tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post8203700582862954950..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Yea, Both Sides Are At Fault. Right.Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-73345156481888087052012-05-09T12:48:56.620-04:002012-05-09T12:48:56.620-04:00Just to be fair, the Allen West remark referenced ...Just to be fair, the Allen West remark referenced so prominently probably started out as a bad joke. As I understand it, the full context was that West said he knew of "78 to 81" who were communists <i>because they are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus</i>. I can understand the distinction between saying to someone "you are a communist" and "you call yourself a progressive, that practically like being a communist". <br /><br />Otherwise I pretty much agree with your last paragraph. There are a fair number of times that Bill Maher, for example, makes me cringe. His unreserved endorsement of Obama's policy of assassinating terrorists even if they are American citizens without due process is not real consistent with what we use to think of as American values.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com