Well, you know, there's this perception of bloggers as being these anti-social people, typing away at keyboards in their parents’ basement. And I think what we’ve seen is that actually the people who read these blogs are a real cross section of the Democratic Party, a real cross section of America. We have all age groups represented; we have blue collar, white collar.
I worry that hearing and seeing this type of report may come across as great news for the average white American Left thinking person because hearing the exact same thing makes black folks nervous. Why? I often hear old school white leftists talk about how the internet isn't serious and how what happens there really doesn't matter. Have you seen Tim Russert interviewing any Leninist/Marxist groups lately? I haven't. Kos and other liberal bloggers of similiar popularity, are serious forces. So when I hear Kos say that a group of Democrats with little to no black faces is a 'real cross section of America', I worry. There are a lot of white, political internet users that listen to what folks like Kos have to say. And while he does seem to overall have the right intentions, he's shockingly sophomoric in his total political worldview.
The scary thing is that unless something changes in regards to access to the internet for all people, it's guys and gals like him that will soon be running the show in what remains of the American Left.
Video of the entire Meet The Press interview here.
