Reply #60: Why are people overlooking that distinction?

[RoseMead]

The fact that those slurs were spoken *publicly* by an *administration official* who is supposed to be part of *our side* is what really stings, imo. Yes, lots of people have said lots of crazy things on DU and elsewhere, but *they aren't the President's press secretary making statements in front of God and everybody.*


And yes, Republicans say lots of nasty, stupid things to and about Dems. We deal with that in a better way because it's expected: that's what they do, because they are our *opposition.* They are not part of our own party!

I truly don't understand why so many defenders want to put Gibbs' words on the same level with those of anonymous posters on the internet or Republicans. There's no comparison, imo, because Gibbs is supposed to be on our side ("us" being all Democrats, including the ones on the left). That's what got me. It's one thing when the other side is disdainful of us, but it's another thing entirely to hear something like that from one of the people who's supposed to be working *with* us.