(Hey, Fnarf... send me an email at the Stranger. Someone wants to send you something—something nice.)

Kos feels like the Britannia with a grad school chorus. looking for a good grade, chiming in.

Oh yeah, lots of clicks might mean lots of clicks ....

Nice work on the photos, by the way. Now that you've delivered Arianna, let me suggest your next targets: Arianna and Maureen in the same frame; an actual cat fight between Markos and Maureen (extra points if there are slot machines in the background); a self-portrait (don't be shy).

FYI, Moulitsas isn't the "last name he's using," it *is* his last name.

The formal usage in Spanish-speaking countries is the person's first name, then his father's last name, then his mother's last name. In those countries, they use both.

Kos' father's last name is Moulitsas, and his mother's last name is Zuniga. It's a common misunderstanding. I hope this clears it up. Thanks for fixing it.

In fact, it may be a good way to see the real Moulitsas!

You might disagree with his politics, but he's a good guy.

Love them ALL by any name.

This is politcal warfare, not proofing wedding invitations .... Go Kosites ....
spread messages and send money. Democracy is at stake.

You're right. I'd say that many of us bloggers have much greater influence than our mere audience numbers would suggest. Including Markos.

Thanks for clearing things up.

Screw him.

As for Dowd, she wasn't very harsh at all, if anything she admired the drive of these folks to break out into the media. If that gets people ripped, it will be hard for this crowd to find allies.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/14/17485/8292

What a pedantic, pretentious person you are...and so is Markos, for that matter.

If you two insist on invoking obscure (in this country), elitist, 'age-old' Spanish-language naming conventions as a means of showing your esoteric linguistic knowledge, you're pathetic.

You two can both insist, as is your right, that Markos be called whatever he wants, tho frankly I have to wonder what *your* obsession is with the matter. But that's all you can do--insist.

Arrogant asses.

I'd totally bang Maureen Dowd until her hips shatter.

That's all.

In other words, project much?

"So the bad side-effect of the YearlyKos convention is dealing with the media hordes who can't understand that this movement truly is leaderless. It doesn't fit any of their pre-existing biases and frames, so I have to be the 'leader' of this 'cult'. Or something like that."

("Pay no attention to the fact that it's called 'Yearly Kos.' That's just a strange coincidence. Has nothing to do with me. Nuh-uh.")

...I have a few pre-existing media obligations to finish off (the book tour really eliminated my ability to say "no" for a long time), then I'm going dark for a while. At least that is the hope. The media glare is not something I crave."

("Media obligations" and "book tour" being completely out of the "glare," you understand.)

Narcissist. Big baby.

I don't see how Ivan or Markos are elitist for following Spanish and Latin American custom that honors both parents. This is not an elitist practice in Latin America at all. It's been by most people for generations. Instead, you seem elitist by believing that everyone should follow the rules you perceived as normal.

Catty Bitch, let me interrupt your hissy fit long enough to spell it out for you. The name of the conference was decided by the volunteer planning committee, who then asked Kos's permission to use a variation of the website name (where, after all, most of us met online -- or maybe we should have called it YearlyCattyBitch, just to make you happy?)

And Kos went on a book tour! Heavens to Betsy! What a concept! It's like no one else who, like, wrote a book has ever done that before.

Really, jealousy does not become you.

And Banjo, evidently slinkybender thought it important enough to point out first. But you're right - I really don't care if slinkybender ever gets any. Too bad he has to obsess on the subject, is all. But that's his perogative.

Dave T, speaking of underperforming, how is your tiny little blog doing?

And by the way, Markos told me to write this. Verbatim.