It's up to the Edwards campaign to figure out what they want to do about their little
href="http://www.catholicleague.org/07press_releases/quarter_1/070206_Edwards.htm">blogger controversy, but at a minimum they shouldn't say things that

are just fundamentally unbelievable.

Here is what John Edwards said in a statement about the

anti-Christian comments two bloggers he hired had made in the past on their blogs:

"I've talked to Amanda and Melissa; they have both assured me that it was never their intention to malign anyone's faith, and I take them at their word."

Really? So, how was this statement -- made by Amanda Marcotte on her blog -- not meant to malign Catholicism (or all Christian faiths, for that matter)?

‘What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit,’ to which she replied, ‘You’d have to justify your misogyny

with another ancient mythology.’

On what planet is referring to Christianity as a misogynist "ancient mythology" not maligning someone's faith? Or was is a compliment? You'll have to bear

with me here, since I'm one of the 200 million plus American dimwits who believes in the "mythology."

The other blogger, Melissa McEwan, referred to "Bush’s ‘wingnut Christofascist base'" which for those of you who don't have an etiquette book handy, is

actually an affectionate way to describe people who believe in Jesus (silly you if you thought she was maligning your faith).

Really, it's just laughable for McEwan and Marcotte to say they weren't trying to insult anyone's faith. It was their explicit intention to do exactly that.

So, what happened to that ballsy blogger bravado now that they have to account for what they wrote? Not so fun to beat up on the "wingnut Christofascists" now is it?

Related:

War Room - Salon.com - Edwards campaign fires bloggers

Edwards campaign rehires bloggers Marcotte and McEwen Salon News

Edwards’s Bloggers Cross the Line, Critic Says - New York Times

Statement of Edwards Campaign

The Blogometer: 2/5: So What?

Kathryn Jean Lopez on John Edwards & Blog on National Review Online

Dated: Friday, February 09, 2007

"Kirsten Powers: Are You Kidding?"   User Opinions

Akeitay :   Still kissing Republican ass, eh Kirsten? I personally find it amusing that you think anyone is fundamentally stupid enough to believe you're a "liberal" or a "Democrat". Democrats despise you, Republicans despise you for the most part too (largely because they're stupid enough to believe you're a liberal!). I'm going to enjoy the pity party over at Fox when Obama wins the election and you're man McCain goes down in ruin. (Quick, go back to writing angry right-wing columns on the New York Post about the intolerance of liberals!)

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