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From Edwards Supporter:
"I left a perfectly civil comment yesterday that didn’t get posted. Hoefully a glitch and not the censoring of a dissenting view.I would like there to be some acknowledgement that William Donahue does not speak for the vast majority of Catholics in this country who overwhelmingly support (and use) contraception, accept divorce as a fact of life, and are pro-choice on abortion. Moreover, Mr. Donahue thinks we should all be sensitive to his views, but he is perfectly comfortable engaging in vicious anti-semitic, racist and homophobic diatribes on the airwaves."
I will readily acknowledge that Mr. Donahue does not speak for all of the Catholics in this country. As a matter of fact, I am a lapsed Catholic, and have no idea who Mr. Donohue is, so it is impossible for him to speak for me. While I will readily admit that I believe in contraception and divorce (having been through two myself), I can't say that I know many Catholics - even lapsed ones - that beieve in abortion on demand at any time.
Having said that, I must also mention that I maintain a strong relationship with my God, though I don't necessarily follow the preachings of the Catholic Church any more. Vatican II ruined the Chirch for me, and it will take a lot to guide me back into their fold.
However, the vile bigotry demonstrated by Marcotte and McEwan in their previous writings should have given Mr. Edwards pause prior to hiring them, and should at least cause some serious second thoughts about maintaining their employment in his candidacy. Their prior remarks have insulted me, in many different ways, though I truly believe they have the right to express their opinions in any way they see fit. While I may have an extremely low opinion of them, it is nothing compared to the disrespect I feel for Mr. Edwards. Any presidential candidate who cannot properly vet their potential employees who may eventually have some position within their staff, and cannot acknowledge that his/her choice was mistaken will never have my confidence. This only demonstrates the lack of leadership abilities that Mr. Edwards has and his willingness to undergo willful ignorance regarding the actions of his staff. With a record like this, so early in the campaign, you can bet that Mr. Edwards will demonstrate further acts of poor decision-making in the future. Unfortunately, those may not show up until after he is potentially voted in as President, in which case the entire country will be required to pay for his mistakes.
No, I think I'll pass on Mr. Edwards simply because of the poor decision-making ability he has demonstrated, independently of the bloggers in question.
Comment Posted By Former Lurker On 9.02.2007 @ 03:03
