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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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  • Monday, February 19, 2007 09:19 AM

    'Fraid not fyfi

    She is up front and out in the open. We know exactly who she is. And you're overbroadening the definitions of "threat" and "bully" if you claim her comments about the holy ghost equate to an physical threats against individuals who are Christians. Sure, she bans people from her website, but after all, it is her own private weblog.

    I agree that her writings about the Duke university rape case may show a disregard for justice that make me uncomfortable, but wouldn't it be an argument for moral relativism if you then leap to conclude that that in any way excuses or justifies the out-of-bounds behavior of her rightwing threateners?

    I thought conservatives were defined by their opposition to moral relativism?

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