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Tuesday, May 9, 2006 12:00 AM

Cohen: Colbert was rude, and his defenders are dangerous

The Washington Post columnist says the defense of Stephen Colbert spells doom for the Democrats.
Tim Grieve

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  • Tuesday, May 9, 2006 03:22 PM

    Must be trying out for WSJ

    Cohen must be hoping for a gig at the Wall Street Journal. I have read this exact argument, namely that random angry people are going to keep the Democrats from winning, literally dozens of times at OpinionJournal. It doesn't really bother me, because the more conseratives believe this reasoning the more complacent they will be.

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