Three things seem clear to me.
- If the Muslim Brotherhood wants to petition the U.S. government, or cultivate politicians that would support its efforts, that's hardly unusual. All sorts of organizations do the same thing.
- Being outrageously outraged about what Bachmann is saying is at least as silly as whatever it is she is saying. I would bet there's at least a 75% overlap of those who would condemn Bachmann for McCarthyite tactics and those who regularly denounce anti-tax bete noire Grover Norquist* and ALEC. We all have our boogeymen.
- Going after Keith Ellison is silly. He's irritating and a regular vote for nonsense, but he has no power in Washington and likely never will. No point to it.
*The funny thing is, Norquist might have some Muslim Brotherhood issues of his own to deal with.
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Mark, don't get trapped in the liberal approved use of the 'McCarthyite' term. I assign you to read the Venona Documents that can be found at the venonadocuments.gov or some other site. And you being a St Mary Appleton lad. For shame! Dave and Lester Balliet would not be happy.
Anon,
Reread what I wrote:
I would bet there's at least a 75% overlap of those who would condemn Bachmann for McCarthyite tactics and those who regularly denounce anti-tax bete noire Grover Norquist* and ALEC.
I didn't say that I was one of those people. And by the by, Dave Balliet, as a proud Democrat, would have used the term on Bachmann without hesitation.
But that was part of what made Dave Balliet one of my favorite teachers -- he'd draw out the conversation and let you state your case. Having him as a teacher in the 1976 election cycle was a great blessing.
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