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Wednesday, September 5, 2007 12:00 AM

National Review's new tough guy, Mark Hemingway

Seeking a concise and creative title to describe the faux masculinity warriors on the right.

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  • Friday, September 7, 2007 02:51 AM

    Pea-cocks

    I think Glen is really on to something here.

    The extreme right has historically flirted with a faux, over puffed-up masculinity

    Think about cross dressing Nazi’s

    Mussolini’s obsession with uniforms

    Torture… and getting off on it

    The sexual implications of unchecked power

    Strutting pompous fascists on parade

    The suppression of women

    All of these things point to a lack of masculine confidence and over compensation

    I hope Glen draws some historic parallels in his book.

    Now on a lighter note I’d like to know…

    Girls… how many times did you have to fake it with a Republican?

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