Bush's Conspiracy to Riot

Consortium News by Robert Parry | Aug. 5, 2009 (Opinion)

As the American Right celebrates its success in disrupting “town hall” meetings where congressional Democrats try to discuss health-care reform with constituents, the ugly precedent for these hooligan tactics is the Republican-organized riot in Miami that stopped a recount in Election 2000. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 5, 2009

Parry follows a historical parallel that had occurred to me earlier.

Having succeeded with the hooliganism in 2000 – and having paid no price – the Republicans and their right-wing allies appear to be following a similar script to block ... More »

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