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Hey, at least they're more popular than Castro!

Posted by: Ginger Yellow | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 10:55 AM

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1: I was just going to say, they missed an opportunity by failing to include "Hitler" in that comparison.

Posted by: potchkeh | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 10:59 AM

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Ezra is correct. The Tea Party bears the brunt of the blame.

Posted by: togolosh | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 11:52 AM

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And less popular than the idea of the US becoming communist.

Posted by: Jackmormon | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 12:17 PM

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4: Then the revolution must be imminent, right?

Posted by: peep | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 12:22 PM

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On a related note, WNYC's SuperPAC name generator is kind of fun. I got "Escalate Cowboys".

Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 2:19 PM

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6: I'm getting some good ones, including "Uplift The Homeland Swarm" and "Bring Back Our Future". "Sublime Police State Flock" is pretty good too.

Posted by: MAE | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 2:31 PM

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I'm a proud member of the Jolly Glory Horde.

Posted by: Sir Kraab | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 3:27 PM

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Lay The Foundation For Free Pizza, bitches.

Posted by: Ginger Yellow | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 3:48 PM

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Slam Dunk The Flag!

Posted by: Stanley | Link to this comment | 07-13-12 8:41 PM

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I had not been to Ezra's wonkblog for years, and yet I just went and read this very same piece. It's like someone says shrimp or plate-of-shrimp...

And the essay is excellent! Maybe the WP hasn't made him as boring as I'd remembered. But I don't see where he blames the tea-party, perhaps I skimmed too fast. Or maybe that was togolosh's own piercing analysis.

Posted by: simulated annealing | Link to this comment | 07-14-12 9:57 AM