Andrew Cory: L’Affair D’ Marcotte:

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Posted by Andrew Cory:
L’Affair D’ Marcotte:
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1170893362.shtml


   Every now and then, Iâd tell Amanda that she ought to run for office.
   Every time I suggested as much, sheâd tell me that she canât: sheâd
   get crucified. I always thought she was kind of a coward, overstating
   the obstacles to excuse herself from doing an unpleasant duty. Boy,
   was I [1]wrong...

   Amanda Marcotte is exactly the sort of smart, passionate person this
   country needs. She and I disagree on many issues. Religion, yes. Space
   travel, yes. Her views on abortion are (somewhat) to the left of mine.
   But arguing with her, conversing with her, reading her... Sheâs a
   smart woman; John Edwards did well for himself when he picked a
   blogmaster...

   The Far Right has been throwing shit up against the wall ever since
   the news broke. First, there was the simple shock of it all.
   Bloviating about nothing at all. Next came the Case of the Missing
   Posts (server malfunction), then Michelle Malkin started reading
   random passages of Pandagonâones where Amanda accused the Bush
   Administration of letting New Orleans die. Now the claim is being made
   that sheâs anti-Catholic...

   None of this has anything to do with how she has handled her
   responsibilities with the Edwards Campaign. You may agree with her
   opinions. You may not. Agreement or disagreement has nothing to do
   with her ability to do her job. That job is to say the sorts of things
   about John Edwards that John Edwards thinks will get John Edwards
   elected President...

   Is she capable of doing that? There is probably no one better capable
   of doing it. Should she be fired from her current job for things she
   has said before taking that job? Not if John Edwards believes in Free
   Speech. Free, in this case, meaningâyesâconsequence free...

   So there it is. If John Edwards fires Amanda Marcotte, he wonât be
   getting my vote. I cannot possible vote for anyone who holds such a
   low opinion of free expression...

References

   1. http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/02/07/publiceye/entry2444119.shtml