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In case you ever wondered about the definition of hypocrisy, you might just want to compare and contrast a couple of documents which can be found online today.

Exhibit A is the outrageous hit piece just published in the op-ed section of Berkeleyside.com by Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, the owner of the DailyKos website under his corporate umbrella, the very prosperous Kos Media LLC.

Its billed as an endorsement of Kate Harrisons opponent in Berkeleys District 4 council race, but provides him with an opportunity for a gratuitous attack on Mayor Jesse Arreguin,

Exhibit B is the Daily Kos Rules of the Road , his proprietary sites somewhat smarmy guide to making nice online. Lets see how Mr. Moulitsas Zuniga follows his own rules.

Heres one Kos Ruledont:

And then theres a little problem with facts, a topic which the Rules address admirably:

And by the way, he lost. Not such a strong candidate, right?

More missing facts: How many units of housing did Mayor Arreguin vote for since hes been on the Berkeley city council? A whole lot more than he turned down. Look it up, Kos.

The Kos site is billed as a way for Democrats to discuss important issues in a positive way:

Havent you heard that Jesse, a Democratic party activist since the age of 8, was endorsed by the Alameda County Democratic Party in the recent election?

And by the way, some of his supporters in that regressive faction were progressive Democrats before you were born, as were many of us way back when you were still a Republican.

Those same rules say Do:

" Accept that reasonable people may in the end still disagree."

Let the market decide? Not my idea of progressive.

My correspondent Tree Fitzpatrick deftly depicts Kos economics:

Real democracy is at the polls, not the people who show up at arcane meetings. And the voters have spoken clearly and convincingly... I know that's an inconvenient reality, but it is the reality nonetheless.

Who could have said that?

A guy named Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Thats who.

Click on his name above for more of his wit and wisdom as recorded for posterity on Disqus.

Someone should really out him to his bloggies, many of whom would be appalled if they knew who this sanctimonious twerp was when hes at home.

Mayor Jesse Arreguin won the election. Get over it, Kos.

And dear reader, if youre a voter in District 4 and you still havent turned in your vote for Kate Harrison, just do it now. We need another genuine progressive on the Council.

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Markos Moulitsas Zuniga trashes Berkeley progressives, supports developers' shill - Berkeley Daily Planet