"Bill, I have to say that I do not agree with your politics, but I have to say that something I dislike even more is a double standard.
In your recent opinion pieces you have referred to DailyKos as a "hate" site. You have referred to them as similar to the KKK or Nazi's. I also read at Dailykos how many members felt this characterization was unfair and I agreed with my fellow members. But, you are entitled to your opinion. I just don't agree with it.
I was appalled when members of DailyKos members participated in the very same type politics by recommending this comment: "The KKK is the Republican Base."
Here is the story: http://www.dailykos.com/...
Take a look at the second comment: "The KKK is the Republican Base"
Now, the title is important, but what is more important is the number of recommends given to the comment: 178.
Kos calls this a community monitored site so please pay attention to those that negatively rated the comment in an attempt to squelch the bullshit comment. Well it didn't work.
Over 150 members recommended the statement. Now in all fairness to the original poster that person did state in a later diary that the comment was "over the top."
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Notice in the same story, despite the original poster's comment that it was uprated even further to 178.
I couldn't believe it. So I posted this diary with a poll:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
I'll let the diary and poll tell its own story.
Now I want to make it clear that I do not participate in hate. I do not like your program and I do not like what you do as a television personality, but what I seriously dislike more then anything else is a double standard.
Peace
Gator"
When you see a Bullshit comment call it out don't cosign with a non-comment or a rec.
That is the point of my diary.
Of course if you want to Defend the original comment, and DailyKos here is BillO's email.
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