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Hitler heaven
Paul Krugman —
... , because it claimed that 40 percent of the first Bush tax cut would go to the richest 1 percent of the population. (The actual number, according to the authoritative Tax Policy Center : 42 percent.) The point is that extremist rhetoric on the right — even the allegedly moderate right — has been the norm for many years. The only difference now is that news organizations aren’t as diffident about reporting it. Update : And Bill O’Reilly compared ...
The rhetorical norm
Political Animal —
... , because it claimed that 40 percent of the first Bush tax cut would go to the richest 1 percent of the population. (The actual number, according to the authoritative Tax Policy Center : 42 percent.) The point is that extremist rhetoric on the right -- even the allegedly moderate right -- has been the norm for many years. The only difference now is that news organizations aren't as diffident about reporting it. Krugman is, of course, correct. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) once compared those who accept the science on global warming ...
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