John McCain says: "I hate the bloggers."

And John Amato says: "Hey right wing bloggers. I think he’s talking about you too."



Is hearing humor in tone of voice a lost art... among lefty bloggers?

And I remember the conference call McCain did with some of us bloggers on when he said:

"Listen, I'll never forget you. You were the only guys who would listen to me for a couple of months. Do you think I'd ever forget you?"

He said that spontaneously and sincerely after someone thanked him for continuing to do the phone calls with bloggers.

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By the way, I've apparently been crossed off the list of McCain's preferred bloggers. Quite aside from anything like conference calls, I don't even get email from the campaign anymore. I used to get several emails a day (mainly pointing me toward favorable news stories and blog posts). And it's not as though the Obama campaign sends me anything. Have they all heard of my vow of cruel neutrality? I still like to get tips about bloggable things.