Sunday, February 13, 2005
More Charges without Evidence.
Bertrand Pecquerie at editorsweblog opined on Saturday that the blog swarm that went after Eason Jordan were the "sons of Senator McCarthy." As Powerline points out, this charge was inevitable.
The Deacon at Powerline points out that Jordan had several options, most of which I "offered" to Mr. Jordan in the heat of the story, and that he chose not to avail himself of any of them.
Mr. Pecquerie spills bile as opposed to offering any substantive defense of Mr. Jordan. It is just the old, tired, free speech cliche'. No one denies that Mr. Jordan has the right to say what he did. He has not be jailed, or even threatened with jail. He has committed no crime.
He just shot of his mouth and made a scurrilous charge. He is allowed, but he must bear the consequences of his utterance. Frankly, he has gotten off easy.
By the way, Mr. Pecquerie, please note that I have resisted the temptation to refer to you in some unsubstantiated, unflattering manner. I have no more evidence that you are a raving-lunatic-idiot-with-little-understanding-of-the-fact-that-having-the-right-to-do-something-does-not-always-mean-you-should-avail-yourself-of-it, than you do that I am a McCarthyite -- so I shall continue to resist.
The Deacon at Powerline points out that Jordan had several options, most of which I "offered" to Mr. Jordan in the heat of the story, and that he chose not to avail himself of any of them.
Mr. Pecquerie spills bile as opposed to offering any substantive defense of Mr. Jordan. It is just the old, tired, free speech cliche'. No one denies that Mr. Jordan has the right to say what he did. He has not be jailed, or even threatened with jail. He has committed no crime.
He just shot of his mouth and made a scurrilous charge. He is allowed, but he must bear the consequences of his utterance. Frankly, he has gotten off easy.
By the way, Mr. Pecquerie, please note that I have resisted the temptation to refer to you in some unsubstantiated, unflattering manner. I have no more evidence that you are a raving-lunatic-idiot-with-little-understanding-of-the-fact-that-having-the-right-to-do-something-does-not-always-mean-you-should-avail-yourself-of-it, than you do that I am a McCarthyite -- so I shall continue to resist.
