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.

[attiladhun2]

And these will be the future leaders of the Democrat Party. They will, indeed, reveal themselves to be Stalinists. You can bet if the Democrats ever gain both Houses and the Presidency, expect to see Christian leaders like Dobson being jailed either through “hate-crimes” legislation or through IRS audits. They will attempt to silence talk radio and will attempt another major gun-grab. I am afraid the American people are too feminized to resist what I see coming from the disloyal opposition.

[Continental Soldier]

We need to pay attention to those hate-posts from democrats. They give good indication of their character and of their intentions toward anyone who holds a different view from theirs. When I refer to them as Stalinists, I ain’t just blowin’ smoke!

[Dead Dog]

The bottom line is that Earth lover and it’s ilk will have all non-materialists loaded on box cars and headed towards the tall smoke stacks if they win this fight.

Only half of them are ready to admit it to themselves.

[cripplecreek]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1834666/posts

“Daily Kos: Gas Jew Lieberman Like a Dog”

[netmilsmom]

>>I sure saw quite a few ‘comments removed by moderator’ here when Molly Ivins died. “Remove the beam from one’s own eye...’ folks (although we showed a bit more class than DU- well, I should hope so).<<

Compare when it was announced here that Mrs. Edwards had her cancer come back and there when Tony Snow’s cancer came back.
That is a true comparison.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The left is disgusting, but there have been some postings here that were not anything to be proud of! No need to lower oneself to the level of the left!

[Dead Dog]

I will celebrate with a Rum and Coke. Not for sadistic reasons, or glee for the end of a first class jerk. Nope, I’ll celebrate for the end of an era of suffering that left 30K Cuban’s murdered in the largest per capita purge in world history.

The left will mourn his passing.

[moonman]

Regardless of what they say at DU, no one there can say they did more good for all mankind than Jerry Falwell.

ALL YOU ASSW*PES AT DU, WHICH ONE OF YOU HAVE A BETTER LEGACY THAN JERRY FALWELL?

[Red in Blue PA]

I hope someone is archiving those threads....they were truly despicable. Even one thread which started out as “This is not DU’s finest hour” degenerated into the most hateful thread you could ever read.

Reading those nonsensical posts, one would have thought Falwell had gassed 6 million Jews.

[Red in Blue PA]

I was browsing Amazon’s books today for some summer reading and was amazed to see the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx as Number 31 under “classics”:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_pg_2/103-5603181-4155010?ie=UTF8&rs=10399&rh=n%3A1000%2Cn%3A17%2Cn%3A10399&page=2

Must be the DUmmies buying the book of their hero.

[MrB]

Fallwell’s “crime”, as well as most religious people’s “crimes”,

are that they have a set of guidelines by which they live their lives, and try to promote those as the best way to live (and the laboratory of history has shown that they’re right).

Lefties are a bunch of juveniles that want to do whatever they want, and to hell with the consequences to others, or themselves, because those consequences will be paid for by others.

[PJ-Comix]

I hope someone is archiving those threads....they were truly despicable.

You can find the most complete archive on the Web of Leftwing Blogosphere quotes and threads at the DUmmie FUnnies. Almost 700 editions chronicling leftwing looney luncacy going back almost 3 years.

[nonsporting]

I was browsing Amazon’s books today for some summer reading and was amazed to see the Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx as Number 31 under “classics” ...Must be the DUmmies buying the book of their hero.

A "classic" is a work of timeless "value." In this case it should be read so that we NEVER forget the ideology which has resulted in the mass murder of millions.(We own several copies.)

[NRA2BFree]

That’s no follower of Christ there.

I know, and the sad thing is that he probably doesn't even know the difference.

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.

I did not know that about Elizabeth Edwards. LOL That's pretty funny! Yeah, there's some real nut jobs over there. I signed up once and played with them for a while, until I said something snide about Ted Kennedy been drunk all the time, and they banned me. LOL

[Sam Clements]

Here are a few things I noticed or which came to my mind in the aftermath of Jerry’s passing.

1. Jerry was a long time Christian who is in heaven now, and who has shown the way for tens of thousands more who will follow him to heaven some day.

2. The nutroots say he was a hater. I never saw any evidence of that, unless living your life in accordance with God’s word is hating. It isn’t of course.

3. To see what hate looks like, read the comments from all the RATS and other atheists. You can start by reading Hitchens hate filled screed.

4. Even though Jerry was not able to change most things, the world is a better place because of Jerry Falwell.

5. God Bless Jerry’s family. They have been very fortunate because of him. Time will heal. They have a lot to feel blessed about.

[Savage Beast]

I was not an admirer of Jerry Falwell, but this merely demonstrates (yet again!) the rampant, overwhelming, blinding, vitriolic hate that permeates the Left.

[Spiff]

They have absolutely no credibility on any issue anyway so I can’t imagine what they’re worried about.

[fredhead]

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

I just remember that it’s not my place to judge others. Jesus taught us to love our enemies and to pray for those whoi persecute us.

I went to DU the other day (first time in over a year) and was appalled at the hatred that was being spewed there. It makes me sickto think that I was once a dem (many years ago - thank you Ronnie Reagan for showing me the light)

I may not have always agreed with Rev. Falwell, but he believed the Bible, tried to follow its teachings, and always stood by his beliefs. I believe he has been welcomed in heaven as a “good and faithful servant.”

[nfldgirl]

The absolute best thing to do when they die, is to just simply ignore their deaths...just ignore them...they—and all the “whatever” about their passing—will just simply....fade away.