i am about to go postal over the whiny, childish, prudish, intolerant ASSHOLES who simply can't abide a 'foul' word, simply can't understand a deserved 'obscene' snark at bit-brained morons such as yourselves and the bill donohues of the world...

cover your ears, fuckin' babies...

yeah, the problem with our planet, our society, and 'our' (sic) leadership is a relatively obscure blogger typing 'dirty' words and 'dirty' (yet valid) criticism of ignorant troglodytes...

get fucking real, babies...

faux pwogwessive pussies who -you know- don't *really* agree with the reichwing echo chamber and donohue, etc; yet they simply can't bewieve someone could say such shocking and dirty words about another human bean...

grow fucking up, babies...

'she didn't deserve death threats (but what did she expect?), but she deserved to be fired with extreme prejudice...'

if *you* morons 'got what you deserved', your adult/voting priveleges would be revoked, and you would be banished to the playground until you were mature enough to deal with issues and substance, rather than your fake shock and awe shucks attitude towards words and arguments you don't like...

hear no evil, see no evil, talk no evil, you fuckin' babies...

...*AND* to put the cherry on top, creepy, nasty, violent, fact-free, disgusting and -yes- OBSCENE reichwing blogtards can issue all the death threats against supreme court judges, 'traitorous' 'merikans, and 'liberals' in general, and they not only get a free pass, but they are fawned over, quoted approvingly, and given credibility by the mainstream media...

dog damn ! them liberal media moguls sure is stoopid, ain't they...

*snort*

The thing that pisses me off most about this is that it is the continuation of a trend in American political discourse that has been going on for quite some time. Before this, it most recently manifested itself in John Kerry's 'botched joke' fiasco and Warch Churchill's 'little Eichmanns'.

The problem is that media coverage for some reason focuses more on someone's tone or some choice quote deemed to be 'offensive' with absolutely no explanation of the context or the broader point being made. Both of the above cases are examples of this. The result of this is that the list of things you are allowed to say and arguments you are allowed to make shrinks further and further, until you hear absolutely no difference between the rhetoric of Republicans and Democrats. As it now stands, the only things you're allowed to talk about are "supporting the troops", being "pro-family", having "deep faith", and liking puppies and sunshine. Any finer points are either not made public and simply stuck into conflicting bills, or couched in vague, wishy washy "I understand...but on the other hand..." language. Look at the pathetic surge meta-debate and the fact that another resolution exists for no other purpose than to say 'we support the troops'. How about adding another resolution mandating that everyone wave a flag around?

Fuck people who feel 'offended' by this or that. Do you realize that the entire Republican party's POSITION on social issues, not just their rhetoric, is inherently offensive to the people it affects? When people are actively trying to prevent you from having the same rights as heterosexual couples, or force you to go through unwanted pregnancy (yes, yes, I know, no one 'forces' you to have sex - I'm sure all the men who make that argument are paragons of abstinence) - basically doing things that affect your personal life directly rather than just offend some abstract belief system that you've chosen for yourself - I'd say that's pretty fucking offensive right there. Liberals aren't trying to force abortions on conservatives or prohibit them from practicing their religion or heterosexual lifestyle. So it's not a matter of 'respecting other's opinions' when those opinions are basically attacks on your own personal life.

The problem is that people on both sides are just too fucking spineless and idiotic to actually debate the issues at hand, and the American public has been so brainwashed that they're unable to digest anything larger than a soundbyte. So we go on, each side waiting for the other to make some minor slip-up so that we can all pile onto a semantics issue. Pathetic and ridiculous.

slingshotwilly and Mr. middle class citizen:

Have either of you read the explicit sexual threats received by Marcotte and McEwan? This is the right wing's excrement, and they have smeared themselves in it. It is the excrement of woman-hating, cowardice, and bullying. As for schoolyard bullies, both of you write anonymously and have NOTHING of substance to say. All you do is issue blanket charges against "liberals" and act shocked by Marcotte's language, which I have no doubt both of you use yourself in private.

Note too, that there is a difference between using language that offends some people, and using language that offends some people to MAKE EXPLICIT THREATS AIMED AT INTIMIDATING POLITICAL OPPONENTS FROM SPEAKING OUT. The latter is called "terrorism."

There is some very sick stuff going on the minds of the likes of you re: fantasies of rape and power. Honorable men, and not just feminists (who I largely agree with), are sickened by this kind of bilge. But wingnut land is not populated by honorable men.

Matt Lenoe

I am not surprised to see Ms. Marcotte whine about being smeared by the "evil" right wing bloggers. In response all I can say is. those who live by the sword die by the sword.

...a shitbag like Donohue, he doesn't deserve to be president.

Yes, Marcotte used salty language. So what? Anyone who didn't like it didn't have to access Pandagon. It boggles me that someone who has announced that Hollywood is "controlled by secular Jews" could be taken seriously by the media, by Catholics, by anyone.

This is how the extreme right works: by intimidation and threats of violence. Don't think you can reason with them, change their minds get along with them; reason is not in their reality, but bullying is.

Exactly. The right wing is basically composed of a bunch of animals, and you can't reason with an animal. The hate mail she received proves this. No matter what she said, she doesn't deserve the threats from these psychos. Shall we review?

"Problem with women like you, you just need a good fucking from a real man! Living in Texas myself, I know you haven't found that real Texan yet. But once your liberal pro feminist ass gets a real good fucking, you might see the light. Until then, enjoy your battery operated toys b/c most real men wouldn't want to give you the fucking you deserve b/c the shit that would come out of you ears."

- Andy Driggers, Dallas, TX

"It's just too bad your mother didn't abort you. You are nothing more than a filthy mouth slut. I bet a couple of years in Iraq being raped and beaten daily would help you appreciate America a little. Need a plane ticket ?"

- Bud Phelps

"YOU RACIST WHORE. FAT UGLY BITCH. SUCK MY LONG COCK ASSHOLE I HOPE YOU KIDS NEVER LIVE AND YOUR PARENTS DIE A TRAGIC DEATH YOU ASSHOLE BITCH!

I HOPE YOUR WOMB IS BARREN AND YOUR CAREER PLUMMETS TO HELL YOU BITCH"

- Romanco De Leone

Those are some of what she printed...evidently there were more threats. I can't wait until law enforcement traces their IP addresses!