Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The difference is that Sarah Palin became a public figure when she became a politician in the national spotlight.

Sarah Fluke is a private citizen. It looks like bullying to go against someone just taking a stand on something she believes in.

Rush Limbaugh and various other Republican pundits have frequently gone after public figures. It is going after the private person that crosses the line.

Ann Coulter is often a very harsh and sometimes funny critic of liberal public figures. Ann Coulter - Wikiquote I rarely though have seen her cross into the area where she attacks someone just speaking his or her mind who is not a political figure.