The story of how "progressive" pro-outing activist Mike Rogers silenced popular gay-conservative blogger Gay Patriot is revealed by Christian Grantham of Outlet Radio. Essentially, GP had posted an item likening Rogers and his partner-in-crime John Aravosis to terrorists. Rogers then reportedly called GP's boss and secretary to complain about/harass him, and contacted the police as well, presumably to allege that GP was inciting violence against him. Since GP has a real job in the real (non-activist) world, he felt compelled at that point to give up blogging (the blog itself will continue under GP's associate, Gay Patriot West).
I admit that the description of GP's item sounds over the top
(but then, so is Rogers' own BlogActive site, and The Raw Story, with which he's
affiliated). And, to some extent, anonymous bloggers make
themselves vulnerable. But the alleged calls to GP's employer and
to the police seem typical of the pro-outing, take-no-prisoners,
slash-and-burn mentality. Many commentors on the left cheered the
attempted personal destruction of conservative journalist Jeff
Gannon, and they'll no doubt cheer the harassment and silencing of
Gay Patriot. That pretty much tells you what they're all
about.
--Stephen H. Miller
[note: blogging on the run; some typos (censure/censor) corrected subsequently]
Update: From PoliPundit:
imagine the outcry if GayPatriot had been a liberal, and his antagonist a conservative.
There'd be protestors in the streets, organized by HRC, NGLTF and the ACLU.
Blogger
Dirty Harry weighs in:
Brace yourself bloggers. This is just the beginning. Lawsuits and criminal charges are on the way. Facts, free expression, and merits be damned. These folks play dirty. An art they've perfected.
But hey, when your side is "progressve" then nothing is out of bounds as long as it advances the path to the bright, shining day that lies ahead.
Update: Another
blog is silenced.
--Stephen H. Miller