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Tanenhaus: Populism, Politics and the Power of Sarah Palin

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Guanxi8812/06/2009 12:24:57 pm PST

re: #81 Obdicut

The racism charge is coming from her father. So I’m not understanding where you see Tanenhaus bringing it up.

re: #74 tsflanagan

I don’t understand how it’s disproportionate, unless you mean far too many people see her as somehow a good leader.

Her father pointed to the fact she was uncomfortable in the presence of so many Asians and Pacific Islanders. he did not accuse her of racism. Tanenhaus was clever enough not to do so directly, but simply pointed this out and then led into a broader discussion of the racism he finds at the root of some of the appeal of populism.