Extremist rhetoric wont rebuild GOP by Michael A. Cohen
I must confess that I am not able to watch Glenn Beck’s show on the Fox channel. The show gives me a massive headache…
I tend to agree with Michael A. Cohen’s view: “…Beck’s paranoid style is seeping into the discourse of conservative politics, which should be of concern to Republicans…”
Extremist rhetoric won't rebuild GOP By: Michael A. Cohen April 7, 2009
Watching Fox News’ new sensation Glenn Beck is not for the faint of heart. It is a disquieting entree into the feverish mind of a conspiracy theorist…
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Yet for all of his conspiracy-addled and occasionally tear-filled declarations, Beck has become the new darling of the conservative right…
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“Populist agitators such as Beck are nothing new, particularly in times of economic instability — and they aren’t restricted to the right. During the Bush years, liberal anger over the administration’s policies bred bizarre conspiracy theories of its own, like accusations that the Sept. 11 attacks were an inside job.
“However, Beck’s paranoid style is seeping into the discourse of conservative politics, which should be of concern to Republicans….”
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“The Republicans find themselves caught between two countervailing forces: the need to craft a policy agenda that appeals to middle-class Americans and the need to maintain the support of an angry base of voters that is alienated from, and suspicious of, the new president.
“Beck … is taking the latter course — with a vengeance. While Democrats have sought to tie Republicans to Rush Limbaugh, his attacks are tame compared with those of Beck … His occasionally unhinged attacks of strung-together nonsequiturs about the evils of Big Government provide little in the way of constructive solutions to the country’s vast problems. But this is also true of what we are hearing from Republican leaders.
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“If anything, catering to the far right risks becoming a millstone — a cheap way to score political points without having to do the critical spade work necessary to rebuild the party.”
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Please read Mr. Cohen’s entire opinion piece here: Extremist rhetoric won't rebuild GOP By: Michael A. Cohen April 7, 2009
20090407 Extremist rhetoric wont rebuild GOP by Cohen
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20948.html
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
I must confess that I am not able to watch Glenn Beck’s show on the Fox channel. The show gives me a massive headache…
I tend to agree with Michael A. Cohen’s view: “…Beck’s paranoid style is seeping into the discourse of conservative politics, which should be of concern to Republicans…”
Extremist rhetoric won't rebuild GOP By: Michael A. Cohen April 7, 2009
Watching Fox News’ new sensation Glenn Beck is not for the faint of heart. It is a disquieting entree into the feverish mind of a conspiracy theorist…
[…]
Yet for all of his conspiracy-addled and occasionally tear-filled declarations, Beck has become the new darling of the conservative right…
[…]
“Populist agitators such as Beck are nothing new, particularly in times of economic instability — and they aren’t restricted to the right. During the Bush years, liberal anger over the administration’s policies bred bizarre conspiracy theories of its own, like accusations that the Sept. 11 attacks were an inside job.
“However, Beck’s paranoid style is seeping into the discourse of conservative politics, which should be of concern to Republicans….”
[…]
“The Republicans find themselves caught between two countervailing forces: the need to craft a policy agenda that appeals to middle-class Americans and the need to maintain the support of an angry base of voters that is alienated from, and suspicious of, the new president.
“Beck … is taking the latter course — with a vengeance. While Democrats have sought to tie Republicans to Rush Limbaugh, his attacks are tame compared with those of Beck … His occasionally unhinged attacks of strung-together nonsequiturs about the evils of Big Government provide little in the way of constructive solutions to the country’s vast problems. But this is also true of what we are hearing from Republican leaders.
[…]
“If anything, catering to the far right risks becoming a millstone — a cheap way to score political points without having to do the critical spade work necessary to rebuild the party.”
[…]
Please read Mr. Cohen’s entire opinion piece here: Extremist rhetoric won't rebuild GOP By: Michael A. Cohen April 7, 2009
20090407 Extremist rhetoric wont rebuild GOP by Cohen
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/20948.html
Kevin Dayhoff www.kevindayhoff.net http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/
