American exceptionalism: an old idea and a new political battle

Washington Post by Karen Tumulty | Nov. 29, 2010 (Special Report)

With Republicans and tea party activists accusing President Obama and the Democrats of turning the country toward socialism, the idea that the United States is inherently superior to the world's other nations has become the battle cry from a new front in the ongoing culture wars. Lately, it seems to be on the lips of just about every Republican who is giving any thought to running for president in 2012. Full Story »

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by Roland F. Hirsch - Nov. 29, 2010

This opinion piece is poor journalism. The author was born after Ronald Reagan's Presidency, or she would surely not have written such an ignorant first sentence! The rest of the piece is totally in favor of Obama and critical of the Republicans quoted, who were not interviewed for the piece, a basic requirement even of mediocre journalism. Instead, a White House staffer is quoted for four paragraphs at the end of the piece. Poorly researched and highly biased.