In this case, one lefty (someone who is not only vulgar but is so extreme and poorly behaved she may be mentally ill, and hardly deserves credit for any show style like that) may have been, for once, held somewhat accountable.

I suggest that awareness of reacism has come further than gender bigotry. It's just not cool anymore to use racial slurs. in public. The word 'whore' is gender specific but still used at every oportunity, however.

True enough. It is sort of like serial killers prefering to see victims as anonymous bodies…hence the SOP of law enforcement of humanizing kidnap victims with names and lives…making it more difficult to kill.

Clinton has been called a “FU*King Who*e” by Rhodes. McCain was called that identical term at Huff&Puff the same day. McCain has also been called a “traitor” on a number of left blogs (their promoting/Swiftboating the nutters who attack McCain's refusal to pursue rumours that Vietnam still has POWs).

I don't know of similar hateful language directed at Obama (other than Obamessiah…which ain't exactly hateful).

I expect this to get worse. One MAJOR reason: a lot of McCain's appeal is his life story. The Democrats need to stop people considering his very fascinating story. He must be dehumanized for Obama to succeed..

Thus, the “Old Man” meme will probably be a major one. (I imagine pushed by 527s so Obama can keep his hands clean).

McCain will be represented like “Granpa Simpson”…fought in the war, yah, we honour that (wink, wink…sly laughter on the Left)…now go back to the Old Folks Home, old man, and stop bothering us.

The most troubling part of all this is the popularity of those who deal in revving up base instincts like hate and revenge without ever being held accountable for what they do.

Brasscupcakes said: “but the Left never learns, it takes extreme voices at the end of the spectrum to to move the middle where you want it… It's that simple.”

No, it's not.
In the late 60s Lennon wrote a song called “Revolution” with the scathing take-down of the British Left: “If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao, you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow.”

About two weeks back I read a piece in the “Guardian” by guy who was a young Left activist and counter-culture publisher, where he reflected on how he publicly denounced Lennon at the time. . . . and then was surprised that Lennon contacted him to explain.

Of course, the kid never got Lennon's point at the time. Almost 40 years later, though, thinking back to this talks with Lennon, he gained more respect for Lennon's position.

You can't go out…call people “Big FU*King WH*RES”…and then expect people will vote for politicians you are associated with.

The French public turned on the radicals and brought back De Gaulle in 68.
The English public turned on the Looney Left and brought in Thatcher after the Winter of Discontent in 79.
Reagan . . . Bush . . . Bush redux . . .The only person you have elected was a Moderate: Clinton.

You keep raging . . . and you will keep losing.