STRIKING QUOTE: "In the world of right-wing Republicans, actual bravery, courage, and military service are irrelevant. What matters is a willingness to strike the pose of a warrior."
He's referring to Democrats who actually serve in the military being painted as weak and cowards by Republicans, while draft-dodging, he-man posing Republicans are considered strong and brave. It's still happening, and we need to break the spell.
Read more from Glenn in the Huff Post, Democracy Now!, and in Salon, a good excerpt on Antiwar.com, and a good book review at Amazon.
We quit watching Countdown when Keith Olberman started jumping overboard with his Hillary-bashing and Obamania. Eventually, we'll start watching him again, as we get further away from the final primaries.
I see that Keith and Glenn had a tiff lately over Obama and FISA. I'm confident they'll move on and heal the rift, much as Barack and Hillary are trying to do. I can certainly understand the ire generated by Obama's apparent support of the current FISA bill, and I can begrudgingly understand Obama's stance on it at the same time.
A little cognitive dissonance, anyone?
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