Author Topic: Edwards and Bloggers (Read 853 times)

Toad · « **Reply #15 on:** February 09, 2007, 02:22:31 PM »

Yer undoubtedly right MT.

They had a huge sea-change in the way they think the instant they got hired.

The both have made a pilgrimage to Rome to seek the Pope's blessing and advice as they enter this new phase of their lives. At least that's what I heard.

I guess a politician hiring reformed KKK white supremacist bloggers would be OK as long as they haven't worn the sheet for 48 hours prior to hiring, right?

Gotta love this place.

Toad · « **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2007, 02:28:18 PM »

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Did you note that these quotes were made before they were hired?

Wow.. thanks for the heads up.

Now I see that "Q: What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit? A: You’d have to justify your misogyny with another ancient mythology."

really isn't "intended to denigrate any church or anybody's religion".

It's all in the timing! Why didn't I see that?

Denigration is a timing thing. Gotcha.

JB88 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2007, 02:43:37 PM »

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We need a yawning smiley right about here-->.

midnight Target · « **Reply #18 on:** February 09, 2007, 05:00:23 PM »

Do you think people act differently at work than at home? Do you think they should be expected to?

You want to hold an employee responsible for actions taken prior to being hired and when said actions were taken in a PERSONAL blog. If you found out a married teacher sent a love letter to someone other than his spouse a year before he was hired, yet he had been an exemplary employee, you would fire him?

Really?

Maverick · « **Reply #19 on:** February 09, 2007, 05:01:57 PM »

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Irony?

I think so.

But lets play for just a minute...

1. Bloggers make sarcastic statements about catholics.
2. Much time passes.
3. Bloggers are hired by democratic candidate.
4. Catholic group digs up old statements and gets offended by them... (I wonder why?)
5. Democratic candidate says yep those things won't happen any more.
6. And they don't.

did I miss something?

Yes you did miss something. I suppose the first thing you missed was actually posting anything of substance earlier which was why I responded to your earlier post.

The second thing is that people are responsible for their writings and should expect to be taken to task for them when they are hired to write. I suppose you would think it's perfectly OK for someone like a blogger for the KKK to be hired by the NAACP. You wouldn't find that to be questionable now would you? If that's not to your liking how about reversing the career chronology of my example.

The next thing would be to take to task the person who actually hired the blogger without having done any background research on who they were hiring to represent them. I suppose you could think of it as doing their homework.

GtoRA2 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 09, 2007, 05:04:53 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Do you think people act differently at work than at home? Do you think they should be expected to?

You want to hold an employee responsible for actions taken prior to being hired and when said actions were taken in a PERSONAL blog. If you found out a married teacher sent a love letter to someone other than his spouse a year before he was hired, yet he had been an exemplary employee, you would fire him?

Really?

So as long as the bigotry is on a personal site and in the past its OK?

midnight Target · « **Reply #21 on:** February 09, 2007, 05:07:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Toad
Wow.. thanks for the heads up.

Now I see that "Q: What if Mary had taken Plan B after the Lord filled her with his hot, white, sticky Holy Spirit? A: You’d have to justify your misogyny with another ancient mythology."

really isn't "intended to denigrate any church or anybody's religion".

It's all in the timing! Why didn't I see that?

Denigration is a timing thing. Gotcha.

Funny.. but

Your original post said "Oh... he means he'll permit it once but NEXT time..."

He didn't permit it at all. It happened BEFORE he hired them and he didn't know about it until this BS came out in the press. He NEVER permitted his EMPLOYEES to say those things.

Shuckins · « **Reply #22 on:** February 09, 2007, 05:21:54 PM »

Hmmmm.....Republican congressman is caught sending dirty e-mails to an underage intern. No sexual contact ever took place.....but Democrats, and their supporters on these bbs, are outraged....OUTRAGED that is!

Republican congressman from Mississippi makes complimentary remarks at the funeral of an elderly congressman who made "racist" remarks a half century ago....and is vilified by Democrats, and their supporters on these bbs, who are outraged....OUTRAGED I say!

A democratic congressman hires two twit-brained bloggers who made offensive statements about the Christian religion....and Democrats and their supporters on these bbs, being somewhat less than outraged, defend the action by saying that these statements were made BEFORE they were hired and therefore, for some reason, should not count against them.

That seems fair.

midnight Target · « **Reply #23 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:17:32 PM »

Oh yea.. fair is fair. I remember clearly the outrage from the conservative BBS'ers about those topics... Oh yes I remember it well.

AWMac · « **Reply #24 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:47:43 PM »

First time I seen this thead I glanced and I swear it said ...

"Edwards has Boogers"

My Bad.

Mac

Rolex · « **Reply #25 on:** February 09, 2007, 06:49:02 PM »

It's depressing to think that the election isn't until next November.

I'll tell ya'll something funny about Japan. They have a "Campaign Season" that begins about 3 weeks before an election. No campaigning or speeches before that. No huge political rallies or conventions. Candidates have less than a month to annoy everyone.

BTW · « **Reply #26 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:01:44 PM »

Are there two standards of bigotry - one for racial bigotry and one for religious bigotry? Obviously the bloggers are religious bigots. Is that acceptable to Edwards? Would racial bigotry be acceptable? Why religious bigotry and not racial bigotry?

IMO, its far from a "non-story." It gives some insight into Edward's character, I think. Its like the playstation all over again- logically inconsistent.

AWMac · « **Reply #27 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:05:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Rolex
It's depressing to think that the election isn't until next November.

I'll tell ya'll something funny about Japan. They have a "Campaign Season" that begins about 3 weeks before an election. No campaigning or speeches before that. No huge political rallies or conventions. Candidates have less than a month to annoy everyone.

No chit... too early and now I REALLY miss all the Tampon Commercials.

Mac

Hajo · « **Reply #28 on:** February 09, 2007, 07:22:42 PM »

As Lewis Black said " I wish the Democrats and Republicans would take the 2008 election off." After the last year and a half I can't take it anymore.

I tend to agree. Think.....all we could get for Presidential Candidates for the last 2 Presidential elections was Gore vs. Bush.....and Kerry vs. Bush.

I'm at a loss anyone else? I mean is this the best we could do?

It's like no one of mental substance wants the job anymore.

Lewis Black "Its time for a dead President." 'I think Reagans time has come again." "No one but no one would screw with us."

Ya know....that wouldn't be a bad idea...last 15 years of the same old Politics......and lack of any action of consequence....Dead just might be better then we've had recently.

Toad · « **Reply #29 on:** February 09, 2007, 11:10:01 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Oh yea.. fair is fair. I remember clearly the outrage from the conservative BBS'ers about those topics... Oh yes I remember it well.

Here you go

Amongst the many calls from many posters for Foley to be prosecuted, this is just one of mine.

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Who is downplaying it? What I see is folks saying prosecute him to the full extent of the law.

That's how I feel about it.

Is yer memory starting to fail?