My Lord,

The double standard is absolutely disgusting. Those people are really hitting the bottom of the barrel. Actually, they hit the bottom and kept on diggin'.

Any other Blogger's out there want to make such an offer? I think this is most gracious of you, Ace.

Isn't it sad that those who claim equal protection under the law based on the idea that 'what is done in the privacy of the bedroom is nobody else's business' use whats done in the privacy of the bedroom as a weapon of personal destruction?

Gay Patriot West is going to try to keep the site up now that Gay Patriot's been forced out. No question, this is really low. Apparently Aravosis and Rogers are going after Mehlman at NRC, and claim they're going to out a Cabinet member soon. One more example, like we needed one, that some of these people have no ethical standards--what's wrong for the right is right for the left. Yeah, that's clear enough.

gays are not allowed to leave the dems plantation....all resistance will be dealt with harshly

truly pathetic, but unsurprising

"Any other Blogger's out there want to make such an offer? I think this is most gracious of you, Ace."

It's not all that gracious. It is tainted with self-interest, which caused me to think twice about making the offer at all.

Obviously, I wouldn't mind a bit of help in churning out dumb postings, and besides, it would be link bait.

But I did make the offer for mostly selfless reasons.

Still, there is that taint of self-interest, too.

Hey, if GayPatriot wants to post at my place, he's more than welcome to. Ace's offer is a lot better because more folks are going to read him here (by about an order of a bazillion), but the door's open anytime he wants it.

I have one concern here and that is whether the unnamed corporate employer's attitude is the factor which ultimately caused the blogger to withdraw the blog. That wouldn't make the outing campaign right, but it would say something about the employer.

Yeah, this sickened me when I read about. We'll be doing a little bit on this on our radio show tomorrow. This same Rogers guy also got LimeShurbet's ISP provider to yank his site, because he, too, posted the "wanted" thing.

All the same, there's a lesson in this.

GayPatriot knew that the far left would want his head on a platter, yet he made it easy for them with his over-heated post. I'm not blaming the victim here; I think what happened is despicable and we've lost an interesting and important voice. But bloggers need to learn from this and be careful when they write that their words can't be (deliberately) misconstrued.

If Jerry Falwell cannot claim libel against Larry Flint for writing in Hustler magazine that Falwell had his first sex with his own mother in an outhouse (complete with graphic cartoons of the act), because it was presumably so outrageous that no one could believe it and GayPatriot can not repeat allegations made by politicians about politians, we are in far worse trouble than I thought.

THE LIBERAL MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING AND SHOULD BE WASTED!

(And I mean that in the best possible way, of course).

"bloggers need to learn from this and be careful when they write that their words can't be (deliberately) misconstrued"

Ace has never done THAT. His attacks are always very strightforward and clear.

BLOGGERS - I seem to recall other conservatice bloggers being silenced like this, but of course no Lefty bloggers being treated so. Can anyone recall any other bloggers Left or Right who got similar treatment or results?

Virgins,

Welcome to the post-Planned Parenthood case era.

Remember that "Nuremburg Files" hoopla and the lawsuit over the webpage about abortion docs? While the page may have been reprehesible in "advocating" for violence, it was ultimately a matter of free speech. Judge Jones here didn't think so, and the free speech rights of all of us were eroded ever so slightly.

Now, the idea that something is "threatening" is enough to squelch speech. It's the ultimate camel's nose under the tent. Soon, any opinion with which the militant left disagrees will be "threatening." We'll see if the courts put a brake on this inexplicit threat doctrine.

But neither Ace nor Gay Patriot nor an elected represented has a RIGHT to anonymity, & they should expect people who don't like them to try to embarrass them by outing them. It sounds like Gay Patriot (blogspot?) had a wussy ISP that ran screaming at the first threat. So change ISPs.

These outing Nazis only have power as long as people hand it to them. They've accomplished nothing. Aravosis is hilarious, he's unhinged that Gannon is still getting work. Basically all he did was hand Gannon a book contract. Good work, sucker!

Oh, for god's sake. "Silenced" indeed. Such drama.

No one had any obligation to keep Gay Patriot's identity secret. Aravosis or Rogers could have outed him for any reason at all, even if he hadn't painted a big red target on his back by calling them terrorists.

As for leaving the blogosphere because of Rogers' threats to boycott the corporate employer--GP should have thought of that long, LONG before now. If there's no connection between his employer and his posting, then the employer could just laugh in Rogers' face. If there is, then more fool GP.

Cops? If it's a valid threat, then the cops will respond. If not, the cops will laugh, too.

Look, it's not a "community" here in the blogosphere. No one automatically owes anyone else deference or courtesy and god knows, few people show it. Political bloggers on both sides of the aisle play for blood. If your employer would object to your activity, then you've got an exposure. Don't blame someone else for exploiting it. And for sure don't blame them for going for the jugular when you refer to them as terrorists.

That's it. I'm de-linking you, Cal.

Um. I was linked? Oh, wait.

They cannot whine about the crushing of dissent and then practice the most thuggish of intimidation tactics themselves.

ACE - Umm, wrong. They have always done exactly that. The large majority of people in this country disagree totally with the Left and always have. They have maintained their power by splitting the voters into different groups and rewarding each group at the expense of the other, by keeping a stranglehold on academe and the media, and when that fails they resort to intimidation, phyiscal threats, protests, violence and:

THE THREAT OF BOYCOTT!!!

I can't speak for GayPatriot, but if the article is true, he threw in the towel once the Lefty started calling his boss, and I'll bet threatened a boycott.

Be that as it may, the point is that apparently GayPatriot was unbowed until the Left started fucking with his livelihood. WE MUST DO THE SAME! If we want to get Ward Churchill we must boycott the goods and services of the outside contributors of UC.

THE RIGHT MUST BOYCOTT!!!

LALALALALALALALALALALA I'm not listening to Cal LALALALALALA....

Hey Cal, where do you work?

This story has pissed me off like no other for the past week or so.

72--I live in Northern California. You wouldn't have to find my employers to do me damage; you'd just have to tell my neighbors.

Jeff--You just want 100%.

Yeah,

Cal, how 'bout telling us where you work so we can have our SS go visit your employer and make him an offer he can't refuse?

If you won't do it, you're showing us all how full of shit you really are.

As I understand it, 72virgins has it right: Aravosis and Rogers tracked down Gay Patriot's employer and threatened a boycott unless GP shut down. That's not outing (which is loathsome enough); that's silencing, and it exposes Rogers and Aravosis' claim that they felt "threatened" by GP's over-the-top post for the steaming heap of moonbat BS it really is.

Cal - It doesn't matter what you do or say, our hackers at the DOD and NSA and Ultra (don't even ask) have already found you and we are planning our next move as you read this. We have also interviewed your neighbors, your family, your friends, the one lover you ever had, your classmates, fellow employees and your boss.

WE ARE WATCHING YOU!!!

Gay Patriot is also welcome at Redstaterant.com I had the good fortune to speak by email with Gay patriot several times in late January. The guy is a class act and deserved better than this.

SJKevin said, "GayPatriot knew that the far left would want his head on a platter, yet he made it easy for them with his over-heated post. I'm not blaming the victim here; I think what happened is despicable and we've lost an interesting and important voice. But bloggers need to learn from this and be careful when they write that their words can't be (deliberately) misconstrued."

I don't mind blaming the "victim" in this case. Bandying the word "terrorist" around in the way that's been described and combining it with the format of the "wanted" poster are too close to incitement. If GayPatriot wanted to communicate something other than that these people are wanted for being gay terrorists, he should have, well, said something other than that these people are wanted for being gay terrorists. Besides, I don't quite grasp GayPatriot's eagerness to pair the word "gay" with everything. I'd like to think his making sure everyone knows he's a "gay patriot" is meant to contribute to a search for a boyfriend or something; otherwise, GayPatriot seems to be indicating something such as that he thinks "gay patriot" has the interesting rareness of "man bites dog." In the same vein, the reported deeds of the so-called terrorists don't seem much meaner or less mean for having been done by gay guys. I suppose GayPatriot and I are pretty similar in our politics, but I still say he should watch his mouth.

"Some wonder why I try to remain anonymous -- this would be why."

Come out come out wherever you are!

xxx

Reminds me a little of an old song (apologies in advance)
Gay fascists will control you
100% Homosexual
You will watch the show Will and Grace
And always wear the happy face
Close your eyes can't happen here
Big Bro in pink drag is near
The faggots won't come back you say
Tszuj your clothes or you will pay