That line was originally* made by Rahm Emmanuel in 2008 and was used by rightwing gasbags to scare the rubes into believing that Pres. Obama is going to turn America into a Stalinist hell-hole.
As usual, that dire prediction has not come to pass and is further removed from the truth with each passing week but that won't stop them from playing the Fear Card.
The Norwegian tragedy has provided the Weekly Standard and the WaPo's Jennifer Rubin with a chance to attack radical Islamists even though they had nothing to do with the killings.
*I just heard an economics guest on BBC World Service say that this is also a very old Chinese expression.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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