Stephen Taylor must be so proud.
“By the end of today’s news cycle…
…there will be no part of his anatomy left unkissed… “
Small Dead Animals begins its discussion of Layton’s passing begging for civility from commenters. Commendable but the fact that it is even necessary is a sad commentary of its own.
UPDATE: SDA request for civility worked only for a short time until things got expectedly wingnut ugly. After several comments were deleted, the thread was shut down – “Due to the inability of some to prove that they aren’t anything better than Muslims celebrating 9/11, I’ve decided to lock this thread. Go elsewhere to express your vitriol.” God, the wording is absolutely stunning – bringing up 9/11 in regards to Layton is as sick as the comments that caused the thread to be shut down in the first place.
UPDATE II: Christie Blatchford ups the ante in the National Post.
UPDATE III: Another ante jumper – the Editor of the Calgary Sun shows his class:
Cross posted at Let Freedom Rain.