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BrendanNyhan Highly recommended @mattyglesias column on how economic downturns feed xenophobia and illiberal behavior http://j.mp/bUuG9YAnchor babies, the Ground Zero mosque and other scapegoats Politics always seems to get a bit off-kilter when the temperature goes up. But instead of the familiar silly-season stuff of years past — made-up scandals and who-cares gossip — the past two summers have been filled with vitriol. Last year we had town halls gone wild, fueled by the threat of… -
BrendanNyhan However, I doubt *increase* in birtherism that @mattyglesias suggests http://j.mp/bUuG9Y Different wording/response options in the 2 pollsAnchor babies, the Ground Zero mosque and other scapegoats Politics always seems to get a bit off-kilter when the temperature goes up. But instead of the familiar silly-season stuff of years past — made-up scandals and who-cares gossip — the past two summers have been filled with vitriol. Last year we had town halls gone wild, fueled by the threat of…
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BrendanNyhan Another offensive Washington Times op-ed graphic — fetus being thrown into trash can with Obama logo http://j.mp/cTfaUk
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BrendanNyhan Bizarre William Shatner interview of Rush Limbaugh in adjoining modernist couches in front of a fireplace http://j.mp/9CbJv2
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BrendanNyhan Bogus meme alert: @mickeykaus parrots claim that Spain trip hurts Obama http://j.mp/bCDqyk In reality, unlikely to matter http://j.mp/cJPzxx
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BrendanNyhan Bizarre: NYT E. Africa reporter-turned-dance-critic says Kagame’s “choppy dance moves” suggest he “is a bit of a geek” http://j.mp/cAwtmr
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BrendanNyhan How Newt Gingrich uses “the Fallacy of The They” to smear opponents of his Muslim-baiting demagoguery http://j.mp/c9KqkG (via @normative)
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BrendanNyhan Very cool – reader rep. for the Plain Dealer takes my research into account in discussing effects of new PolitiFact Ohio http://j.mp/cF7GKS
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BrendanNyhan Very interesting interview with Ira Glass about being wrong http://j.mp/b8txZFThe Wrong Stuff : On Air and On Error: This American Life’s Ira Glass on Being Wrong Every episode of the radio show This American Life has, host Ira Glass suggests, “a crypto-theme.” There’s whatever the story appears to be about — the financial crisis , evangelical Christianity , cryogenics — and then there’s what it’s actually about.
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BrendanNyhan James Taranto predicts that Justice Kennedy will find in favor of repealing Prop. 8 http://j.mp/cugqhfScalia Was Right – WSJ.com James Taranto on why the same-sex marriage ruling will stand.
