Posted by
matttbastard on Nov 17, 2009 in
Sarah Palin |
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(Image: Tacoma Urbanist, Flickr) Sarah Palin is back — and, seemingly, everywhere, as she launches a book tour (and, perhaps, a run at the White House in 2012). Max Blumenthal: In a Republican Party hoping to rebound in 2010 on the strength of a newly energized and ideologically aroused conservative...
Posted by
matttbastard on Oct 18, 2008 in
2008 General |
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Right wing identity politics and carefully-manufactured pseudo-populist rage against ‘vote fraud’; Race/red/God-baiting Obama to ridiculous extremes; the hyperbolic overreaction to McCain’s latest campaign stunt FAIL. Oh, and my personal favourite (pace the good Doctor), McCarthyism redux...
A few years back, a book called “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” by Thomas Frank was published, to much critical acclaim on the left. In it, Frank walks his readers through the nuances of rural life and identity politics that cause non-metropolitan, working class voters in red states to...
