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Forbes' Definition Of "Liberal" Ctd.
A reader writes: Did you notice how many people on the list were seemingly chosen not for their writing or their politics, but rather their identity?  Oprah is a liberal because she is black, Hitch is a liberal because he is atheist, and you are a liberal because you are gay.  These ...
Forbes' Definition Of "Liberal"
Forbes' Definition Of "Liberal"
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — It's worth checking out : Broadly, a "liberal' subscribes to some or all of the following: progressive... income taxation; universal health care of some kind; opposition to the war in Iraq, and a certain queasiness about the war on terror; an ... (more) Forbes' Definition Of "Liberal"
What’s a Liberal, Anyway?
outsidethebeltway.com — Andrew Sullivan is bemused to find himself on Forbes’ list of “The 25 Most Influential Liberals In... The U.S. Media” since he considers himself a conservative. He prints a reader email that muses on this fact: Did you notice how many ... (more) What’s a Liberal, Anyway?
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"Oprah is a liberal because she is black, Hitch is a liberal because he is atheist, and you are a liberal because you are gay.'
AlthouseAndrew Sullivan posts a reader email that explains what Forbes was really — supposedly — doing, when it ranked the "The 25 Most Influential Liberals In The U.S. Media." Here's his earlier post trying to reclaim his conservative cred after Forbes blew his cover. ...

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