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Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:00 AM

In Barack we trust?

Obama campaigned on his personality and judgment and won. Now, like it or not, he isn't beholden to anyone.
By David Sirota

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  • Sunday, November 30, 2008 09:56 AM

    @JC Miller

    There is a word for people who think people are stupid or irrational merely due to policy disagreements: fascism.

    It doesn't matter if it's left fascism or right fascism, the politics of denigrating and insulting anyone who disagrees with you is the same.

    —FinFangFoom Read FinFangFoom's other letters

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