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I long ago stopped counting the number of times conservatives in this country have been accused of "intolerance." So I decided recently to take a stroll through a few left-wing blogs to see if they practice what they preach. What I found were cheerful references to killing Dubya, the f-bomb dropped at least twice in every sentence, and rants that would reserve WMDs exclusively for use on conservative christians. Yes, it was positively oozing with tolerance and civility.
So I suppose it shouldn't have come as any surprise that when John Edwards decided to draw from the deep well of tolerant, intellectual, and articulate inhabitants of the liberal blogosphere, his bucket came up with the likes of Amanda Marcotte and Melissa McEwan, two MTV-generation members of the pajama-clad media to lead his online communications efforts in his bid for the US presidency. Their primary credentials? Membership in the lunatic fringe.
Marcotte distinguished herself with her blogging at http://www.pandagon.net/ where the tolerant tone reminds one of - uh, the Third Reich comes to mind. Michelle Malkin was kind enough to give us several re-enactments of Marcotte's recent posts, showing the intellectual horsepower behind Pandagon's unequalled blend of wit, nuance, and persuasive skills - that is, if you equate those things with profanity-laced screeds. Judge for yourself here and here. As you watch these, bear in mind that these are verbatim reproductions of Marcotte's actual words - not sensationalized over-the-top distortions. Although Malkin will never win any Academy Awards, I do think she managed to nail the motivation quite well as she plays the part of Marcotte. The only thing missing was the flying spittle in slow motion as the loving words were spewed forth. Here's another blogger's parital summation of the strange universe Marcotte inhabits.
McEwan likewise distinguished herself with her Shakespeare's Sister blog with her insightful commentary that seems to repeatedly draw on female genitalia to make its points. Here's another example of her sterling ability to persuade. And, for those who don't think that the liberal worldview expressed by 99.999% of the journalists on the Big 3 US TV networks is sufficiently dominating the airwaves, you'll appreciate this wonderful bit of wisdom she offers showing why allowing a conservative voice on ABC is unforgivable.What's not to like, eh? Feel the love. Feel the inclusiveness. Feel the tolerance.
And feel the hypocrisy.
Why did Edwards choose these queens of intolerance and vulgarity to be the online voice of his campaign? Who knows. I'm glad he did, however. It's rather in keeping with the recent Democrat track record of being their own worst enemies.
Frankly, this should come as no surprise. The left would like you to believe it's all warm and fuzzy where they dwell. But the truth is, it's generally dark and hateful. Check beneath the hood at popular left-wing blog spots and you'll see what I mean. Marcotte and McEwan may be a bit over the top, but the most recent liberal "excuses" for their behavior are of the predictable "what they do in private doesn't have any bearing on their job performance" defense. In private? Oh, I must have missed that part about blogging. Or the, "who hasn't engaged in profanity-laced online screeds" argument. Yeah, I actually heard that one offered as a defense. Brilliant. Almost as brilliant as the combined wattage of Marcotte and McEwan.
Which brings me to the real point of my remarks here: the idea that people have split-personalities when it comes to private and public, personal and business. I'll be the first to admit that what we see on the surface isn't always what lurks underneath, but I take strenuous objection with the assertion that one's inner life can be conventiently checked at the door and a completely different persona takes over in the public sector. Hart, Studds, and Clinton all come to mind. The right has not been without its own moral reprobates, such as Foley, but there's a difference: not in the behavior, but in the response to the behavior. The right doesn't try to hide behind this stupid notion of split personalities. They don't create this artificial dichotomy of "the private man" and "the public man" when it comes to moral integrity. The same man that took the pants off to cheat on his wife is the same man that puts them back on again to then tell us he'd never be dishonest.
I have a simple rule: As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is. Wise words from a guy named Solomon. Look it up in Proverbs 23:7.
Marcotte and McEwan are foul-mouthed, bigoted radicals. They didn't suddenly become rational repositories of virtue the day their employment contracts arrived from the Edwards' campaign. The same ideology that drove them to be online screedmistresses is the same ideology that will drive them now.
We take ourselves with us wherever we go. It's a lesson John Edwards apparently hasn't learned yet.
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