Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

So why are Republican politicians fanning the flames with talk of "death panels" and Nazism? Why are pundits like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh indulging in what the historian Richard Hoftstader described as the "paranoid style" in American politics? Do they really not understand that this hysterical wave of hatred and fury against Obama goes beyond healthcare reform, or party politicking, or even the country's so-called "culture wars", and now threatens ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Barry Grossheim - Aug 26, 2009 - 1:06 PM PDT
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Edited by: Barry Grossheim - Aug 26, 2009 - 1:07 PM PDT

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by Barry Grossheim - Aug. 26, 2009

A sobering look at hate rhetoric around health insurance reform from the UK.

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