I wonder how some people figure out how to turn this internet thing on every day…. Kathy Shaidle’s latest Examiner column is about the now-infamous “Kill him!” yell at a McCain/Palin rally, and how reporters from two not-exactly-rightwing news organs (the Washington Post and the New Republic) both pointed out that the shout was probably aimed at unrepentant (indeed, proud of his ownself) not-ex-terrorist William Ayers, who Palin had just finished talking about — not Obama. So all the shrieks about how all McCain/Palin supporters are racists who want to lynch uppity black men who run for office are just as off-base as they ever were.
Now, at no point in Kathy’s article did she indicate approval of the shouty person. But that didn’t stop the very first Intrepid Reader, who minced in with
Oh good, it’s good to find out it’s okay to shout “kill him” and “off with his head” just as long as we shout it about the right person.
Right. That’s exactly what Kathy meant when she called it a “despicable outburst” and Michael Crowley of The New Republic meant when he said “That’s still an ugly thing to shout.” Approval. You know, I’m a product of Florida’s lame public school system and I know how to read before I say something, especially on the internet. Because once you hit that “send” button millions of people can see how smart you are.
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