You haven't seen one word by me sanctioning comparison to the Taliban.
I would love to present you with evidence. I even went back through my comments page to find the threads in question. Only problem? They've been pulled.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1395616/posts
You can doubt the existance of those comments but the threads were not pulled without reason.
Never said you did. However, you mentioned some had been saying this event was a national disgrace. I never saw those comments. The vast majority of those who didn't like a couple of Laura's comments on this thread haven't come close to saying even this. Yet they are attacked.