Our friends at Powerline have a characteristically excellent review of the Democrats' pattern of hate speech, following the desecration in Fallujah. The blogosphere is stepping to the fore as America's premier venue for political speech, with Democrats disgracing themselves, and conservative bloggers catching them at it.

John Hinderaker of Powerline, however, goes beyond the obvious, and notes that candidate John Kerry's number one internet fund—raising site is none other than The Daily Kos, which kicked off the orgy of Democrat hatred with unkind comments about the men who gave their lives in the cause of freedom for the Iraqis and safety for Americans. Here's what "Rocket Man" had to say:

There's more: In the last few days, there has been a lot of news about John Kerry's successful use of the internet for fund—raising. Who is Kerry's number one online fundraiser? Yup. The Daily Kos.

So far, John Kerry has done nothing to disassociate himself from Zuniga's hateful reaction to the Falluja massacre. For him to do so might be dangerous; the truth is that Zuniga's hateful extremism represents the mainstream of the Democratic Party. Certainly the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee are in no hurry to disassociate themselves from Zuniga's "screw them" sentiment.

As to Kerry, there is an interesting pattern here. In 1971, Kerry never publicly condemned his close friends and associates in Vietnam Veterans Against the War who were, at meetings he attended, plotting to assassinate Senators. It will be interesting to see whether Kerry has changed. Will he, today, publicly distance himself from those in his party who express contempt for Americans who are brutally murdered, and whose bodies are burned, broken to pieces and strung up from a bridge? For most of us, this would not be a difficult decision. Let's see how Kerry handles it when his number one internet fundraiser is involved.

Posted by Thomas   04 03 04