Every time one is tempted to ascribe intelligence to the left, . . .

along comes a story like this one. I realize that outrageous statements may be made for rhetorical reasons, when they become so common that they lose their impact, they just demonstrate the extent of your weirdness. Combine this with the repeated absurdity that conservatives are out of the mainstream of opinion, comparing the Boy Scouts of America to a terrorist organization might get a few thumbs up from one's gay friends, but it won't help your claims to represent the mainstream.