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It is yet another in the growing repertoire of Conservative dog-whistles.

ER — 5/10/2012 1:45:54 PM (archived)

It is yet another in the growing repertoire of Conservative dog-whistles.

For a while, Dan Rather used to end his newcasts as anchor for CBS evening news with the single word "Courage". Conservatives hate the MSM, and particularly Dan Rather (he once humiliated Richard Nixon in a presidential press conference). The Republican elephant has a very long memory.

So "Courage" is an attempt at irony.

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Brave political move on marriage equality - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2012 3:17:55 AM
- This was strictly a political move. - ER - 5/10/2012 1:19:05 PM
  - I think the terms "bigot" and "bigotry" are under-used on this issue - Robert - 5/10/2012 4:51:08 PM
    - Most Republicans aren't bigots. - ER - 5/10/2012 5:01:40 PM
      - That equation balances - Robert - 5/10/2012 5:52:04 PM
        
        I do believe you've stumbled onto something, Robert. - ER - 5/10/2012 6:32:11 PM
        
        To me the freedoms are a matched set - Robert - 5/10/2012 7:51:50 PM
        
        People who are afraid and insecure... - ER - 5/10/2012 9:01:26 PM
  - I disagree. The politics are not clear on this - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2012 4:41:27 PM
    - Buck... - TB - 5/10/2012 4:59:40 PM
      - And now let's look at the bigger picture... - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2012 5:23:06 PM
    - I hope you're right. - ER - 5/10/2012 4:56:55 PM
  - Operational Tempo. - ER - 5/10/2012 4:37:00 PM
    - I'm not saying the delivery wasn't calculated - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2012 4:52:45 PM
- Re: Brave political move on marriage equality - TB - 5/10/2012 3:40:45 AM
  - Could it be because it's Republicans who coined the term and make such a big deal about it? - Robert - 5/10/2012 4:40:26 PM
  - Most people can see and relate with the evolution of Obama's views on this. - bowser - 5/10/2012 5:51:49 AM
  - Obama just got all the closet republican vote. - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2012 4:11:09 AM
  - And on a completely unrelated note... - TB - 5/10/2012 3:49:23 AM
    - "Courage"? What's that about? - bowser - 5/10/2012 6:41:03 AM
      - It is yet another in the growing repertoire of Conservative dog-whistles. - ER - 5/10/2012 1:45:54 PM
        
        No, it was a comment on Buck's use of the word "brave." - TB - 5/10/2012 2:05:36 PM
        
        By the way... - TB - 5/10/2012 3:44:03 PM
        
        Your points are always steam hammers. - ER - 5/10/2012 3:58:29 PM
    - There was some political calculation but this wasn't really necessay - BuckGalaxy - 5/10/2012 4:19:02 AM

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