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Why I had to quit the John Edwards campaign

During my brief tenure as blogmaster for a Democratic presidential contender, I experienced the right-wing smear machine firsthand

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  • Thursday, February 15, 2007 08:50 PM

    Can anyone believe this?

    Q: What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit?

    A: You'd have to justify your misogyny with another ancient mythology.

    The joke was typical of Pandagon's satirical tone and was intended to mock a common rhetorical ploy of abortion opponents -- a hypothetical question and answer -- not to mock anyone's personal faith.

    Does anyone believe this is satirical in nature and not intended to be hurtful?

    Does anyone believe that if not for that awful Donohue, that no one else would have had a problem with this?

    Don't we demand an honest voice from our bloggers? Isn't that what they were supposed to bring to the table?

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