David Frum's assertion that Serena Williams must

[applegrove]

be on steroids reeks of the southern strategy. It is as if African Americans are not allowed to have two wins in as many weeks after such a tragedy as was Charleston. I don't really know. It just seems odd for a conservative politico to be commenting on a sporting win out of the blue.

[KamaAina]

1. Plenty of people agree with him right here at DU

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026969528#post6 et seq.

[elias7]

11. Not plenty, just 2, I went through the whole thread

For many issues it is just a couple of detractors that seem to color people's view of just how this or that DU has become, and if people wouldn't engage with those opinions, those sub threads would die without subverting the larger thread...

[kenfrequed]

2. David Frum is a weasel

He is a revolting little weasel of a person and should not be taken seriously by anyone.

[randys1]

5. But he is not just taken seriously, he reflects the thoughts of up to 40 million or more of

American adult population.

Or more, oh I already said that

[cwydro]

3. I only saw one poster who believed that on that thread,

and numerous other posters called him/her out on it.

[randys1]

4. Well, I only had to go to post #3 of over THREE HUNDRED to find one, should I keep looking

to see if there is more than one?

[cwydro]

6. That's entirely up to you.

I won't be going back to that thread, but the last time I did, there was ONE poster who posted in the beginning of the thread (hence number 3) who believed the steroid nonsense.

He/she was called about by many posters immediately.

[dhill926]

7. and who should believe Frum on this...

or anything for that matter. She is a supremely gifted athlete. He's an asshole...

[Gothmog]

8. David Frum is an idiot

[applegrove]

9. Maybe it was just a trick to get people talking about naturally high levels of testosterone which

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conservatives talk about regarding African americans all the time. That would be baiting. A real backhand hit. Don't know. Something weird/sick is up.

[roamer65]

10. His mother was a journalist of great integrity in Canada.

His mother would be very disappointed in him if she were still alive.

[gollygee]

12. I had to google to find out who he is

I can't keep track of all the right-wing haters.