That Was Fast: Edwards Campaign Fires Bloggers

Salon.com reports:

The right-wing blogosphere has gotten its scalps -- John Edwards has fired the two controversial bloggers he recently hired to do liberal blogger outreach, Salon has learned.

The bloggers, Amanda Marcotte, formerly of Pandagon, and Melissa McEwan, of Shakespeare's Sister, had come under fire from right-wing bloggers for statements they had previously made on their respective blogs. A statement by the Catholic League's Bill Donohue, which called Marcotte and McEwan "anti-Catholic vulgar trash-talking bigots," and an accompanying article on the controversy in the New York Times this morning, put extra pressure on the campaign.

Speculation from sources that the two bloggers might be rehired was bolstered by Jennifer Palmieri, a spokeswoman for the Edwards campaign, who said in an e-mail that she would "caution [Salon] against reporting that they have been fired. We will have something to say later."

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My Comments:
I guess John Edwards didn't want to take the time to enjoy his "Bob Jones moment". On the other hand, that 3rd paragraph above makes it sound like we haven't heard the end of this yet. Stay tuned.


UPDATE (8 February)
Apparently NOT.


Previous Pro Ecclesia posts on this subject:
John Edwards Hires Anti-Catholic As His Campaign Blogmaster (Blogmistress?)