Newsweek's Howard Fineman Discovers Brian Schweitzer & Jon Tester
'Nuff said.
Kos & Co. think that person will come from, or at least feel a kinship to, rural America. It fits with their neo-Jeffersonian view of things—and their disdain for the soft-money me-tooism they see stifling the party in Washington. ...But perhaps the netroots’ favorite avatar in waiting is Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana. In their eyes he’s the rootin’-tootin’ real deal, a rancher turned politician who believes in government activism set free from traditional liberal thinking and interest-group methods. This week a protégé of Schweitzer’s, a rancher named Jon Tester, won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Kos happily noted that Tester comes from “the middle of nowhere”—Big Sandy, Mont.—and provided a link to a Yahoo map to prove it.
So that’s the place to start from in this new political era: not Washington, but the middle of nowhere.
Kari Chisholm | June 8, 2006 | Comment on This Post (10 so far) |
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I certainly hope that this race will serve to educate the nationwide press to the fact that there is indeed a difference between a farmer and a rancher, and Senator Tester is, indeed, a "Montana Farmer."
GO TESTER GO.
Posted by: Jen. That Jen | Jun 8, 2006 9:10:38 AM
If Kos and his ultra liberal buddies actually knew Schweitzer, then they'd be shocked to learn he's a favorite of the Democratic Leadership Council, he's as conservative as my Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal, and he doesn't support some ultra-lefty agenda, or he wouldn't have been elected.
Posted by: WyoBlueDog | Jun 9, 2006 10:52:51 PM
Actually, WyoBlueDog, if you pay attention to what Kos and others say, they do know that perfectly well. They like him not because they think he's some left-wing guy that he's not, but because he's a Democrat who can win in a state like MT and bring the party along with him (the legislature, the Senate race).
Posted by: OR Dem | Jun 12, 2006 2:59:42 PM
Is it just me, or is it time for WyoBlueDog to get his own blog? Not that I don't enjoy his comments here, I really do, but I would very much enjoy reading what he had to say on a regular basis, not just reacting to what we write.
Posted by: Emmett O'Connell | Jun 13, 2006 10:18:27 PM
Wow thanks Emmett, I think. I just try to bring a down-to-earth, western perspective to our Democratic party in hopes that they don't get too out of the loop, and stay focused on appealing to us gun likin', Imus-listenin', wildlife viewin', pick-up drivin', church goin', flag wavin', steak eatin' Americans. BTW, I'm not necessarily all of the above, but I'm most of them.
Perhaps I'll look into a blog.
Posted by: WyoBlueDog | Jun 14, 2006 9:38:18 PM
Wow, when I was reading through the list, I was thinking "Hell, I'm most of those, and I live in Olympia..."
For the record, I'm: gun likin', wildlife viewin', pick-up drivin', church goin', flag wavin', steak eatin'
The only one I don't is Imus listening, probably because we don't get Imus here (I think).. and I probably have to take a half or three quarters on the gun likin'
Anyway, if you want some help setting up your blog, let me know.
Posted by: Emmett O'Connell | Jun 15, 2006 7:54:11 AM
Admittedly, I'm not pick-up drivin'. Sorry. And I watch Imus on MSNBC, as opposed to listening to him.
Sure, if you'd like to give me an email at jeremiah_ab@hotmail.com, let me know how I can do this blog thing. Thanks.
Posted by: WyoBlueDog | Jun 15, 2006 4:45:50 PM
My name is Jeremiah, by the way. Though I am a "Wyoming Blue Dog Democrat."
: )
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