Perry and the Tea Partier Know-Nothings

Michael Tomasky, Daily BeastDog-whistle politics probably date back at least to Cato the Elder, but in our time the practice was perfected by George W. Bush. Tossing a scriptural reference into a public utterance that would go unnoticed by us heathens but would reassure the touched was a trademark of Bush and his talented speechwriter Michael Gerson. Well, we’re now in a new era. Rick Perry has traded in his dog whistle for an air-raid siren. He wants everyone to hear, loud and clear. His is the most right-wing presidential candidacy by a “serious” contender since I don’t know...

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/08/19/perry_and_the_tea_partier_know-nothings_261884.html

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