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Newt Gingrich’s vile and underhanded bigotry
By Ahsan Butt Thu, Jan 19, 2012 2:42AM UTC View Comments
I’ve watched a number of Republican debates in this primary season. The first thing I would say about them is that they provide a very revealing window in a world I am very unfamiliar with. I don’t read right wing blogs (with the exception of Greg Mankiw’s econ blog) , I don’t really have many...
Nationalism and Newt Gingrich’s “Palestinians are an invented people” comment
By Ahsan Butt Thu, Dec 15, 2011 12:26AM UTC View Comments
Last week, Newt Gingrich said the following about Palestinian nationalism: Remember, there was no Palestine as a state — (it was) part of the Ottoman Empire. I think we have an invented Palestinian people who are in fact Arabs and historically part of the Arab community and they had the chance to go many places....
Herman Cain is not a serious candidate, and yet he’s somehow the Republican frontrunner
By Ahsan Butt Mon, Oct 17, 2011 6:05AM UTC View Comments
I was reading this Yglesias post the other day and it really made me think, specifically this bit: The ridiculous thing about these Republican debates is that you keep needing to wade through this vast field of candidates who are essentially doing book tours in order to hear the actual presidential candidates debate. Rick Santorum...
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