Froma reader:

Jonah,
I have no love for Kos […] but you’re “not sure about the Rathergate magnitude of this whole thing?” Hey, if Dan Rather began every broadcast by disclosing that he supported John Kerry and hated the Bush family, there wouldn’t be a Rathergate. Kos had a prominent disclaimer about this on his site for the entire time he was taking consultant checks from Dean.
Beyond that, that Hynes article treads perilously close to libel. He lists a few examples of crazy Kos quotes and wonders if Kos wrote them on the Dean payroll. But that Fallujah quote is from April, and the “Kerry’s team should be shot” quote is from last month. This isn’t just after the Kos-Dean agreement expired – it’s after Dean pulled out of the prez race!
I understand the benefits of bashing Kos, but I think we can all wait until he says something new and stupid to do so. I’m uncomfortable with bloggers and Hynes basically making up or ignoring facts to allege some kind of wrongdoing.