On Reliable Sources today, Howie Kurtz tried to go along with right-winger Mary Ham that only rightwing women get attacked in the blogosphere. Unfortunately for them Arianna Huffington was on the panel and infused a little bit of truth into the matter. Reality sucks for wingnuts when it obliterates their narrow little world.
From Crooks and Liars:
HAM: I disagree just a little bit. I think it is easy to say that this is a problem of both sides without realizing that there, despite Arianna's obvious comportment and elegance on TV that there are some serious monkeys hanging from the rafters over on the left side of the blogosphere.
HUFFINGTON: Absolutely. I think it is really amazing that people like Michelle and others are really trying to make that a left-right thing. I read everything Joan wrote on the subject, and there wasn't a single thing that singled out progressive women bloggers. It was all about women.
And the idea that this is a left-wing phenomenon is just laughable, absolutely laughable. I mean, the most toxic women on TV practically is Anne Coulter, who is solidly on the right, who talks about rat poison for Judge Stevens, who talks about The New York Times journalists needing to be executed. I mean, this is the kind of absolutely toxic vile talk. And she is not even anonymous. So please, you know, let's stop this absurd idea that this has anything to do with the progressive blogosphere.
It is absurd to believe for one second that only the left attacks the right. Seriously what world is Mary living in? Coulter may have the most notoriety among the hateful right-wing bloggers, but everyone knows that there are so many more. All you need to do is go over to LGF, Townhall, Redstate or the other wingnut sites and see the vile that they spew. Sure, there are some hateful comments from the left, but for Mary Ham to play the victim is ridiculous.
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