As a warning, this blog post may, in fact, turn into a rant that looks like I’m attacking other conservatives. I’m not looking to “go after” anyone, but this has been weighing on my mind for several months, and a recent Newsbusters piece on Anderson Cooper gave me the ounce of motivation to much my frustration tank into a state of overflow.

So, what attitude of conservatives in the media is bothering me? Well, I’m glad you asked!

Few terms evoke such strong emotions in conservatives nowadays (real ones, not the Murkowski types) as “tea-bagger.” Coined by the bitch evening broadcaster, Rachel Maddow, the phrase has now become common among those in the liberal blogosphere and the liberal pundit world as being the generally accepted way to refer to members of the tea party movement. Is it disrespectful? Yes. Is it gross? Yes. Is it important? Heck no! I enjoy the occasional jabs toward the subjects of my punditry, but I’ve never been too much of a fan of name-calling in either direction. Not that I find it offensive, I just think people get too caught up in the names that they don’t think about the debate. Another issue altogether though.

Conservatives like myself who vehemently oppose political correctness are constantly offering two words of advice to the Left: “lighten up!” With the term “tea-bagger,” why can we not take our own lesson to heart. When Rahm Emanuel used the word “retarded,” I was frustrated when Sarah Palin came out and campaigned so actively against the use of that word when, while it is politically incorrect, it’s not the biggest of our problems in politics today.

If the Left wants to apply a grotesque term to the majority of average, working Americans, let them. As Rush Limbaugh says, “life’s not fair.” We don’t have a natural right to not have our feelings hurt (well, in Canada we kinda do. See “Canadian Human Rights Commission”) so we need to stop whining about being called a name and focus on fighting back.

As always, hate mail can be directed to Andrew@StrictlyRight.com.