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sendero

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3. The country seems to get stupider..

Reply to 6000eliot (Reply #1)

Tue May 29, 2012, 06:13 AM

May 2012

... every month. Yep, this was an intelligent and thoughtful commentary but 90% of the yokels in this country couldn't understand it or didn't even try to.

It's no wonder we can't even talk about our problems as a country, much less fix them.

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Why did Chris Hayes apologize for his "heroes" comment? [View all] kentuck May 2012 OP

Because people are stupid and can't understand nuance. 6000eliot May 2012 #1

The country seems to get stupider.. sendero May 2012 #3

Yep. He's thinking and a lot of people don't like that. NC_Nurse May 2012 #14

I was also sorry he apologized. Chris made an excellent point n/t monmouth May 2012 #2

He spoke so beautifully and without undue respect, we are becoming a country that secondwind May 2012 #4

He apologized? Not this shit again. Hissyspit May 2012 #5

He apologized because the average yokel can't tolerate truth with .... marble falls May 2012 #6

What he said was right in my opinion lunatica May 2012 #7

I Thought His Comment Was Muddled DallasNE May 2012 #8

To surrender to the notion that the troops are sacred zeemike May 2012 #9

i was thinking the 1930s, myself. eom ellenfl May 2012 #23

He made the mistake of giving the general public more intelligence ejbr May 2012 #10

Good post pscot May 2012 #11

Because he spoke heresy against the High Church of Redemptive Violence gratuitous May 2012 #12

The act of dying, or being in the military doesn't make you a "hero." galadrium May 2012 #13

B/c we live in a country with two nat'l holidays to honor the military... urgk May 2012 #15

but we also honor secretaries and administrative assistants (thank you greeting card industry). eom ellenfl May 2012 #24

In a crowded restaurant last night The Wizard May 2012 #16

+1 Whisp May 2012 #18

Spot on Kentuck! LibGranny May 2012 #19

I didn't see the show but I have seen all the outrage about it so I went and looked at southernyankeebelle May 2012 #17

Because commercial/big-shot "news" ownership classes demand compliance SoCalDem May 2012 #20

Because people on the Left always have to apologize for questioning conventional wisdom, Lydia Leftcoast May 2012 #21

It's just a fricking word. bigtree May 2012 #22

For money. Bluenorthwest May 2012 #25

does he read du? perhaps someone who follows him on twitter or fb can direct him here? ellenfl May 2012 #26

Because the right loves to rail against "political correctness" but are every bit as guilty... Tommy_Carcetti May 2012 #27