"After the discount airliner JetBlue sponsored the YearlyKos event, conservative
bloggers started campaigning to pressure the airline to end its association with
the Leftosphere event. Bill O'Reilly even had a Factor segment on his show this
week, challenging JetBlue management for its decision to help underwrite the
event. At first, JetBlue remained adamant that they would not succumb to the
pressure -- but that didn't last too long. According to Markos Moulitsas Zuniga
at Daily Kos, they have ended their association with his conference (via
Memeorandum)"
When ever a voice is silent, everyone loses. I think America lost in this whole mess. I think that JetBlue should have the right to support a conference of left leaning bloggers as much as they should have the right to support an equal party of right leaning bloggers. What is more important than the message, it that there is a discussion, ideas are being discussed and debated. If that is a debate that is going on inside the liberal movement or the conservative movement it serves to make America stronger. The strongest point that is lost here is that not all right wing bloggers march on line and nor do all left wing bloggers. Discussion moderates the tone of the debate because we understand that people may differ from us on some ideas, but agree with us on most ideas.
This is a sad moment for America.
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