The Knowles campaign has been attacking Murkowski about using Outside contributions in her campaign.

So, I'll cut straight to the chase.

For those who are familiar with the popularity of web logs, Eschaton is one of the most vehemently opinionated web logs around. Ultra liberal and anti-religious.

Tony Knowles did an interview with this anonymous blogger.

Tony Knowles also took out a blogad on the web log and look at the a comments made in regard to contributions.

He has received many contributions from the Outside.

As for Knowles' comments on blogs you can read them here.

"On Monday, February 23, former Alaska governor and current Senate candidate Tony Knowles posted a long guest piece on the Eschaton blog, lauding the blogosphere’s status as "a new watchdog in the fight for truth" and asking for donations from the readers of Eschaton. Clearly Ben Chandler’s success has turned some heads, and Knowles is in a situation similar to Chandler: He’s a moderate-to-conservative Democrat in a tight race against a Republican opponent with no real credentials."

When it comes to Outside money, NO one is free from having Outside money. And labeling Knowles as a moderate to conservative Democrat is a joke.

The latest ad on Knowles, Kerry and Kennedy is fair game. As a newly elected Senator, Knowles will not have any influence in the Senate. Moreover, for Alaska to get any favors, Knowles will have to vote with the party elders.

His latest ad on his independent nature is naive at best. This should be a red flag to voters on Knowles' political intelligence. Knowles was a Mayor and Governor, positions that were leadership positions, not a position of being a freshman senator with no political power.

Other red flags should be raised in that he supports Kerry who does not support the opening of ANWR. Does logic prevail when a senate candidate supports a presidential candidate that is opposed on such an important issue to Alaskans?

Murkowski is the only pragmatic choice.


Update: Exclusive Interview with Tony Knowles Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins

JKT: Would you support making the President Bush’s tax cuts permanent?

TK: No. The tax cuts are contributing huge amounts to our national debt and they are basically giving two thirds of it aid the top one percent of the wealthy of this country, and is going to be have to paid back now that we have the largest debt in our history. Passing that onto the next generation I think is not only poor social policy, but it’s going to drive up interest rates and drive down the economy as we pay down interest on the debt and leave an enormous burden on the economy. It also steals the money remaining to invest our education and our nation’s infrastructure which will, in the short term, put people to work and create education that will help educate American to compete for jobs.

On another Liberal Blog dailykos, Knowles reveals his positions on many social and moral issues.

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ENDORSES KNOWLES - Tony Knowles was proud this week to receive the endorsement of the Human Right's Campaign, America's largest gay organization. Personal freedoms are so important to me, to Alaskans and to the future of American democracy that I consider this to be a fundamental issue of my campaign, along with jobs, education, health care and national security, Knowles said. Among other excerpts from his remarks before the HRC Board:

I recognize that HRC is a bipartisan organization. As an independent Democrat, I understand the need to work closely with both parties. Jobs, education, health care, national security and personal freedoms are more important than politics.

As a U.S. Senator, I will be a co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and anti-hate crimes legislation.

I support funding for HIV/AIDS prevention research to tackle this uncontrolled health problem in our communities and in Africa where it is epidemic.

I'm against a federal constitutional amendment on marriage - or any U.S. constitutional amendment that limits rights. Amending our Constitution should be done to grant rights, not take them away.

I am pro job and that means no job discrimination based on sexual orientation. Health care should not be denied to domestic partners. Sexual orientation and marital status should not be obstacles to health care.

I am against government intrusion into our bedrooms; into our reading habits, our medical records and our personal lives. We need judges and politicians who respect our personal liberties, who will protect our freedoms and who will enforce our rights.

As for the constitutional amendent on marriage, Knowles displays his ignorance when it comes to federal law. With Massachusetts legalizing same sex marriages, federal law can be used to attack a state statute or constitution on the grounds that it violates the supremacy clause in the federal constitution and the full faith and credit clause.

Alaska overwhemingly voted in a constitutional amendment defining a marriage between a man and a woman. What Knowles is sayng in effect is, another state can circumvent our own state constitution.

Update II: In Salon, they just published an article on June 9th about web logs and blogads. Tony gets some print.

Moulitsas recently invited a handful of candidates to submit statements to his site as part of the selection of the DKos8 -- eight candidates to whom the Daily Kos community will direct its support in November. Many of the candidates who took part had extremely nice things to say about the readers of Daily Kos. Tony Knowles, a Democrat running for the Senate in Alaska, was particularly generous with his compliments: "I am flattered and honored that you have asked me to contribute to your blog," Knowles wrote to the readers of Daily Kos. "I have read so many excellent discussions here about our campaign. In fact, it was your blog that was discussing the nuances involved in this race way back in December of last year (and before)."

Knowles' kind words led some blog readers to become suspicious that the candidate was pandering to the blog audience. But as one reader pointed out, "What's wrong with that?" Every other constituency in America is pandered to -- maybe it's time candidates started paying attention to what happens on blogs. "His statement makes it obvious that he has either been following what has been going on here longer than most, or else is interested enough in us to do some research."