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bonzotex

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4. Dems are the "conservatives"

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 03:42 PM

Dec 2011

This is a great editorial. Our political language is so polluted that few people have any idea what words like, liberal, conservative and radical really mean.

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Obama: The conservative in 2012 --- by: E.J. Dionne Jr. [View all] kpete Dec 2011 OP

Rut roh... Kahuna Dec 2011 #1

Sorta like George Lakoff calls the freaks the "radical right wing." ClassWarrior Dec 2011 #2

As I've said many times, the Repubs are using the crazytalk surrogates to move the center. WingDinger Dec 2011 #3

Let's be honest Democrats are useless on messaging and rhetoric. caringnoah Dec 2011 #5

Dems are the "conservatives" bonzotex Dec 2011 #4