My simple point is that it was stupid imagery and was so called then...the naked truth of this is borne out by the fact of this very thread and those like it.
If someone falsely accused you of something, what would you do? Let's say some nutty but high profile lib took issue with your screenname and publically accused you (by your real name of course) of inciting terrorism, and this accusation was repeated continuously across major news networks, etc...how would you react?