daily Kos?  Markos? — under the bus.

America Blog?  John Aravosis? — under the bus.

Crook’s and Liar’s?  John Amato?  — under the bus.

Firedoglake?  Jane Hamsher? — under the bus.

I could list all of the blogs, all of the people who own them, run them, or blog on them, but why?  If you are on the internet, you were simply tossed under the bus by the Obama White House.