In fact, the quote you’re trying to pick apart explicitly belies your interpretation, as I denounce Perez Hilton right in it. Hilton “works for equality,” but in an entirely counterproductive fashion.

You also utterly fail to account for Markos’ attacking Meg without even having read Benen’s piece, and you ascribe context to Benen’s statement about Meg that simply is not there.

If you have more to say about this, go blog it out at DKos, shoot me the link, and maybe I’ll do a post about it. At least then, we both get some content out of your pointless apologism.

Yes, it was a critique. It also says that calling anyone who works for equality* meaningless is wrong.

*Which would include Steve Benen and Markos.

“I’ll jump in for just a second: I don’t care if the only reason Meghan gets the soapbox is because she has a famous last name. The point is that she is using that soapbox very effectively for the betterment of a class of people that her party has long scorned.
By bringing attention to marriage equality and using her famous name for good she is doing more than most people with famous names”.

You know, that’s true. I’m thinking about “moderate republican” Collin Powell. Does anyone know where he stands on gay marriage? Abortion?

*crickets chirping*

Yeah, neither do I…

As for Markos, I meant, again, what I said. He didn’t slam her for disagreeing with his position, he slammed her in spite of her agreement with him on an issue that is supposed to matter to him, for no other reason than to put her in her place. He hadn’t even read the piece he slammed her about.

So yes, Meghan McCain is simply picking a fight. So are you, as a matter of fact, by focusing on the bigger name rather than say, the person who actually wrote the words you posted at the top.

Straw man alert “it’s wrong to slam people who agree with your positions” Never said anything like that. Read it again.

Alright: “Meg has done more than most to publicize marriage equality, and not in the ugly, Perez Hilton way. To call her meaningless, or all of the other non-Dick people who work hard to achieve equality for everyone, is just wrong.”

If that’s not saying it’s wrong to slam anyone who works for gay marriage, I would truly love to hear what you meant.

This? Is fucking epic imagery. (Reminds me of a quote: “If there’s anything more important than my ego around, I want it caught and shot immediately.”)

On-topic: Oh, internet. e_e;;