[ETL]

Aw, come on! That’s one guy posting, using a common metaphor. When we say someone is “dead to us,” do we mean that we want to see them *killed*? Let’s get real, here.

Actually, in this case, these may not be just 'words'. Did you read this part of "BoyBlue"'s comments? This guy is SERIOUSLY sick in the head. Bold type emphasis added.

Daily Kos' "BoyBlue": "I am gay and had been married and my spouse left me January 15, 2010. I shot myself in the mouth in a serious suicide attempt, because of that. Barely surviving, I spent two months in the hospital and still have some paralysis."
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:egHLC2hTfZoJ:www.dailykos.com/story/2011/1/6/933828/-My-CongressWOMAN-voted-against-Nancy-Pelosi!-And-is-now-DEAD-to-me!+My-CongressWOMAN-voted-against-Nancy-Pelosi+dailykos&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

[worst-case scenario]

Yes, that guy has serious problems. There are people like that all over the Internet. My point is that we don’t hold an entire site responsible for what one nut may post.