FROM THE EGO OF THE LEFT

A terrific pro-war liberal blog.

FROM THE ID OF THE LEFT: Just a selection from the dozens of emails I’ve gotten outraged at my criticism of Sheryl Crow. Here’s one:

Who the hell are you? NOBODY!!!!! Never heard of you. And I am sure the only way you can get any attention is by insulting someone who stands up for what she believes in. She, on the other hand, has everything on the line by speaking up for what she believes. I admire her so much for her courage and was a fan before, but now I am an enormous fan and you can go back to the rock you crawled out from, probably never to be heard from again (hopefully) and look for someone else to attack. Bye Bye!!! – A Proud Democrat who is Ashamed of the United States of America.

There you have it. Ashamed of the U.S.A. And proudly a Democrat! Then there’s:

Stop using your paleolithic brain dead labels to attempt a smear job on everybody who doesn’t adhere to your own knee jerk, fascist, fanatical vision of a Jew World Order.

Jew World Order. From the progressive movement, no less. And it’s a meme:

The people you are supporting don’t fight for the American way. Your republican party has been hijacked by extreme Zionists and Oil murderers. If your writing copy for murders then you have no soul. Have fun in hell.

Proof that homophobia is also alive and well on the left is one of my daily lessons (you should read the intray on a regular basis). But here are a couple of missives in the last few hours:

You sound like an elitist old queen gossiping in a tea circle.

And my favorite:

Keep up the good work, you are disgracing and discrediting yourself, no need for anyone else to, it’s as obvious as the stretchmarks on your anus as you’re bent over in a bathhouse, dumbass.

And then, of course:

AIDS dementia striking again??

Yep, the internet is full of nutcases and hatemongers. And I’m not saying these emails tell you anything that significant about the left in general. But its pretense at being morally superior – while it harbors anti-Semites, homophobes and hate-mongers who would be just as at home on the far right – is wearing a little thin, don’t you think?