Saturday, October 28th, 2006...6:01 pm
Now I’ve Gone and Done It
Okay, I have done something I’ve been tempted to do in the past, but have never done: I’ve deleted a comment. I’ve deleted spam before, but not a real subtantive comment.
The comment contained baseless and hurtful personal allegations against Gabrielle Giffords and her fianceé, Commander Mark Kelly, and were also hurtful towards Kelly’s children and ex-wife.
This is totally out of bounds, even in this campaign which has gotten nasty on several occasions. I am aware that some supporters of one of Giffords’s primary opponents were circulating this rumor months ago, but the candidate had enough class to put the kibosh on it.
I suppose if you can’t win any other way, you do crap like this. One thing I can tell you though, you can’t do it on my blog.
NB - Why just get angry? Check the right-hand column and donate to Gabrielle’s campaign or one of the campaigns of one of our other fine Democrats.
14 Comments
October 28th, 2006 at 6:31 pm
The rumor, for those of you who don’t know (and Tedski, I’m not gonna let you quiet this one) is that Gabby Giffords, her fiancee, his ex and kids, and other members of the liberal elite - have all conspired to alter the polling data coming out of CD8.
Seriously - TOGETHER they have found a way to make all the polls look like Gabby is winning BIG TIME.
Freaking Jerks.
Oh yeah, and they all HATE AMERICA!
October 28th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
Hmmm, Tedski. Nothing that bad appears to have shown up anywhere else, but will keep my eyes open.
A guy named Marco seems to have visited just about every place griping about her fender bender and making assertions about gun control, but nothing like what you’ve described, and I did not delete his remarks.
Thanks for posting about this. I will pay a little more attention to the comments (not that I get many, but you never know).
I was expecting all sorts of ugly stuff after the primary and was surprised when very little occurred. In fact, things have been a lot calmer since 9/12.
Maybe we’re in for a final week of venom.
October 29th, 2006 at 5:06 am
Well done, Ted.
October 29th, 2006 at 8:13 am
The Sonoran Alliance, that well-known enclave for sophisticated reactionary thought, today has a link to a blog set up solely to tout this ugliness.
I think people see this stuff for what it is and we don’t even need to define it for them. The anti-Ford ad in Tennessee is the most prominent national example of this sort of campaigning. Republicans have been engaging in these tactics since Newt made them part of their core playbook, but the reality of what six years of GOP hegemony in Washington has done to this country has stripped away the compassionate conservative window dressing and left the real intent and impact of right-wing priorities exposed for all to see.
Thus, the “venom” was bound to be injected into the body politic, but the anti-venin has been there all along and will counter its usual effects.
October 29th, 2006 at 9:22 am
The counter to all of this is to get out and vote, get your friends to vote, and strike a real blow against this adminstration, the Congress, and our own state legislature.
We have to say over and over what is true. The Republicans control all parts of the government (save for our governor) and all we have seen from them is corruption, deficits, costly wars, and the like. What have the brought us? A tax cut for the wealthy coupled with increased government spending?
Donate to the candidates that Ted speaks of. Also, don’t forget Charlene Pesquiera who did not qualify for Clean Elections and who can accept contributions. Might help her in her bid to keep Al Melvin out of Phoenix.
October 29th, 2006 at 10:03 am
In regard to whatever it was that someone posted that you found objectionable enough to remove and the strange details that you mention, I feel that curiosity might kill this cat. The fact that you found some details about one of the candidates so extremely objectionable that you deleted it may have added flames to the fire. WHICH primary opponent was talking about WHAT involving Gabby, her fiancée, his ex-wife (not important, but I had no idea he was previously married) and his kids (no idea that he had kids)? I have always thought that he was some kind of American hero, and that he and Gabby were just a young (well, except the fact that he’s bald), happy couple. If whatever you don’t want us to know about is just some salacious hearsay, that does not contribute to political discourse at all, but now I admit that my human nature has me a bit curious as to what was posted.
October 29th, 2006 at 10:15 am
I’m not disbelieving, but I’m still waiting on somebody to provide some legitimate sourcing or research before I take it for truth. Anybody who takes it for truth right now is agreeably stupid.
October 29th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Well, because Ted made it easy, I just donated to Mr. Pederson. He seems to really be catching fire and I am impressed with his hard-hitting campaign as of the last few weeks. I had already contributed to each of the other three candidates.
I am an independent, the administration, Congress, and our state legislature has angered me beyond belief.
I hope this little bit helps.
Donate everyone and be a part of this huge year!
October 29th, 2006 at 8:17 pm
OH NOE! Let’s put her in the stocks and make her wear a scarlet “A” around her neck! *rolls eyes*
October 30th, 2006 at 10:01 am
I just read that rumor over on the Sonoran Alliance site and I have this to say about it, if it’s true.
Ho hum.
This crap wouldn’t even make the cut on a Mormon soap opera. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
October 30th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
Now you really got my curiousity up. First of all, how bad could it be? Secondly, no one has denied it so whatever it was, is the real reason it was deleted because it hit too close to the truth?
I don’t know since I missed whatever the post was but I get very suspect when someone deletes a comment then devotes a whole thread to why they did it.
Besides, I hear a friend of Kelly’s ex had some harsh words to say about Giffords. If the Republicans haven’t used that yet, they never will. More than likely they are just venting because they are figuring they are losing. If it was any kind of a strategy they would have used whatever they have earlier.
I certainly have heard a lot worse than anything to do with her private life which most people don’t care about anyway. I say don’t stress it. Unless she was caught beating up or molesting his kids no one gives a hoot. And I highly doubt she did either of those things.
October 30th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Bored, I still can’t find it. You have a link?
That Kyrsten Sinema sure is a fox. Too bad she bats for the other team.
October 30th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Why are you guys so worried to know what was in a rumor? I don’t know, and I don’t care what it was.
Isn’t there enough real news out there to keep you occupied?
Besides, you should know that anything that originates with Randy Graf supporters has to be taken with a grain of salt anyway.
Jeesh!
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