Who are the hateful?

The inimitable Mary Katherine Ham re-examines those alleged "kill him!" remarks. Media bias, anyone?

Now, contrast that with this little lovefest. When I saw this video yesterday, I really didn't want to post it. It's obvious that the marchers were trying to draw attention to themselves, and the little phrases that appear throughout just come across as obnoxious to me. And who knows what was said by the marchers off camera. That said, why didn't the "loyal opposition" in this video can't just ignore the McCain supporters, or at least keep their objections to a minimum? Why the outrage? And in some cases, hate?

A few years ago the Ku Klux Klan held a demonstration in the town in which I was living at the time. The citizenry generally agreed that the loudest way to denounce these sad, sick individuals was to simply pay no attention to them. Not show up. Not protest. Ignore them.

It is probably not hyperbole to suggest that in the strange, curious mind of your average Upper West Side liberal, the differences between a McCain supporter and a Klansman are few and far between. Following the same logic that I and my fellow townspeople employed lo those few years ago, why would the liberals not merely ignore these depraved cretins carrying their McCain/Palin signs?

Because they can't. Help. Themselves. Their animosity toward the conservatives who dared exercise their right to march in the streets is just too great.