www2.washingtonmonthly.com - 1/13/2009
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On November 4, 2008, the American people, by an 8-point margin, elected as president a man the top news organization in the country had spent months condemning as a socialist.
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The right's new red scare
Political Animal —
... dictatorship. [...] That's right, according to conservatives, Carol Browner's meeting with the prime minister of Great Britain to discuss global warming is equivalent to the genocides of Stalin and Hitler. When environmental organizations are led in part by former heads of state and convene meetings at 10 Downing Street, it sounds pretty mainstream . The right's apoplexy is badly misplaced. Again.— Steve Benen 4:05 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (24)
BROWNER, SOCIALISM AND THE RED SCARE
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... conservatives, Carol Browner's meeting with the prime minister of Great Britain to discuss global warming is equivalent to the genocides of Stalin and Hitler. When environmental organizations are led in part by former heads of state and convene meetings at 10 Downing Street, it sounds pretty mainstream. The right's apoplexy is badly misplaced. Again. —Steve Benen 4:05 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (19) ...
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