Hey Let Me Jump Out In Front of This ParadeI am pleased to see Patrick Hynes getting so many
well-deserved accolades for his work during the 2004 campaign and since. He and his partner, the former mystery partner now revealed as the Bulldog Pundit over at
Ankle-Biting Pundits did a tremendous job with Crush Kerry, their amazing website that was a must check daily for all Kerry Haters. I suspect that BDP is also reaping the benefits of that alliance as well, just not as obviously. :)
One thing I noticed during the 2004 campaign. One might think that Crush Kerry and
Kerry Haters would have been rivals. But in fact we were partners, because neither of us could satisfy the desire of people for anti-Kerry stories, pictures, jokes, etc. We recognized that all of us (including many other blogs/websites) were on the same page, all with the same goal.
But CK did have guts. They dared to criticise the Bush campaign ads (from a creative standpoint), and sometimes that drew attacks from other bloggers on our side. But not KH. We may not have always agreed with CK's take on the ads, but we appreciated honest criticism of President Bush's campaign from folks who were always on his side. Vindication is sweeter than revenge, right Patrick?
