Steven Weber: Dumbo Is an Elephant



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 Yesterday, actor/blogger Steven Weber wrote an excellent post, drawing a line from Ronald Reagan to Sarah Palin and beyond, on the very strange freight train to stupid going on in the tea bagger-driven Republican Party.  Once again, he takes the words out of my mouth better than I ever could have spoken them. Read on.

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Dumbo Is an Elephant

I guess it started with Reagan.


Affable, avuncular, radiating easy optimism. Dense thicket of black hair.


And pretty much a dolt.


Ol' Ronnie set the stage for the wave of irrational neanderthals and walleyed feebs who, able to regurgitate hallowed bygone maxims and ooze five-and-dime patriotism . . .

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