One-way tolerance

(We interrupt our normal family posts for a political one…not a taking sides post, but a post pointing out a bit of hypocrisy).

There’s been an ongoing exchange between presidential hopeful John Edwards and conservative Ann Coulter, that erupted into a personal attack by Edwards. Regardless of a person’s support of either of them, regardless of what has been said in the past, Edwards’ recent comments illustrate something significant:

“They attacked Elizabeth personally, because she stood up to that she-devil Ann Coulter,” Editor & Publisher reported.

(Click here for the Editor & Publisher report.)

Before going too far, Edwards reportedly caught himself, saying, “I should not have name-called. But the truth is — forget the names — people like Ann Coulter, they engage in hateful language.”

Note what he said: THEY engage in hateful language. If we extend that, he is, of course, saying that HE does not. And yet that’s the very thing he did, despite his apology for name calling.

(We interrupt our normal family posts for a political one…not a taking sides post, but a post pointing out a bit of hypocrisy). There’s been an ongoing exchange between presidential hopeful John Edwards and conservative Ann Coulter, that erupted into a personal attack by Edwards. Regardless of a person’s support of either of them, regardless…