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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

Discussing Israel/Gaza on right-wing talk radio

I had an unexpectedly substantive discussion of the Middle East and the "Islamic threat" on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" last night.

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 11:22 AM

    This topic always brings out the unhinged

    It's funny, but this particular issue invokes some of the most deeply held tenets of one's tribal affiliation, that it invariably drives people to come on and make their tribal grunts and do their tribal dances, which all look like nonsense to those not in the tribe.

    Today we've got Lotus Feet, whose posts would make my 3-year-old son scream "Oh, grow up already!"

    While these comments may not provide much direct value to this discussion, they do provide a fair degree of context. This is an issue wherein common sense is difficult to find.

    Nice job to the rest of you, though, and especially Glenn in his interview with Hewitt.

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