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In reply to the discussion: The Shutdown Party. A great editorial from USA Today [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)14. Wow! Fucking wow! This is USA Today!!!
The McPaper of the journalism world.
If USA Today is publishing an editorial like this, that is important.
As Snagglepuss once said, "It's self-inflicted Bar-B-Que. They cooked their own goose."
Of course, those of us who were alive and sober in the 90's remember what holding a government hostage to ideology does.
Unfortunately, the USA has not learned the lesson. The GOP, ever in the hands of religious lunatics and ignoramuses, has convinced people that they have the right way.
What does one do to fight this when so many are willfully and, apparently, joyfully ignorant?
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Well, they did publish the editorial, "Let’s just say it: The Republicans are the problem."
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2013
#40
A crucial fact generally ignored by the media and unknown to the public.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2013
#41
How's this? GOP REDMAP Memo Admits Gerrymandering To Thank For Congressional Election Success
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2013
#60
Excellent link and excerpt. Thanks! Plus linking raises the article in search engine ranking. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Oct 2013
#61
Boehner's leadership skills are sorely lacking, it will have to come from some other Republicans
Uncle Joe
Oct 2013
#15
The Raleigh N&O didn't wait for today. Here are some excerpts from Sunday's editorial
mnhtnbb
Oct 2013
#27
Didn't McClatchy papers take the progressive route in lead-up to Iraq invasion?
madfloridian
Oct 2013
#32
That's pretty amazing from USA Today. Just think how many people--traveling for business--
mnhtnbb
Oct 2013
#26