“A political narcissistic sociopath leveraged fear and ignorance” (or Tales of the 180 Tell) [View all]

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“A political narcissistic sociopath leveraged fear and ignorance” (or Tales of the 180 Tell)

by Gaius Publius at America Blog

http://americablog.com/2012/11/a-political-narcissistic-sociopath-leveraged-fear-and-ignorance-the-180-tell.html

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The 180 Tell means you can exactly reverse what a right-wing propagandist is saying and get a perfectly accurate statement. It works two ways:

1. Whatever they say about themselves is true if you reverse it. When they say they’re white, you know they know they’re black, and just covering up.

2. Whatever they say about us is true about them. They tell us they’re robbing the poor when they say we’re doing it.

There’s not a more perfect example of the 180 Tell than the Matalin statement above. Go ahead; reread it. It’s a spot-on description, not only of the Romney campaign, but all modern Republican campaign tactics. What Limbaugh says daily works the same way, by the way. Reverse what he says and the man hits the mark every time. It’s his genius, such that he has one.


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