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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2013, 12:31 PM Mar 2013

Thom Hartmann: Conservatives...the New Taliban

Conservatives in the United States are a lot more like the Taliban than you probably think.

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Thom Hartmann: Conservatives...the New Taliban (Original Post) thomhartmann Mar 2013 OP

Thank you. That's exactly what I've been calling them: The American Taliban ProfessionalLeftist Mar 2013 #1

He's right. CosmicDustBunny Mar 2013 #2

No doubt, and nothing new. I've been surprised that the liberal media as a whole Lionessa Mar 2013 #3

Taliban vs Tea Party ErikJ Mar 2013 #4

ProfessionalLeftist

(4,982 posts)

1. Thank you. That's exactly what I've been calling them: The American Taliban

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 12:49 PM

Mar 2013

Thanks for all your good work, Thom!

CosmicDustBunny

(80 posts)

2. He's right.

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 02:22 PM

Mar 2013

Lionessa

(3,894 posts)

3. No doubt, and nothing new. I've been surprised that the liberal media as a whole

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 02:37 PM

Mar 2013

hasn't been brave enough to repeatedly point out the similarities, particularly during some of the Sharia Law hysteria...seems to me Repubs would truly embrace the hatred, misogyny, and homophobia of Sharia Laws as well as SL's extreme punishments.

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)

4. Taliban vs Tea Party

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Thu Mar 14, 2013, 04:01 PM

Mar 2013

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