Reply #160: I agree...

[JazzQuipster]

I'm a newbie here, though I've been lurking on DU for a long, long time. I recently was prompted to join and post here by a thread touting the conspiracy theory that "they" (right-wingers) were out to get our guys, and offered up three examples, 1) the Kucinich redistricting, 2) the charges brought against John Edwards, and 3) Weinergate, which at the time he was still denying.

I thought the point of the thread and some of the people posting on it were misguided and decided that I wanted to post my opinion. I mean, yes the Kucinich redistricting is part of an evil right-wing plot, but the John Edwards affair? Edwards brought his troubles upon himself and I said so. I also said that I wasn't convinced that Weiner was innocent. Some people were going through elaborate contortions about the YFrog, the Twitter and the Intertubes...things of which I have no understanding, but I was judging Weiner by his own weak responses to the questions. It seemed like people here were doing more to defend Weiner's honor than Weiner was.

Well, somebody here jumped all over me accusing me of being a freeper, a liar, of promoting Fox News/hate-radio talking points, yada-yada-yada. I have to tell you, I was a bit surprised by the level of intolerance this supposed progressive displayed toward my opposing view. I always used to think that it's only the other side that has its rabid defenders, but it appears on our side, too. We have to remember that politicians, regardless of party, are humans subject to all the weaknesses that encompasses and we have to judge them by their actions and not automatically rush to their defense with our own rationalizations.