TBT: The Brutal Truth

Ever since the WaPo/Howell debacle, I've decided that linking to the WaPo any further would just help the sorry-assed newspaper continue to collect ad-revenue by people who click their ads. And I'm going to stay true to that regardless of my traffic level. However, I won't begrudge other blogs that continue to do so, which John Amato does, thus clues his readers in on the following insanity from Democratic lobbyist and stategist Steve Elmendorf:

"The bloggers and online donors represent an important resource for the party, but they are not representative of the majority you need to win elections," said Steve Elmendorf, a Democratic lobbyist who advised Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. "The trick will be to harness their energy and their money without looking like you are a captive of the activist left."

Amato goes ballistic:

WTF does that mean? So the only thing we represent to this nitwit is a couple of cans of Red Bull and a shit load of ATM machines.

Exactly, it's the "Fuck 'Em And Forget 'Em" strategy: (1) fuck 'em out of their money, (2) fuck 'em out of their vote, (3) forget 'em as soon as we win election. Steve Elmendorf should probably change his surname to "Scheißdorf" because if our Democrats follow that advice -- and LOSE again -- they're gonna take up pitchforks and torches looking for the idiot that espoused such shitty advice and from what village he hailed from. In you, Steve, they'll find both personified and set it all ablaze. Most people wouldn't dare commit personal and professional suicide but it looks like you're offering yourself as a prime candidate. The only thing I can do as a blogger and an American is to make sure I've got enough marshmellows and smores to happily roast over your ashes. My only regret is I won't be able to drink in celebration ...

I once mixed grain alcohol with smores.

Once.