I don't normally discuss jury verdicts on DU,

[TexasTowelie]

but I want to set the record straight because the jury misinterpreted the remarks of hobbit709 on this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/107828199 #post2

I did not see the question that he asked until after the post was hidden. Hobbit and I have a cordial relationship and I knew that the question was not directed towards me, but was a question that I should ask the Congressman.

I can understand why a jury misinterpreted the post because of the ambiguous use of the pronoun "you" in the question and I thank them for being considerate and not allowing a personal attack. However, the jury made a mistake and I've asked the administrators to remove the hide from hobbit's record. Hobbit contacted me immediately to clear up the confusion and I hope that at some point in the future we can get together and share a laugh about this happening.

Thanks for letting me clear this up and I hope that the rest of the forum hosts will allow this thread to stand even though it is a "meta" discussion.

[djean111]

1. Seems like a bad alert to me.

Unless, of course, Vitter is a member of DU.

[mcar]

3. A slightly careful reading would have made it clear

But he/she should have put it in quotes. A bad alert indeed.

[Nye Bevan]

2. Should have posted "Is *he* natural born stupid or did he take lessons?"

I can see how the post was misinterpreted. And no, the admins will not reverse the hide or remove it from the record, as this would open the floodgates to a deluge of similar requests.

[Gothmog]

4. That was a bad hide

Hobbit forgot the quotation marks from one of Ducky Pajama Boy's more disgusting quotes

[ms liberty]

5. I agree with you, this was a bad hide...

Good on you for speaking out about it; this falls under a kind of meta-exception category, IMHO.

[arcane1]

6. Wow, and 5-2! I can't believe it went over that many heads, and before they could be asked about it

[uriel1972]

7. The lack of context leads to many interesting places... :/