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August 2, 2009

Politico’s ‘New Right-Wing Scare Tactic’ on Healthcare

Following the growth of “a new right-wing scare tactic” that “has blossomed on conservative blogs and emails lists,” Talking Points Memo Muckraker Zachary Roth (7/28/09) describes the healthcare meme as “the notion that the reform bill making its way through the House would lead to euthanasia by requiring senior citizens to submit to ‘end-of-life consultations’”–and […]

April 27, 2009

Gabriel Voiles

The Dark Side of MSNBC’s ‘Crazy Political Uncle’

Noting that, “for the last decade or so, Washington has indulged Pat Buchanan as a sort of crazy political uncle” by having “agreed to forget about his long track record of racially questionable commentary and writing,” TPM Muckraker‘s Zachary Roth and Justin Elliott (4/24/09) have caught a column “for the far-right web magazine, Human Events,” […]

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