Wingnut Comment Policy & The Coming Republican Minority

"A new comment from “Talus” was received on the post “"Our Greatest Fear" Directed By Danny Elfman” of the weblog “Bedazzled!”.

Comment: "Very misogynistic but it's okay because she is a 'breeder' right?"

Dear Wingnuts*,

Though not generally a Political Blog, this is a blog run by a liberal Democrat, although I'm not gay, as your comment seems to imply (not that there's anything wrong with that). Also, I don't hate people who have children, as your comment also seems to say. (Wow! - you're extra nutty!) I basically don't want to get into arguments with Wingnuts* because it makes having this blog a lot less fun, and wastes my time. I've heard all of your talking points already. So if you want to come here and enjoy the video and other content, that's fine. I probably won't even be posting much political stuff in the near future as I probably won't feel as compelled, since A) we won in a landslide, and B) the Republican Party seems bent on relegating themselves to permanent minority status (Palin 2012! Yay!). But that said, any Wingnutty comments will be deleted and the commentors banned from commenting. Too many Wingnutty comments and I'll have to close the comments for that post. It's just easier that way. For me.

*From the Wikipedia: "Wingnut, a term derived from the phrase "right-wing nut," is used in United States politics as a political epithet referring to people who hold extreme conservative far right views"

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Comments

[Eugene]

I only read this blog via rss and this is my first comment but don't you think you're overreacting a bit? You got one mildly offensive comment and now you're going to suppress dissent. It seems that if you post political content then people should be able to make political comments regardless of them agreeing with you. I realize this is your blog and you can do as you please but I think you should reconsider.

[Spike]

Hey! Thanks for your comment.

This is not so much a reaction, as a re-statement of a long held policy. This is just the latest in a series of similar posts. I guess I just don't enjoy the political back and forth and feel that there are myriad places people can go for that kind of interaction. The election is over and I think that Republicans should "Just Get Over It" like they've been telling Democrats to do for the last 8 years.

It's my soapbox and i don't want to share it with people that I disagree with. They can go get their own soapbox.

[BritSwedeGuy]

Like most of the non-insane world I was hugely relieved that Obama won, but 'Landslide'? Didn't 51% of married voters vote for the rich old white guy?
Not wanting to rain on anyone's parade but please don't get too complacent, the evil and ignorant haven't just disappeared overnight - they're regrouping.

[Spike]

Well- "electoral landslide" then. I mean, in 2002 Bush LOST the popular vote. So comparatively it is a landslide.

No complacency here, but it's hard to see how the GOP comes back from this when all their "ideas" are incredibly unpopular. And they want to double-down on them.

[mark]

Yes to Obama
No to Prop 8
How bout some more old Dumptruck footage?