Comments on: More on Marcotte

By: jaimie t

jaimie t — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 14:15:59 +0000

Because Amanda says she was raped well we don't need jury trials any more! Isn't that special?!
Amanda can consult her Majic 8ball and just fry all the effers right? And by the way, was she murdered by her black ex pro football husband? How else to explain her racist sexist stupidities comparing the Duke accused to OJ?
But the real point is not her stupidities nor prejudices though both are extreme. No it is her bad faith efforts to erase those stupidities and prejudices from the record that is most problematic. To protect her well heeled job at Edwards.com she is flat out lying. And Edwards by keeping her on is saying that's OK by him. Sure hope he's not looking for any Carolina votes.

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:46:59 +0000

Well, I still say that is no excuse not to look at the evidence in each respective case. Ignoring said evidence, or more accurately the lack of evidence, is even worse.

By: Andy Vance

Andy Vance — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 14:49:05 +0000

is throwing them out wholesale simply because they don’t fit her world view I think you're missing a big part of the story. Her "world view" isn't just shaped by her politics, but by relevant personal experience.

By: bains

bains — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:58:51 +0000

At least Ken got the author right this time. Of course, letting facts get in his way of making political points still seems to be a liability.

Makes one wonder why someone goes out of their way to defend another who is by most measurable accounts ~~purposefully~~ woefully ignorant.

By: Kent G. Budge

Kent G. Budge — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:05:57 +0000

Ken-without-a-t,

You say there is no physical evidence. So what? Since when is that the sole determinant as to whether a crime has been committed or not?

Because, in this case, it would be impossible for the alleged crime to have taken place without leaving the physical evidence that is lacking.

Because the csse is, in its larger dimension, all about the relationships between men and women, and in its particulars about sex, you naturally tend to blame the woman/victim.

Have you any evidence to back up this claim? It seems to me that you are indulging in projection.

By: ken

ken — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 03:17:17 +0000

Steve, It seems to me that both you and Marcotte are guilty of the same thing. Both of you have already made up your minds about the veracity, or lack thereof, of the accuser.

You say there is no physical evidence. So what? Since when is that the sole determinant as to whether a crime has been committed or not?

Because the csse is, in its larger dimension, all about the relationships between men and women, and in its particulars about sex, you naturally tend to blame the woman/victim. Ms Marcotte, on the other hand, gives the woman/victim the benefit of the doubt.

Thank god neither of you are on the jury.

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:33:10 +0000

jpe,

The only problem though is that one of those blind spots is very much like how YAJ has described it just narrowed down a bit. It is a rather bad blind spot, IMO. Whenever some is not simply fudging the facts or being loose with, but is throwing them out wholesale simply because they don't fit her world view...well you have a serious problem. What was all that stuff about the Republican War on Science...seems there are some rotten apples on the Left too at times.

By: jpe

jpe — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:19:11 +0000

A better explanation: Marcotte is a great blogger that has a blindspot or two.

By: yetanotherjohn

yetanotherjohn — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:54:04 +0000

I'll grant that the hiring of the blogger may or may not reflect well on Edwards. At some level he approved of the person doing the hiring or not. What speaks more to me is his reaction. His retaining her after the fecal mater has hit the rotary wind maker seems to indicate he sees two Americas, one where being white and middle class means you shouldn't be afforded US constitutional guarantees and the other where being a minority means your free to ruin someone's life with a baseless claim.

By: Blah3 - Life In The Shadow Of Empire

Blah3 - Life In The Shadow Of Empire — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

to handle her critics with the right mix of outrage and charm. So the announcement that she was hired as John Edwards' blogmaster this week was guaranteed to generate some old-time frothin' among bloggers who love to be outraged about things (examples here and here). It's clear that this is a controversial hire to some people. The question I've got is how long before Shakespeare's Sister (who is one of my favorite bloggers, and was also hired by the Edwards campaign this week) begins to get the same