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Center-Right Nation Update
Firedoglake —
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Trendrr & Center for America's Future
Wow, Dave Sirota is, like, psychic:
When I wrote my first column about the "center-right nation" and subsequently launched the "Center-Right Nation ...
It's official: 'center-right nation' is now right-wingers' favorite meme
Crooks and Liars —
... to every conservative talking head on the planet within 24 hours of Barack Obama's election victory, if not before.
I mean, it's coming out of the mouths of nearly every single right-wing pundit who's managed airtime since Nov. 5. It started the next day, and has only gained volume since.
And of course, it's so risibly false that it really tells us much more about conservatives and their grip on reality than anything else.
David Sirota has the goods on just how prominent the theme has become since the election: ...
The center-right myth
Political Animal —
THE CENTER-RIGHT MYTH.... And the Observation of the Day award goes to the estimable David Sirota . As the graph shows , the use of the exact term "center-right nation" spiked [in the major media] immediately after election day (point "0" is the day my column published, point "1" is election day). While it's true -- this trend study doesn't tell us how many of the "center-right nation" references are saying this is "not a center-right nation." But a look through Lexis-Nexis shows it's safe to assume that the vast majority of these references are asserting this is a ...
No More Mister Nice Blog — ... David Sirota points out that there's been a huge spike in the use of the term "center-right nation" since the election, based on appearances in news stories tracked by Google: ...
David Sirota has it right....
Angry Bear —
rdan David Sirota at Salon has reflected my take on media and says it much better than I. And here in addition to the first link. If you’re having trouble remembering what the recent election was all about, rest easy: You’re probably not going senile — you’re likely experiencing the momentary effects of brainwashing. For weeks, your television, newspaper and radio have been telling you that America is a "center-right nation" that elected Barack Obama to crush his fellow "socialist" hippies, discard the agenda he campaigned on, and meet ...
Progressivism: The New "Center-Right"
TalkLeft —
... I believe he will define progressivism as the middle. If that is called "Center-Right," so much the better. Consider what that makes Extreme Republicanism (out of the mainstream of political thought instead of occupying the White House) and what that makes the formerly loony Left (the respectable Left flank.) Role reversal. This is a good thing. For those who care, it was no accident that I always called my self a Centrist. see also Drum, Digby and Sirota on the issue. By Big Tent Democrat, speaking for me only ...
It's only words
Newshoggers.com —
... Certainly, we haven't made much headway in changing it. Hard core conservatives and pseudo-liberals still dominate the talking head programs and as David Sirotta documents the elite media has been pushing the "America is a center-right country" meme relatively unfettered by reality. The only notable exception I've seen is ...
The Tax History Conservatives Want Us to Forget
Firedoglake —
... entire structure of conservatives claim that raising taxes on the super-rich will hurt the economy. And as you'll see from Norquist's response, they simply cannot deal with that truth. Indeed, Norquist actually goes all the way back to the 1920s as his example that raising taxes on the wealthy impedes economic growth - somehow ignoring the history from 15 years ago. He then goes on to claim with a straight face that Franklin Roosevelt created the Great Depression (this, along with the "center-right nation" propaganda, seems to be the right's new talking point). ...
David Sirota: The Tax History Conservatives Want Us to Forget
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... entire structure of conservatives claim that raising taxes on the super-rich will hurt the economy. And as you'll see from Norquist's response, they simply cannot deal with that truth. Indeed, Norquist actually goes all the way back to the 1920s as his example that raising taxes on the wealthy impedes economic growth - somehow ignoring the history from 15 years ago. He then goes on to claim with a straight face that Franklin Roosevelt created the Great Depression (this, along with the "center-right nation" propaganda, seems to be the right's new talking point). ...
The Tax History Conservatives Want Us to Forget
Open Left - Front Page —
... entire structure of conservatives claim that raising taxes on the super-rich will hurt the economy. And as you'll see from Norquist's response, they simply cannot deal with that truth. Indeed, Norquist actually goes all the way back to the 1920s as his example that raising taxes on the wealthy impedes economic growth - somehow ignoring the history from 15 years ago. He then goes on to claim with a straight face that Franklin Roosevelt created the Great Depression (this, along with the "center-right nation" propaganda, seems to be the right's new talking point). ...
