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I abhor the right wing spin machine and am amused by their continuing inability to pass Journalism 101 and get their facts straight before popping off. However, I cannot for the life of me understand why many of you seem to think that John Edwards somehow lost his bona fides as a progressive because he did not want his campaign to be associated with these bloggers anymore.
I am not Catholic, but I found Ms. Marcotte's use of the imagery of ejaculation to describe an event that is central to the Christian faith to be incredibly offensive and downright hostile and disrespectful toward people who hold a certain religious belief. She can't excuse that comment even if she was justifiably angry about some anti-contraception misinformation that was apparently handed out at a Catholic parish. Does she think it's okay to use a racial slur if an African American cuts you off in traffic? Her argument in this article makes no sense to me. If Mr. Edwards did ask her to tender her resignation, it seems to me he exercised good judgment.
