On January 30, 2007, the John Edwards 2008 presidential campaign hired Marcotte to act as the campaign's blogmaster despite the criticism,[REF][REF][REF][REF][REF] responding that while Edwards was "personally offended" by some of Marcotte's remarks, her job as their blogmaster was secure [REF].
Further controversy resulted on February 12, 2007, when the Catholic League criticized Marcotte's review of the film Children of Men as "anti-Christian."[REF]