There is a Democratic mailing going out to some Mainers that includes pictures of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin and says, “Silence the hate. Vote early. Vote Democratic.” You can see it here.
Scott Fish, Editor of asmainegoes.com, does not approve.
Silence The Hate????????? Really, Arden Manning? Really, Maine Democrat Party?????? Silence The Hate? Where do you guys make up this stuff? The Vomitorium?
What a disgrace.
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I would like to point out that As Maine Goes is a repository of some of the most hateful things said in the state of Maine. For instance, someone calling himself “The Distributist” is regularly allowed and encouraged to say things like:
Existing information could lead one to conclude that homosexual behavior is to genetics what islam is to religion.
He managed to slur homosexuals and Muslims in the same sentence. Muslims, apparently, don’t even qualify as a religion. This wasn’t a one-off event, either: The Distributist is a prolific source of anti-gay and anti-Muslim hate speech.
Mr. Fish retains total control over what is said on As Maine Goes and has regularly banned posters because he thought they went a little outside of the bounds of proper behavior. But what does The Distributist have to do to get banned? Isn’t he regularly outside the bounds of proper behavior? Apparently not.
If Scott Fish wants to silence the hate, he should start on his own message board.
Many years ago, when I was still laboring under the delusion that AMG might be a useful forum for intelligent and respectful discussion of the serious issues facing our state and nation, one Melvin Udall posted this gem of rational and considered wisdom: “Democrats are assholes.”
And the Hon. Rev. Fish? Not even a “tsk, tsk.”
I’ve often called them hypocrites, but I think not always. Look at it this way: If you know, I mean KNOW that democrats are assholes, it is not hateful to say so; it’s just pointing out what should be obvious to any unbiased observer.
If, on the other hand, you should call such speech “hateful,” it merely shows how ignorant, biased and hatefilled you yourself are.
So there.
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.”
Yup. This is the same website that referred to my 20 year old son as a ‘communist’ because of a Facebook post he made about England’s Labour Party. (And then when I asked the lady ring leader to remove the post, she posted my message and berated me)
If you’re not on their side you could be Mother Teresa and they’d slam you. I remember that post and did not like how they judged your parenting solely from an email.