by Bob Johnson (crossposted from DailyKos with Bob's permission)
NOTE: I'm crossposting Bob's diary because, as a Clinton supporter, I believe the hateful environment fostered at sites like NoQuarter has harmed Hillary's campaign. It certainly hasn't helped. This sort of racist, divisive, and sometimes violent rhetoric is appalling, not only because it's shocking and disturbing in and of itself, but because it also reflects poorly on a woman I respect and admire. I firmly believe that Hillary would frown upon this kind of behavior - this is not the way she wants to be represented. Bob's diary is below the fold.
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Bob Johnson's diary :: ::
Good ol' Larry Johnson and his co-blogger at NoQuarter have spent the primary season spewing the most vile, racist, lying, thuggish assaults on Barack Obama that can be found online -- worse than even the most vile posts at freaky rightwing sites like littlegreenfootballs.
The irony is, of course, that Larry and his co-blogger claim to be Democrats.
Johnson's racist rantings and his co-blogger's vitriolic, lie-filled hate pieces have spawned a dedicated following of bigots and lunatics at NoQuarter.
No surprise, then, that Johnson was forced to post the following notice at NoQuarter yesterday:
WARNINGBy Larry Johnson on May 30, 2008 at 2:45 PM in Current Affairs
This does NOT apply to 99% of you, however, a couple of lost souls have posted threats against Barack Obama on this blog. Be forewarned, I will turn all threats over to the Secret Service (they are investigating two at this moment). While I don't believe Barack is qualified to be President, nothing justifies or warrants a death threat. Please play nice.
Well, gee, Larry, thanks for laying down the law! Nevermind that you, your co-blogger, and the denizens of your cesspool of hate have promoted and stoked every fringe-lunatic, rightwing smear of Obama, including racist attacks and truly delusional claims that Obama is a front candidate for nefarious black nationalist and radical-communist interests.
Is it a surprise to you, then, that among your small, but devoted, group of paranoid and racist followers, some have felt comfortable enough on your blog to post death threats against Obama?
Now, reading the comments that followed Larry's sad, but obviously required, warning, one would think the asylum inmates would tone down their vitriolic rhetoric.
True, Larry seems to have achieved his goal -- not a single poster in the thread threatens Obama's life! Hurrah! -- but the despicable commentary persists, unabated.
In fact, most of the loyal lunatics attribute the death threats to... wait for it... undercover Obama backers trying to make NoQuarter look bad.
As if Larry and his co-blogger needed any help making NoQuarter "home, sweet home" for the delusional and unhinged.
The fact that other prominent, left-leaning bloggers including Taylor Marsh and Jeralyn Merrit at TalkLeft continue to cite Larry Johnson, his co-blogger, and NoQuarter as source material for front-page posts tells you all you need to know about how far some (formerly) respected voices in the progressive blogosphere have fallen this primary season.
How incredibly embarrassing and sad that anyone on the left would cite the lunatic rantings emanating from NoQuarter in their own posts, especially those who may be considered "prominent bloggers."
But let's give Larry Johnson a round of applause for finally putting his foot down and saying, "No more death threats," and "Play nice."
And, no, it's not like getting a visit or a phone call from the Secret Service had anything to do with it!
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