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Posted by Jack Dinkmeyer - via Memeorandum, Real Clear Politics
An opinion piece which introduced to me a new term, "dog whistle" to describe coded racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim Republican candidates' rhetoric. Dog whistle being beyond the range of human hearing. But like a dog, right wingers in the know hear and comprehend every nuance. And racists uttering the codes have plausible denial when confronted with their racism. Concerning my opinion of the entire Republican presidential campaign debacle, the words of Rhett Butler suffice, 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"
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