Meanwhile, Fox News can’t decide whether the new president’s policies make him a “socialist,” a “communist” or a Nazi — words that once meant very different things, but have now come to signify “I’m a big crybaby who pitches a hissy fit whenever I don’t get my way.” MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough uses similar language. Mediamatters.org keeps a handy “Red Scare Index” for people keeping score at home.
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Gene Lyons, “Keep on whining, Republicans”
Oh, and here’s the handy Red Scare Index, too.
