Is Malkin in bounds? I say "yes." Now for revenge.

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Monday February 05, 2007 · 7:37 PM PST

2007/02/05 · 19:37

Gavin M. at sadlyno calls this "The Worst Piece Of Shit We Have Ever Seen" and says "This won’t stand."

Atrios says "Wow ... Our Lady of the Internment Camps makes Pam Atlas look stable and well-adjusted."

I've watched Michelle Malkin's scenery-chewing reading of Amanda Marcotte's posts at Pandagon, which Malkin is using to smear Edwards for hiring Amanda for his campaign.

I think it's in-bounds. You may disagree. I hope it will be discussed below.

What I do think it signals, though, is a change in the rules of engagement. She'll be sorry she did this. We're smarter than she is.

There is a larger issue to be considered here, of course. I'm one who does not much censor my language or my thoughts here, and yet I have worked on and plan to work again in political campaigns. Or -- listening to what people say here -- perhaps not, not if it hurts my candidate.

So what do you think? Many of us are not going to clean up our presentation so that every discussion that could be quoted, as Malkin did, is crafted to appeal to the median American voter. So, should we stay out of electoral politics? Should people who are serious about being part of electoral politics -- I'm thinking of as campaign staff, but it applies with all the more force to candidates -- be sure to trim their sails here to avoid this sort of treatment?

I look forward to an interesting discussion.

And I also look forward to people compiling a list of Michelle Malkin quotes to use in a similar poetry reading, which we can help shoot to the top of YouTube's charts. We can do two things at once.

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Michelle Malkin's slam on Amanda Marcotte and Edwards

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Michelle Malkin's slam on Amanda Marcotte and Edwards

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