"The Overton window is a term for the range of ideas tolerated in public discourse, also known as the window of discourse. The term is named after Joseph P. Overton, who stated that an idea's political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within this range, rather than on politicians' individual preferences. According to Overton, the window contains the range of policies that a politician can recommend without appearing too extreme to gain or keep public office in the current climate of public opinion." . . .We'll have to see if the Women's soccer team or Rashida Tlaib's voters consider "impeach the M-----F----r" to be outside their Overton window. Probably not Hollywood's though. TD
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. . . "Before I go on, a brief moment of ironic laughter here. When Occasional Cortex accused Nancy Pelosi of racism, Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-Mo), a member of both the Black and Progressive Congressional caucuses opined, “What a weak argument. Because you can’t get your way and because you’re getting pushback you resort to using the race card? Unbelievable. Unbelievable to me.” Likewise, Maureen Dowd also piped up with “A.O.C. should consider the possibility that people who disagree with her do not disagree with her color.” Coming from people who’ve spent the last 11 years insisting that racism is the only reason anyone can disagree with their agenda, that’s pretty rich. And now back to my post….)
"Equally predictably, when he was again called a racist, Trump was not cowed. Instead, he doubled-down:" . . .
Too funny! Ilhan Omar Cites ‘The Onion’ As Support In Her Battle With Trump
Not sure about The Onion? Well, this was posted near the above article:
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And, of course, this guilt-ridden Beto mea culpa:
Too funny! Ilhan Omar Cites ‘The Onion’ As Support In Her Battle With Trump
"New Evidence Finds Titanic Passengers Continued Eating From Buffet As Ship Sank https://trib.al/s1Q9eQK
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And, of course, this guilt-ridden Beto mea culpa:
"The descendants of those who survived the Donner Party, Salem Witch Trials, and the U.S.S. Indianapolis shark attack did so despite the odds being stacked against them by my family."
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