Excellent post by Alex Pareene on "the biggest, scariest villain of the right wing (this week, anyway)." Especially if you're not familiar with how the right-wing noise machine manufactures and spreads smears and FUD, this is a must-read.
[Added] For another aspect of the RWNM, see DougJ: "How temper tantrums work." Lede:
One of the upshots of the right-wing’s crazed reaction to Obama’s speech before school children is that it creates another opportunity for the Joe Kleins and Tobin Harshaws of the world to yak about how reasonable and serious some wingnuts are. You see, when one wingnut says something batshit crazy and the another wingnut disagrees, that second wingnut becomes a serious person.
The penultimate sentence of Doug's post is worth the trip, all by itself.
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He's obviously too political for politics. And too honest as well. The media vetting process is part of the reason why American politics is an exclusive game.
And he just got out. Not surprising but, nevertheless, disheartening.
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