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226 comments on Energize America, DailyKos and Congress - and now The Oil Drum

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AlanfromBigEasy on March 15, 2007 - 12:19am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Jerome a Paris is, as his screen name suggests, based in Paris and he describes himself as a member of the French technical elite. AFAIK, both Daily Kos and Energize America are blogs started by him. His name is certainly at the top of the masthead.

Some French might take umbrage at a conservative Texas oilman running a blog on, say French healthcare and employment law and coming up with detailed legislative acts to radically reform both French healthcare and employment law and then submitting these to members of the Assemblée Nationale.

A similar response may await Enerygize America if they ever gain any traction.

Daily Kos is a VERY liberal website, whatever the principles they espouse. Energize America is the conjoined Siamese twin of Daily Kos, announcing different principles does not make it otherwise.

Alan

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Rethin on March 15, 2007 - 12:33am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Alan, dailykos was founded by Markos Moulitsas -- a.k.a. "kos" And he's hardly French

Markos Moulitsas was born on September 11, 1971, in Chicago, IL. The son of a Salvadoran mother and Greek father, Moulitsas spent his formative years in El Salvador (1976-1980), where he saw first-hand the ravages of civil war. His family fled threats on their lives by the communist guerillas and settled in the Chicago area.

http://www.dailykos.com/special/about2

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AlanfromBigEasy on March 15, 2007 - 12:45am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I stand corrected.

What then is Jerome a Paris's role in Daily Kos and Energyize America ?

Alan

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Rethin on March 15, 2007 - 12:51am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

AFAIK he's just another diaryist.
http://www.dailykos.com/user/Jerome%20a%20Paris

Anyone can post a diary to dailykos. The users then rate the diaries and the better ones make it to a recommended list.
Sometimes a moderator selects a diary as notable as well.

As to energize america, I don't know.

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Jack on March 15, 2007 - 2:08am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I also believe that Jerome is an investment banker, hardly the profile of a typical "liberal".

Your starting to sound like a charter member of the iron triangle yourself now.

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Rethin on March 15, 2007 - 2:45am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Are you replying to me or Alan?

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Jack on March 15, 2007 - 4:17am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

I was just piling in on the end of the thread. Since you had pointed out that Jerome did not start Daily Kos, I figured I would add that he wasn't exactly a typical French liberal either.

My snide comment was directed at Alan. Apologies for any confusion.

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KansasCrude on March 15, 2007 - 4:10pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Ever heard of George Soros?

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Squalish on March 15, 2007 - 2:42am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

DailyKOS was one of the initial gathering points of the liberal blogosphere. It has thousands of diarists and is considered probably the most successful partisan online community from either party. Like other notable internet communities, it's spawned memes that have made it into the public consciousness - but as a political site, with concepts like "the netroots" as opposed to "all your base."

I don't read it so much anymore, too many posts, too little time. I miss billmon, one of their initial contributors.

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