I cannot push the image of Krystal Ball out of my mind. I am not even sure I would vote for her. I know nothing of her politics. They don’t matter. My melt down is over the way people who consider themselves conservatives have trashed and denigrated this young woman and, yes, her husband at the time. Ms. Ball is someone’s wife, mother, daughter and sister.
Krystal Ball owes no one any explanations. She was with her own husband in the privacy of someone’s home. Someone betrayed her and violated the sanctity of her marriage. Couples should not have to explain their love life to others.
What is it that makes some conservatives feel they can degrade her, make crude comments about her? Where is their sense of outrage over someone violating the privacy of this couple? Is it because Ms. Ball dared to go into politics? Is it her youth? Is it that she obviously has a lust for life?
I need conservative principles explained to me. No one here on this blog has been disrespectful. But traveling around the blogosphere, observing that which has gone viral, I see attack after attack from people who are obviously conservative.
Where does the sanctity of marriage kick in? Help me understand. Those pictures were not posted by Ms. Ball anywhere in public. What is the difference in posting those pictures and being your common, every day Peeping Tom? Don’t conservative values include guarding the privacy of married couples? How about being respectful of people’s wives? Don’t most conservatives believe in family values and wouldn’t those values guard the privacy of this couple? How many people who made sexist comments voted for the Virginia Defense of Marriage Act?
