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| 13. Their irrational rage only insures that HCR will be successful beyond their wildest dreams |
| -Frank Rich: The Rage Is Not About Health Care |
cal04 |
Mar-27-10 08:40 PM |
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Ding! Ding! Frank Rich speaks the truth |
MadMaddie |
Mar-27-10 08:46 PM |
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I know. Sometimes I'm actually nostalgic for the 1990s. |
CBHagman |
Mar-27-10 08:59 PM |
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Back in the 1950's and 1960's |
Jeff In Milwaukee |
Mar-28-10 05:48 AM |
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"The John Birch Society", as sung by the Chad Mitchell Trio: |
WinkyDink |
Mar-28-10 11:33 AM |
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thanks for posting this! I'm old enough to remember it and |
Lifelong Protester |
Mar-28-10 12:53 PM |
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This time around though the environment is different |
MadMaddie |
Mar-28-10 07:03 PM |
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Quite true. n/t |
Fire1 |
Mar-28-10 03:50 PM |
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but this amount of rage is above and beyond what Clinton faced. |
AlbertCat |
Mar-28-10 06:08 PM |
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He's right: the rage is about racism. |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Mar-27-10 08:49 PM |
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Yep. |
blue neen |
Mar-27-10 08:54 PM |
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Classism also. |
KillCapitalism |
Mar-28-10 01:09 AM |
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It is the health care bill itself that is classist |
eridani |
Mar-28-10 04:59 AM |
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No. The rage is not about racism. It's about the GOP creating rage to win in November |
Nikki Stone1 |
Mar-28-10 02:10 AM |
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CORRECT |
Skittles |
Mar-28-10 02:23 AM |
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yep, Nikki's right |
newspeak |
Mar-28-10 09:44 PM |
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Part of the rage is about racism. |
Hansel |
Mar-28-10 02:20 PM |
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It's a tool, not a cause |
Nikki Stone1 |
Mar-28-10 05:04 PM |
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Riiight... |
Bobbie Jo |
Mar-28-10 02:43 PM |
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that liberty cartoon? Is that supposed to be a cartoon? |
newspeak |
Mar-28-10 09:42 PM |
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Just another "faux creation," I suppose. |
Bobbie Jo |
Mar-29-10 12:22 AM |
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decided to make themselves "relevant" by banding together.... |
AlbertCat |
Mar-28-10 06:14 PM |
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The GOP strategizing and the general public freakouts can be two different things |
Posteritatis |
Mar-28-10 06:25 PM |
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+1 |
leeroysphitz |
Mar-28-10 07:47 PM |
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I have wondered if Hillary had been nominated and won, would this be happening? I think it would. |
pampango |
Mar-28-10 06:37 AM |
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Might have once. Not so much today. Women do have too much presence... |
TheMadMonk |
Mar-28-10 08:51 AM |
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Yes it would be happening if it were Hillary or Biden. Race is one flashpoint used by the Right |
KittyWampus |
Mar-28-10 09:47 AM |
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Race is one flashpoint used by the Right |
AlbertCat |
Mar-28-10 06:21 PM |
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The Faces of Hate from Brown vs The Board of Education |
Mojeoux |
Mar-28-10 01:50 PM |
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race and religion |
newspeak |
Mar-28-10 09:50 PM |
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Every person who considers themselves teabag-leaning should |
The Wielding Truth |
Mar-27-10 08:51 PM |
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Every teabagger should be rounded up and forced to submit to the tatooing of the word McVeigh across |
leeroysphitz |
Mar-28-10 07:58 PM |
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Mr. Rich is worth the wait. Rec'd. nt |
babylonsister |
Mar-27-10 08:51 PM |
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Everybody knows it. Most prefer to lie about it. |
BlooInBloo |
Mar-27-10 08:53 PM |
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"...curious that a mob fond of likening President Obama to Hitler knows so little about history that |
izzybeans |
Mar-27-10 08:56 PM |
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Frank Rich, Bravo. As always. |
madaboutharry |
Mar-27-10 08:57 PM |
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Those stoopid tea bagging wrinkle factories will soon be a minority |
DainBramaged |
Mar-27-10 08:59 PM |
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Wow, what a coincidence that study came out only a week before the vote. |
gtar100 |
Mar-28-10 01:35 PM |
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KnR |
Hekate |
Mar-27-10 09:03 PM |
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K&R....n/t |
unkachuck |
Mar-27-10 09:04 PM |
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Their irrational rage only insures that HCR will be successful beyond their wildest dreams |
MajorChode |
Mar-27-10 09:08 PM |
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K&R #19 for, I say for free what big, famous pundits say for cash and prestige!1 |
UTUSN |
Mar-27-10 09:10 PM |
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Yep. I didn't see ANY of these people....... |
Rage Inc. |
Mar-27-10 09:12 PM |
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I agree with everything except his last sentence |
lunatica |
Mar-27-10 09:13 PM |
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Fear of the tea baggers |
will_in_chicago |
Mar-27-10 09:26 PM |
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I think the OP ... |
Kweli4Real |
Mar-28-10 10:15 AM |
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I got what you're saying but still think that the word fear is not correct |
lunatica |
Mar-28-10 11:06 AM |
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Yep, I pointed this out last week |
HughMoran |
Mar-27-10 09:20 PM |
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If they're insanely angry over this, we should have gone with single payer. |
aquart |
Mar-27-10 09:21 PM |
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I really liked the accompaning Tea Bag image! |
pnorman |
Mar-27-10 09:21 PM |
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Kicked&Recommended! |
butterfly77 |
Mar-27-10 09:37 PM |
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Sure, none of these phony-ass republican fuckers want to *own their own shrieking words* and so... |
bridgit |
Mar-27-10 09:46 PM |
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K & R - great article and very true. |
Raksha |
Mar-27-10 10:26 PM |
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Duplicate |
Raksha |
Mar-27-10 10:28 PM |
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mr rich hits the nail on the head.....thank you sir! |
spanone |
Mar-27-10 10:32 PM |
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I still say ...... |
lunasun |
Mar-27-10 10:56 PM |
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Our rage should be directed at the drug companies. |
riverbendviewgal |
Mar-27-10 10:58 PM |
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I wish just once that Obama would look straight in to the camera and say . . . |
Major Hogwash |
Mar-27-10 11:41 PM |
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Of course not. It's mostly about unfounded attacks and doomsday theories. |
alp227 |
Mar-28-10 01:47 AM |
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Both the GOP and Democrats misled everyone into thinking that HCR was "socialist" / "social program" |
Nikki Stone1 |
Mar-28-10 02:13 AM |
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This is the browning of the shirts |
upi402 |
Mar-28-10 02:20 AM |
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I think I found the key paragraphs at the link: White population is declining to a minority... |
Hekate |
Mar-28-10 02:48 AM |
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Therein lies the rub. In the 2008 election, Hispanics gave Obama almost 75% of the vote. Jews gave |
Rozlee |
Mar-28-10 11:12 AM |
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Now that's interesting -- the "Catholic vote" used to be Irish; now the Irish are well-assimilated |
Hekate |
Mar-28-10 11:40 AM |
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so how long before we become a giant melting pot? |
newspeak |
Mar-28-10 08:34 PM |
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I find it hard to believe that 16% of teabaggers claim to be Democrats. |
lamp_shade |
Mar-28-10 03:21 AM |
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Not so hard to understand when you realize that the real political center is |
RC |
Mar-28-10 11:41 AM |
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Excellent article.. everyone should go to the link and read the whole thing... |
DCBob |
Mar-28-10 03:39 AM |
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This reminds me of the readings I did in my environmental science |
newspeak |
Mar-28-10 09:40 PM |
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They want to take the country back |
The Wizard |
Mar-28-10 07:57 AM |
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Whooo-hooo! That is a good one. May I use it? |
Lifelong Protester |
Mar-28-10 01:02 PM |
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Go ahead |
The Wizard |
Mar-28-10 05:37 PM |
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K& a BIG BIG F'n R! Hits nail right on the head! |
BumRushDaShow |
Mar-28-10 09:02 AM |
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HUGE K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Mar-28-10 09:40 AM |
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K&R! |
classof56 |
Mar-28-10 10:01 AM |
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KK&RR |
orbitalman |
Mar-28-10 10:18 AM |
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I didn't need Frank Rich to tell me that. K&R |
Fire1 |
Mar-28-10 11:01 AM |
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Opposition to HCR is SO none-sensical as to reveal that SOMETHING ELSE is at work here & FR nails |
patrice |
Mar-28-10 11:09 AM |
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Yeah, opposition to mandatory private health insurance is racist. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Mar-28-10 09:47 PM |
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I wonder if the economy has anything to do with the underlying problems. |
Mithreal |
Mar-28-10 11:21 AM |
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Mr Rich hit two points that the media have continuously misrepresented |
me b zola |
Mar-28-10 11:22 AM |
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+1 |
Bobbie Jo |
Mar-29-10 01:26 AM |
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In brief: Racism. |
WinkyDink |
Mar-28-10 11:28 AM |
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Rich says what I've thought for a while................... |
socialist_n_TN |
Mar-28-10 11:56 AM |
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This was an excellent editorial. |
Lifelong Protester |
Mar-28-10 12:51 PM |
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All republicans are simply frightened hateful ignorant racist - This is an ovious & proven fact. |
LaPera |
Mar-28-10 01:12 PM |
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No, all Republicans are NOT racists. nt |
Captain Hilts |
Mar-28-10 01:55 PM |
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No, just not the ones who vote republican and for republicans ideology? |
LaPera |
Mar-28-10 01:59 PM |
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Keep stirring the racism pot. No danger in that. |
Mithreal |
Mar-28-10 01:43 PM |
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If the shoe fits - Then there's only danger in ignoring it & pretending it doesn't exsit.... |
LaPera |
Mar-28-10 01:50 PM |
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Wrt actual prejudice and racism, I am right there with you. |
Mithreal |
Mar-28-10 06:52 PM |
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Shhhh. There's racism but it will go away if we ignore it. |
Hansel |
Mar-28-10 04:00 PM |
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I don't disagree. There is something about this that bothers me, that |
Mithreal |
Mar-28-10 06:47 PM |
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Just a suggestion, but is it possible that they are mostly enraged because they have, in effect, |
Joe Chi Minh |
Mar-28-10 01:48 PM |
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K&R |
Bobbie Jo |
Mar-28-10 01:59 PM |
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He is so right.... |
femrap |
Mar-28-10 02:19 PM |
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The Teabaggers are just the 21st century Klan.. |
ddeclue |
Mar-28-10 02:45 PM |
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I agree with Frank Rich again as I usually always do. |
GreenTea |
Mar-28-10 02:46 PM |
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Of course, it's not..it's about stupid |
Cha |
Mar-28-10 03:56 PM |
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It's a good article but leaves out the FreedomWorks angle, the intentional agitation angle. |
bos1 |
Mar-28-10 04:19 PM |
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The intentional agitation of racism, that is... |
Bobbie Jo |
Mar-28-10 04:33 PM |
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No, it's about MANDATING WE PAY TAXES TO PRIVATE HEALTH CARE CORPORATIONS! |
grahamhgreen |
Mar-28-10 04:39 PM |
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really? that's what the Tea Party's are about? |
bos1 |
Mar-28-10 05:35 PM |
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Who gives a shit what the Tea Partiers think? Us LIBERALS oppose this bill. |
Leopolds Ghost |
Mar-28-10 09:51 PM |
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uh, hate to break it to you, but there is no bill to oppose anymore. |
bos1 |
Mar-29-10 02:59 AM |
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k/r |
FourScore |
Mar-28-10 06:30 PM |
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I don't agree, I work with these people... |
humbled_opinion |
Mar-28-10 06:40 PM |
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I disagree. Those that I know are afraid, very afraid. But none are as ecucated as you describe. |
rhett o rick |
Mar-28-10 07:05 PM |
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Well I can only account for those that I work with |
humbled_opinion |
Mar-28-10 07:30 PM |
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I feel if we the people are to succeed in the reestablishment of freedom |
rhett o rick |
Mar-29-10 09:32 AM |
#111 |
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You have a point, but we are talking about the rage. You are talking the calmer (if still misled) |
bos1 |
Mar-29-10 04:14 AM |
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I've been saying all along, it's about the racism! n/t |
RoccoR5955 |
Mar-28-10 07:53 PM |
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Kick |
Scurrilous |
Mar-29-10 09:42 AM |
#112 |
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