Tag: Nazis
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Manufactured outrage du jour
Two ridiculous examples of fabricated indignation from the right: 1.) Last night at an Obama fundraiser Robert DeNiro quipped, “Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?” Mr. Gingrich was not amused, demanding the president apologize. “It is exactly wrong, it divides the country,” the…
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Rick Santorum and Nazis
He’s quite fond of comparing political opponents to the Third Reich, as Dana Milbank points out: His most famous episode came in 2005, when Democrats criticized Senate Republicans for threatening to do away with the filibuster. “The audacity of some members to stand up and say, ‘How dare you break this rule?’ — it’s the equivalent…
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Pointless year in review presents … 2010’s worst (best?) example of hyperbole
Perhaps Russell Simmons should have consulted one of his “fierce gatekeepers” before writing this: Keith Olbermann has given voice to the voiceless, sanity to the madness, truth where lies are now a daily part of our political discourse. He felt passionate enough to contribute innocently as an private individual to three campaigns that he cared…
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Noted & Quoted, P.J. O’Rourke edition
“We conservatives dislike government and we have the candidates to prove it.” Nice to hear a conservative admit the obvious. Sadly, O’Rourke is in the minority. This week we learned a Republican nominee for Congress from Ohio likes to dress up in Nazi uniforms for “historical re-enactments.” Tea party favorite Rich Iott claims he meant…
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