Some In Democratic Underground Worried About Backlash To Their Falwell Hate Rantings

NewsBusters ^ | May 17, 2007 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

Almost from the moment that Jerry Falwell's death was announced on Tuesday, the leftwing nutroots at the Democratic Underground began gleefully dancing upon his grave. Here are just a few of their hate rants about Falwell:

Uncharitable or not, I am sorry his death was not more painful and drawn out. He did not deserve a relatively peaceful, painless and quick death.

Rot in Hell Falwell!

May Pat Robertson and James Dobson be next.

I'm putting on my dancing shoes and am going to look for his grave!

One more nail in the coffin for the hate crime that is religion.

Pretty strong stuff. Even a few of the more rational DUers thought it was over the top and are now worrying about the backlash to their extreme hate rants against Falwell. One of these DUers goes by the screen name of earthlover who is now desperately worried that this backlash will ultimately hurt the Democrats at the polls. Here is some of the nervous commentary by DUer earthlover in a thread titled, Is Our Response To Falwell's Death Hurting Our Cause?

Since Falwell's death, these boards have been inundated with posts, many of which demonstrated absolute glee at his death and judgementalism that rivaled Falwell's...

...Followers of Falwell, and there are MANY, are going to be really angry to read or hear about such hostility coming from our side, especially during this time. This will motivate them to fight their fight even harder, and they will have all kinds of ammunition now to further their cause and to try to convince everyone that Democrats are a bunch of hypocrites who show the same sort of hatred they disdain in others...

...Members of the conservative media are already picking up on the profuse hatred being spewed forth on these boards. So, to those who think these boards are just a means to "vent," remember one thing: the whole world is watching... 

...Most moderates, and most sane people, and ANYONE with common sense is going to see people dancing on the grave of a still-warm body as being reprehensible, stupid and just plain rude...

...So, the question I have for you: do you have a political death-wish? Democrats have a great chance of winning in 08. However, the sort of thing I have seen about Falwell is going to help...the Republicans! They already are skilled at getting elected by painting us as anti-religion. Who would have dreamt that Democrats would act the way they have done this past day? It is a nightmare to me, but it is a dream come true for the Republicans...

To answer your question, earthlover, yes you folks on the left do have a political death wish. Don't think the over the edge hate rants against Falwell in the leftwing blogosphere will go unnoticed. Much to your evident dismay they will definitely be remembered.

If you don't have the stomach to see the unfiltered sicko hate rants against Falwell directly in the Democratic Underground, you can read a large digest of their bile in the DUmmie FUnnies.

[Sans-Culotte]

It will be hard to restrain conservative vitriol when Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Jane Fonda pass away.

I doubt any tears will be shed, that's for sure. Teddy should have done time for manslaughter, and Jimmah would have been shot for treason in earlier times. Hanoi Jane would have been exiled in those same earlier times.

[gridlock]

They are not upset because people are getting the wrong impression about them.

They are upset because they have revealed themselves.

When the mask slips over at DU, it’s pretty ugly underneath.

[Yankee Dutch]

Indeed. It really is fascinating to watch the moral rationale unfold of an entire party that frets endlessly over the death of several hundred soldiers per year, who are of legal age and volunteered to go into battle, while simultaneously ignoring the 1 million plus babies our nation allows to be murdered annually.

[Tribune7]

It will be hard to restrain conservative vitriol when Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Jane Fonda pass away.

Betcha JimRob does.

[miss marmelstein]

It’s very gay, isn’t it?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Who would have dreamt that Democrats would act the way they have done this past day? It is a nightmare to me, but it is a dream come true for the Republicans...

This guy is really delusional. The Democratic left acts reprehensibly all the time, and has no tolerance whatsoever, and it's not just about Falwell, they've reacted poorly many times.

[LonePalm]

What is the over/under on DUmmy earthlover's tombstoning?

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Onelifetogive]

Who would have dreamt that Democrats would act the way they have done this past day?

Who would have expected anything else?

[MrB]

Hey, DUmmies!

Yes, we’re going to make sure that as many people as possible see your TRUE COLORS,

and we’ll also make sure that they understand that, when electing Democrats, they are voting for people who represent this same mentality.

[cripplecreek]

It will be hard to restrain conservative vitriol when Ted Kennedy, Jimmy Carter, and Jane Fonda pass away.

It's not hard. I just try to humanize them by thinking about their families who love them.

[Unam Sanctam]

All this was so predictable. As Rush says, it is just who they are...

[MrB]

Who would have dreamt that Democrats would act the way they have done this past day?

Oh, just anyone who's been paying any bit of attention to you lunatics since 2000.

[reagan_fanatic]

Rot in Hell Falwell!

May Pat Robertson and James Dobson be next.

I'm putting on my dancing shoes and am going to look for his grave!

One more nail in the coffin for the hate crime that is religion

First, these quotes can't be from Dirty Underpants because the following conditions don't apply:

1) All the words are spelled correctly.

2) Every third word isn't a swear word.

3) The word 'BUSHITLER' is missing.

Nice try though!



;P

[attiladhun2]

Naturally. Anti-American 3d World Thugs, as well as Jihadists, Communists, and other haters of Christianity and liberty, all receive the endorsement of the DUmmies, nutroots, and other Dhimmicrat kooks by the absence of condemnation from these "people" (I use the term in its broadest sense, since though they look like you and I, yet have forsaken the logic that should be man as animalis rationalis).

[Baladas]

That’s no follower of Christ there.

DU was known as a moonbat cave before this, now more people are aware of it. John Edwards wife is a regualr poster there, that says it all.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

"...the Republicans! They already are skilled at getting elected by painting us as anti-religion..."

We're not painting anything, friend; we're exposing.

[GrandEagle]

John 15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
John 15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
John 15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
John 15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.
John 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

[Bitsy]

They already are skilled at getting elected by painting us as anti-religion.

As if a republican had to paint any anti-religious picture of Democrats.

[nonsporting]

Saddam Hussein got better farewells from lefties than Falwell did.

Wail till that butcher Castro dies. The Left will be wearing sackcloth and ashes.

[tophat9000]

Kinda like the Daily Kos posting wanting to gas Joe Lieberman like a dog.

Did they really say that?... I mean by the left's own logic saying you want to "gas" Joe Lieberman (a Jew) like "a dog"... (pure Nazi imagery) ranks with saying you want to "lynch" a black... IE "code word" raciest hate speech...