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In reply to the discussion: How is it THIS is the slur that broke Limbaugh's back? [View all]Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)6. That was my thought, too.
We've reached critical mass. These bullying assholes just aren't used to us having a way to instantly fight back. They had the airwaves for 20 years and were free to spew their hate without consequence. Email communication just wasn't effective in fighting back -- Facebook is. The Komen blowup is a good example.
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Yep. It's the 'stage' on which the incident happened. A "perfect wave" of bigotry preceded by
Lint Head
Mar 2012
#1
This is how I see it, too. The perfect storm. Women are insulted by how the GOP wants to make
IndyJones
Mar 2012
#45
I remember his 'welfare queen' comments, clearly aimed at African americans
Liberal_in_LA
Mar 2012
#4
that's mild for his racist stuff: remember the "get the bone out of your nose" crack?
yurbud
Mar 2012
#14
it seems like there have been other times when righties have attacked specific, regular folks
yurbud
Mar 2012
#15