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Frum: What I worry about is 'not rhetoric, it's the construction of paranoid narratives.'

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(I Stand By What I Said Whatever It Was)1/18/2011 2:20:01 am PST

re: #1 HappyWarrior

He makes valid points here. I’ve seen nutcases say that Obama is doing what he is doing because he hates America. and other crazy crap.

The problem is that it’s hard to say “nutcases” because it’s become staple in some of the most influential “conservative” media circles. Nuts is being made the new norm. Just see Rush Limbaugh:

Limbaugh: Obama Has “A Chip On His Shoulder About Capitalism” And “Intends Harm To The U.S. Economy”, January 4

Obama’s “got this country in his crosshairs” because of the “chip on his shoulder” about race, December 8

And that’s just two recent examples. This has been going on for years now!