https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/07/07/the-language-and-the-rage/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:16:37 -0400<![CDATA[A number of people have remarked on the extreme Lieberman-bashing on Firedoglake yesterday. The writer &#8211; with whose work I am not overly familiar but who is clearly full of rage toward the Connecticut Senator &#8211; calls Lieberman &#8220;Rape Gurney Joe,&#8221; an apparent reference to the reviled &#8220;Tail Gunner Joe&#8221; [McCarthy]. Evidently Lieberman has defended the post-rape policies of Catholic hospitals, which this blogger (FDL) finds anathema. Now I don&#8217;t know where Lieberman really stands on this issue in detail. It is certainly a complex one because those of us who are particularly staunch on church-state separation (traditionally a liberal position) might find ourselves constrained to defend the Catholics, although we might not agree with their pro-life policies, especially in this instance.]]>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:54:33 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/07/07/the-language-and-the-rage-n212647