July 10, 2006
The left and Jeff Goldstein
In case you haven't been following the story, a liberal academic (she has since resigned her position) named Deborah Frisch left a comment on Jeff Goldstein's blog (which is down right now due to a DOS attack) hoping his kid gets sexually molested and murdered ala Jon Benet Ramsey . And it's only gotten uglier from there. Michelle Malkin relays the story in her latest Hot Air video.
I think the reason that Jeff seems to inspire the most rabid hatred of any rightwingish blogger (save Michelle Malkin) is that liberals naturally are compelled to like him--he's one of the funniest people on the planet and seems to be a genuinely nice, cool guy--and that makes them crazy and challenges their kneejerk rightwing hatred. Frisch obviously went way too far. She deserves everything she gets.
UPDATE: When this whole thing began, Jeff Goldstein promised to turn Frisch's name into a verb. Well, that's been done:
To Frisch: Writing something on the internet so creepy and offensive that you are forced to quit your job before getting canned. Ex. Deb really frisched herself when she threatened that blogger's 2 year old child with death and sexual molestation.
Michelle Malkin also sums up some of Frisch's crazier moments (including happiness at the 7/7 bombings in London, her defense of Ward Churchill and her 9/11 conspiracy theorizing.
Posted by Karol at July 10, 2006 07:53 AM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags: Deb+Frisch Jeff+Goldstein Ward+Churchill Michelle+Malkin Jon+Benet+Ramsey Protein+Wisdom
What an outrage. No blogger should ever draw more rabid hatred than Michelle Malkin.
Posted by: Steve at July 10, 2006 02:04 PMYep, that one has worked its way into the Blogging Hall of Fame. What a sick woman. Psychologist, heal thyself!
Posted by: Joe Grossberg at July 10, 2006 02:05 PMIt was not one comment that was threatening, it was a whole series of comments over a period of time that were threatening. She showed a pattern of behavior that makes her too dangerous to be in society.
Posted by: Jake at July 10, 2006 08:45 PMWow.
Posted by: Shawn at July 10, 2006 09:56 PMWay to tie the WHOLE left in there. Certainly, you have your finger on the "kneejerk . . hatred" liberal pulse.
Posted by: toby at July 11, 2006 10:05 AMToby, why not prove me wrong by disavowing this nutjob? With the exception of the blog Talk Left, I haven't seen any liberal blog denounce her without following it up with a 'but the right is worse'. If one of mine made sexual innuendos at a liberal's kid, they would no longer be one of mine.
Posted by: Karol at July 11, 2006 10:48 AM
