The GOP's Double Standard on Anger

Consortium News by Nat Parry | Mar. 27, 2010 (Opinion)

while Republican leaders may be disavowing specific acts of political violence, their broader message appears to be that these feelings of anger are a healthy and legitimate response to objectionable Democratic policies.

This lenient attitude toward expressions of anger may come as a surprise to many progressives who remember that several years ago anger over President George W. Bush’s actions, such as having his political allies on the U.S. ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 29, 2010 - 12:38 AM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 29, 2010

Parry provides an excellent historical portrait of the hypocritical republicans ridicule of any anger against them, and blatant misuse of anger by them against democrats. Well written and supported.

I think Parry lets the press off a little too easily for supporting and echoing the the ridicule of anger and the megaphoning of anger depending on who was in the majority.

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