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Friday, February 16, 2007 12:00 AM

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
By Amanda Marcotte

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  • Friday, February 16, 2007 09:09 AM

    mistake to quit

    I think it was a mistake to quit. Personal viewpoints unrelated to the campaign of a presidential candidate should not be allowed to be censured by rabble ousers. Rabble rousers need to be exposed for their ambition to incite shock and terror. The violence of verbal attacks is almost as deadly to the spirit as physical violence perpetrated by insurgents in Iraq is to the body of their targets. Historically, this episode is similiar to what the Nazis did to Jews before commencing the Halocaust. It is about as unAmerican as you can get.

    —Jonathan R. Seaver

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