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jammerbirdi



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PostPosted: 07/15/05 3:17 pm    ::: Karl Rove's America - Truth is Political Reply Reply with quote

Paul Krugman in the NYTimes.

"What Mr. Rove understood, long before the rest of us, is that we're not living in the America of the past, where even partisans sometimes changed their views when faced with the facts. Instead, we're living in a country in which there is no longer such a thing as nonpolitical truth. In particular, there are now few, if any, limits to what conservative politicians can get away with: the faithful will follow the twists and turns of the party line with a loyalty that would have pleased the Comintern."

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/15/opinion/15krugman.html?incamp=article_popular_1



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PostPosted: 07/15/05 4:21 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I like Paul Krugman, but this column is exceptionally good.

I just have to quote a couple more things:

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But Mr. Rove understood that the facts were irrelevant.


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Mr. Rove also understands, better than anyone else in American politics, the power of smear tactics. Attacks on someone who contradicts the official line don't have to be true, or even plausible, to undermine that person's effectiveness. All they have to do is get a lot of media play, and they'll create the sense that there must be something wrong with the guy
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