Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Sarah Palin's Scare Tactics would Make Joe McCarthy Proud

By Richard Cohen
NY Daily News
August 18th 2009

Try this on for size: Palinism. What is it? It is an updated version of McCarthyism, which takes its name from the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin liar, demagogue and drunk, and means, according to Wikipedia, "reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries." As far as we know, Sarah Palin is not a drunk. ...

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