The Rage Is Not About Health Care

New York Times by Frank Rich | Mar. 27, 2010 (Opinion)

Demographics are avatars of a change bigger than any bill contemplated by President Obama or Congress — a change that can’t be repealed. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Living, Health
Topics: U.S. Congress, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Health Care, Women, Race, Minorities, John Boehner, Rick Perry
Member Tags: tea party movement, reform and reorganization, law and legislation, united states politics and government, health insurance and managed care, john lewis, Barney Frank, emanuel cleaver, civil rights and liberties, threats and threatening messages, am update, health care reform
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 27, 2010 - 8:03 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review), Jack Dinkmeyer (review), Elizabeth White-Nadler (review), Harry A Farr (review), Carlos R. Candelaria (review), Patricia Blochowiak (review), Samuel W. Velsor IV (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 28, 2010 - 11:11 PM PDT
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Jack Dinkmeyer
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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Mar. 29, 2010

This excellent, insightful opinion piece gives a new perspective about right-wing fringe and Teabagger rage; namely, to look, not at the rhetoric, but at its underlying causes: fears that certain groups fringies consider “unworthy” are taking over–along with strong doses of racism, homophobia; and nutcake religious beliefs. What’s scary is how easily the right-wing leadership uses fear mongering to stoke up fringies’ hysteria to a violence level.

The right wing justifies their irresponsibly fiery rhetoric as “freedom of speech.” But isn’t this really tantamount to shouting FIRE in a crowded theatre–which is not freedom of speech?

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Mar. 29, 2010
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Carlos R. Candelaria
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 by Carlos R. Candelaria - Apr. 2, 2010

Makes you wonder are they mad about the direction of our government, or the fact that they are not in power.

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 28, 2010

Thoughtful, powerful, and extremely cautionary.

It is time for the riot wing and the inciting to riot wing to rein themselves in.

Dwight posted this story.
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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Apr. 3, 2010
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Samuel W. Velsor IV
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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Apr. 5, 2010

Now if only those who know who they are would realize how badly they have and are acting.

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Harry A Farr
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 by Harry A Farr - Mar. 31, 2010
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Elizabeth White-Nadler
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 by Elizabeth White-Nadler - Mar. 30, 2010
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