There's been a LOT of acrimony from the (formerly known as) "Lefty Blogs" that support Hillary. One of the worst has been Larry Johnson's. Now Larry did a lot of great work getting us the details and background to the Plame outing, and he deserves a lot of props for that.
When it comes to supporting Hillary, his site finally (in my opinion) jumped the shark.
A call for a "Mutiny for All True Patriots"
Here it is... "The Pledge":
I PLEDGE NOT TO VOTE FOR BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA — and I’m sick and tired of playing nice by not saying his middle name anymore. It is his given name, so screw it!
It is my pledge
Signed, SusanUnPC
(sorry, "No Quarter" website seems to be having formatting issues, but the link is here:True Patriots)
Wow. So basically, Susan's pledge is that Obama's middle name is Hussein, and she will say it. Also (related?) she won't vote for him. The connected thread is full of very tolerant and well reasoned viewpoints such as the following:
I will not vote for BO, should he be the Democratic nominee. Never, in my worst imagination did I ever dream that the best choice for President would be a Republican. I agree with millions of other people that, Sen. Obama represents a security risk to this country. It is beyond unreasonable that this candidate has not been appropriately vetted by the DNC and that millions of votes are not being counted in the primary election; it is criminal. After weeks of reading detailed information about Sen. Obama’s antisocial and corrupt behavior and how people worship him because of that, I am convinced that we are witnessing a "cult of personality" movement. History teaches us that extremists of all persuasions are usually the ones who usher in the most horrific periods of violence and oppression. I would like to see a viable and moderate third party emerge from this turbulent and corrupt era.
Security Risk? What, is being a natural-born citizen not enough?
Antisocial? What is this, the cold war?
Vetted? Are Bill & Hillary staying up late creating new login IDs to troll websites?
So, it's unclear exactly what the issue is here. Is it that Obama has won the nomination? Is it because his middle name is "Hussein" that makes him a security risk? Is it because his dad's a furriner? Or is because of the all-powerful word "vetted"? Or is it because of the "hypnobama" effect?
Maybe it's because I'm NOT A RACIST.
What pisses me off is the assumption that having supported the winner (yes, that's right, I SAID IT) makes me a traitor to my country. Me, a combat vet.
Right, All "TRUE" patriots, unlike all us NOT-TRUE patriots.
What a bunch of shitbags.
UPDATE:
A nice counter-pledge from SweetAuntFanny
To actually think about what 8 years of Bush/McCain foreign and economic policies have done to my country.
To remember that this is a government of the people, by the people and for the people... you know, all of us, not just the "important" states, the corporations or the K-Street crowd.
To keep right on believing that knowledge and judgment are good things and that maturity is something MOST of us grow into.
To actually use what I've learned from history and my logical reasoning skills as I make my choice of the best person to lead my country out of the mess Bush has left it in.
Finally, I pledge to act like an adult and not a spoiled child.
So there!! (oops!)
Signed,
Your Auntie Fan
Change we can believe in.