Called It Again

Yeah, I know, this isn't exactly Nostradamus-like powers. But you have to take credit when you can. Amanda Marcotte has resigned from the John "I own Both Americas" Edwards campaign.

"Blogmaster" Amanda Marcotte has resigned from the Edwards' campaign. Of course, it's all the right wing's and Catholic activists' fault (a blame-avoidance strategy I highlighted on The O'Reilly Factor tonight before news of Marcotte's resignation broke). Writes Marcotte this evening:

I was hired by the Edwards campaign for the skills and talents I bring to the table, and my willingness to work hard for what’s right. Unfortunately, Bill Donohue and his calvacade of right wing shills don’t respect that a mere woman like me could be hired for my skills, and pretended that John Edwards had to be held accountable for some of my personal, non-mainstream views on religious influence on politics (I’m anti-theocracy, for those who were keeping track). Bill Donohue—anti-Semite, right wing lackey whose entire job is to create non-controversies in order to derail liberal politics—has been running a scorched earth campaign to get me fired for my personal beliefs and my writings on this blog.

In fact, he’s made no bones about the fact that his intent is to “silence” me, as if he—a perfect stranger—should have a right to curtail my freedom of speech. Why? Because I’m a woman? Because I’m pro-choice? Because I’m not religious? All of the above, it seems.

Regardless, it was creating a situation where I felt that every time I coughed, I was risking the Edwards campaign. No matter what you think about the campaign, I signed on to be a supporter and a tireless employee for them, and if I can’t do the job I was hired to do because Bill Donohue doesn’t have anything better to do with his time than harass me, then I won’t do it. I resigned my position today and they accepted.

The Associated Press has a typically fair and balanced–not–headline:

Targeted Blogger Quits Edwards Campaign

Lovely how she claims complete victimhood here, isn't it? If she did not think she had done something unacceptable in the first place, why did she try so hard to make offending posts disappear?

UPDATE: Others: Ace of Spades,  QandO, Andrew Olmsted,  The Political Pit Bull, Eunomia, Decision '08, Wizbang, Don Surber, UrbanGrounds, politburo diktat, BLACKFIVE, Sister Toldjah, Patterico, PostWatch, Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, Hugh Hewitt, Protein Wisdom, Althouse, The Bullwinkle blog, Hot Air, Riehl World, Jay Reding.com, Classical Values, Captain Ed,

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  By James, Tuesday, 13 February , 2007 @ 1:28 am

  >I was hired by the Edwards campaign for the skills and talents I bring to the table…

  Then it was her duty to stay at the table no matter how hot it got.

  The only person who should have decided her fate was Edwards, not Amanda’s.

  It was Edwards’ decision to determine if she helped or hurt his campaign.

  She should step back, take a deep breath and get back to the table. That goes for anyone involved in politics or any other activity where feelings get hurt.

  It could be that Edwards was involved in some way, maybe not, who knows.

  Just another life lesson. Learn how to handle those kind of lessons, then move forward.

  One point though. She is right about that idiot Donohue; just the wrong way to handle it.

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