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Originally posted by taxwonk
But you have to understand that this is Penske's way. When he is confronted with an unpleasant fact about a conservative, he tosses out a well-worn shibboleth about a Democrat. In his mind, this cancels out the bad Republican and alleviates his cultural dissonance.
In other words, your analogy to the challenged child swinging blindly at a plane with a whiffle bat is spot on.
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Penske’s tricks are pretty stale:
Byrd - “See, Dems are racist too!”
Racism - “If I assert that Dems are racist, this will somehow overcome the fact that the GOP has profited from the Southern Strategy for years and favors policies blacks do not benefit from.”
Loss of decency - ala Pat Robertson and Falwell... “Somehow, the loss of the nuclear family landed us in Iraq. From Monica’s lips to Baghdad - the linkage is undeniable.”
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