Okay, so the right gets the vapors and declares a leftist conspiracy when some random nutjob suggests vile things about the offspring of someone who has himself suggested vile things. ‘Where are the condemnations from the left? Their silence implies consent!’ they shout. To which the left responds, ‘Yeah, she’s a random nutjob suggesting vile things. And, by the way, if we’re supposed to condemn a random nutjob, why haven’t you condemned the continuing veiled and not-so-veiled threats coming from the not-so-random, media-feted nutjobs that the right calls their own?” And the right cries, ‘Aha! That’s not an unequivocal condemnation! And look at… um… hey, look at that former visiting professor guy at NCSU. We pwn you now! I’m rubber you’re glue…’

But I’m really glad that the right has taken a stand on this. Given all the inflammatory rhetoric in the blogosphere, I was wondering where the line of reasonable discourse was to be drawn. Now I know: children are off limits. We can speak longingly of hanging judges, blowing up reporters, and slapping people in the face with one’s penis, we can level accusations of treason against those who disagree with the president and publish their personal information with the intent to intimidate them into silence, we can speak dismissively about the civil rights and separation of powers that allowed the U.S. to shine forth as that ‘beacon on a hill’, but if one random, unhinged person makes lewd and threatening comments about someone’s child, we must cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.

Nice to see that there’s still a line to be drawn, somewhere.

The Death Threat Wasn’t The Issue.

I realize that the death threat is the only thing that concerns you: “a death threat is a death threat is a death threat.”
Got it. I understand your thought process completely. But you don’t understand ours. Not a problem. We tried to explain it to you but you don’t understand. I realize that it is a very complex, nuanced position. We don’t expect you to understand everything. We just try to help as much as we can.

I’ll say it again real slow so you can understand. Death threats are stupid, wrong, and unnecessary regardless of the target and regardless of whether the threat-maker was “just joking.” But apparently you think they’re OK as long as the target is an adult, as long as they did something to “offend” you — and oh yeah, as long as it’s a right-winger making the threats.

a) It’s ok to issue a soft repudiation along the lines of “she shouldn’t do that” on Frisch’s comments.

b) It is however, a requirement to adamently tie any statements of mild dissaproval to the usual torrent of Left talking points, and political equivalency, working in the usual “Coulterism’s, Rush’s sex life, and any other bitchy red herring’s that can be managed. Slipping the words Zionist Neocon warmongers, Isreal, and oil into your comments would be good too”.

c) One good approach is to simply deny that you’ve ever heard of this woman, covering your eyes, and holding your hands over your ears, singing lalalalalala, if any Rethuglican’s try to actually execise their free speech rights, which all good Kommrads know, were only invented for us. Use the Constitution as often as possible against the riechwing-nuts. Its your patriotic doodie.”

Your Fearless Leader: Kos Moulitosis

- Bang

Secondly, A. Patriot, is there a blog you’ve visited in the last two days where you haven’t mentioned that study about conservatives growing up to be whiners? Did you read the report or are you just parotting the usual Leftard BS?

A. Patriot: For all you thick skulled individuals…
A. Patriot: , Let’s see how many Ad hominems I get. Because of the hypocracy!

Frisch’s remarks were revolting and the fact that people like Doug can’t see the difference speaks volumes about the mindset of the left.

Deb Frisch learned the hard way that sometimes the virtual hunter can become the prey when the conservative bloggers sighted her in their crosshairs.

Here’s the thing, Barney — no, I don’t actually believe Misha intended to go and lynch five Supreme Court justices. But I don’t think Frisch actually intended to go kill Jeff Goldstein’s child, either. To make an idle threat to do so was incredibly stupid, childish, and deserving of scorn, but what Misha did was no less so. Yet somehow conservatives are all up in arms about the first offense while conveniently ignoring the second because he’s one of their own.