Chris Dodd for President

Hundreds of members of the Daily Kos community have taken the time to weigh in on Senator Dodd's appearance on Bill O'Reily's show to defend the netroots and stand up to O'Reilly (transcript of the appearance is here). It's hard to whittle down the outpouring of support to a few comments, but here's a shot. And just because O'Reilly is the subject matter, I'll throw up the disclaimer that though Daily Kos gets thousands upon thousands of comments every day and this is a small selection from them, this is a good snapshot of what the Kos community thinks about Dodd standing up to O'Reilly. super simian:

Thanks so much for sticking up for Daily Kos! You did an excellent job of hammering home the main point that Billo's beef with Daily Kos is about ideology and it is completely dishonest and hypocritical to pretend that it's about anything else.

Cato come back:

Please pass on my sincere admiration of the Senator. He didn't back down. This is the kind of spine we are begging to see in our elected officials!

Miss Pip:

Bouquets and chocolate truffles to Chris Dodd, a stand up guy if we ever saw one.

twilight falling:

Kudos, Senator Dodd, and thank you!! WOW, Senator, that was one of the most intelligent, cogent, unrelenting debunkings I've ever seen. You have truly seen through to Bill O'Reilly's agenda, and you laid it bare for the rest of the world to see. Good for you, sir, for standing up for free speech, democracy, and truth, especially in the face of such cowardly bullying and harrassment.

pipsorcle:

Man, Chris Dodd is tough. I can't tell you how proud I am to be a Democrat today. Chris Dodd literally gave Bill O'Reilly a piece of his own medicine and he knew exactly how to attack him.

MaverickModerate:

And he did it with real class too. While O'Reilly lost his cool and even resorted to mild profanity, Dodd handled it with grace and reason. Beautiful job Senator!

bwintx:

Thank you, Senator, for defending this very fine site against O'Reilly's continued, whining lies about it. We won't forget this night. You had everything to lose and nothing to gain, and you still stood with us anyway.

TDE:

You have just earned my eternal gratitude and respect. Seems rather silly considering its just a Billo interview... but in standing up for this forum you have done the progressive movement a great favor. Bravo.

What an overwhelming response! If you liked what you saw, add your name to the list of people who are proud to stand with Senator Dodd in support of the netroots. You can also make a donation to support Chris Dodd by following this link.