'Not where the future of any party is'
Political Animal — 'NOT WHERE THE FUTURE OF ANY PARTY IS'.... A surprisingly compelling exchange on ABC's "This Week" earlier today, on the mainstream reaction to right-wing rhetoric. I'm not generally impressed with Cokie Roberts' analysis, but when actor/activist Jon Voight -- Republicans do love their connections to the Hollywood elite -- trashed the president this week, arguing Obama may have had "subconscious programming by Rev. Wright to damn America," it is, as she put it, " cringemaking ...

Frank Luntz Defends Increasingly Incendiary Right-Wing Rhetoric: “They’re So Afraid”
Firedoglake — In the wake of some criminal or morally reprehensible behavior by a brown person non-conservative, wingnuts absolutely hate any attempt to examine the psychological state of the culprit. You saw this last week after the tragedy at Ft. Hood — they were besides themselves that the media reported ...