One more from the left: Free Republic Pulls Thread Bashing Malia Obama

DailyKOS ^ | Fri Jul 10, 2009 | by CatM

[Nachum]

The truth is that conservatives do not know the meaning of Jesus' words despite how much they love to use them when it suits their inner hatred of all those who are different. Worse, they lack basic human decency, as they demonstrate time and again.

Yeah pal- but I'm Jewish. I'd rather remember the words of my sages:

If someone wakes up in the morning to kill you, wake up earlier and kill him first"

You people drew first blood.

[GOPJ]

I half-read the article on Malia, so I obviously don’t remember all of the details. What happened? Did Letterman make a joke about her getting raped at a Yankee game? /s

None of the liberal even caught why Letterman was offensive... That said - I don't think we should go after children either. Who wants to be as tacky and dreadful as the liberals?

[evets]

Poor kids. I hope they’re not “punished with a baby”.
Hopefully they won’t deal cocaine like the Kenyan.

[Catholic Canadian]

It’s a shame the Obamas have to be attacked based on race, I hate all leftists equally, I don’t care what their ethnic background is and it doesn’t matter. He’s a leftist, that’s all we really need to focus on.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“I wonder if some of this was the work of Obama trolls intending to make FR look bad?”

It sure wouldn’t be the first time, nor the last.

[NTHockey]

But these comments are perfectly acceptable when directed at Republicans? I see that Letterman has stepped up the attacks again. And Olbermann doesn’t stop his hate.

How dare anyone associated with or a member of DailyKos accuse us of offensive comments. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

[Abathar]

I agree Jim, no matter what we should just leave all the kids out of it.

The treatment of Sarah Palin’s kids are the perfect example of why we are better than them, and I agree that that he has a point about some of those posts, we don’t need to stoop to their level. (as much as I hate to admit agreeing with anything coming out of HuPo, but some of those were over the top when the subject is an 11 year old girl no matter who her father is)

[gimme1ibertee]

Thanks,Jim.
I can’t believe that true FReepers would say such things about kids-even someone they don’t agree with. That’s pretty bad. 11-year-olds deserve better.Not to mention the fact that we need to be above such garbage.That kind of stuff is for Kos and DU-not us.

[sauropod]

I agree with you but the people that post that kind of crap don’t belong on FR. Reflects badly on all of us. They should be invited to go elsewhere.

That being said, I found Malia’s t-shirt offensive. Any time I see the “Peace” symbol it’s offensive because it is a political statement.

The other day there was a news story about two women that were taking the skins of decommissioned combat aircraft and turning them into “dogtags” with peace sayings on them “as a way of honoring our soldiers.” The “Peace” symbol was part of some of the “dogtags.”

[End Times Sentinel]

I have to say I didn’t notice the thread (although I’m familiar with the picture being spoken about).
The tone of the comments does not seem at all typical of what’s posted here.
None the less, people’s children are off limits.

[behzinlea]

I’m sure this noble, progressive-minded writer going to include chapter in his book about the things left says about Palin’s children, right?

[new cruelty]

Thanks for posting this. The writer failed to mention anything about it, but I wonder if the writer has asked similar questions of other forums who have bashed President Bush’s daughters or Governor Palin’s children?

[Antoninus]

Would that these rank hypocrites would be so similarly concerned about the Palin children.

[allmendream]

Is that any better? To call the First Lady “ghetto”?

Why make ourselves out to be ungentlemanly towards a completely IRRELEVANT figure upon absolutely irrelevant matters (i.e. her looks, her style, mistaken notions of her being “ghetto” rather than from a middle class background.)?

Let the Letterman's and other lowlifes do what they will.

We at least should be the ADULTS and address issues of import.

[Rebelbase]

Self righteous KOS pukes trying to make hay. They are irrelevant.

[jakerobins]

Not for nothing, But these things are said constantly about Children of other politicans...Kids should be off limits! 100%. Watching the left and Media try to destroy Sarah Palin and her children..Including an infant with special needs....

I don’t feel much pitty for some bad comments on a blog you can CHOOSE to read or not to read. The attacks on Sarah and her children were on about every TV channel..Magazines...and lots of websites.

I think Obama’s daughters can CHOOSE not to look at a blog while they are in EUROPE with there dad. Sarah’s daughters are probably nervous to turn on the TV or look at a magazine.

I’m sick and tired of the LEFT telling me WHAT I CAN’T SAY. Meanwhile they say the most dispicable things and claim FREE SPEACH. QUID PRO QUO my commie friends......

[americanophile]

Well, here’s my thoughts:

1.Kids should be off limits, especially young kids;

2.FR should not feel compelled to answer questions about morality from someone who lies - namely someone who introduce themselves as ‘an independent writer’ and then posts to Daily Kos…nothing independent about that, in any sense of the word;

3. As for the question: “Does Free Republic condone this type of exercise in free speech?” Simply put yes. The exercise of free speech is the whole point, isn’t it? That the content of individual’s statements may be offensive to some, and/or unrepresentative of posters as a whole should not and does not detract from the valuable exchange of ideas or their very expression. There was a time when liberals believed in free speech too, but that time has long passed.

[kromike]

So, I suppose that until the writer decides to write a book about the Grassroots Liberal Movement, he's in no moral position to demand civility at DK?

Heh. I thought not.

[Mr. Mojo]

Is that any better? To call the First Lady “ghetto”?

Certainly it's not any "better." But to go after the children is far worse.