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8/10/09: TWD's Agenda For The Day: They Don't Even Know What They Are Fighting Aganist

Steven Benen has one of those "Greatest stories that won't ever be told on the corporate media unless Olbermann and Maddow talk about it" anecdotes that needs to be shared throughout the rest of the rational online news community. It's that stunning, and it shows where the thought process is some in this country. Benen rights in this post at the W.M an about conservative nutcase activist Kenneth Gladney, and how his fight against health care reform is so irony at its quintessence. Over the last few days, a conservative activist in St. Louis named Kenneth Gladney seems to have become something of a cause for celebration in far-right circles. Depending on which version of events you choose to believe, Gladney either initiated or was involved in a scuffle at a town-hall event late last week. At least one prominent conservative blogger said Gladney was "brutally attacked" by SEIU members outside the event. After watching the video , there's ample reason for...