Conservatives Turn Against Liz Cheney - As Bad As McCarthy

The backlash is growing against Liz Cheney after she demonized Department of Justice attorneys as terrorist sympathizers for their past legal work defending Gitmo detainees -- and now it's coming from within deeply conservative legal circles. Full Story »

Posted by Dwight Rousu - via OneRiot, Google Blogsearch (Politics), David Fox (f)
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Mar 5, 2010 - 1:55 PM PST
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Mar 6, 2010 - 2:51 PM PST

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by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 6, 2010

The republican criticisms of L Cheney are interesting for their qualifications. "...it was right to criticize ...for voluntarily doing work on behalf of Gitmo detainees" and "McCarthy was correct..." and "it reflects polarization." There is no categorizaton of the attacks as hate and demonization propaganda against government and against a race and religion, and pandering to fears amplified by the demonizers.

“It reflects the politicization and the polarization of terrorism issues,” More »

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