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Summary: Intolerance, Hate, Intimidation, Fear-mongering, Violence, Incivility, and Ignorance Move Mainstream: Week of Aug 22

Fri, 08/20/2010 - 11:45 — Dave Culver
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5 New Items including:
In today’s world, it’s play or be played
40 Religious Leaders Denounce Sarah Palin and Fox’s Hate Speech

David Culver, ed., Evergreene Digest


Clay Jones

In today’s world, it’s play or be played, Syl Jones, Star Tribune | MN
Psychiatrist Eric Byrne, in his seminal 1964 book "Games People Play," defined a game as, "a recurring set of transactions ... with a concealed motivation ... or gimmick." That nails the world in which we live.

40 Religious Leaders Denounce Sarah Palin and Fox’s Hate Speech, Jason Easley, Politicus USA
Top Religious Leaders Challenge Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin To Stop Exploiting Fear

Wing-Nut Rep. Louis Gohmert Goes Nuts on Anderson Cooper Over “Terror Babies” Conspiracy Theory, Joshua Holland, AlterNet
The frightening thing about this clip is that you really get the sense that Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, actually believes this nonsense.

Mexican attacks inflame tensions on Staten Island, Cristian Salazar, Associated Press, in Salon
Olmedo, who was hospitalized for five days and was briefly in a coma, contends he was targeted because of his ethnicity, not because he had been involved in a related incident or because the suspects wanted to steal his belongings.

As Gibbs Attacks Progressive Critics, ACLU Says Obama White House Enshrining Bush-Era Policies, Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!

  • It’s disappointing that the administration uses this kind of language to respond to thoughtful and considered criticism. I think it debases political discourse in this country. And part of the Press Secretary’s job is to make sure that political discourse is civil and informed.
  • ACLU Report: Obama Continuing Bush-Era Torture Policies


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