I know *why* the Right did it, but they're playing into the Leftist game.
They're flinging shit with monkeys. There's no way they can win that, the monkeys are used to flinging shit and they don't mind a little backsplatter.
Also, those people genuinely upset over Gunn's jokes and shtick ... What do you guys think about Bill Hicks and his goatboy routine? Would you hang him too?