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Sherman DeBrosse : Rage, Racism, and the Future of the Tea Bagger Movement
The Tea Baggers:An identity temper tantrum with a violent edge By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / April 6, 2010 [This is the second in a two-part series on the Tea Bagger movement by Sherman DeBrosse. Go here to … Continue reading
Sherman DeBrosse : The Resistible Rise of the Tea Bagger Movement
Dale Robertson, who claims to have founded the Tea Party movement. Photo from February 27, 2009, Tea Party in Houston.Not by bread alone: Why the Tea Baggers are successful Anger and fear have a way of spreading, and the Tea … Continue reading
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Tagged Populism, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Sherman DeBrosse, Social Protest, Tea Baggers
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Perfect Storm Coming? : GOP Winning With Message Control
Image from The Situationist.Democrats facing perfect political storm?GOP raises misinformation to an art formBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / February 22, 2010 As E.J. Dionne writes, Barack Obama, Democrats, and liberals are losing now. Big time! The Democrats … Continue reading
Primal Scream : White Racism and the Tea Party Movement
Sign at Tea Party in Madison, WI, April 14, 2009. Photo by cometstarmoon / Wikimedia Commons.Bubbling under the surface:Racial resentment in the Tea Party movement By Rich Benjamin / February 9, 2010 [Rich Benjamin’s commentary on the underlying “white grievance” … Continue reading
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Tagged Bigotry, Immigration, Populism, Racism, Right Wing, Tea Baggers, Tom Tancredo
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Obama’s Change and the Bush Mess : Have We Forgotten to Remember?
Photo montage by Larry Ray / The Rag Blog.Remembering why we voted for change:The Bush mess and the blame game Eight years of Bush, Cheney, and the cynical political puppetry of Karl Rove, succeeded in driving a deep polarizing wedge … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipartisanship, Bush Legacy, Larry Ray, Obama Presidency, Populism, Republican Party
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The Texas Observer : Molly Ivins, Barack Obama, and Dishing the Null Set
Unveiling the new look: Page one of the January 8, 2010 Texas Observer. The legendary crusading Texas biweekly The Texas Observer is still in there fighting after all these (56) years — and they have a cool new look. Observer … Continue reading
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Tagged Houston Chronicle, Molly Ivins, Populism, Racism, Right Wing Extremists, Tea Baggers, Texas History, Texas Observer, Texas Politics
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Rumble on the Right : Teabagging for Fun and Profit
Teabaggin’ dodo bird. Image from Voice of Arizona.Trouble in paradise:Tea-bagger convention is for-profit scam By Ted McLaughlin / The Rag Blog / January 28, 2010 Even though they’ve had their efforts publicized by Fox News and funded by large right-wing … Continue reading
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Tagged Populism, Right Wing, Sarah Palin, Tea Baggers, Ted McLaughlin
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Rabbi Arthur Waskow : Jobs Now or President Palin?
President Sarah Palin. Photo by Jeff Schultz / Kris Kros / The Washington Independent.Pick One: A sharp turn towards progressive populism The election of Sarah Palin What our country needs now is a huge job-creation program made possible by great … Continue reading
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Tagged Economy, Jobs, Obama Administration, Populism, Progressives, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Right Wing, Sarah Palin, Social Action
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Rogues and Centrists : How Media Frame the World
The symbolic uses of politics:The Gipper and the Rogue By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 Moderate Republicans — yes, they are not extinct, though most are in hiding — scoff at Sarah Palin and wish … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Media, Political Opinion, Populism, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Sociology
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The Wingnuts : Paranoia and Rage Serve the GOP Well
Paranoia, rage and right wing populism From the time of Plato, thinkers have noted that building fear and anger directed at the ‘Other’ is a potent political tool. By Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / August 25, 2009 Lately, … Continue reading
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Tagged American History, Populism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists
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Extremism and Right Wing Populism : The Face of the Republican Party
The GOP and its extremists The recent tea parties sponsored by some Republican columnists and Fox News were frightening because they so catered to people on what was once the lunatic fringe… The ugly spirit of the tea parties soon … Continue reading
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Tagged Extremism, Populism, Racism, Republican Party, Right Wing Extremists, Right Wing Media, Tea Baggers
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