SOME INTERESTING THOUGHTS on what the Marcotte Affair means.

UPDATE: One of the interesting tropes employed by Marcotte’s defenders is that Bill Donohue is just as bad. I don’t think that really withstands a side-to-side comparison of their writings, but even assuming arguendo that it does, there’s a big difference: Donohue hasn’t just been hired as a spokesperson by a Presidential campaign. And if he were hired, people would rightly draw conclusions about that campaign from the fact of his hiring, and many of the same people who are complaining about the exhumation of Marcotte’s frothing remarks would be eagerly bringing up Donohue’s past statements. This is why smart campaigns are careful about who they hire.