Charles Foster Johnson and Banning on Blogs

Once again I feel the need to tip my toe into this discussion.

Robert Stacy McCain speaking on Charles Johnson and his house of idiots:

As if obsessively policing 400-comment threads for any hint of disagreement weren’t enough to satisfy the paranoia of Pol Pot, how does Johnson find the psychic energy to moonlight as Internet Commissar of Affiliation-Investigation?

Okay, this is where I feel the need to say, “Whoa! Hold it Minute Doc!”

Let me explain something to Robert and to those who happen to follow the link over from his blog. My issue with Charles Foster Johnson is NOT with his banning people from his blog, okay? I do it, everyone who gives two farks about their blog not being overrun with trolls does it. Actually, I do not really ban people. If someone posts what I feel to be a overly stupid troll-like comment. I simply put their IP address into a “This is an idiot user “Filter” and it moderates their comment. I use it sparingly, if it at all. But there are times, when I must.

Now this is where I lean into my libertarian part of me. I believe in individual freedom; and that freedom includes the right to ban people, that you feel are being idiots on your blog. Granted, Charles Johnson’s banning of some can be characterized as  poor Judgment. (…and believe me, I am being incredibility nice here.) But, as much as it grinds many of us of dislike Charles Johnson and his attacking of those fighting in the struggle against Jihad; it is Charles Johnson’s right to ban whom he wishes. After all guys, it is his blog, he does pay the bandwidth bill.

My issue with Charles Johnson is this. As JoshuaPundit; who has a very nice looking blog, by the way — points out very well, it is because of Charles Johnson’s slandering those who stand up to President Obama’s socialist Domestic polices. Including people like Jim Hoft and Pamela Geller. THAT and only THAT was the reason why I ran the ads and came out in defense of McCain and those on the side of Anti-Jihad.

So, let me clear, (Until my teleprompter breaks and I forget what I am going to say… *tee hee*) My issue is not with Banning, as I feel it is any blog owners right to do so. It is with the personal attacks. That is why I support McCain and Co.   As much as I know that Charles Johnson’s Banning is Douche Nozzle’ish in Nature, it is his right as a blog owner and I have no quarrel with that, at all.