Ben Domenech

Red America, conservative Ben Domenech's blog on washingtonpost.com, is already history.

Its lifespan can be measured in hours.

Jim Brady, the Executive Editor of washingtonpost.com, quickly yanked Domenech off the site once the libs had thrown up enough stuff that some actually stuck.

Did Brady give Domenech an opportunity to respond? No. Did he get a chance to fully answer the allegations before being removed? No.

Instead, in the statement that Brady posted on the defunct Red America, he praised the Lefties for so quickly revealing that Domenech was a plagiarist.

Brady writes:

Plagiarism is perhaps the most serious offense that a writer can commit or be accused of. Washingtonpost.com will do everything in its power to verify that its news and opinion content is sourced completely and accurately at all times.

We appreciate the speed and thoroughness with which our readers and media outlets surfaced these allegations. Despite the turn this has taken, we believe this event, among other things, testifies to the positive and powerful role that the Internet can play in the the practice of journalism.

We also remain committed to representing a broad spectrum of ideas and ideologies in our Opinions area.

Excuse me while I gag.

What sanctimonious drivel!

The journalistic standards of the high and mighty Post are a joke. Brady's holier than thou attitude is really inappropriate.

As it turns out, some of the charges against Domenech were very unfair and some were legitimate.

At RedState.com, the matter is put in its proper perspective. A post by krempasky, "On behalf of RedState," pulls no punches. It doesn't dismiss the seriousness of Domenech's offense, but it also doesn't abandon him. In short, he's held accountable, yet shown compassion.

Although Domenech's integrity has been shredded, his critics don't come out of this unscathed. Their character has truly been exposed; and it is ugly. Really, really ugly.

krempasky writes:

Putting aside the charge for which Ben has been pilloried and you're left with is a particular group of critics. Unlike Ben, there is far less hope for their redemption. You see - before they settled on the attacks on his writing - they spent three days proving that they are the lowest of the low. Charges of racism were born of poor reading comprehension. Threats of violence. Obscene commentary about his mother, his sister, his father. Loathesome, vile, and disgusting - their contempt for civil behavior surpassed only by the emptiness of their own souls. These are a people that see a man who gives up drinking in the middle of his life for the sake of his family, and respond by creating rumors of cocaine addiction. These are ignoramuses that think portraying an African-American politician as Sambo is appropriate, as long as the critics are liberal and the target is a Republican.

Our critics can raise their glasses and toast to what they think is success – tearing down a flawed conservative. But therein lies their greatest weakness: destroying a conservative is not to destroy conservatism. And while they put all their energy and venom into this campaign, it is worth remembering that for all the noise – they have yet to present a real alternative to an America that rests on the foundation of freedom, free markets and family. Against that, the only answer they have is yet another personal attack.

That is so true. Very well said.

The only victory that these hateful, contemptuous people ever seem to achieve is destruction.

That is no victory at all.