‘But at least he showed respect for the dead, even if he disagreed with them’

That was a comment left by Jim Treacher on one of my blog posts earlier today.  Here is the video that accompanied it, it speaks for itself:

For similar examples of utter hypocrisy, check out the always made of awesome Caleb Howe: Respect The Dead. An excerpt, PLEASE go read the whole thing. It’s a must-read.

Yes, the viciousness that greeted the announcement of the death of journalist Robert Novak was disgusting and cruel. Oh sorry, did you think I was talking about someone else? Well I wasn’t.

Robert Novak was a conservative and a journalist. He never sent anyone to war (in fact, he opposed the Iraq war), robbed a bank, or committed manslaughter at a lake; yet apparently the crime of being a conservative is justification enough for celebrating his death. Here are a few more choice Twitter screenshots: