Actually, according to the mods on a thread yesterday, they where removed as are all racist comments, but when it appeared something fishy was going on by the fact that KOS had a copy of the posts within minutes and most where by newbies, they restored it to show that most FReepers where attacking the racist posts and to show we weren't trying to hide them. There was no 'mocking' of those who complained by the mods. It is apparent you wrote your story from the KOS post, not seeing the original article because you only mention the few members who stood up, not the fact that most did. From what I understood also, it was taken down again and those posters where zotted.
An intrepid reporter might ask how KOS where able to get those posts so quickly and why it was all over the place within five minutes.
Mouthing off on the internet is normal, you admitted doing it yourself and you should admit, those comments you made where far more vile than the ones you saw here. The real story it seems is how some sites attempt to create a story by making statements to paint the other side the way they want. An entire book was written on this called "Hillary's Secret Warriors". It was exposed how the DNC had professional bloggers infltrate sites like this and plant comments to either raise discord or create false images.
There is an entire war going on in the internet for controlling the story line. Most people these days look up a story by a Google search, so things like Google Bombing to control the story have become the norm (you would know about that wouldn't you.) Maybe it is time to step back and look at the big picture, not just some anonymous comments on the internet. As yourself why MSNBC, for example, devotes so much time to this. How is that any different than going into a bar and evesdropping on drunk folks and making news about that?
Are you going to be an intrepid journalist in the cut of Woodward and Bernstein or are you going to just be another tool?
Tool.
Hi Mnehring,
I’m sorry, but that story doesn’t compute. The note posted by Jim made no mention of sneaky goings on. He just said leave the kids alone.
Which is pretty good advice, isn’t it? I mean, all of you who want me to go die somewhere or something, do you disassociate yourself from the remarks? Would you call them racist? Do you think they’re a stain on the name of the site?
Because, really, that’s all I wanted to hear and the story become moot.
But you guys keep coming, as if you’re defending the posts, by pointing to anything you can find that I’ve ever written that might have been off-colour.
Let’s be clear, I’m no saint. But I didn’t call the 11-year-old daughter of the Commander in Chief a whore. Freepers did that.