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By Carl M. Cannon - Politics DailyHate is not new to 2009. And negative campaigning, either against presidents or their policy prescriptions, is not a recent innovation in U.S. politics. The first excessively partisan presidential campaign in U.S. history – that is to say, an election featuring discourse that was vicious and personally nasty – was the first one that did not feature George Washington as a candidate. But 1796! Now there was an election year not for the faint of heart. A victory by the Jeffersonians, warned the Federalists, would induce in the new country "the teaching of murder, robbery, rape, ...
Ireland's New Blasphemy Law: Say What?
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyWell, Bonnie and Ria, I think I've found a solution to all those nasty, hate-filled freepers who've been saying ugly things about Malia Obama. Ship them over to Ireland. ...
Hate Is a Word, Not a Crime
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyI don't dispute that the characterizations of Michelle Obama and her daughters on some conservative Web sites are odious in the extreme, but the question of how to discourage offensive statements in a civilized society is anything but settled. Who gets to decide what is or is not offensive? ...
Hate Speech Finds a Home on the Web
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyI see that racist, hate-filled jerks have been exercising their free speech over at Free Republic, a political blog directed at readers of the hard right wing persuasion. ...
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