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Paranoid, Party Of One

By The Daily Dish
Nov 10 2008, 1:35 AM ET

Drum doesn't understand why GOP acolytes are huffing and puffing about the Fairness Doctrine:

So why are conservatives in such a tizzy about this? It's a mystery. There do appear to be a few members of Congress who think it's a shame we got rid of the Fairness Doctrine, but as near as I can tell, "few" equals four or five in the Senate and maybe a dozen in the House. There are probably more Republicans who believe in a return to the gold standard than there are Democrats who seriously want to reimpose the Fairness Doctrine.

An unhealthy longing for victimhood? Or pure paranoia? Neither explanation is encouraging.



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