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Politics of Fear

National Health Care and September 11th

Dr. Gino Yu | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics of Fear, Power of Nightmares, Fear, Barak Obama, Health, Adam Curtis, Media, National Health Care, September 11th, Franklin Roosevelt, Living News
Dr. Gino Yu

With the confluence of the national health care debates and the anniversary of the terrorist attacks, I couldn't help but put the two together and wonder about the psychological impact of the "War on Terror" and its impact on the health.

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Calling All Cynics

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 09.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics of Fear, Anger, Listening, Cynicism, Mark Goulston, Just Listen, Communication, Living News
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Deep inside all skeptics and most cynics is a deep ache to trust again, but to do so without the fear of being let down, disappointed, betrayed or devastated.

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Lunatic Fringe

Lance Simmens | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Grassley, Health Care Town Halls, Town Hall Debate, Congress, Lunatic Fringe, Obama Healthcare Reform, Healthcare Debate, Obama Health Care, Right to Life, Politics of Fear, Patriotism, Town Halls, Healthcare Reform, Town Hall Meetings, Death With Dignity, South Park, Politics News
Lance Simmens

The fringe elements, carefully nurtured by fear, hatred, mistrust, and fitful bouts of fantasy are positioning the conservative opposition into a death spiral

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Celebration, Fear and Loathing on National Sovereignty Day

Tom Andrews | Posted 07.31.2009 | World

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Fear, Congress, Troops, George W. Bush, Iraq, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Nouri Al Maliki, World News
Tom Andrews

Don't be surprised if the spike in violence that came in advance of Iraqi Day of National Sovereignty continues. And don't be surprised if here at home, the right-wing goes on the attack with its favorite weapon, fear.

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Why Do So Many Republicans Hate America?

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tear Down This Wall, Meet the Press, Reagan Berlin, Ronald Reagan, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Dick Durbin, Guantanamo, 9/11, Matthew Alexander, Keith Olbermann, Lindsey Graham, Due Process, Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Politics of Fear, Jonathan Alter, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Freedom, Hate Us for Our Freedom, General Petraeus, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Berlin, Torture, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

I say that Cheney and Gingrich don't love America because they don't seem to care about American values as they have traditionally been viewed.

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Disrespecting the Troops, One Thousand Officers at a Time

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics of Fear, Elaine Donnelly, Military, John Hutson, President Obama, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Elaine Donnelly's list of 1,000 officers proves only one thing: That the more things change, the more the agents of intolerance will fight to keep them the same.

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Blacks in the Corridors of Power

Carine Fabius | Posted 04.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fear, Washington D.C., Coconut Grove, House Republicans, White Nation, Race, Barack Obama Race, Haitian Immigrants, Miami, Senators, Living News
Carine Fabius

Knowing the enemy you're up against is the first step toward coming up with a winning strategy.

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Cheney Unplugged

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 03.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics of Fear, Politico, Cheney, Tom Daschle, Cheney Interview, Waterboarding, Vice President Cheney, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

The $60 million question, though, is where is our outrage that any elected official can break the law, and be arrogant enough to publicly admit it, confident that he will inevitably escape prosecution for his acts.

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President Obama's Rejection of American Cowardice

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

President Obama has made it clear that America is no longer in the business of selling out the legacy of our Founders and the mandates of the Constitution for the sake of a little bit of extra security.

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Selling Hope Instead of Fear: 
Redefining Activism

Christiana Wyly | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hope and Change, Obama Hope, Yes We Can, Barack Obama Hope, Fear, Fearmongering, Obama's Inauguration, Environmentalists, Hope, Inauguration Day 2009, Inaugural Ball Liveblogging, Economic Crisis, Green Inaugural Ball, Obama Hope Poster Shepard Fairey, Obama, Hope and Fear, Barack Obama, Politics of Fear, Environmental Advocates, Activism, Obama Inaugural Speech, Audacity of Hope, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Inauguration, Politics News
Christiana Wyly

We need to follow Obama's example of reaching across the barriers that divide us as a people. We must learn how to reach into our hearts and truly meet another human being exactly where they are.

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Right-Wing Fear Machine

Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Heritage Foundation, Nuclear Weapons, Weapons of Mass Destruction, National Security, Missile Defense, North Korea, Iran Missiles, Barack Obama, Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Right Wing Think Tanks, Right Wing, Right Wing Pundits, Video, Politics News
Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.)

2008-12-15-radiological.jpgThis video comes courtesy of the unabashed hawks at the right-wing Heritage Foundation. Watch it for yourself, but you might want to put the kids to bed first.

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Obama Defeats . . . Nixon?

Daniel Frick | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Attacks, Politics of Fear, John McCain, John McCain Attack Ads, Richard Nixon, Tricky Dick, President Obama, Obama Bipartisanship, Bipartisanship, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Politics News
Daniel Frick

Can Barack Obama succeed in laying Richard Nixon's ghost to rest? As Obama pledges bipartisanship and reaches across the aisle to John McCain, many of us can't help but hope that we've seen the end of the politics of denigration.

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Let The Politics Of Anger Prevail

Lance Simmens | Posted 10.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Change @Y:Politics, John McCain, Presidential Election, Barack Obama, September 11, Barack Obama Hope, Politics of Fear, Fear, Hope, Terrorism, 9/11, Election 2008, War on Terror, Home News
Lance Simmens

Fear versus anger, defense versus offense, past versus future, insecurity versus hope. These are the trademarks of the current decisions Americans must make in the next six weeks.

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Obama and the Palin Effect (Part 2)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 10.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Shadow Issues, Politics of Fear, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Living News
Deepak Chopra

People who were shocked and dismayed by the Palin effect generally don't know how to handle shadow energies. Here are a few salient points.

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Time to Go Daisy Cutter

Max Bergmann | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, John McCain, Politics of Fear, Fear Watch 2008, Attack Ads, Politics News
Max Bergmann

Who says Republicans are the only ones who can play the politics of fear? McCain's reckless temper combined with his inherent militancy is a very very dangerous combination.

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The Ludacris-Rove-McCain Axis

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics of Fear, John McCain, Ludacris, Karl Rove, Lee Atwater, Barack Obama, Willie Horton, Race Card, Politics News
Robert S. McElvaine

"The race card" is something that is only played by someone who can hope to use it to produce a winning hand. In this game, it is obvious that that player is John McCain.

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Resurrecting Literature: Sustenance for the Progressive Soul

Jennifer Nix | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: Corruption, Nationalism, Short Stories, Literature, To Kill a Mockingbird, Police, Chicago, Anarchist, Xenophobia, George W. Bush, George Lakoff, Progressives, Fiction, Pet Goat, Terrorist, Immigration, Democrats, Bestsellers, Politics of Fear, Politics, History, Activism, Racism, Nonfiction, Aleksandar Hemon, Grapes of Wrath, Fox News Channel, The Lazarus Project, Sarajevo, Huffpost Books, Living News
Jennifer Nix

I once again see the potential and power of literature, and hope to tell new and necessary stories. As activists, we must not lose sight of art. Here are some questions I posed to Aleksandar Hemon.

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How I didn't end up being a criminal

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Black Nationalism, Flag Burning, Fearmongering, Fear, Michelle Obama, Rambo, Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Politics of Fear, Race in Politics, Terror, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Religion and Politics, Patriot, Pan-Terrorism, Political Cartoons, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

The imagery on the cover of the New Yorker represents the quality of conversation on race and religion in this country: mixed messages, nothing decoded.

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Why Obama Should Thank The New Yorker

Irshad Manji | Posted 07.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Politics, New Yorker, Campaign Strategy, Larry King LIve, Satire, Barack Obama, Politics of Fear, Obama Muslim, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Obama Muslim Smear, Media News
Irshad Manji

In shocking people with so many fierce images at once, the New Yorker has handed Barack Obama an opportunity to score three timely campaign victories.

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Can Radio with Heart Capture the Heart?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Unity, Politics of Fear, Talk Radio, Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh, Oprah Obama, Attack Ads, Media News
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

It is possible that there is a greater power in bringing people together than there is in tearing them apart? Could it be that inspirational broadcasting which is Oprah's hallmark can ultimately triumph over calling people names?

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The Politics of Fear

Lucy Carrigan | Posted 07.23.2008 | Media

Read More: Politics of Fear, New Yorker, Barack Obama, Barack Obama New Yorker, New Yorker Cartoonist, Barack Obama New Yorker Cover, Media News
Lucy Carrigan

We are all terrified, plain and simple, that somehow the right-wing smear campaign will succeed in defeating our candidate. We are the ones who have become... not stupid, but scared-stupid and irrational.

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FearWatch '08: The McCain Campaign Takes Feargasm Advice From Bill Kristol

Bob Cesca | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fear, Charlie Black John McCain, Fear Watch 2008, William Kristol, Charlie Black, Politics News
Bob Cesca

Even though Sen. McCain didn't truly denounce Charlie Black and, instead, basically supported the lobbyist's awful statements, the very serious cable news people are giving McCain a pass on this thing.

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The Sleep of Monsters Produces Reason

Steven Weber | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics of Fear, Fearmongering, Barack Obama, Politics News
Steven Weber

While we are relishing our Obasm, we must be aware of the forces who peer jealously across the widening breach, who are becoming even more determined to prevent this movement from succeeding.

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Obama is full of it. Hope, I mean.

David Matthews | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Ex Reagan Democrats, Politics of Fear, Corrupt Politics, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Nice, Politics News
David Matthews

My worry is that Obama, who appeals to the best of our nature, and to the transformative power of government, lives in a fantasy world, disconnected from the peccant realities of what it takes to get things done in Washington.

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Kristol To Clinton: "I Recommend The Politics Of Fear"

Think Progress | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Primary, Bill Kristol Iran, Politics of Fear, 2008 Election, Bill Kristol, Bill Kristol Politics of Fear, Bill Kristol Hillary Clinton, Politics News

This morning on Fox News Sunday, New York Times columnist Bill Kristol recommended that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) employ the "politics of fear" to a...

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