April 15, 2006

You Will Never Find A More Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

The WaPo runs a long article starting on the front page today about a blogger named Maryscott O'Connor, who apparently started out over at Kos's Moonbat Mos Eisley and graduated to her own place.

The piece aims at a sympathetic portrayal of the on-line Angry Left, but I'm curious as to what the average WaPo reader who doesn't really have much experience with political blogging will make of this woman. Will said WaPo reader nod his or her head and murmer in sympathy? Or, even if such reader is a mainstream Liberal, will they read the story and think, "What a loon"?

To me, she is a complete crackpot, not because of her political views but because of her utter obsessiveness as described in the article. (And just so you know, I feel the same way about the more virulant kind of Freeper.) Anybody whose first thought in the morning is about politics, who spends every waking minute fuming and stewing about the President and whose only apparent release is to spew potty-mouthed rants on the subject all day long has some serious personal issues.

Of course, being a blogger myself, I'm somewhat more used to this sort of thing than many. As I say, though, I wonder what the reaction of other people will be upon being introduced to it.

Posted by Robert at April 15, 2006 12:51 PM | TrackBack
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I don't know what to make about this woman, other that someone who seem to be so angry all time has psychological problems. She needs a hobby, therapy, or both.

I don't say this just because her political views couldn't be more different than mine. I didn't like the Clinton years one bit. From the cheesey bus trip from Monticello (home of one of our greatest presidents, a man Bill Clinton had so little in common) and across Virginia (which Clinton didn't carry in '92 or later in '96) to his first inauguration through the pardon scandal as he left office, the tenure of the 42nd President was, for me, excruciating. But I made it through those years confident that the Republic that had survived the Great Depression, Civil War, and World Wars would survive Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Posted by: KMR at April 15, 2006 02:23 PM

I have some idea how she'll be viewed, and I find it odd if consistent that she actually liked the article.

But even I don't believe that she wakes up with Bush on her mind. Lesser demons have caused people to smilingly drown their own small children.

Everyone chooses a face to put forward, whether they've polished it with honesty or framed it in the unseasonably tanned and botoxed visage of a grinning Senator.

KMR, the Union can withstand a lot, including Bill and Sidecar Hil, but I'm not sure it can withstand a separate Hillary presidency. I'll still tell myself that if she's elected, but it won't be easy.

Posted by: tee bee at April 15, 2006 02:39 PM

I confess that I bought a "Property of Rodham Gulag" tee shirt back in the mid 90's, but I only did so because I found it amusing, not because I woke up every morning consumed with burning political ire. Who knew it might become useful again?

Posted by: Robbo the LB at April 15, 2006 03:08 PM

Better still if you can snag the copyrights and fire up the silk screen for aught ocho.

And I think this calls for a contest: What burning ire do you wake up with?

Posted by: tee bee at April 15, 2006 07:46 PM

I'd just like to note that I haven't read the story yet, but on clicking through and looking at the picture, I immediately cackled uproariously.

Posted by: Bill from INDC at April 15, 2006 07:55 PM

I love these profiles of bloggers no one's ever heard of.

It used to be it was just Wonkette, Sully, and Glenn as the public face of the blogosphere. Now it's some bitter, demented ex-Kos kid. Pretty soon, the MSM will feature the blogs of serial killers.

"By day, the killer worked in a normal, 9 to 5, job. But at night, he became known as HillarTehSuxor!, prominent right-wing blogger."

Posted by: The Colossus at April 15, 2006 08:13 PM

What's really sad is that this loon is raising a child! Poor kid.

Posted by: ahriman at April 15, 2006 08:35 PM

"She needs a hobby..."
Isn’t the point that she’s got one?

Posted by: Tim Worstall at April 16, 2006 04:51 AM

Good Gawd! The photo of her made me laugh out loud.

I used to feel quite a lot of pity for those of her there-is-no-WAY-you-could-POSSIBLY-understand-my-pain types, but I have gone through steadily diminishing effects of this type to the point that I now only feel sorry for those who must come in contact with them. That would be the titular husband (I'm sure he zips his pants up the side) and the poor, poor child in this case.

The first thing I think about every morning is music. In fact, I wake up every day with music playing in my head. That might be weird - a bit crazy even - but it's quite nice and I don't want to change it. ;^)

George

Posted by: Hucbald at April 16, 2006 05:17 AM

I did, in fact, wake up every morning consumed with rage that Bill Clinton was president. That's why I couldn't hold a job during those years, nor start, run, nd close down a political newsletter about an issue that existed long before 1992 and (oddly enough) ceased to be much of an issue before 2000; nor could I woo and marry the woman who became my wife; nor move thousands of miles -- twice; nor run for local office -- twice; nor become the Internet god that I am (just ask me).

Man -- until that Bill Clinton guy was out of office, I just plain didn't have a life. The whole eight years is just a blur to me.

Posted by: McGehee at April 16, 2006 09:23 AM

Clinton was President during the 7 years I was in college, so my only reaction to him was laughing my ass off when someone said "Here, dude. Don't inhale if you want to be President."

Posted by: TallDave at April 17, 2006 12:51 PM