Slog - Comments on This Sucks http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks Badass feminist blogger Amanda Marcotte has resigned from the Edwards campaign. She made the announcement today at Pandagon, which right-wing antisemite Bill Donohue criticized as "bigoted" and "vulgar." (Never mind Donohue's own "bigoted," "vulgar" statements--like the time he said Hollywood is "controlled by secular Jews" who "like anal sex." We can't have an adult woman using words like "shit" and "vagina"!) Wingers will undoubtedly celebrate Marcotte's resignation as evidence of their power and influence. They'll congratulate themselves for "silencing" her, Donohue's explicit goal. But, as Marcotte points out in her announcement, they haven't. "I don’t have a conflict of interest... Copyright 2008 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:04:39 -0800 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:12:41 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jacob Y'know, if a Presidential campaign hired Donahue I'd expect them to get a lot of heat: he says crazy shit. As does Marcotte. Every day the story is about her it's not about Edwards. Period.

]]> Jacob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629521 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629521 Politics Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:56:22 -0800 Comment by Jacob Y'know, if a Presidential campaign hired Donahue I'd expect them to get a lot of heat: he says crazy shit. As does Marcotte. Every day the story is about her it's not about Edwards. Period.

]]> Jacob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629522 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629522 Politics Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:56:31 -0800 Comment by caleb Good for Edwards - his future, his campaign.

Some times a loud mouth is not a gain. People area bit tired of all that foul stuff.

I like Edwards, but fear he will fade in the coming contest between Obama and Clinton.

]]> caleb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629675 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629675 Politics Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:22:25 -0800 Comment by minorripper Edwards is shedding the softie,breck girl image though...here's video proof:
http://minor-ripper.blogspot.com/2007/02/john-edwards-gets-tough-with-matt-lauer_08.html

]]> minorripper http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629977 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c629977 Politics Tue, 13 Feb 2007 03:48:38 -0800 Comment by monkey Maybe I have John Kerry hangover but I just don't think Edwards is the man for the job. This whole thing kind of solidifies all that for me.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c630110 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/02/this_sucks#c630110 Politics Tue, 13 Feb 2007 07:12:41 -0800